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: Aug. 12, 2022
Wide (United States)
Fall
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Limited (United States)
Emergency Declaration
- Excerpt: A box office smash when it opened earlier this year in South Korea, the remarkably prescient Emergency Declaration boasts impressive performances from the likes of Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, and Jeon Do-yeon. However, even a cast packed with charismatic stars cannot fully distract the audience from some of the film’s weaknesses, including a script packed with soap opera plot twists and a lengthy running time that overstays its welcome.
Emily the Criminal
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: a career best performance from Plaza… an unexpectedly gritty American crime thriller from a promising new American filmmaker.
Inu-Oh
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: This is an incredible true story, but as adapted by Akiko Nogi and directed by Masaaki Yuasa it has become a fusion of period piece, fantasy and modern day rock opera with themes of artistic political rebellion versus mandated conformity.
2022 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
Bullet Train
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The Gray Man
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Lightyear
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Minions: The Rise of Gru
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Operation Mincemeat
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Prey
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Vengeance
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Before Now and Then (Nana)
Bavner Donaldo @ Cinejour [Indonesian]
The Cellar
João Pinto @ Portal Cinema [Portuguese]
Easter Sunday
Travis Burgess @ The Sacred Wall
- Excerpt: Jo Koy’s first film ‘Easter Sunday’ offers few laughs
Easter Sunday
Good Luck Jerry
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
Luck
Allen Almachar @ The MacGuffin
- Excerpt: In a time where animation can do just about anything, where the storytelling avenues are boundless, this feels strangely underwhelming.
Luck
- Excerpt: “Luck” is a vibrant animated Alice in Wonderland-style story about an 18-year old named Sam who follows a black cat to the lands of good and bad luck and learns neither is really what she thought.
The Man From Toronto
João Pinto @ Portal Cinema [Portuguese]
Not Okay
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
O Palestrante
Márcio Sallem @ Cinema com Crítica [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Fábio Porchat utiliza a autodepreciação como fonte do humor e elemento de construção de personagens inadequados onde estão.
The Princess
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: A portrait of Diana’s depiction in the press that is incendiary, incisive, and transfixing. A litany of horror, in retrospect, and an incredibly valuable look at how public stories are shaped by media.
The Privilege
João Pinto @ Portal Cinema [Portuguese]
See for Me
João Pinto @ Portal Cinema [Portuguese]
They/Them
Thirteen Lives
- Excerpt: This film makes us feel that we’re there, and so we really do care!
We Are As Gods
Andrea Chase @ KillerMovieReviews.com
- Excerpt: Presents the tension of visionary vs. pragmatist.
