**1/2 out of **** Rated PG (for mild rude humor throughout) Released: June 2, 2017 Runtime: 89 minutes Director: David Soren Starring: the voices of Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch, Ed Helms, Nick Kroll, Jordan Peele, Kristen Schaal Low-brow humor with a sweet spirit, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is age appropriate silliness with its heart in the right [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sequences of violence and action, and some suggestive content) Released: June 2, 2017 Runtime: 141 minutes Director: Patty Jenkins Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Lucy Davis, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Elena Anaya, Ewen Bremner, Eugene Brave Rock, Saïd Taghmaoui Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on 4K, 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray/DVD/Digital [...]
Episode 8: Pirates, Guardians, and Aliens - oh my! 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 May 2017. You can also stream Episode 8 by clicking here. On this episode, the roundtable includes: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa @918_Charles Craig Sanger, Vice [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated TV-14 (for some language, adult themes, and real war violence) Released: Now streaming on Netflix Runtime: 3 episodes, each @ 1 hour Director: Laurent Bouzereau Starring: On-camera interviews with Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, Paul Greengrass, and Lawrence Kasdan. Narrated by Meryl Streep. I don’t know if Five Came Back rises to the [...]
** out of **** Rated R (for strong language and sexuality) Released: May 5, 2017 limited; May 26 expands Runtime: 94 minutes Director: Azazel Jacobs Starring: Debra Winger, Tracey Letts, Melora Walters, Aidan Gillen, Tyler Ross, Jessica Sula It’s a shame when a filmmaker gets a great idea for a movie involving things he apparently knows nothing about. The Lovers is [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sequences of adventure violence, language, and some suggestive content) Released: May 26, 2017 Runtime: 129 minutes Director: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg Starring: Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin R. McNally, Golshifteh Farahani, David Wenham, Stephen Graham Five movies in, this latest Pirates adventure isn't the best thing in the world…but [...]
*** out of **** Rated R (for sci-fi violence, bloody images, language and some sexuality/nudity) Released: May 19, 2017 Runtime: 122 minutes Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, Benjamin Rigby Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD. Proceeds [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for disturbing violent content, and strong language throughout) Released: May 5, 2017 Runtime: 120 minutes Directed by: Oren Moverman Starring: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan, Rebecca Hall, Chloe Sevigny, Charlie Plummer, Michael Chernus, Taylor Rae Almonte 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. My [...]
** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sequences of violence and action, some suggestive content, and brief strong language) Released: May 12, 2017 Runtime: 126 minutes Directed by: Guy Ritchie Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Eric Bana, Aidan Gillen, Freddie Fox, Craig McGinlay, Tom Wu and Annabelle Wallis My review of King Arthur: Legend of [...]
** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language, and brief suggestive content) Released: April 21, 2017 Runtime: 136 minutes Director: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Kurt Russell, Michael Rooker, Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Debicki, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD. Proceeds from [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 