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navigate sometimes if you don’t know what you’re looking for. In that spirit, we offer a range of
developer tools to help integrate Letterboxd data into other applications and websites — you can
explore these on our developer site.” Director: James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma) Let’s take a look at
the best movie review and ratings sites in 2024. deadline Junoon had the most romantic ending I'd
ever seen. It was a very dynamic world and a very unlikely story of affection between two people,
with so much violence and so much tenderness in it Released: July 21 Actors: James Arnold Taylor,
David Kaye, Jim Ward, Rosario Dawson, Sylvester Stallone, Bella Thorne, John Goodman, Paul
Giamatti, Armin Shimerman Why it’s great: The first of two home runs from Larraín, Neruda is a
biopic of the legendary Chilean poet-diplomat with a twist. After speaking out against President
Videla's anti-communist rhetoric in 1948, Neruda (Gnecco) is sent on the run, with the government
cronies hot on his tail. Nerdua imagines the manhunt in a classic noir mode, complete with shadows,
exaggerated voiceover, and a brassy soundtrack. Bernal plays "Oscar Peluchonneau," a Chief of
Police conjured up by the filmmakers from Neruda's imagination. By prioritizing the poetry of his
subject over the prose of history textbooks, Larraín stages a striking examination of political
persecution. Where to see it right now: In theaters (watch the trailer) Was it a good idea to assign
this movie to your class? Think about whether the video content matches the topics that you study
currently or have recently covered. Twists and turns are abundant in Chan-wook Park’sThe
Handmaiden. The film follows a young handmaiden working for a con man who begins working for
a colonial estate’s heiress in an attempt to defraud her of her fortune. The film’s automatically
impressive for how it adapts a novel set in Victorian England and transports it to 1930s Korea during
the Japanese occupation. Production Company: Blockade Entertainment, CNHK Media, Insomniac
Games, Rainmaker Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment America FilmAffinity stands out
as a unique movie rating site, offering a personalized experience to its users. This movie
recommendations website was created in 2002 in Madrid, Spain, by the film critic Pablo Kurt Verdú
Schumann and the programmer Daniel Nicolás. This was a very difficult choice because in that era of
Satyajit Ray's filmmaking, he could do no wrong. It had to be either Mahanagar or Pratidwandi
because I really like his Calcutta films. But I chose Mahanagar because it was made even before
Charulata and I think it's one of Ray's most feminist films, and he does it without any loud noise,
very subtly, very gently, and with great empathy for the characters. Progressive Delivery I’ll be
crossing my fingers on the 20th, and hoping that it’s not some belated April Fools prank. deadline
The Guardian is actually a well-known newspaper site in the UK, but this site is known to have a
section devoted to films. In the film discussion section, this site is also quite good at providing
reviews about Hollywood movies that have been aired and, of course, accompanied by the news
about the particular films. 24h How to write a review on a movie also demands organization. You
must have a well-structured outline to help you in focusing on the subject. This is how you organize
your content when writing a movie review: Picking a movie to watch can be hard. You have your
mood to consider, the weather, and the amount of time you have available. Awards: Won Best
Cinematography in a Theatrical Release from the British Society of Cinematographers. E-Mail
Address THE LOBSTER FilmAffinity is more than just a rating site; it’s a platform for discovering
new films and connecting with a like-minded audience. 2 posts / quarter 8 KUBO AND THE TWO
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Cons: Most people visit IndieWire looking for the latest industry updates (not reviews), which means
that you’re not going to find many (if any) user-generated reviews here like on some other websites.
Also, their content is targeted towards professionals or those interested in breaking into showbiz or
related fields rather than casual viewers and fans of film/TV alike. 297 The only downside I can see
to this film is the motion sensations that will come from first-person perspective. It’s not just a
shaky-cam issue. People that get carsick or experience vertigo easily should probably skip this one –
or wait to watch it at home from a safe environment where fast-forward or pause might be useful. If
you’re one of those, or just aren’t sure – please please don’t go see this in IMAX. The people that
don’t want to get thrown up on thank you. Your time is precious. So is your money. This article will
keep you informed about the many 2016 movies that are absolutely worth seeing. Get Email Contact
An homage to musicals of days of old, La La Land is a personification of Hollywood and what it
takes to make it in the land of dreams. The cinematography is outstanding in the film, at times
making Hollywood look almost magical and in other instances, bringing it down into the dirt.
Hollywood is a city of contradictions, and the movie manages to capture that aesthetic perfectly.
Where to see it right now: Stream on Amazon Prime; rent on iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, and VOD
(watch the trailer) MovieWeb is another large movie review site, ranked among the top 5,000 most
popular websites in America (around 6 million monthly visitors). They provide movie news, TV
show updates, and reviews for all genres and types of films. - Quality guarantee with 100% original
display for 4K MKV content even 4K Blu-ray Oscar nominations: Best Actress, Best Supporting
Actress, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture 9 posts / month Dec 2011 However, I
really want to see this movie. “There is no record of an orca doing any harm to a human in the wild.”
