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, 2024
Wide (United States)
Babygirl
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A Complete Unknown
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The Fire Inside
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Nosferatu
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2024 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
All We Imagine as Light
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The Bikeriders
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Blitz
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Conclave
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A Different Man
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Emilia Pérez
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Ezra
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Flow
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Fly Me to the Moon
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Gladiator II
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Heretic
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Janet Planet
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Joker: Folie à Deux
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Kraven the Hunter
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Mufasa: The Lion King
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My Old Ass
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My Penguin Friend
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One Life
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The Order
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Ordinary Angels
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The Outrun
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Sing Sing
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Small Things Like These
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Twisters
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The Wild Robot
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Young Woman and the Sea
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The Brutalist
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: Above the script’s elucidations, Corbet’s assured direction, and the impressive production design, though, are too of the year’s finest performances courtesy of Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: A faithful enough adaptation, technically impressive and very well acted of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel, and one of the most impressive adventure (and drama, and romance…) films you’ll be able to see in 2024.
Daughters
- Excerpt: This tender film’s catapult to the 2025 Oscar Best Documentary Short List was not unexpected. “Duaghters” is an outstandingly poignant love story that reaches deep into our essential bond with our parents.
Driving Madeleine
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: An emotional French film about sharing stories, deep listening, and a transformative friendship.
Los Frikis
Sebastian Zavala @ Loud and Clear Reviews [Spanish]
- Excerpt: I had heard very little about Los Frikis before seeing it, but now, it has easily turned into one of my favourite films of the year.
From Ground Zero
- Excerpt: Each of the 22 short films, between three to six minutes long, work together like a patchwork quilt to commemorate the courage, resilience and creativity of the Gazan Palestinians.
A Good Day Will Come
Bavner Donaldo @ Cinejour [Indonesian]
Good One
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A camping trip with two old friends and one daughter that becomes a lesson in reading subtle signs and listening.
How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: An expansive documentary biography of an extraordinary and contradictory writer.
Inside the Mind of a Dog
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @
- Excerpt: A rounded documentary on scientific research about the emotional and behavioral qualities of all kinds of dogs.
Joy
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A value-laden true story of the world’s first in vitro fertilization baby.
Lonely Planet
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @
- Excerpt: A romance set at a retreat in Morocco where being lonely becomes a pathway to a new life.
Nickel Boys
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: The cinematography is most enchanting in early going, as we experience nature through a young Elwood’s eyes as he lies in the grass, his grandmother’s voice calling him to supper in the distance, but it can also keep us at a remove…
The Piano Lesson
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A family conflict revealing how things host the past and pave the way to the future.
Reinas
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: Emotional drama about a family dealing with reunions and changes.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: not only an artistic achievement but an act of bravery in speaking out against a nation’s violation of human rights.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
David “DC” Bolling @ DC’s Take
- Excerpt: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 stands out as the best installment in the series, successfully pleasing fans once again. If you enjoyed the previous two films and approached them with an open mind, you will likely enjoy this one as well.
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat is one of 2024’s very best documentaries, not only in substance but in its revolutionary form.
A Very White Christmas
Dennis Schwartz @ dennisschwartzreviews
- Excerpt: It should please its targeted Hallmark television audience.
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: The script is full of hilarious sight gags as a fleet of evil Norbots hide its intentions to all those not looking as closely as Gromit (and us). The AI commentary is handled well too.
Will & Harper
- Excerpt: Harper and Will’s frank conversation is an easy primer to understanding what it means to be trans and how someone might feel, both as a child and then as an adult, when they think they are unacceptable.
Yana-Wara
Bavner Donaldo @ Cinejour [Indonesian]
