Episode 10: Deceptibomb, Cars Tune-Up, and Disturbances In The Force For this edition of The OFCC Podcast, available on iTunes, a roundtable of critics from the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle discuss the latest in movies for late June 2017. You can also stream Episode 10 by clicking here. On this episode, the critics include: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa @918_Charles @VideodroneTulsa Jeff [...]
*** out of **** Rated R (for strong language and a scene of violence) Released: June 9, 2017 limited; June 23 expands Runtime: 83 minutes Director: Miguel Arteta Starring: Salma Hayek, John Lithgow, Connie Britton, Chloë Sevigny, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, David Warshofsky A movie about people talking that will get people talking, Beatriz at Dinner [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for some sexuality and brief strong language) Released: June 9, 2017 Runtime: 106 minutes Directed by: Roger Michell Starring: Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Hilliday Grainger, Iain Glen My review of My Cousin Rachel, for The Tulsa Voice, a period suspense thriller based on a novel by the author of Hitchcock adaptations Rebecca and The Birds. [...]
*1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for violence and intense sequences of sci-fi action, language, and some innuendo) Released: June 22, 2017 Runtime: 150 minutes Director: Michael Bay Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Haddock, Isabela Moner, Josh Duhamel, Jerrod Carmichael, Stanley Tucci, Santiago Cabrera Transformers movies are the worst. Just ask anyone. Yet Michael Bay [...]
* out of **** Rated PG-13 (for thematic elements and brief strong language) Released: June 16, 2017 Runtime: 105 minutes Director: Colin Trevorrow Starring: Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, Dean Norris, Sarah Silverman, Lee Pace, Maddie Ziegler, Bobby Moynihan Colin Trevorrow’s powers of persuasion are infinitely greater than his powers of storytelling, because it [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG (for thematic elements, smoking, and some language) Released: May 12, 2017 NY/LA; June 16, 2017 wide Runtime: 92 minutes Director: Eleanor Coppola Starring: Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard, Alec Baldwin, Élodie Navarre (Laura Karpman) Leave the movie, eat some cannoli. At the spry age of 81, Eleanor Coppola – wife of Francis Ford [...]
*** out of **** Rated G (for all audiences) Released: June 16, 2017 Runtime: 109 minutes Director: Brian Fee Starring: Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Chris Cooper, Larry the Cable Guy, Bonnie Hunt, Armie Hammer, Nathan Fillion, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to [...]
Episode 9: Wonderful Woman, Mummy Revival, and Night Masterpiece For this edition of The OFCC Podcast, available on iTunes, a roundtable of critics from the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle discuss the latest in movies for early June 2017. You can also stream Episode 9 by clicking here. On this episode, the roundtable includes: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa @918_Charles @VideodroneTulsa Louis [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for violence, action and scary images, language, and for some suggestive content and partial nudity) Released: June 9, 2017 Runtime: 110 minutes Director: Alex Kurtzman Starring: Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Russell Crowe, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links [...]
**** out of **** Rated R (for violence, disturbing images, and strong language) Released: June 9, 2017 Runtime: 90 minutes Director: Trey Edward Shults Starring: Joel Edgerton, Carmen Ejogo, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Christopher Abbott, Riley Keough Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this blog. I’ve never seen [...]
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