Released: February 10, 2017 Runtime: 87 minutes for entire shorts program Program: Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts for 2016 (Some material in the final short film is not suitable for children under 17. A warning during the presentation will appear before it is shown.) During every Oscar ceremony, there’s a stretch of categories with lists of films that virtually no one [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG (for rude humor and some action) Released: February 10, 2017 Runtime: 104 minutes Directed by: Chris McKay Starring: the voices of Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes, Zach Galifianakis, Jenny Slate, and Mariah Carey. 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 R (for crude sexual references and strong language throughout) Released: February 3, 2017 Runtime: 119 minutes Director: Taylor Hackford Starring: Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Harvey Keitel, Edie Falco, Patti LuPone My review of The Comedian, for The Tulsa Voice. "An increasingly cringe-worthy experience by almost every measure, The Comedian takes an embarrassment of riches [...]
Episode 1: The Phantom Critics.Or to put it another way, The OFCC Podcast is now on iTunes. You can also stream it by clicking here. A new production of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle, The OFCC Podcast is a bi-monthly program (that's twice a month for those of you in Pawhuska - I KID!) that brings [...]
Belated though it may be (due to conflicting professional and personal demands), here’s my list for the Best Movies of 2016. It begins with the Top 10, in ascending order, then continues with my 11 through 20 choices, and concludes with a brief listing of the other movies I really enjoyed throughout the year. Here [...]
**** out of **** Rated R (for some disturbing violent content) Released: December 23, 2016 limited; January 13, 2017 wide Runtime: 161 minutes Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Issei Ogata, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated R (for sexual material, strong language, some nudity, and brief drug use) Released: December 25, 2016 limited; January 20, 2017 wide Runtime: 118 minutes Director: Mike Mills Starring: Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann, Elle Fanning, Billy Crudup Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for disturbing thematic content and behavior, violence, and some language) Released: January 20, 2017 Runtime: 117 minutes Director: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, Jessica Sula, Betty Buckley 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 R (for violence, realistically graphic injury images, strong language throughout, an some drug use) Released: December 25, 2016 limited; January 13, 2017 wide Runtime: 133 minutes Director: Peter Berg Starring: Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Kevin Bacon, Alex Wolff, Them Melikidze, Michelle Monaghan, J.K. Simmons, Michael Beach Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, [...]
***1/2 out of **** (includes some strong language and brief sexual humor) Released: January 7, 2017, on HBO Runtime: 95 minutes Director: Fisher Stevens, Alexis Bloom Starring: Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher It’s as if Providence knew, and spent years preparing this gift for us when we’d need it most. Not meant as a memoriam [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 