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. 22, 2021
Wide (United States)
Dune
For member reviews of this film, follow this link
Limited (United States)
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: This whimsical biopic is a tale neatly bisected by the death of Emily Richardson, the first half charting an adorably awkward courtship, the second the anthropomorphized cat drawings which made Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch) famous if not rich
The French Dispatch
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: …lacks cohesiveness and character development, playing more like a series of New Yorker cartoons than a deep dive into the venerable magazine…Swinton’s Kansan character’s overbite is perhaps the best thing about the entire movie.
2021 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
Halloween Kills
For member reviews of this film, follow this link
In the Heights
For member reviews of this film, follow this link
Lamb
For member reviews of this film, follow this link
The Last Duel
For member reviews of this film, follow this link
No Time to Die
For member reviews of this film, follow this link
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
For member reviews of this film, follow this link
About Endlessness
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A tutorial on the spiritual practice of attention.
Ascension
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A dazzling and enlightening documentary on China’s capitalism, consumerism, and economic growth.
Bergman Island
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: All I know is that the emotions are authentic, the avenues taken worthy of investment, and the locale a gorgeous place to get lost for two hours.
Daughter of a Lost Bird
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A healing documentary about a woman, adopted by a white family as a child, who connects with her Native birth mother.
Detention
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: It ultimately works as a universal story about fascism and systems of power oppressing people, and how some people could unwittingly play with the system for their own selfish purpose and ruin things for others in the process.
Golden Voices
- Excerpt: This is very evidently a personal story for the people who made it, a heartfelt note of thanks for the fresh start they found in their new home, and for all fresh starts and the people with the courage to find them.
Hard Luck Love Song
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: https://aisleseat.com/hard-luck-love-song.html
The Harder They Fall
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Jeymes Samuel reaches into the Black history of the American West for a very specifically stylized neo-Western using real people in a fictional tale set in an artificial world where brutal violence appears grabbed from comic book frames…
Luzzu
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A gripping portrait of the choice between tradition and modernity facing a Maltese fisherman.
The Medium
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: There’s a lot of skill on display and some stellar craftsmanship. And while I might not care for the mockumentary approach, it doesn’t take away from the horror that the film indulges in.
Mission: Joy – Finding Happiness in Troubled Times
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: Two spiritual masters, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, demonstrate the practice of joy in conversation about its relevance to our times.
Needle in a Timestack
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: I don’t think John Ridley’s Needle in a Timestack quite reaches the full potential of its conceit, but it comes close while overcoming any early preconceptions.
The Neutral Ground
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: An account of what the arguments around the removal of Confederate statues in the South reveal about racism in the U.S. today.
Never Gonna Snow Again
Gregory J. Smalley @ 366 Weird Movies
- Excerpt: It’s a movie that begs for an allegorical interpretation, but I’m not sure it plays fair with the audience on that count.
The Rescue
- Excerpt: [The Rescue] plays out as smoothly as a scripted Hollywood drama, so you almost have to remind yourself that some of the shots you are seeing could not possibly have been captured during the actual rescue—and that’s a real tribute to the skill of the filmmakers.
The Rescue
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: Get ready for 107 minutes that will have you white-knuckling the armrests of your chair.
The Rescue
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: Beyond showing what went into getting those boys out, Vasarhelyi and Chin are documenting the Herculean effort that went into even believing it could be done.
Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: Powerful documentary on the history of race massacres in the U.S. and how what led to them endures to this day.
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Betty Jo Tucker @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
- Excerpt: Now at 90 years old, Rita Moreno is more popular than ever. And she’s making the most of it, as shown in this terrific documentary..
Sardar Udham
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: While it isn’t flawless, it’s a strong and effective piece of filmmaking that paints a compelling and well rounded portrait of a man in search of vengeance, no matter the cost.
Scenes from an Empty Church
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: Dramedy about how the faith and forgiveness of two Catholic priests are tested during the pandemic.
Searchers
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: Interesting exploration of how apps help some New Yorkers find someone to date.
Secret Agent Dingledorf and His Trusty Dog Splat
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: You know a movie is in deep trouble when it misspells its own title in the opening credits.
Son of Monarchs
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: It’s a powerfully dramatic exploration of who we are through the eyes of someone forever trapped straddling an invisible line between worlds that aren’t so far apart.
Welcome to the Blumhouse: The Manor
Derek Deskins @ Edge Media Network
- Excerpt: The Manor is a stylistic mess that struggles to terrify, or even captivate, for its meager runtime.
White Coat Rebels
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: Portraits of activists trying to change the medical system’s reliance on Big Pharma.
