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: Apr. 22, 2022
Wide (United States)
The Bad Guys
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The Northman
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
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Limited (United States)
Petite Maman
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2022 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
Ambulance
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The Batman
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Everything Everywhere All at Once
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
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Marry Me
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Master
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Morbius
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Brut Force
The Bubble
David “DC” Bolling @ DC’s Take
- Excerpt: The jokes didn’t work when a number of them were outdated for the COVID-related humor that’s never funny at the start. As a result, I only found myself laughing probably twice the whole time.
Delta Space Mission
Gregory J. Smalley @ 366 Weird Movies
- Excerpt: If the idea of a kitschy Saturday morning sci-fi adventure with an offbeat, mildly psychedelic Eastern European spin to it sounds appealing to you, you won’t be disappointed with ‘Delta Space Mission.’
Dual
Etharkkum Thunindhavan
- Excerpt: “Etharkkum Thunindhavan” has its faults, mostly deriving from the masala concept, but still emerges as a rather entertaining and intriguing effort, particularly due to the comments and their overall presentation.
The Girl and the Spider
Jerry Roberts @ Armchair Cinema
- Excerpt: The Girl and the Spider is a portrait of life as we know it – not in movie terms, but from human experience. We are invited to be a participant rather than spectator. The sibling directors Ramond and Silvan Zürcher want us to stand in the room with these people and hear their conversations, intrude on their lives and very often take a journey into their psyche.
Paris, 13th District
Jerry Roberts @ Armchair Cinema
- Excerpt: The stories are not so much about what happens but about how the characters respond to them and how they all connect, disconnect and reconnect via digital technology, which seems to exist in their personal space as personal space.
Polar Bear
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: The same problems that have marred earlier efforts crop up here – simplistic anthropomorphization and an overly kid friendly approach that is light on facts – but this one is also haphazard in its timeline and continuity.
The Policeman’s Lineage
- Excerpt: Despite some minor issues in the script, “The Policeman’s Lineage” emerges as a captivating crime thriller, which, although does not reach the level of the masterpieces of the category, remains entertaining from beginning to end.
Warm Blood
Brent McKnight @ The Last Thing I See
- Excerpt: Gritty, grainy, and based on the diary of a teen runaway, Rick Charnoski’s debut, Warm Blood, paints an immersive, impressionistic portrai
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair
Jerry Roberts @ Armchair Cinema
- Excerpt: We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is a psychological horror exercise for the creepypasta generation. It is also so cryptic that it might pass in front of you and seem to be about nothing at all.
2021 Films
Acasa, My Home
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No Man of God
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
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The Suicide Squad
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Fabian: Going to the Dogs
- Excerpt: At 176 minutes, Fabian is a long film, but it’s never boring, due in part to commited acting performances and top-notch production values as well as the variety of visual material Graf throws on the screen.
Found
Mark Leeper @ Mark Leeper’s Reviews
- Excerpt: FOUND is the real-life story of three adopted teenage Chinese-American girls who start out independently trying to find the families who abandoned them in China.
Insane
- Excerpt: “Insane” does not exactly reinvent the quarantine film, but has enough intriguing elements, both in context and production values to deem it a rather interesting watch.
River of Blood
- Excerpt: “Paka” is a great debut that manages to make its comments in a way that is contextually rich, visually captivating and entertaining at the same time.
