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. 29, 2021
Wide (United States)
Antlers
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Last Night in Soho
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Limited (United States)
13 Minutes
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: What we get then is an extremely misguided film that’s set-up to cleanse sins before deciding to merely repackage them as privilege.
2021 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
Dune
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No Time to Die
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Reminiscence
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Becoming Cousteau
- Excerpt: Liz Garbus’ documentary Becoming Cousteau captures the wonder of those early viewing experiences while also delving into the life story of Cousteau.
Becoming Cousteau
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: Rather than devolve into talking heads, [Garbus] understands that the [restored] documentaries are the draw.
Bergman Island
Broadcast Signal Intrusion
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: There’s excitement in that sense of the unknown, but also frustration. I feel the former outweighs the latter, but it wouldn’t take much for someone to believe the opposite.
Escape From Mogadishu
The French Dispatch
- Excerpt: Almost unwatchable as a narrative endeavor, ‘The French Dispatch’ confuses Wes Anderson’s artificial idiosyncrasies with actual storytelling. Truly narcissist, this cutesy, quirky compilation squanders an excellent cast as the forest becomes entirely overwhelmed by the trees in suffocating manner. His worst film by a yardstick.
The Harder They Fall
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: This is a multi-disciplinary artist finding his voice by infectiously marrying sight and sound with undeniable panache.
Labyrinth of Cinema
- Excerpt: Chock full of Ôbayashi’s trademark surrealistic imagery and eye-catching editing techniques, Labyrinth of Cinema tells an empathetic and energetic story about the power of cinema to change the world — one that we would all do well to take in.
Luzzu
Mass
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: Change the identities of their sons and you probably get the exact same film but with each actor playing the reverse. And that’s the point.
Needle in a Timestack
Mark Leeper @ Mark Leeper’s Reviews
- Excerpt: Time travel exists, and Nick thinks someone is trying to change his timeline. Not surprisingly, Nick’s attempts to “fix” things have a somewhat different effect than he wants.
Passing
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: refined and elegant on the surface, insidious undercurrents roiling underneath…one hell of an audacious filmmaking debut.
