*** out of **** Rated R (for strong language, some sexual content, and brief nudity) Released: December 29, 2017 limited; expands February 23, 2018 Runtime: 106 minutes Directed by: Paul McGuigan Starring: Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Vanessa Redgrave, Stephen Graham, Kenneth Cranham My review of Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool, for The Tulsa Voice. Annette [...]
Released: February 9, 2018 Runtime: 83 minutes for entire shorts program Program: Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts for 2017 During every Oscar ceremony, there’s a stretch of categories with nominees that virtually no one has ever even heard of, let alone seen: the shorts. Divided into three competitive groups – Animated, Live Action, and Documentary – the Academy Award nominated [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG (for brief nude images and thematic elements) Released: October 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA; wider in February 2018 Runtime: 89 minutes Directed by: Agnès Varda and JR Starring: Agnès Varda, JR My review of Faces Places, for The Tulsa Voice. This French documentary has been nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the [...]
**** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for violence, disturbing images, brief strong language, and some nudity) Released: April 21, 2017 Runtime: 141 minutes Directed by: James Gray Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, Angus Macfadyen, Ian McDiarmid, Tom Holland Available to rent through Amazon Video (free for Amazon Prime members) or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these [...]
**** out of **** Rated R (for strong violence and language) Released: December 25, 2017 limited; January 26, 2018 wide Runtime: 134 minutes Director: Scott Cooper Starring: Christian Bale, Wes Studi, Rosamund Pike, Rory Cochrane, Jesse Plemons, Jonathan Majors, Adam Beach, Q’orianka Kilcher, Ben Foster, Stephen Lang, Timothée Chalamet The #1 Film on my Top Ten List for [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for strong language) Released: December 25, 2017 limited; January 19, 2018 wide Runtime: 130 minutes Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this blog. Winner of the Academy Award for Best [...]
*** out of **** Rated TV-14 (for language, sexuality, and adult themes) Released: January 19, 2018 Runtime: 95 minutes Directed by: Maya Forbes Starring: Jack Black, Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman, Jacki Weaver, J.B. Smoove, Vanessa Bayer, Willie Garson Streaming exclusively on Netflix My review of The Polka King, for The Tulsa Voice. Starring Jack Black, it's the crazy [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated R (for war violence and strong language throughout) Released: January 18, 2018 Runtime: 130 minutes Directed by: Nicolai Fuglsig Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Nagahban, William Fichtner, Rob Riggle, Geoff Stults, Trevante Rhodes, Thad Luckinbill, Austin Stowell My review of 12 Strong, for Crosswalk.com. It's based on the true story of the very [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG (for some action and thematic elements) Released: January 19, 2018 Runtime: 102 minutes Directed by: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Starring: the voices of Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winselt, Jim Broadbent, Lynda Baron, Ewan Bremner, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Morwenna Banks My review of Mary and the Witch's Flower, for The Tulsa Voice. It's the first feature-length anime [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for disturbing thematic material, violence, a suggestive moment, and some strong language) Released: December 25, 2014 Runtime: 125 minutes Directed by: Ava DuVernay Starring: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Colman Domingo, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephan James, Wendell Pierce, Andre Holland, Oprah Winfrey, Tim Roth, Dylan Baker My 2014 review of Selma, for Crosswalk.com. [...]
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