America's perennial Sweetheart may have an inspiring tear-jerker that's perfectly suited for her, and a wide audience, just in time for the holidays. Julia Roberts' new movie Wonder was originally slated to open this spring on April 7. But the adaptation - which received high scores after test screenings - is now being positioned to drop right before Thanksgiving. Based [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKnigN8OiNc This could be the dawn of a serious new auteur. Director Trey Edward Shults - whose stunning (and chilling) microbudget debut Krisha from 2016 is now on Amazon Prime - has been given actual money to unleash his vision in It Comes At Night. Distributor A24 is so excited with the result, they've bumped up the [...]
https://youtu.be/eX0KjDFvDAY Another clip from the Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 marketing mixtape. The Marvel blockbuster opens on May 5, 2017.
https://youtu.be/sAOzrChqmd0 MCU guru Kevin Feige and key members of the Avengers brain trust assemble to look back on ten years of universe building that was all leading to this: Avengers: Infinity War. It opens next year on May 4, 2018.
https://youtu.be/QUlr8Am4zQ0 Technology will brainwash you...especially when it's pitched as your gateway to self-empowerment by Tom Hanks. In this first full trailer (above), which follows an intriguing teaser from last December (below), The Circle gives us a peak into eerily seductive social media world. The film is based on the best-selling novel by famed author Dave Eggers, and directed by indie [...]
Episode 2: Lego Bat's Ego. For this edition of The OFCC Podcast, now on iTunes, a roundtable of critics from the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle (including me) discusses the latest in movies for early February 2017. You can also stream it by clicking here. On this episode, the roundtable includes: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa Joshua Kline, Editor of The Tulsa Voice Adam Chitwood, Deputy [...]
Here we go, again on our own. Honestly, I have no idea why I'm paraphrasing Whitesnake but, well, why not?! If it's February, it's time for Nick Flora and I to have a deep-dive discussion about our Favorite Movies of the Year. It's always a two-episode affair and this year is no different, starting with Part [...]
Released: February 10, 2017 Runtime: 87 minutes for entire shorts program Program: Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts for 2016 (Some material in the final short film is not suitable for children under 17. A warning during the presentation will appear before it is shown.) During every Oscar ceremony, there’s a stretch of categories with lists of films that virtually no one [...]
Beauty and the Beast Who Shall Not Be Named. Some mad geniuses with first-rate editing skills at Pistol Shrimps, a sketch-comedy duo with a YouTube channel, have spliced together one of the best mash-ups you'll ever see: Lord Voldemort taking the place of the Beast in the first live-action Beauty and the Beast trailer. The fact that [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG (for rude humor and some action) Released: February 10, 2017 Runtime: 104 minutes Directed by: Chris McKay Starring: the voices of Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes, Zach Galifianakis, Jenny Slate, and Mariah Carey. Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this blog. [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 