***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for some drug references, brief language, and brief sexuality) Released: June 29, 2018 Runtime: 97 minutes Directed by: Brett Haley Starring: Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Toni Collette, Sasha Lane, Ted Danson, Blythe Danner My review of Hearts Beat Loud, for The Tulsa Voice, a film that "sifts the musical charms and [...]
Category: MOVIE REVIEWS
FIRST REFORMED (Movie Review)
**** out of **** Rated R (for language and disturbing, violent images) Released: May 18, 2018 NY/LA; expands through June Runtime: 113 minutes Directed by: Paul Schrader Starring: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric Kyles, Philip Ettinger, Victoria Hill, Michael Gaston (You can listen to Charles Elmore, Adam Palmer and I discuss First Reformed on Episode 8 [...]
AMERICAN ANIMALS (Movie Review)
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for strong language throughout, some drug use, and brief crude/sexual material) Released: June 22, 2018 Runtime: 116 minutes Directed by: Bart Layton Starring: Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd, Warren Lipka, Spencer Reinhard, Chas Allen, Eric Borsuk (You can listen to Charles Elmore and I discuss [...]
WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? (Movie Review)
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for some thematic elements and language) Released: June 8, 2018 limited; June 22 expands Runtime: 94 minutes Directed by: Morgan Neville Starring: Fred Rogers, Joanne Rogers, François Clemmons, Joe Negri, David Newell, Betty Aberlin Fred Rogers was too good for this world. That, no doubt, is exactly why God placed [...]
THE SEAGULL (Movie Review)
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for some mature thematic elements, a scene of violence, drug use, and partial nudity) Released: May 11, 2018 limited; expands in June Runtime: 98 minutes Directed by: Michael Mayer Starring: Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan, Elisabeth Moss, Corey Stall, Billy Howle, Brian Dennehy, Mare Winningham, Jon Tenney, Michael Zegen My review [...]
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM (Movie Review)
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for intense sequences of science-fiction violence and peril, and some language) Released: June 22, 2018 Runtime: 128 minutes Directed by: J.A. Bayona Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, Isabella Sermon, James Cromwell, Toby Jones, Ted Levine, BD Wong, Geraldine Chaplain, Jeff Goldblum (You can [...]
THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Podcast: Episode 8 – HEREDITARY, INCREDIBLES 2, FIRST REFORMED, & More (PODCAST)
Episode 8 - THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Conversations On Cinema http://thebadandthebeautiful.libsyn.com/the-bad-and-the-beautiful-episode-08 DISCUSSIONS Hereditary, @ 1:18 Incredibles 2, @ 24:53 Ocean's 8, @ 27:53 The Rider, @ 35:37 First Reformed, @ 42:11 Outro, @ 01:07:53 This week, Charles Elmore and I welcome back guest Adam Palmer for a double bill of the God forsaken (with three guys [...]
INCREDIBLES 2 (Movie Review)
*** out of **** Rated PG (for action sequences and some brief mild language) Released: June 15, 2018 Runtime: 118 minutes Directed by: Brad Bird Starring (the voices of): Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Samuel L. Jackson, Bob Odenkirk, Catherine Keener, Eli Fucile, Sophia Bush, Brad Bird, Jonathan Banks, Isabella Rossellini Full [...]
THE TALE (Movie Review)
***1/2 out of **** Rated TV-MA (for sexual abuse involving a minor, strong language) Released: May 26, 2018 Runtime: 114 minutes Directed by: Jennifer Fox Starring: Laura Dern, Isabelle Nélisse, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki, Ellen Burstyn, Common My review of The Tale, for The Tulsa Voice. Airing on HBO, it's the deeply personal and revealing cinematic memoir about [...]
OCEAN’S 8 (Movie Review)
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for language, drug use, and some suggestive content) Released: June 8, 2018 Runtime: 110 minutes Directed by: Gary Ross Starring: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, Sarah Paulson, James Corden, Awkwafina, Richard Armitage (You can listen to Charles Elmore and I discuss Ocean's 8 [...]