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. 27, 2019
Wide (United States)
Little Women
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Spies in Disguise
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Uncut Gems
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Limited (United States)
1917
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Clemency
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: Anchored by a brilliant Alfre Woodard performance, Clemency is a hard hitting character study that touches on complex themes in an effective way.
Ip Man 4: The Finale
- Excerpt: The martial arts epic comes to a close in a fond farewell as Ip Man fights the most dangerous enemy of them all: racism.
The Song of Names
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: I wonder if it plays differently to those who’ve read the book and can bring that context with them. This should be Dovidl’s story. Martin’s self-pity makes it his own instead.
2019 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
American Factory
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Atlantics
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Cats
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The Farewell
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Honeyland
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I Lost My Body
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Jumanji: The Next Level
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Knives Out
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Marriage Story
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Monos
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One Child Nation
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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Waves
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6 Underground
João Pinto @ Portal Cinema [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: So bad it hurts more than the 1000 action sequences in the film…..
Balloon
Dennis Schwartz @ Dennis Schwartz Reviews
- Excerpt: A harsh realistic family drama shot like a documentary.
Bombshell
Bev Questad @ It’s Just Movies
- Excerpt: Charles Randolph, a Yale Divinity graduate and award-winning screen writer, has written a masterpiece of revelation.
Hala
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A coming-of-age story carried by the grace, sensitivity and emotional intelligence of the young actress Geraldine Viswanathan.
Invisible Life
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A beautiful tribute to the enduring love of sisters.
Kabir Singh
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
Love, Antosha
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: Love, Antosha can’t be anything but a love-fest, don’t think it isn’t earned. [Rather than] lament about what will now never be, enjoy it as a reason to appreciate what was.
Only Cloud Knows
- Excerpt: Based on a true story, this Chinese-New Zealand coproduction makes full use of the gorgeous NZ backgrounds for a lightweight romance from the director of ‘Youth.’
Ray & Liz
João Pinto @ Portal Cinema [Portuguese]
Sorry We Missed You
- Excerpt: Relentlessly bleak, Ken Loach’s spin on the gig economy is an intense character study of a family that just can’t cop a break.
The Two Popes
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: An enlightening drama about the humanity and differing visions for the church of Pope Benedict and Pope Francis.
The Two Popes
Samuel Castro @ El Colombiano [Spanish]
2018 Films
Saving Atlantis
Bev Questad @ It’s Just Movies
- Excerpt: Focused on the ocean’s coral system and its benefit to earth, Peter Coyote, an Emmy-winning narrator, actor, and author, explains what corals are, what they provide, and what their loss might portend.
