***1/2 out of **** Rated TV-MA (for strong language, nudity, and some sexual content) Released: October 13, 2017 Runtime: 112 minutes Director: Noah Baumbach Starring: Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Marvel, Grace Van Patten, Emma Thompson Streaming exclusively on Netflix It can be exciting to see filmmakers try new things or push their own boundaries, but [...]
** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for some thematic elements and language) Released: October 6, 2017 Runtime: 112 minutes Director: Stephen Frears Starring: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Michael Gambon, Paul Higgins, Olivia Williams, Fenella Woolgar With Judi Dench starring as Queen Victoria, Victoria & Abdul could’ve been a wonderful companion piece to [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for some sexual content, partial nudity, and language) Released: September 29, 2017 limited; expands October 6 Runtime: 121 minutes Director: Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton Starring: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman, Austin Stowell, Andrea Riseborough, Natalie Morales, Alan Cumming, Bill Pullman, Elizabeth Shue, Jessica McNamee Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for violence, some sexuality, nudity, and some strong language) Released: October 6, 2017 Runtime: 163 minutes Director: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Robin Wright, Jared Leto, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Mackenzie Davis, Dave Bautista Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go [...]
*** out of **** Rated R (for strong language throughout and some sexuality/nudity) Released: September 29, 2017 Runtime: 115 minutes Director: Doug Liman Starring: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Alejandro Edda, Fredy Yate Escobar, Mauricio Mejia A fast and loose movie about a guy who played fast and loose with the law – and The Law itself [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for strong language throughout, some graphic injury images, and brief sexuality/nudity) Released: September 22, 2017 Runtime: 116 minutes Director: David Gordon Green Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson, Lenny Clarke, Clancy Brown, Danny McCarthy, Nate Richman, Richard Lane Jr., Carlos Sanz Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for strong language) Released: August 4, 2017 NY/LA; expands through fall Runtime: 104 minutes Director: Kogonada Starring: John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Rory Culkin, Michelle Forbes Columbus is, on the surface, the movie equivalent of a great coffee table book about modern architecture. That’s a compliment, to be clear. Shot in [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated R (for strong disturbing violent content, some sexuality, nudity, and strong language) Released: September 15, 2017 Runtime: 121 minutes Director: Darren Aronofsky Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfieffer I could’ve sworn we wouldn’t see a riskier film in 2017 than David Lowery’s A Ghost Story. I was wrong. Being wrong [...]
*** out of **** Rated R (for strong violence, a rape, disturbing images, and strong language) Released: August 18, 2017 Runtime: 107 minutes Director: Taylor Sheridan Starring: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene, Julia Jones, Gil Birmingham, Kelsey Asbille, Jon Bernthal As a screenwriter, Taylor Sheridan tells crime stories that are set in ethnic and lower-class spheres, each [...]
Converting plays to the screen is a tradition as old as the movies. Here are four lesser-known adaptations worth seeking out, plus a landmark fifth that still sets the standard for what a stage-to-screen adaptation should be, all in my featured article from the 2017 "Fall Performing Arts Issue" of The Tulsa Voice. Click here [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 