GOOD TIME (Movie Review)

***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for strong language throughout, violence, drug use, and sexual content) Released:  August 25, 2017 Runtime: 100 minutes Director: Benny and Josh Safdie Starring: Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Taliah Webster, Buddy Duress My review of Good Time, for The Tulsa Voice. It stars Robert Pattinson in a riveting performance as a New York [...]

COCO (Movie Review)

  ***1/2 out of **** Rated PG (for thematic elements) Released: November 22, 2017 Runtime: 109 minutes Director: Lee Unkrich Starring: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Renee Victor, Alanna Ubach, Jaime Camil, Sofia Espinosa, Selene Luna, Edward James Olmos Winner of 2 Academy Awards including Best Animated Film and Best Original Song You’re about to cherish your [...]

THE STAR (Movie Review)

*** out of **** Rated PG (for some thematic elements) Released: November 17, 2017 Runtime: 86 minutes Director: Timothy Reckart Starring: Steven Yeun, Keegan-Michael Key, Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Aidy Bryant, Ving Rhames, Gabriel Iglesias, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Tracy Morgan, Kristin Chenoweth, Christopher Plummer Cute and hilarious aren’t the first virtues that one normally associates with a Nativity [...]

THE FLORIDA PROJECT (Movie Review)

***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for strong language throughout, disturbing behavior, sexual references, and some drug material) Released:  October 20, 2017 limited; expands through November Runtime: 111 minutes Director: Sean Baker Starring: Brooklynn Prince, Willem Dafoe, Bria Vinaite, Valeria Cotto, Christopher Rivera, Caleb Landry Jones Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through [...]

JUSTICE LEAGUE (Movie Review)

**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for scenes of sci-fi violence and action, and some language) Released: November 17, 2017 Runtime: 120 minutes Director: Zack Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Amy Adams, Jeremy Irons, Connie Nielsen, Diane Lane, Joe Morton, Billy Crudup, J.K. Simmons Marvel is officially inside DC’s head. Justice League [...]

WONDER (Movie Review)

*** out of **** Rated PG (for thematic elements including bulling, and some mild language) Released: November 17, 2017 Runtime: 113 minutes Director: Stephen Chobsky Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Izabela Vidovic, Noah Jupe, Owen Wilson, Daveed Diggs, Nadji Jeter, Millie Davis, Mandy Patinkin Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these [...]

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017) (Movie Review)

**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for violence and thematic elements) Released: November 10, 2017 Runtime: 114 minutes Director: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Pfeiffer, Leslie Odom Jr., Daisy Ridley, Josh Gad, Willem Dafoe, Penélope Cruz, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Olivia Colman, Derek Jacobi, Tom Bateman Dinner theatre on a blockbuster budget. All of the strengths and weaknesses [...]

WONDERSTRUCK (Movie Review)

***1/2 out of **** Rated PG (for thematic elements and smoking) Released: October 20, 2017 in limited release; November 10 wider Runtime: 114 minutes Director: Todd Haynes Starring: Oakes Fegley, Millicent Simmons, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Tom Noonan, James Urbaniak, Corey Michael Smith Available to rent through Amazon Video (free for Amazon Prime members). When a movie based on a book [...]

OFCC Podcast: Episode 16 – THOR: RAGNAROK, THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES, & More (PODCAST)

Episode 16: Thor Laugh, Hulk Smash, Family Fight For this edition of The OFCC Podcast, available on iTunes, our roundtable of critics from the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle return to discuss the latest in movies for early November 2017. You can also stream Episode 16 by clicking here. On this episode, the critics include: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa @918_Charles @VideodroneTulsa [...]

LOVING VINCENT (Movie Review)

*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for mature thematic elements, some violence, sexual material, and smoking) Released: November 3, 2017 Runtime: 94 minutes Director: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman Starring: Douglas Booth, Chris O’Dowd, Saoirse Ronan, Jerome Flynn, Eleanor Tomlinson. John Sessions, Helen McCrory, James Greene, Bill Thomas, Robert Gulaczyk If a picture’s worth a thousand words, then the vibrant [...]