Our critics have been hard at work reviewing the latest films. Here is a look at what’s coming out this weekend (in select cities, check your local listings) and what else may be in theaters right now.
Opening: Dec. 13-15, 2013
Multinational Releases
The Hobbit; The Desolation of Smaug
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Limited (United States)
American Hustle
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Liv & Ingmar
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Saving Mr. Banks
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2013 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
12 Years a Slave
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20 Feet from Stardom
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Adore
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After Earth
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After Tiller
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All Is Lost
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
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The Armstrong Lie
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Blue Is the Warmest Color
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Blue Jasmine
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The Book Thief
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The Broken Circle Breakdown
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Carrie
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Contracted
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The Crash Reel
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Dallas Buyers Club
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Dirty Wars
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Drinking Buddies
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Ender’s Game
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Enough Said
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Escape from Tomorrow
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Fast & Furious 6
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Faust
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Frozen
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The Great Beauty
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The Great Gatsby
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Her
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Homefront
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
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The Hunt
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Inside Llewyn Davis
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Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?
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Jayne Mansfield’s Car
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The Last Days on Mars
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Lenny Cooke
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Leviathan
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Lone Survivor
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Man of Tai Chi
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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
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Movie 43
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Narco Cultura
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Nebraska
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Oldboy
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Out of the Furnace
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The Past
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Philomena
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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The Smurfs 2
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Stories We Tell
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A Teacher
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These Birds Walk
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This Is the End
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Thor: The Dark World
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Tricked
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Welcome to Pine Hill
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What Richard Did
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White Reindeer
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The Wind Rises
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2013 Films Not Yet In Theaters
Bridegroom
Corazón de león
Samuel Castro @ Ochoymedio.info [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Una de esas comedias románticas con protagonistas separados por un inconveniente imposible de superar, que se apoya en el carisma de sus protagonistas
The Day of the Crows
Amber Wilkinson @ Eye For Film
- Excerpt: Complex and immersive, funny but with a sense of danger lurking in its darker moments, this is the sort of film that children and adults will watch to the end and then want to watch again.
The Deflowering of Eva van End
- Excerpt: Easy to get into but tough to finish completely satisfied, “The Deflowering of Eva van End” should interest those with a taste for dark, offbeat American indie comedies.
Kami’s Party
Amber Wilkinson @ Eye For Film
- Excerpt: The film, like their trip, is intermittently interesting but the journey becomes wearing.
Late for My Mother’s Funeral
- Excerpt: “Late For My Mother’s Funeral” can be dry, but the intriguing concept lets us peek behind the veil at an uncommon family within their cultural context.
Like Father, Like Son
Travis Hopson @ Punch Drunk Critics
- Excerpt: With his reliably controlled style, Koreeda’s film explores issues of nature vs. nature with a subtle, humanistic touch.
Mourning Has Broken
Of Horses and Men
Amber Wilkinson @ Eye For Film
- Excerpt: Cinematographer Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson captures Iceland at its wildest and yet this is also a tale of intimacy without romanticism.
Persistence of Vision
- Excerpt: After watching “Persistence of Vision,” stream the version of “The Thief and the Cobbler” available on Netflix. It will break your heart.
Wolf Children
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ SpiritualityandPractice.com
- Excerpt: An imaginative Japanese animation film about a resilient single mother trying to prepare her two strange children for the world.
