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: Jun. 3, 2022
Wide (United States)
Crimes of the Future
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Watcher
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Limited (United States)
Benediction
Neptune Frost
Gregory J. Smalley @ 366 Weird Movies
- Excerpt: The narrative remains hard-to-follow all the way to the end, but themes of technology, gender, colonialism, and DIY revolutionary politics (local, global, and imaginary) float in and out of the mix. The film’s aesthetic may be Afrofuturist, but its style is Afrosurrealist.
2022 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
Bob’s Burgers: The Movie
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Emergency
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Men
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Top Gun: Maverick
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You Won’t Be Alone
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Fire Island
Allen Almachar @ The MacGuffin
- Excerpt: It’s a traditional story told in a non-traditional way, and that’s a good thing.
Origami
- Excerpt: “Origami” is an excellent documentary that manages to hide much context in its minimalism, while having an ideal duration for its subject matter, just a bit below the hour.
Pleasure
- Excerpt: Starring newcomer Sofia Kappel and an ensemble cast of adult industry performers?—some of whom have said they feel hard done by the film’s portrayal of their industry?—Pleasure is an eye-opening and eyebrow-raising look at what women in porn often endure on the road to the top. Yet when one strips away the shock value inherent in the film’s subject matter, one is left wanting something more.
RRR
Betty Jo Tucker @ Reeltalk Movie Reviews
- Excerpt: Spectacular is RRR. Over the top, but you’ll want more.
Scare Zone
Vortex
Josh Thayer (formerly Taylor) @ The Forgetful Film Critic
- Excerpt: Vortex is a horror movie with zero scares. The terror comes when the quotidian slams into the uncertainty and agony of old age and old bodies that no longer function properly.
2021 Films
A Madder Red
- Excerpt: “A Madder Red” has its merits, and Ono is quite pleasurable to watch, but as a whole, it results into an exercise of patience, both for its duration and the overall approach to the story.
End of the Pale Hour
- Excerpt: “End of the Pale Hour” has its issues, particularly regarding its pace and duration, but emerges as an interesting movie in the end, for its story, comments about the corporate world, and acting.
Unlock Your Heart
- Excerpt: “Unlock Your Heart” suffers from some of the most usual “ailments” of current Japanese cinema, but the story, the charisma of the protagonists and the visual approach definitely compensate, resulting in a film that is interesting and easy to watch.
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair
Beth Accomando @ KPBS CInema Junkie
- Excerpt: Schoenbrun’s “We’re All Going To the World’s Fair” is the kind of film I love because it does not tell you what happens and it does not tell you what to think. It’s not a film with answers, but rather one that provokes questions.
2020 Films
Under the Stars
- Excerpt: “Under the Stars” has some faults in the overall presentation of the story, but its main theme emerges as quite interesting and the many impactful dramatic moments are bound to retain the viewer’s interest from beginning to end.
