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: Nov. 19, 2021
Wide (United States)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
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King Richard
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Limited (United States)
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
- Excerpt: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn chronicles the uproar that ensues when an amateur porno tape starring a teacher at a prestigious school is accidentally uploaded to the Internet. A satirical story told in three parts, the film has a lot to say about what we choose to be offended by in our everyday lives and practically dares the audience to be offended by its own content.
C’mon C’mon
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: …simply the best movie about a brother and sister and her kid since “You Can Count On Me.”
India Sweets and Spices
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
Mark Leeper @ Mark Leeper’s Reviews
- Excerpt: Vonnegut was a writer whose outlook was shaped by his fear of failing. Some of his books made it and some did not. So it goes.
Mothering Sunday
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: It opens a door to the depths of our souls, reminding us we aren’t alone.
2021 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
Dune
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Eternals
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The Last Duel
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Last Night in Soho
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Malignant
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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Titane
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Attica
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: You cannot watch this meticulously researched and structured account without shaking your head at the fact that people still want to tell you systemic racism is a fallacy.
Belfast
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: The film wears its heart on its sleeve, and I found it easy to get swept up in Branagh’s trip down memory lane.
Belfast
Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Director Kenneth Branagh’s sweet and sincere reflection of his childhood.
The Beta Test
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: The Beta Test is an entertainingly excoriating satire that only gets better for those who can catch the name-dropping, industry speak, and self-referential jabs.
Double Walker
- Excerpt: A new entry into the indie-horror pantheon, Double Walker is a deeply personal film produced, co-written by, and starring Sylvie Mix as a ghost seeking bloody revenge on the men she believes responsible for her death as a child. Co-written and directed by Colin West, the film developed out of discussions between West and Mix regarding the generational effects of domestic violence and abuse on their own families.
Drunken Birds
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: More than one romance, however, Drunken Birds reveals itself as a tapestry of life’s unfortunate penchant to keep lovers apart.
Flee
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: More than that main interview—the first time Amin ever told the whole truth—is also a look at the psychological impact of enduring so much tragedy and fear at a young age.
Jockey
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: [Collins Jr. is] an actor who’s deserved more leading roles than his career has thus far afforded and he runs with the opportunity to prove it yet again.
Lair
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: While I’m all for Crow’s impulses, the execution here leaves something to be desired. Hopefully Lair ultimately proves a sign of greatness to come.
The Meaning of Hitler
Mark Leeper @ Mark Leeper’s Reviews
- Excerpt: This is the story of the life of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, as well as a look at their influences and parallels today.
Night Raiders
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: The acting is solid, the pacing smooth, and the lessons all too familiar considering the rise of xenophobia here in the United States.
One Shot
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: After a while, you forget about the gimmick and do find yourself sucked into the characters and the overall situation. It’s a stunning technical achievement.
Petite Maman
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: The result is a sweet love letter to the people and places we too readily take for granted.
Prayers for the Stolen
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: Huezo effectively keeps the film a slice of life drama in a way that guarantees personal nightmare simply because it has thus far eluded them.
Procession
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: The result sees a thoughtfully and impactfully cut work moving between process and finished product in contextually relevant and heartfelt ways.
Ron’s Gone Wrong
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: Smith and company know this and do well to package [its Post-Capitalism 101] insight into an E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial redux plot.
Shiva Baby
Mark Leeper @ Mark Leeper’s Reviews
- Excerpt: SHIVA BABY is a comedy of Jewish manners that looks at what goes on under the surface of a shiva.
Silent Night
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: Griffin has made a comedy, but she pulls no punches. This is both to the film’s success and detriment because, while a lot of fun, Silent Night is very blunt in its delivery.
Spencer
Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Be prepared for the most overwrought version of “clutching the pearls” that you will ever see on film.
The Spine of Night
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: For anyone who has wanted a spiritual follow up to something like Heavy Metal, this will definitely scratch that itch.
Titane
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: [The leads] ground what is, on paper, a science fiction nightmare into a rather heartfelt drama about finding purpose and meaning beyond oneself.
The Village Detective: A Song Cycle
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: If “Dawson City: Frozen Time” was a masterpiece, Morrison’s latest is a lark, a somewhat unfocused and slight history of Russian silent film…with a more in depth examination of popular Russian actor Zharov’s seventy year career.
Violet
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: If anyone out there still had doubts about Munn’s ability to handle what a role like this entails emotionally and physically, let them go now.
