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: Sep. 10, 2021
Limited (United States)
Language Lessons
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: These two are so enjoyable to watch even those thoroughly sick of Zoom calls, which I believe encompasses just about everyone, will forget about the format, Morales propelling the narrative by switching up backgrounds in creative ways.
Small Engine Repair
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: while Pollono is adept at drawing his male characters, he tips his hand too strongly with his plot developments, draining all surprise from what should be a shocking turn of events. What he leaves us with is a strong, regional character study…
2021 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
Candyman
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The Night House
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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The Suicide Squad
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Together
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Anne at 13,000 Ft
- Excerpt: A lo-fi narrative film that often feels like a documentary with its rambling dialogue and roving camera, Anne at 13,000 Ft soars courtesy of Radwanski’s naturalistic direction and Campbell’s bravura performance. Together, they bring the film’s troubled titular character to sparkling life and ensure you’ll remain fascinated by her journey throughout the entire bumpy ride.
Becoming Cousteau
- Excerpt: A pleasantly beautiful, if sometimes flatly rendered film.
The Card Counter
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: an incendiary portrait of America… a “Taxi Driver” for our times
Cinderella
- Excerpt: It is less a movie than a string of TikTok clips and it made my eyes spin like pinwheels.
Cinderella
Betty Jo Tucker @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
- Excerpt: Humor and music through it all, and don’t worry, there’s quite a Ball. Colorful costumes fill the screen; plus robust dancing is so keen!
Lily Topples the World
- Excerpt: Sometimes everything comes down to a struggle between order and chaos. Lily Hevesh’s constructions made of dominoes are both, in the tradition of Tibetan monks making intricate sand Mandelas and then wiping them away, or artist Andy Goldsworthy making art from ice knowing it will melt.
Mogul Mowgli
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: This fever dream of a film will be most appreciated by those…with knowledge of such history as the 1947 Partition of India, as Tariq refuses to spoon feed his audience, building his character profile with childhood memories and adult nightmares
Mogul Mowgli
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: Ahmed and Tariq’s personal experiences let them bring their own pain and anger to life. It’s a topic devoid of answers and Mogul Mowgli does well not to pretend the opposite.
Pray Away
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
Savior for Sale: The Story of the Salvator Mundi
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
Val
Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: An engaging first-person account of Val Kilmer’s life assembled from decades of the actor’s own home movies.
Worth
- Excerpt: The eternal conundrum of the law is finding a balance between the fairness of a clear, consistent rule and the fairness of individual, discretionary judgment. This movie illustrates that wrenching dilemma in the most compelling terms, with much of the focus on the shell-shocked survivors whose grief is only eased by being given a chance to talk about them, to make sure that the people they loved for their very individual characteristics is not seen by those in charge of estimating the value of their lives see them as more than data points to plug into a formula.
Yakuza Princess
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: Amorim keeps plot paramount throughout in a way that ensures a streamlined journey towards its long-awaited crown.
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
Bavner Donaldo @ Cinejour [Indonesian]
