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: Oct. 15, 2021
Wide (United States)
Halloween Kills
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The Last Duel
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Limited (United States)
Hard Luck Love Song
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Here’s one I can’t recall seeing before – an opening credit stating that the movie we’re about to watch is based on a song. As it turns out, if that song is Todd Snider’s ‘Just Like Old Times,’ you’re in for a real treat.
The Velvet Underground
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: It’s a measured assault, though—meticulously crafted and engineered for optimal consumption with speed and rhythm matching that of the music.
2021 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
The Addams Family 2
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Dear Evan Hansen
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Jungle Cruise
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Lamb
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The Many Saints of Newark
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No Time to Die
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage
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Arrebato
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: [Zulueta’s] not interested in the release, just the rapture. He wants us to chase the high and live in its glorious potential.
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Greed and Betrayal
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
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Cancer; The Integrative Perspective
Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: …but I am pointing out that proof for the film’s statements and advice is weak. In addition, as an English teacher, I wonder if that misplaced semi-colon in the title isn’t a little warning. Yes The Viewing Booth 2021 http://itsjustmovies.com/review-the-viewing-booth/ “The Viewing Booth” … helps explain how the human subconscious mind can contract with our conscious mind to fool us into interpreting reality to fit our own fundamental bias. Rating 10/10. Yes The Song of the Butterflies 2021 http://itsjustmovies.com/review-the-song-of-the-butterflies/ “The Song of the Butterflies,” [is] a sensitively created documentary on the history of the exploitation of indigenous people living in the Amazon Basin. Yes Fathom 2021 http://itsjustmovies.com/fathom/ Too little information is in “Fathom” to fully appreciate the research or trust the indicators of their outcomes. Though the premise for the film is definitely gripping, there is too much time, especially with the Alaska group, spent in a kind of reality tv approach unrelated to their whale project. Yes Ascension 2021 http://itsjustmovies.com/ascension-review/ But through Kingdom’s lens, we see dehumanization, a robotic existence where everything and everyone is scheduled and contained. No
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The Capote Tapes
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: The movie may have vacated the premises, but the soundtrack continues to live rent-free in my head.
Faya Dayi
Fever Dream
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Writer/director Claudia Llosa’s (“Aloft”) adaptation of Samanta Schweblin’s novel observes the constant fears inherent within motherhood, but the disjointed folk horror world she sets it in ultimately derails the film.
Fever Dream
Sebastian Zavala @ Ventana Indiscreta [Spanish]
- Excerpt: A dreamlike experience, from the shocking prologue with a woman being dragged across the floor, to the (almost) permanent feeling of suspense that floods the film.
Grudge
Betty Jo Tucker @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
- Excerpt: Longtime grudge turns revenge crime, then hits its target just in time. Surprise and tension fill the screen, so be prepared for extra mean.
I’m Your Man
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: I think Schrader is quite brilliant in realizing that the point isn’t therefore to win Alma over, but remind her about what matters in life. This isn’t a Turing test.
Introducing, Selma Blair
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: This film is not an easy watch. [But] Blair uses comedy to diffuse her own discomfort as much as those experiencing her struggles.
Knocking
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Director Frida Kempff spins Emma Broström’s adaptation of Johan Theorin’s novella into not only a paranoiac horror thriller heavily indebted to Roman Polanski’s “Repulsion” and “The Tenant,” but a stand for the voices of the marginalized.
Night Raiders
Sarah Gopaul @ Digital Journal
- Excerpt: The movie is an intense drama about family and the consequences of authoritarian government — real and imaginary.
Old Henry
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: This western is dialogue heavy with sharp bursts of violence before the big fight, thriving on the internal tumult of its characters.
The Rescue
Sarah Gopaul @ Digital Journal
- Excerpt: In spite of its real-life subject, the film is akin to an edge-of-your-seat thriller.
The Road Up
- Excerpt: This film will nourish the glimmer of hope in all who watch it, hope for Mr. Jesse and his students but also the little glimmers we sometimes overlook in ourselves.
South of Heaven
Brent McKnight @ The Last Thing I See
- Excerpt: Flat, misses the mark, and never realizes its potential. [
South of Heaven
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: Despite so much going on, none of it rises above the consistent drone of a single frequency pulling us forward without any real stakes.
Storm Lake
Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: …a delightfully informative film about an otherwise grave threat to truth, community and democracy.
Titane
- Excerpt: ‘Titane’ sees Julia Ducournau use expressive body horror and ostensibly insane plotting to explore the very-real transformative nature of childbearing. A startling and genuinely thrilling work of avant-garde brilliance.
Titane
Josh Taylor @ The Forgetful Film Critic
- Excerpt: After seeing Titane, I’ll certainly never look at motor oil in the same way again.
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: Some moments carry the emotional weight that’s scarred us all, some surprise with a knowing wink of humorous intent, and others prove undeniably charming in their earnestness.