Swades | Trailer | Now in HD | Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi | A film by Ashutosh Gowarikar Why
it’s great: Can you replace a loved one with a carbon copy? In the world of Marjorie Prime, an
adaptation of Jordan Harrison's off-Broadway play, the dead return in hologram form, absorbing
history through conversation, and reminding the living what's lost and found over the course of one
mortal relationship. Marjorie (Smith), whose mind is slipping away in old age, finds comfort in the
digital, youthful refraction of her late husband (Hamm); the technology allows Tess (Davis), her
daughter, to see motherhood in a new light; grieving is given new definition as Tess' husband Jon
(Robbins) boots up a new "prime" model. Matching the mannerisms of theater with the clarity of a
close-up, the heart-aching Marjorie Prime raises essential questions about memory, loss, and
technology while keeping the sci-fi and drama as delicate as possible. CleverGet will automatically
start detecting downloadable resources. After a while, you will see all the videos listed in a pop-up
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the "Download" button to start downloading the movie. - Follow Top 100 Movie Review Blogs
from one place on Feedspot Reader 2K This is the real-life story of Oskar Schindler, who rescued
900 Jews from the Holocaust in Germany. For anyone interested in filmmaking, I would recommend
only two films — Seven Samurai and Schindler's List. Schindler's is a cinematic feat, it stems from a
place of failure, Steven Spielberg's failure to win an Oscar for the film Close Encounters Of The
Third Kind. The film he lost to was Gandhi. At first, he didn't like Gandhi because that's the film
that beat him, but he soon saw what a noble film it was. He realised that he became a filmmaker to
tell stories of human struggle and emotion, especially what his parents had to endure, and Schindler's
List was a result of that. As a writer, I consider this movie a classic. Why it's great: This adaptation
of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play is a national service. Most of us didn't catch the
playwright's sixth "Pittsburgh Cycle" installment when it debuted on Broadway in 1987, nor did we
see Washington and Davis in the acclaimed revival in 2010. Thanks to a commitment by Washington
to film Wilson's body of work, the world can now witness this tightly wound examination of
African-American life, adapted for film by Wilson himself (he completed the screenplay before his
death in 2005). Washington's grasp on theatrical camerawork amplifies the speeches of his ex-Negro
League ballplayer Troy. The patriarch is a man and a monster, a character we're all lucky to behold.
Cons: This website doesn’t offer very many reviews or overall content compared to other movie
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Tomatometer: 87% 3 posts / day Why it's great: If you've ever harbored a passion, chased a dream,
or felt the rush of creative choice, Don't Think Twice will play like Shakespearean tragedy. Did I
mention it was a comedy? Birbiglia sets his second movie inside a close-knit improv team who "yes,
and" themselves on and off the stage. When one of the players nails an audition for a Saturday
Night Live-like sketch-comedy show, all hell breaks loose. Why him? Why not her? Did that guy
ever have it? Is life completely hopeless? Don't Think Twice's shaggy neuroses bounce with the
rhythm of improvisation, giving gut-wrenching twists of fate comedic edge and "funnier" moments a
puckering aftertaste. The observation as a whole can only be described as lifelike, whether we like it
or not. They provide both their own user reviews as well as professional reviews from credible
critics in the industry. Where to see it right now: Rent on iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, and VOD
(watch the trailer) An Irish nerd's eye look at the world of film. Anyway, I do all this as a hobby, so
it's not going to be a 24 hours a day news service or anyt...more
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(watch the trailer) Where to see it right now: Rent on iTunes, Amazon, and VOD (watch the trailer)
Why it's great: Reverence for the 1977 original (or a clue that an original exists) is not required to fall
hard for this adventure movie. Like King Kong, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and E.T., Lowery
imagines a human-animal connection as a monstrous manhunt punctured by friendship. When we
meet the 10-year-old main character, he's feral and afraid. So are those wandering the "sophisticated"
world, as we learn when outsiders get a look at Pete's dragon, Elliott. Channeling Steven Spielberg's
down-to-earth intrepidity, then soaring even higher, Pete's Dragon is the type of movie we're
nostalgic for that doesn't indulge our nostalgia for a single second. Why it’s great: Aggrandizement
can drag well-intentioned biography down like a potent horse tranquilizer. Maudie, a look at the life
of Maud Lewis, who overcame rheumatoid arthritis, and pushed through a turbulent romantic
relationship with her employer-turned-husband, to become one of Canada's premiere painters, avoids
the pitfall by making a case for the human spirit without insisting upon greatness. Still, and at times,
a little too straightforward, Walsh invests entirely in Hawkins's physical language: delicate in
depicting Lewis's disability, stripped down in the darkest moments, and beaming when her pastel
illustrations blossom from her mind to the walls of a tiny shack in Nova Scotia. It's clear now:
Hawkins is one of the greats and, along with Hawke at his gruffest, makes Maudie a best-case
biopic. THE WORLD’S END 4.1K Actors: Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Kelly Reilly Fruitvale
Station is a difficult film to watch, but that only makes it all the more important to view. It chronicles
the real-life story of Oscar Grant and the final 24 hours of his life before he was gunned down by
police officers at a subway station. Director: Corneliu Porumboiu (Police, Adjective) The
heartwarming family-drama film 'Taare Zameen Par' directed by Aamir Khan and Amol Gupte is
based on the problems of dealing with dyslexia and child education. The movie tells the story of a
child who suffers from dyslexia but is very talented in art. A teacher tries to help the young boy
recover from the disorder in school. 8. Kubo and the Two Strings Don't put off until tomorrow what
you can review today! IMDB is the most popular movie site with a user-generated rating feature.
