https://youtu.be/WcIfbdfZRDQ A generation grew up playing with Star Wars toys and figures. So did Rian Johnson. Now, in this new behind-the-scenes look, the writer/director of Episode VIII shares how he's able to play like that once again, but on an epic scale. This video is another fun tease for what's to come, and the backdrop [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNsiQMeSvMk I'll drink this milkshake. Daniel Day-Lewis collaborates one more time with his There Will Be Blood auteur Paul Thomas Anderson in Phantom Thread, a film set in the London fashion world of the 1950s. This will also be, according to Day-Lewis, the final screen performance for the 3-time Academy Award winning actor. He's previously [...]
*1/2 out of **** Not Rated (for adults only) (for strong language, smoking, drug use) Released: September 29, 2017 limited; October 20 expands Runtime: 88 minutes Director: John Caroll Lynch Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Ron Livingston, Ed Begley Jr., Barry Shabaka Henley, Beth Grant, James Darren, Yvonne Huff, David Lynch An actor’s showcase that doesn’t give its actor [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for thematic content, some sexual references, language, peril, and drug material) Released: October 20, 2017 Runtime: 133 minutes Director: Joseph Kosinski Starring: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jeff Bridges, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated TV-MA (for some language, war violence, torture, brutal conditions involving children) Released: September 15, 2017 Runtime: 136 minutes Director: Angelina Jolie Starring: Sareum Srey Moch, Phoeung Kompheak, Sveng Socheata, Mun Kimhak, Heng Dara, Khoun Sothea, Sarun Nika Streaming exclusively on Netflix My review of First They Killed My Father, for The Tulsa Voice. It’s the true [...]
*** out of **** TV-MA (for some strong language, adult themes, sexual references) Released: October 7, 2017 Runtime: 147 minutes Director: Susan Lucy Starring: Steven Spielberg and various collaborators Airing exclusively on HBO, and streaming free to the public on HBO.com during the month of October For a director as influential as Steven Spielberg – with so many movies to [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=xjDjIWPwcPU Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about? It used to be Shaft, but now it's Black Panther. Right on. Cuz in this latest trailer for the upcoming Marvel movie, he's a bad mutha--SHUT YO MOUTH! From director Ryan Coogler (Creed), the MCU gets its "daaaamn right!" swagger in Black [...]
Episode 15: Replicating The Future and The Past For this edition of The OFCC Podcast, available on iTunes, our roundtable of critics from the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle return after a month off from podcasting to discuss the latest in movies for early October 2017. You can also stream Episode 15 by clicking here. On this episode, the critics [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated TV-MA (for strong language, nudity, and some sexual content) Released: October 13, 2017 Runtime: 112 minutes Director: Noah Baumbach Starring: Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Marvel, Grace Van Patten, Emma Thompson Streaming exclusively on Netflix It can be exciting to see filmmakers try new things or push their own boundaries, but [...]
Is Deckard really a replicant? Despite my perception that Blade Runner 2049 cleared that issue up once and for all – with an obvious answer of “No” – apparently it’s still an open question, according to some of the filmmakers involved. That's a shame, because declaring Deckard human is what gives this whole universe spiritual [...]
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