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: Jul. 1, 2022
Wide (United States)
Minions: The Rise of Gru
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Mr. Malcolm’s List
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Limited (United States)
Clara Sola
The Forgiven
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: writer/director John Michael McDonagh (“Calvary”) has made a film about two characters that diverges into two films, one far more successful than the other…one feels such a strain to craft their ‘witty’ conversation as literary, it turns into a parody of itself.
2022 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
The Batman
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The Black Phone
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Death on the Nile
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Elvis
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Hustle
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Lightyear
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Morbius
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Neptune Frost
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Turning Red
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Brian and Charles
Travis Burgess @ The Sacred Wall
- Excerpt: What ‘Brian and Charles’ lacks in a plot or originality it makes up for in overly twee sentimentalism
Hashtag Blessed
Betty Jo Tucker @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
- Excerpt: This Christmas story made me smile as it unfolded to beguile.
Hit the Road
Love & Gelato
Kirsten Hawkes @ Parent Previews
Mad God
Beth Accomando @ KPBS Cinema Junkie
- Excerpt: Every frame is dense with detail, revealing the influence of Dutch painters Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel. The end result is something bleak and dark but also gorgeously seductive in its meticulous craftsmanship.
The Man from Toronto
Allen Almachar @ The MacGuffin
- Excerpt: It features performers all working below their capabilities but is not entertaining enough to make up the deficit.
Olga
- Excerpt: Olga, the first feature film by Elie Grappe, presents a realistic picture of high-level gymnastics training, aided by excellent, unfussy cinematography by Lucie Baudinaud and expert editing by Suzana Pedro.
Playground
Diego Salgado @ [Spanish]
Poser
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: works a lot better as a portrait of a regional indie music scene that it does as a character study. Fledgling actress Sylvie Mix is fine in the lead…but as written…she’s playing a borrowed tune in more ways than one.
Rise
Allen Almachar @ The MacGuffin
- Excerpt: Is this yet another Disney-backed underdog sports film? Yes it is, and it’s a good one.
The Sea Beast
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: there are few surprises along the way, but “The Sea Beast” features some stunning animation, rousing action scenes and colorful vocal performances.
Spiderhead
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
Vengeance
Dennis Schwartz @ Dennis Schwartz Reviews
- Excerpt: A unique and stinging black comedy thriller.
You Are Not My Mother
Gregory Carlson @ Southpawfilmworks.net
2021 Films
Belle: The Dragon and the Freckled Princess
Diego Salgado @ SoFilm [Spanish]
Jane By Charlotte
Diego Salgado @ SoFilm [Spanish]
