Here are some reviews of films coming out at the theater this week as well as others that may be in theaters or newly on home video.
Opening: May 31, 2024
Wide (United States)
Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle
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In a Violent Nature
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Limited (United States)
The Dead Don’t Hurt
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Mortensen’s sophomore filmmaking feature sets a modern romance within an old-fashioned western…Krieps continues an astonishing run of complex female characters whose inner thoughts she conveys with the subtlest of facial expressions.
Handling the Undead
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Hvistendahl makes her feature directorial debut with a joint screenplay adaptation with the novel’s author…and a highly stylized production, its designer and cinematographer utilizing gradients of one or two colors within starkly composed shots.
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: The experience of watching the movie was one of tedium, followed by being made to feel sick to my stomach.
2024 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
Boy Kills World
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Challengers
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Dune: Part Two
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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The Garfield Movie
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Lisa Frankenstein
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4 Kings 2
Panos Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Overall, “4 Kings 2” is an utterly mainstream production that does impress with its technical aspects, but would definitely benefit from a more intense focus on the gang fighting that would also bring its duration down from the excessive 133 minutes.
The Apprentice
Anne Hoyt @ La Cronica [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Donald Trump, la infancia de un jefe
Atlas
Allen Almachar @ The MacGuffin
- Excerpt: A massive misfire in almost every conceivable fashion.
Babes
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
Nell Minow @ rogerebert.com
- Excerpt: I love how this film is so capacious in its affection for its characters that it does not need to diminish any of them.
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: A lot of [its] success is due to Buteau delivering an authentic and natural performance that’s as funny as it is resonant.
The Blue Angels
- Excerpt: The film crew not only got up close with the Blue Angels and the planes but also recorded in high-definition resolution that will blow your mind.
Cabrini
- Excerpt: In the case of Cabrini, it’s trying to do several things at once, and it hits some marks better than others, but above all it’s the kind of film where a potential viewer should be asking not “is it any good?” but “is it right for me?”
Crew
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
Golden Kamuy
Panos Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: The dramatic parts could have been handled in better fashion as do the flashbacks, which are not exactly placed in ideal moments. As a whole, however, “Golden Kamuy” is definitely a film worth watching, both for the adaptation and the unique elements of the original.
Hit Man
Aren Bergstrom @ 3 Brothers Film
- Excerpt: The balance between the psychological character study, the romance, and the comedy is what makes Hit Man such a refreshing, old-school charmer.
Motel Destino
Anne Hoyt @ La Cronica [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Mucho sexo y poco amor
Parthenope
Anne Hoyt @ La Cronica [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Bella pero vacía, como su protagonista
The Present
- Excerpt: The Present is a heartwarming, moving take on time travel and using it to keep a family together.
Primitive
Panos Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Primitive” has its issues, and at times it feels as if the director was not exactly sure what he wanted to do or maybe more precisely, how to do it. At the same time though, the movie is definitely well-shot, well-acted, funny and interesting in its context, which seem to be the reasons it found its way to Moscow International Film Festival.
The Shrouds
Anne Hoyt @ La Cronica [Spanish]
- Excerpt: El arte que Nace junto a la Tumba
The Strangers: Chapter 1
David “DC” Bolling @ DC’s Take
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
- Excerpt: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In feels like a throwback to the classic 1980s Hong Kong action cinema. The immaculate fight scenes are among some of the best you will see this year.
2023 Films
Next Goal Wins
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2022 Films
All That Breathes
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Don’t Make Me Go
- Excerpt: It is a rather excellent specimen of the road trip film, buoyed by both the cast and by Marks’ direction… And then we hit the catastrophic final ten minutes.
