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: Dec. 10, 2021
Wide (United States)
West Side Story
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Limited (United States)
Agnes
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: just as things are really heating up, suddenly we’re whiplashed into an entirely different film, one in which Agnes’s best friend in the convent, Mary, struggles to create a life outside of it…It’s all a bit of bait and switch.
Being the Ricardos
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: [Kidman] gives one of her best performances as the red-headed comedienne, her lower, throaty voice a marvelous echo of Balls’, her imitations of Lucy Ricardo uncanny, her portrayal of the real woman revealing.
Don’t Look Up
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: …when satirical material is quite literally true it fails to be as funny as it should be. That’s not to say “Don’t Look Up” isn’t entertaining, albeit in a hopeless kind of way..
2021 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
Benedetta
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Encanto
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Eternals
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye
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The French Dispatch
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House of Gucci
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King Richard
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Last Night in Soho
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Luca
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Mass
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The Mitchells vs. the Machines
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Pig
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Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
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Spencer
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Below the Fold
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: Just because the execution leaves something to be desired doesn’t mean I wasn’t in it for the duration. [It ultimately] ends when it finally starts getting good.
A Classic Horror Story
Joao Pinto @ Portal Cinema [Portuguese]
Cry Macho
Joao Pinto @ Portal Cinema [Portuguese]
Drive My Car
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: It’s an invigorating experience that never feels excessive in its run-time because we need each new dynamic to grow before its revelations can be earned.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Betty Jo Tucker @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
- Excerpt: This ambitious biopic tries to cover too much of Louis Wain’s sad life instead of concentrating on his fabulous feline artistry.
Flee
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: Flee is an extraordinary exercise in animation, and also a deeply moving portrait of the refugee experience.
France
- Excerpt: The title of writer-director Bruno Dumont’s latest film, France, is not just the name of the country in which it is primarily set but also its protagonist, a popular television journalist played by the brilliant Léa Seydoux. What starts as a sharp satire of contemporary news media gradually starts to buckle under the weight of everything Dumont throws at the screen, but Seydoux’s dynamite performance burns bright enough to outshine the mess piled up around her.
Hand of God
- Excerpt: Paolo Sorrentino’s striking coming-of-age drama sinks into the gaiety of family history and the pangs of family tragedy as the hand of fate throws a young man’s future into question. Handsomely filmed and emotionally solvent, ‘The Hand of God’ is an impressive and natural progression for the soulful Italian filmmaker.
The Lost Daughter
Bavner Donaldo @ Cinejour [Indonesian]
Nightmare Alley
- Excerpt: A B-movie carny noir shot with the handsome care of a prestige picture, ‘Nightmare Alley’ is a gloomy product firmly in Del Toro’s wheelhouse, and the Oscar-winning director knows just how to handle such illicit, gloomy drama. Winding and palpably chilly, the film leads to an undeniable knock-out ending that’s sure to leave one shaken.
The Power of Dog
Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: An impressive ensemble piece with a multi-layered narrative about individuals with ambiguous motives. It stays with you.
Red Notice
Joao Pinto @ Portal Cinema [Portuguese]
Swan Song (2)
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Mahershala Ali plays these two sides of himself with subtlety, Tucker wary, Jack supportive yet continually advancing his own cause.
tick, tick…BOOM!
Joao Pinto @ Portal Cinema [Portuguese]
Who’s Stopping Us
Diego Salgado @ SoFilm [Spanish]
2020 Films
La Verónica
Diego Salgado @ SoFilm [Spanish]
