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: Sep. 13, 2024
Wide (United States)
Speak No Evil
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Limited (United States)
My Old Ass
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Hynes White…imbuing the film’s best written scene (about not being able to savor a moment if you don’t know it will be your last) with a profundity that echoes later in Plaza’s last scene
- Excerpt: In the harsh, sober sunlight, My Old Ass’ selling points remain but a pleasant memory as a conventional collegebound romance unfolds.
2024 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
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Between the Temples
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Blink Twice
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Challengers
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Despicable Me 4
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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Immaculate
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In a Violent Nature
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Kinds of Kindness
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
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Twisters
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The Watchers
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Afire
Diego Salgado @ Sofilm [Spanish]
All Kinds of Love
- Excerpt: Barely getting along
Beloved Tropic
- Excerpt: Here’s a film that all of us (one way or another along the generational divide) will have to face at some point during our life on the planet.
C’è ancora domani
Samuel Castro @ El Colombiano [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Es paradójico ese abierto desprecio de tanto autor de cine por “la gente” y por los éxitos de taquilla, como si el fervor popular llevara atado el desprestigio. Y es paradójico porque esos mismos “creadores incomprendidos” suelen recitar su admiración por Hitchcock, por Wilder o por Fellini, olvidando convenientemente que tanto ellos como otros muchos, pensaban que la conexión con las audiencias era un mérito y no una tara.
Didi
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
Don’t Cry Butterfly
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Don’t Cry, Butterfly” has some issues, but I feel they mostly derive from the director’s inexperience in feature filmmaking rather than from lack of skill, and in general, it is easy to describe the movie as a rather hopeful debut.
The Front Room
Christopher Cross @ Asynchronous Media
Girls Will Be Girls
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Shuchi Talati’s feature debut is a coming of age tale for a daughter whose mother’s lack of one interferes with her own
How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer
- Excerpt: How to Come Alive does a remarkable job capturing Mailer’s anarchic spirit….
I’ll Be Right There
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: If at first Wanda appears to be a doormat, guess again as “I’ll Be Right There” has something refreshingly different to say, albeit with sitcom style execution.
Look Into My Eyes
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Wilson asks us to look at psychics not as circus performers or charlatans, but as people who provide a service by listening…
Munjya
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
Reagan
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Respectful without being too reverential, Reagan is a positive though placid look at one of the most consequential Presidents in living memory.
Dennis Schwartz @ dennisshwartzreviews
- Excerpt: It will likely be cherished by those who care less about film than they do about Reagan.
Rebel Ridge
Samuel Castro @ El Colombiano [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Jeremy Saulnier, el director y guionista de “Rebel ridge”, sabe muy bien qué clase de película está haciendo; hemos visto muchas así. Hace setenta años Terry habría tenido la piel blanca, habría llegado en un caballo blanco a un pueblito cuya gente está cansada de las arbitrariedades del alguacil (también blanco, pero con bigote) y todo habría terminado en un duelo en la calle principal.
Christopher Cross @ Asynchronous Media
Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Actor Aaron Pierre delivers a stellar performance harkening back to an era when action heroes commanded the screen with a strength that was impressive but still seemed human.
Red Rooms
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Pascal Plante explores that phenomenon [serial killer movies] from a unique perspective – that of the female groupies who fawn over these depraved murders – and his psychological thriller keeps us guessing until the very end.
Sempre
Paulo Portugal @ Insider.pt [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Ao pensar no significado da palavra ‘Sempre’, deveria surgir quase como seu corolário a repetição da palavra de ordem ‘25 de Abril Sempre!’ Bem andou a investigadora e realizadora italiana Luciana Fina ao isolar essa palavra, debruçando-se (ela e nós!) nos seus múltiplos significados.
The Thicket
Dennis Schwartz @ dennisschwartzreviews
- Excerpt: Lewis and Dinklage provide the star power, while the ensemble cast are fine in supporting roles.
Verdade ou Consequência
Paulo Portugal @ Insider.pt [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: A estreia de Verdade ou Consequência, de Sofia Marques, integra a comemoração dos 10 anos de atividade do Cinema Ideal, entre os dias 29 de Agosto e 4 de Setembro, com diversos filmes com Luís Miguel Cintra.
What Happens Later
Diego Salgado @ Sofilm [Spanish]
The Wild Robot
Christopher Reed @ Film Festival Today
- Excerpt: It’s an enjoyable-enough romp, good for its target audience of animation fans and families. There are lots of jokes to complement the more serious parts, plenty of laughter to assuage the tears.
2023 Films
Kill
Sebastian Zavala @ Ventana Indiscreta [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s latest film delves into a dark and bloody narrative with a simple plot. A train turned into a battlefield, where revenge and violence intertwine with total brutality.
Sleep
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Sleep” , despite some minor issues here and there, emerges as an impressive film, one of the smartest we have seen lately, and a rather hopeful debut. It is also a rather appealing return to multi-leveled narratives for Korean cinema, in the style of “The Wailing”, which hopefully more will follow.
