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. 23, 2022
Wide (United States)
Babylon
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Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
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Expanding (United States)
The Whale
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Limited (United States)
Living
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: This powerful turn could spin Bill Nighy’s career off in all new directions.
The Pale Blue Eye
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Writer/director Scott Cooper adapts Louis Bayard’s novel about a fictional mystery which shaped future works by Edgar Allan Poe from the inside out, two character studies exposing as much about the other as themselves.
Wildcat
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: parents should be warned that this is no DisneyNature film…a complex account of people struggling to find their way while helping disadvantaged creatures make their own way back into the natural world.
Women Talking
Andrea Chase @ KillerMovieReviews.com
- Excerpt: The dynamics between the women becomes the emotional equivalent of an action film.
2022 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
After Yang
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Armageddon Time
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Avatar: The Way of Water
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Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Don’t Worry Darling
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The Fabelmans
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Fire of Love
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
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The Innocents
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
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Ticket to Paradise
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The Adult Swim Yule Log
Gregory J. Smalley @ 366 Weird Movies
- Excerpt: Considering the source, this prank probably caught no one off guard, but it is utter madness in seasonal horror… what impresses more is Kelly’s ability to create genuine unease and suspense amidst all the kookiness…
All Quiet on the Western Front
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: While Berger’s team’s craft is king, you must give credit to Kammerer for holding the weight of their precision upon his shoulders by lending all the humanity we need to understand Remarque’s desire for the world to bear witness.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: [Goldin’s] words and this movie look to break through the silence of repression and fear to ensure the next generations have the tools to survive.
As Good As Dead
Brent McKnight @ The Last Thing I See
- Excerpt: Though it’s cheap and schlocky much of the time, it coasts on Michael Jai White’s charm, a playful tone, and endearing goofiness, and is decent fun for those of us who love this stuff
Athena
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: With long takes, extreme close-ups, and handheld camera-work, we’re dropped into this fight to witness the intensity and knee-jerk reactionary impulses that risk making things worse. Our collective anger [opening] us up to manipulation in anarchy’s name.
Christmas Bloody Christmas
Brent McKnight @ The Last Thing I See
- Excerpt: …gory, scuzzy, foul-mouthed, metal-infused…
Devotion
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: What could have been and should have been an exciting, insightful true-life tale ended up bloated, lethargic and blank.
EO
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: this opaqueness helps Skolimowski plunge us into an animal’s perspective, the only anthropomorphization that which we project ourselves.
The Eternal Daughter
- Excerpt: Joanna Hogg does so much with so little in this COVID-19 production, using the constraints of her setting and cast to create a wonderful mother-daughter mood piece.
God Forbid
Bavner Donaldo @ Cinejour [Indonesian]
Govinda Naam Mera
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
High Heat
Brent McKnight @ The Last Thing I See
- Excerpt: It’s down and dirty, to the point, and coasts on certain compelling charms, and while it won’t blow any minds, it offers up a nice diversion.
In Search of Bengali Harlem
Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: Interspersed alternately with archival shots of early ship workers, stand-up clips from Alaudin’s one-man act “Dishwasher Dreams,” and honest reflections as he uncovers the truth about his mother, “In Search of Bengali Harlem” proves to be a high-interest documentary.
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
Kimi
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: There’s a nice mix of comedy and thrills with some great sound design as things escalate from confusion and fear to full-on violent, home invasion attack mode.
Manticora
Diego Salgado @ SoFilm [Spanish]
Nanny
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: It’s about how white society uses and abuses Black bodies for their own gains while ignoring the human and emotional cost because they believe a transference of financial currency makes up the difference.
Next Exit
Mark Leeper @ Mark Leeper’s Reviews
- Excerpt: The opening of NEXT EXIT is reminiscent of the ALIEN logo, but if it is trying to look science fictional, it does not succeed. It is more fantasy, taking a new approach to life after death.
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
- Excerpt: The result is a hallucinatory look at the horror of war that revels in the absurdity as well as the tragedy of Onoda’s thirty-year refusal to face reality—something that feels disturbingly timely when one considers society’s ongoing preoccupation with “fake news.”
A Piece of Sky
Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: After a few days, I am still haunted by this film of uncommon moral depth and perspective. Michael Kock, in his second film, shows uncommon courage, sensitivity and insight.
Sepa: Our Lord of Miracles
Brent McKnight @ The Last Thing I See
She Will
Mark Leeper @ Mark Leeper’s Reviews
- Excerpt: SHE WILL combines witchcraft revenge with the #MeToo era in a psychological horror film that is more style than substance.
Slash/Back
Brent McKnight @ The Last Thing I See
- Excerpt: Slash/Back offers up a thrilling teen adventure with a distinct, singular perspective and infectious energy.
Venus
Diego Salgado @ SoFilm [Spanish]
