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. 24, 2021
Wide (United States)
Dear Evan Hanson
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Expanding (United States)
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
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Limited (United States)
The Guilty
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: This version of “The Guilty” relies more on the story’s twist than the underlying character traits that lead to it
Sarah Marrs @ LaineyGossip.com
- Excerpt: It is only 90 minutes long.
I’m Your Man
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: has something a little different on its mind… a romantic comedy that dodges all the usual clichés.
Sarah Marrs @ LaineyGossip.com
- Excerpt: I’m Your Man is a low-key delight, a romance less about being swept off your feet and more about being understood.
2021 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
The Card Counter
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CopShop
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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23 Walks
Ankahi Kahaniya
Betty Jo Tucker @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
- Excerpt: Three love stories in one movie; pleasing is this anthology. Watch for surprises in each tale — as entertainment, they don’t fail.
Attica
Best Sellers
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: Best Sellers is a colossal disappointment. This flatly-directed dramedy wastes the talents of Michael Caine and Aubrey Plaza by putting them in a story that is annoyingly contrived.
Best Sellers
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: Roessler receives [the actors’] best as the story shifts from easy jokes to appearances-are-deceiving profundity that does rise above its package’s conventions.
Cinderella
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: Fairy tale goes jukebox musical with a feminist, gender-fluid spin. Throws irony and sarcasm at heterosexuality, patriarchy, even monarchy. Pretty darn fun, with a sweetly spunky Ella in Cabello.t
Cry Macho
Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: A sentimental reflection on aging that swings between the generic to the absurd.
Cry Macho
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: Not a whole lot happens in this movie, yet if you enjoy getting on Eastwood’s wavelength, it’s a very pleasant tale that’s nice to get lost in for 105 minutes.
Dogs
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: For the most part, the film is deeply morose and serious-minded, and it can make things monotonous and drag after a while. There are a few elements that come into play that break the rhythm in interesting ways, but it all ultimately builds to a fairly predictable conclusion.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Sarah Marrs @ LaineyGossip.com
- Excerpt: The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is another great Benedict Cumberbatch performance for the books, but it offers little more than an interesting art history lesson.
Ema
Sarah E Boslaugh @ The Arts STL
- Excerpt: [Ema] this film is an exploration of Ema’s character and a deconstruction of conventional attitudes and behaviors. It’s also a cinematic poem, in which the cinematography of cinematographer Sergio Armstrong (which showcases the beauty of Valparaíso, Chile’s second largest city, as well as the creativity of the dance troupe), coupled with a fascinating soundtrack by Nicolas Jaar, help keep you absorbed in this film even when the narrative makes for rough going.
Lady of the Manor
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: It’s not a particularly ambitious or complex project, but as a basic comedy, it gets the job done, especially in terms of the cast really bringing it.
Lady of the Manor
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: That the second half does find direction almost makes up for the first’s complete lack thereof, but it just wasn’t for me in the end.
Language Lessons
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: Morales and Duplass are superb in their performances and writing to not shy away from knee-jerk mistrust or long-standing insecurities.
Little Girl
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: Lovely verité documentary about eight-year-old Sasha, who was born into a boy’s body but is definitely a girl. An inspiring portrait of someone asking for so little: to be accepted for who she is.
Malignant
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: Malignant is clearly a passion project for James Wan, but it most certainly won’t work for everyone, either due to the film’s gnarly violence or its general dopey b-movie nature. I for one had a blast.
Malignant
Sebastian Zavala @ Me Gusta El Cine [Spanish]
- Excerpt: A suspense thriller full of gore, unlikely (but hilarious) narrative contortions, and over-the-top performances.
Martyrs Lane
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: The film is a ghost story that is driven more by emotions and character rather than the desire to scare, and it packs a major punch by the end.
Martyrs Lane
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: While [easy] to discern who Sayer’s character is to this family, Platt makes certain to shroud the circumstances behind her absence in enough mystery to keep us invested.
Mogul Mowgli
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: An uneasy jolt of (pop) culture clash and assimilation angst. Unsettling and electrifying; near-nightmarish and absolutely mesmerizing. Riz Ahmed oozes sweat and rage, pride and power.
The Nowhere Inn
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: The conceit is so daring that each lull inherently undercuts its potential boldness. [It’s] a captivatingly inventive meta-narrative spin on genre and celebrity, nonetheless.
Prisoners of the Ghostland
- Excerpt: Prisoners of the Ghostland, Sono’s English-language debut, stars Cage as an infamous criminal who is told to track down the adopted granddaughter of the warlord who rules the Old West-meets-Mad Max town in which the film takes place. Sono takes a hefty pile of mismatched genres, throws them all in a blender, and cranks the speed up to an explosive eleven, with Cage as the leather-clad center of the madness swirling around him.
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: Was I ultimately left wanting more? Yes. But I harbor no regrets towards the journey.
Violet
Sarah Marrs @ LaineyGossip.com
- Excerpt: Violet is a frank portrait of feminine anxiety, a worst-case scenario showcase of where being a “good girl” can get you.
White Devil
Who You Think I Am
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: Not even the treasure that is Juliette Binoche can make this cynical romantic thriller palatable. Does not say the things about social media and the lives of older women that it thinks it does.
Yakuza Princess
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: Yakuza Princess ultimately falters due to its awkward pacing, which really hinders the film’s energy, but there are moments of pulpy goodness sprinkled throughout here.
