The King’s Man: Kingsman Franchise Origin Story Not Much More Than Mildly Engaging
ReviewJim SlotekFranchise, Drama, Actioner, The King’s Man, Matthew Vaughn, Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Djimon Hounsou, Charles Dance, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson
The Scary of Sixty-First: A Jeffrey Epstein Horror Film? Ho-hum
Red Rocket: Darkly Comedic Character Study of a Charismatic Grifter Living Life on the Bottom
By Karen Gordon
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The Tender Bar: George Clooney Coming-of-Age Drama the Embodiment of Meh
ReviewJim SlotekThe Tender Bar, George Clooney, Ben Affleck, Christopher Lloyd, Max Martini, adaptation, Memoir adaptation, Coming of age, Tye Sheridan, Lily Rabe, J. R. Moehringer
Flee: Animated Documentary Puts a Human Face on the Faraway Plight of Refugees
By Karen Gordon
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Nightmare Alley: Guillermo del Toro Noir Epic Lovely to Look At, Dreary to Behold
ReviewJim SlotekNightmare Alley, Guillermo del Toro, Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Richard Jenkins, Toni Collette, Rooney Mara, Thriller, Noir, Remake
Spider-Man: No Way Home - A noisy celebration of two decades of Spidey culled from the multiverse
Being the Ricardos: Aaron Sorkin’s Snappy I Love Lucy Biopic Soars on Novel Approach
ReviewJim SlotekBiopic, Drama, I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Being the Ricardos, Aaron Sorkin, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda
Don’t Look Up: A Constellation of Stars at the Presser, and the Elephant in the Zoom
This Game’s Called Murder: Ridiculous Thriller Packed With Ideas, Few of them Good
Agnes: Mickey Reece's Sardonic Demon-Possessed Nun Tale Recalls Ken Russell's The Devils
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road: Pop Music’s Troubled Genius in the Passenger Seat
ReviewJim SlotekBrian Wilson: Long Promised Road, Rock documentaries, Malibu’s Paradise Cove, Surfin' Safari, Murry Wilson, Eugene Landy, Brent Wilson, Jason Fine, Don Was, I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
West Side Story: Spielberg's First Musical Has Moves, Energy and Heightened Storytelling
ReviewJim SlotekWest Side Story, Steven Spielberg, 1957 Broadway hit, Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, Movie musicals return, Justin Peck, Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim, Ariana DeBose, Rita Moreno
The Boathouse: Knowingly Generic Thriller, With Nowhere to Go
Off The Rails: Three Countries And A Funeral
ReviewJim SlotekOff the Rails, Blondie, Comedy-drama, Kelly Preston, Judi Dench, Jules Williamson, Sally Phillips, Jenny Seagrove, middle age, Women's relationships
Harry Chapin: When In Doubt, Do Something Celebrates a Life Worth Celebrating
ReviewJim SlotekHarry Chapin, documentary, Harry Chapin: When In Doubt, Do Something, Rick Korn, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Pete Seeger, Bob Geldof, Kenny Rogers, Pat Benatar, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels
Death to Metal: Vengeful, Mutated Killer Priest a Refreshing Change from Evil Nuns
The Souvenir: Part II - Twice the Swintons, in an Impressive Sequel About Turning Grief Into Art
Love It Was Not: An Auschwitz Inmate and the SS Guard Who Loved Her
The Hand of God: Fellini-esque and Probably Oscar-Bound, But...
