**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for language and some crude comments) Released: August 18, 2017 Runtime: 119 minutes Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Katherine Waterston, Seth MacFarlane, Hilary Swank, Jack Quaid, Brian Gleeson, Farrah Mackenzie Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these [...]
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BRIGSBY BEAR (Movie Review)
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for thematic elements, language, brief sexuality, drug material, and teen partying) Released: August 18, 2017 Runtime: 100 minutes Director: Dave McCary Starring: Kyle Mooney, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Mark Hamill, Greg Kinnear, Matt Walsh, Michaela Watkins, Ryan Simpkins, Alexa Demie, Claire Danes, Beck Bennett This isn’t your typical transition from small screen to [...]
STEP (Movie Review)
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG (for thematic elements and some language) Released: August 4, 2017 limited; August 18 wide Runtime: 84 minutes Director: Amanda Lipitz Starring: Blessin Giraldo, Cori Grainger, Tayla Solomon, Gari “Coach G” McIntyre, Paula Dofat Set against the backdrop of the 2015 Freddie Gray tragedy in Baltimore, what makes Step resonate even more today [...]
OFCC Podcast: Episode 12 – DUNKIRK, DARK TOWER, DETROIT, BIG SICK, APES FINALE, & More (PODCAST)
Episode 12: Wars From The Past, On the Streets, the Sci-Fi Future, and Other Dimensions For this edition of The OFCC Podcast, available on iTunes, our roundtable of critics from the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle return after a month off from podcasting to discuss the latest in movies for July and early August 2017. You can also stream [...]
THE BIG SICK (Movie Review)
**** out of **** Rated R (for strong language including some sexual references) Released: June 23, 2017 limited; July 14 expands Runtime: 124 minutes Director: Michael Showalter Starring: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Zenobia Shroff, Adeel Akhtar, Bo Burnham, Aidy Bryant, Kurt Braunohler Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made [...]
THE DARK TOWER (Movie Review)
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for thematic material including sequences of gun violence and action, and language) Released: August 4, 2017 Runtime: 95 minutes Director: Nikolaj Arcel Starring: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Jackie Earle Haley, Katheryn Winnick Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support [...]
LADY MACBETH (Movie Review)
** out of **** Rated R (for some disturbing violence, strong sexuality/nudity, and language) Released: July 14, 2017 limited; expands August 4 Runtime: 89 minutes Director: William Oldroyd Starring: Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie, Christopher Fairbank, Golda Rosheuvel Shakespeare, it ain’t. Literally. A 19th Century period piece set in rural England, this Lady Macbeth isn't [...]
LANDLINE (Movie Review)
*** out of **** Rated R (for sexual content, strong language, and drug use) Released: July 21, 2017 limited; August 4 expands Runtime: 97 minutes Director: Gillian Robespiere Starring: Jenny Slate, Edie Falco, Abby Quinn, Jay Duplass, John Turturro The first half of Landline – a female-fueled comedy-drama set in the 1990s – plays like an HBO pilot [...]
DETROIT (Movie Review)
*** out of **** Rated R (for strong violence and pervasive language) Released: July 28, 2017 limited; August 4 everywhere Runtime: 143 minutes Director: Kathryn Bigelow Starring: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Hannah Murray, Jason Mitchell, Ben O’Toole, Jack Reynor, Kaitlyn Dever, Anthony Mackie Ever since her 2008 Oscar-winning Iraq war film The Hurt Locker, [...]
VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS (Movie Review)
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sci-fi violence and action, suggestive material, and brief language) Released: July 21, 2017 Runtime: 137 minutes Director: Luc Besson Starring: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Herbie Hancock, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke This is the first movie I’ve ever enjoyed from start to finish in which I had absolutely no idea what [...]