**1/2 out of **** Rated PG (for some mild rude humor) Released: March 31, 2017 Runtime: 97 minutes Director: Tom McGrath Starring: Alec Baldwin, Tobey Maguire, Miles Christopher Bakshi, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow Cute like a baby, disposable like a diaper. In the zany spirit of Warner Bros animated shorts from yesteryear or the broad comic sensibilities [...]
Episode 5: Remakes, Oscar Bait, and Hot Takes 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 March 2017. You can also stream Episode 5 by clicking here. On this episode, the roundtable includes: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa @918_Charles Craig Sanger, Vice President [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for intense sequences of sci-fi violence, suggestive content and some disturbing images) Released: March 31, 2017 Runtime: 107 minutes Director: Rupert Sanders Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Peter Ferdinando, Michael Pitt, Chin Han Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for thematic elements, disturbing images, violence, brief sexuality, nudity, and smoking) Released: March 31, 2017 Runtime: 124 minutes Director: Niki Caro Starring: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, Shira Haas, Michael McElhatton, Efrat Dor, Iddo Goldberg Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support [...]
*** out of **** Rated R (for strong language throughout, some sci-fi violence and terror) Released: March 24, 2017 Runtime: 103 minutes Director: Daniel Espinosa Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, Rebecca Ferguson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Olga Dihovichnaya, Ariyon Bakare Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this blog. [...]
** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, language, and for some crude humor) Released: March 24, 2017 Runtime: 124 minutes Director: Dean Israelite Starring: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Ludi Lin, Becky G. Elizabeth Banks, Bill Hader, Bryan Cranston Too edgy for kids, too silly for teens, [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for mature thematic elements, language, and a brief bloody image) Released: January 27, 2017 limited; expands March 24 Runtime: 125 minutes Directed by: Asghar Farhadi Starring: Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Babak Karimi, Farid Sajjadi Hosseini, Mina Sadati, Maral Bani Adam, Mehdi Kooshki My review of The Salesman, for The Tulsa Voice. This intense Iranian domestic drama recently won the 2016 Academy Award for [...]
What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? Not Rated (a PG-13 equivalent) (for terrifying situations involving physical and psychological abuse) Released: October 31, 1962 Runtime: 134 minutes Director: Robert Aldrich Starring: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Maidie Norman, Anna Lee 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. [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG (for some action violence, peril, and frightening images) Released: March 17, 2017 Runtime: 129 minutes Director: Bill Condon Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Audra MacDonald, Stanley Tucci, Gugu Mbatha-Raw Available to buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support [...]
Episode 4: Summer Movie Season Begins...in March? 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 March 2017. You can also stream Episode 4 by clicking here. On this episode, the roundtable includes: Host Charles Elmore, producer [...]
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