Because of embargoes, a lot of our critics aren’t able to share links with you until release day. Here are some last-minute reviews for this weekend’s upcoming films. We’ve kept in all the reviews posted yesterday as well so you can have more help in deciding what to see (if you haven’t already).
Our critics have been hard at work reviewing the latest films. Here is a look at what’s coming out this weekend (in select cities, check your local listings) and what else may be in theaters right now.
Opening: Feb. 26-28, 2016
Wide (United States)
Eddie the Eagle
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Gods of Egypt
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Triple 9
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Limited (United States)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
James Marsh @ Screen International
- Excerpt: Michelle Yeoh reprises her role as lovelorn warrior Shu Lien this belated sequel to Ang Lee’s worldwide smash hit wuxia drama, directed by Hong Kong action legend Yuen Wo-ping.
The Last Man on the Moon
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A superb documentary that helps us to imagine what it was like to be an astronaut and to walk on the moon.
Kenji Fujishima @ Paste
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: Spellbinding! A vital, wondrous piece of history is beautifully preserved.
2015 & 2016 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
The 5th Wave
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Amy
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Anomalisa
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The Benefactor
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The Big Short
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Bridge of Spies
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Brooklyn
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The Boy
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The Brothers Grimsby
Camino
- Excerpt: … a lean, rugged addition to the warrior princess subgenre … Bell once again metes out swift justice to men who badly underestimate her capacity to crack spines …
The Choice
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Contracted: Phase 2
Daniel Lackey @ The Nightmare Gallery
- Excerpt: Works much better than expected, considering it largely disregards the ideas that made its predecessor so interesting.
A Country Called Home
[New Today] Mark Dujsik @ RogerEbert.com
- Excerpt: The third act in particular becomes an awkward mixture of broad comedy and pathos.
Mike McGranaghan @ Film Racket
- Excerpt: Lacks the clear vision to know how to distinguish itself from a hundred other similar movies.
Crocodile Gennadiy
[New Today] Jared Mobarak @ Jared Mobarak Reviews
- Excerpt: The promise of more keeps us engaged and the absence of it disappoints. This is too bad because when it works it is captivating.
Deadpool
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Demolition
Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog
- Excerpt: Demolition, man.
Detective Chinatown
James Marsh @ Screen International
- Excerpt: Chen Sicheng follows up romantic anthology Beijing Love Story (2014) with this high-energy crime caper in which a down-at-heel detective in Bangkok’s Chinatown goes on the run after being implicated in a murder-robbery case.
Embrace of the Serpent
- Excerpt: A serpent is a slithery, spectacular thing.
Exposed
Stefan Pape @ HeyUGuys
[New Today] MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: To call it disjointed is an understatement: Exposed is unintelligible. It feels like two completely different movies inelegantly Frankensteined together.
The Finest Hours
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The Forest
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Forsaken
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Green Room
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Hail, Caesar!
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The Hateful Eight
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High-Rise
Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog
- Excerpt: The (High-)Rise and Fall…
Knight of Cups
Marco Albanese @ Stanze di Cinema [Italian]
- Excerpt: L’ultimo dei grandi maestri degli anni ’70, il più isolato e schivo, il più geloso della propria privacy, continua a stupire.
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
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Kung Fu Panda 3
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The Lady in the Van
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Listen to Me Marlon
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Mammal
[New Today] Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog
- Excerpt: Human animal.
Mastizaade
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
Mojin: The Lost Legend
James Marsh @ Screen International
- Excerpt: After breaking box office records in China with his 2012 film, Painted Skin: The Resurrection, director Wuershan returns with the star-studded fantasy adventure Mojin – The Lost Legend, which follows a team of expert tomb raiders in search of a mythical stone that grants eternal life. Chen Kun, Shu Qi and Huang Bo star as the legendary “Mojin Xiaowei” adventurers, whose centuries-old team retires after Bayi (Chen) sees a hallucination of his long-dead first love while on a mission.
The Monkey King 2
James Marsh @ Screen International
- Excerpt: Cheang Pou-soi’s sequel to his own 2014 monster hit ($168m in China alone) is a considerably more coherent and assured production, boasting slick visuals and spirited central performances from Aaron Kwok and Gong Li.
Mountains May Depart
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Mr. Six
James Marsh @ South China Morning Post
- Excerpt: In Mr Six, an ailing, retired gangster returns to the fray after a group of rich-kid punks kidnap his teenage son. Feng Xiaogang, the blockbuster director of The Banquet, Aftershock and If You Are the One, steps in front of the camera to play the anti-hero, venting the frustrations of his generation in the process.
My All American
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Neerja
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
Norm of the North
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Our Brand Is Crisis
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
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Race
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Rams
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Regression
João Pinto @ Portal Cinema [Portuguese]
The Revenant
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Ride Along 2
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Risen
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Rock the Kasbah
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Room
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Secret in Their Eyes
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Snowtime!
- Excerpt: Review of the Canadian animated feature.
Son of Saul
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Southbound
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Spotlight
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Straight Outta Compton
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Tag
James Marsh @ South China Morning Post
- Excerpt: Opening with a busload of schoolgirls being violently sheared in half by a malevolent wind, Sion Sono’s Tag certainly gets off to a promising start. But the provocative Japanese auteur soon finds himself wallowing in lurid exploitation and unpleasant misogyny.
Touched with Fire
Trumbo
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Truth
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A War
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Where to Invade Next
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The Witch
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Woodlawn
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: A film taken with the singular American delusion that Jesus loves football… though it also throws in a new delusion: Jesus hates the U.S. Constitution.
Zoolander 2
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Zootopia
Alan Mattli @ Maximum Cinema [German]
- Excerpt: It’s funny, surprisingly dark at times, and very timely. While it may not be quite up there with ‘Tangled’ and ‘Big Hero 6’, ‘Zootopia’ is a laudably mature effort from Disney.
2016 Films (Coming Soon)
2 Nights TIll Morning
- Excerpt: Marie-Josée Croze gives her best performance since ‘The Barbarian Invasions’
The Evil That Men Do
Diego Salgado @ Guía del Ocio [Spanish]
The Interior
Daniel Lackey @ The Nightmare Gallery
- Excerpt: No matter where you go, the universe is a total jerk.
La La La at Rock Bottom
James Marsh @ South China Morning Post
- Excerpt: Director Nobuhiro Yamashita, who scored a massive hit with Linda Linda Linda, delivers another musically fuelled comedy drama about a young hoodlum who finds his voice fronting a traditional pop band.
The Lesson
Mermaid
James Marsh @ Screen International
- Excerpt: Stephen Chow Sing-chi infuses his latest romantic comedy with a powerful ecological message, as a beautiful young mermaid is tasked with seducing the rich tycoon who is destroying her ocean home.
The Truth Commissioner
Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog
- Excerpt: You can’t handle the truth commissioner…
