**1/2 out of **** Rated TV-MA (for strong language, strong violence, and adult themes) Released: March 27, 2017 Runtime: 102 minutes Directed by: Charlie McDowell Starring: Jason Segal, Rooney Mara, Robert Redford, Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough My review of The Discovery, for The Tulsa Voice. Now streaming exclusively on Netflix, this sci-fi drama debuted at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. In the near [...]
Episode 7: The Indie Calm Before The Summer Storm 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 April 2017. You can also stream Episode 7 by clicking here. On this episode, the roundtable includes: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa @918_Charles Adam Chitwood, deputy editor and [...]
** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for a sexual situation, brief strong language, and some thematic elements ) Released: April 28, 2017 Runtime: 110 minutes Director: James Ponsoldt Starring: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, Karen Gillan, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton, Glenne Headly, Ellar Coltrane, John Boyega This circle is pretty square. Despite as impressive a creative team as you could hope for, this Dave Eggers [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for strong language) Released: April 21, 2017 limited; April 28 wide Runtime: 109 minutes Director: Nacho Vigalondo Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Tim Blake Nelson, Austin Stowell 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. Nacho Vigalondo is a Spanish filmmaker. [...]
Episode 6: The Fast and the Smurfious 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 April 2017. You can also stream Episode 6 by clicking here. On this episode, the roundtable includes: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa @918_Charles Jason Black, President of the OFCC, is film [...]
** out of **** Rated R (for strong violence, pervasive language, sexual references, and drug use) Released: April 21, 2017 Runtime: 90 minutes Director: Ben Wheatley Starring: Sharlto Copley, Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy, Sam Riley, Jack Reynor, Babou Ceesay, Michael Smiley, Noah Taylor I feel like we’re forgetting what good filmmaking is supposed to look like. The [...]
** out of **** Rated R (for some sexuality, nudity, drug use, and strong language) Released: March 17, 2016 limited; expands in April Runtime: 129 minutes Director: Terrence Malick Starring: Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett, Holly Hunter, Bérénice Marlohe Terrence Malick used to make movies. Now he makes liturgies. Ever since his cosmic [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for prolonged sequences of violence and destruction, suggestive content, and language) Released: April 14, 2017 Runtime: 136 minutes Director: F. Gary Gray Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson, Charlize Theron, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Jason Statham, Nathalie Emmanuel, Kurt Russell, Scott Eastwood, Kristofer Hivju, Helen Mirren The Fast and Furious films are [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG (for some mild action and rude humor) Released: April 7, 2017 Runtime: 89 minutes Director: Kelly Asbury Starring: Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi, Mandy Patinkin (and other voices I’d rather not spoil) Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for some strong language, sexuality, nudity, and a bloody violent image) Released: March 10, 2017 limited; March 31 wider Runtime: 105 minutes Directed by: Olivier Assayas Starring: Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger, Sigrid Bouaziz, Nora von Waldsatten, Anders Danielsen Lie My review of Personal Shopper, for The Tulsa Voice. The latest collaboration between Kristen Stewart and French [...]
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