Rating: PG-13Runtime: 2 hours, 10 minutesDirector: Rian Johnson Quick Impressions:We’ve been excited for Knives Out for months and months, but honestly, for me that excitement was based more on its potential–that cast! those sets! Rian Johnson!–than anything I saw in the trailer. We’re a family of Clue fanatics. Of course, …
Rating: PG Runtime: 1 hour, 43 minutes Director: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee Quick Impressions: Fans of the franchise have long been hoping Frozen II will be even better than its predecessor, and that’s clearly what it’s going for. How well it succeeds depends on which predecessor you’re talking about, the original …
Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 2 hours, 32 minutes Director: James Mangold Quick Impressions: Ford v Ferrari is a movie about the 1960s, but it reminds me so much of the type of big budget Oscar hopeful made in the 1990s. It also features my favorite single scene of 2019 so far. …
Rating: RRuntime: 1 hour, 53 minutesDirector: Pedro Almodóvar Quick Impressions:My husband and I loved Volver back in 2006, and after the Oscars, we attempted to binge as many other Pedro Almodóvar movies as we could. After a frenzy of Netflix requests and DVD purchases, we burned through Almodóvar’s catalogue so quickly that I unfortunately …
Rating: RRuntime: 1 hour, 48 minutesDirector: Taika Waititi Quick Impressions:Last week I left The Lighthouse burgeoning with ideas for the review. Jojo Rabbit, on the other hand, left me burgeoning with worry. After seeing three excellent films in a row, I now fear I’m getting spoiled. If I like all …
Rating: R Runtime: 1 hour, 49 minutes Director: Robert Eggers Quick Impressions: I haven’t seen The VVitch, that other recent, well-received horror film by Robert Eggers. Ordinarily, I don’t watch much horror (though this year, by my own standards, I’ve seen a staggering amount). But I wanted to see The …
Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 12 minutesDirector: Bong Joon Ho Quick Impressions:Parasite, The Lighthouse, and Jojo Rabbit all opened near me last night, and Pain and Glory opens today. I’ve been dying to see all four, but since everyone has been calling Parasite a “masterpiece” and “by far the best film …
Rating: R Runtime: 1 hour, 57 minutes Director: Craig Brewer Quick Impressions: Three films that I’m dying to see all open here next week (Parasite, Jojo Rabbit, and The Lighthouse). But that’s next week. This week, the choice seemed to be the second Zombieland (when we still haven’t seen the first one) or Maleficent: Mistress …
Rating: PG-13Runtime: 1 hour, 37 minutesDirector: Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz Quick Impressions:This movie won the Narrative Spotlight Audience Award at South by Southwest, and I keep hearing friends and acquaintances rave about it, so when our hectic schedule this week moved date night from Thursday to Monday, I thought …
Rating: R Runtime: 2 hours, 1 minutes Director: Todd Phillips Quick Impressions: Joker won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, so we had to see it even though we kept hearing rumors of a credible threat of an attack on a theater somewhere in Texas (where we live). …