Where to see it right now: Rent on iTunes, Amazon, and YouTube (watch the trailer) Cast: Greta
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This was a very difficult choice because in that era of Satyajit Ray's filmmaking, he could do no
wrong. It had to be either Mahanagar or Pratidwandi because I really like his Calcutta films. But I
chose Mahanagar because it was made even before Charulata and I think it's one of Ray's most
feminist films, and he does it without any loud noise, very subtly, very gently, and with great
empathy for the characters.
Where to see it right now: In theaters (watch the trailer) Where to see it right now: In theaters (watch
the trailer) As usual when it came to this year in movies, it was sometimes good if also hard, lean,
bad and familiar times, both critically and commercially. “Box Office Meltdown,” a Variety headline
shrieked in July; by Nov. 25, the trade was reporting “U.S. Box Office Tops $10 Billion” — “the
fastest-ever that it’s reached the milestone.” It turns out that after the acrimonious presidential
election, people were coming together at the movies. Then again, packed theaters could also be
chalked up to the number of solid mainstream releases, including “Arrival,” “Almost Christmas,”
“Doctor Strange” and “Moana.” It’s known for its user-friendly interface and comprehensive
database. FilmAffinity allows users to rate movies and provides recommendations based on
individual preferences. This feature sets it apart, as it tailors suggestions to match the user’s
cinematic tastes. ARRIVAL Director: Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth) 11.La La Land Sorry, the blog
at trionak.blogspot.com has been removed. This address is not available for new blogs. I’ll have to
give it to them that the anti-hitman hitman is a new twist on the action shooter genre as well. I can’t
wait! New year, new list. Here are the Best Movies of 2017. Where to see it right now: In theaters
(watch the trailer) Your time is precious, and so is your money, but you need to see these2017
movies. I cried and howled at the end of this film. It is such moving cinema. It is a testament to the
fact that cinema binds us together. Focused on a mix of new releases and independent features,
movie news and reviews for the film aficionado. The Movie Revue aims to bring movie
aficion...more 2013 IN REVIEW RSS Where to see it right now: Rent on iTunes, Amazon, Vudu,
and YouTube (watch the trailer) In high school, movie day was often a time for fun, when lessons
gave way to entertainment, either because the teacher was absent or just didn’t feel like teaching. At
the college and university levels, however, movies are texts to be reviewed, through which the
student analyze: Cast: Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader India Amazon and
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Why it's great: When disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner announced his bid in the 2013 New
York mayoral race, the country wondered how the politician could bounce back from a scorching
sexting scandal, while his former chief of staff grabbed a camera. Weiner is less fly-on-the-wall
character study than compliant spywork. The camera goes everywhere, capturing wide shots of
Weiner's roaring personality at work -- a drive that made him an irresistible media figure in
Washington and an easy target come tabloid time -- and gut-wrenching moments of nuclear failure.
When "Carlos Danger" catches up with Weiner -- and more tragically, his reluctant-but-determined
wife Huma -- a political comeback implodes in slow motion. The candidate's humor, misguidance,
and determination make Weiner one of the greatest political portraits. movie-blogger.com Where to
see it right now: Stream on Hulu; rent on Amazon, Vudu, and YouTube (watch the trailer) Released:
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36 Why it's worth your time: Underneath every trend, every money-making operation, every
geopolitical shift, there are people. Mountains May Depart follows a few -- a happy-go-lucky
Chinese woman, her working-class suitor, a millionaire who woos her into marriage, and their son,
who wonders how he wound up in Australia without a word of Mandarin in his vocabulary -- as they
drift from 1999 to 2014 to 2025. Jia Zhangke packs his epic with laughter, sadness, explosions, and
dance sequences. Each pivotal moment thrills and thrills again, reflected a second time through the
movie's rearview mirror. The drama's all compounded by Zhao Tao, whose gentle smile has the
oomph to crush cars. Wherever you hail from, Mountains May Depart will speak to your world, your
time, your life -- that's a promise. What makes them one of the best movie review sites? IndieWire is
more than just a movie review site – it’s also an industry news site. Director: Kelly Fremon Craig
Kubo and the Two Strings proves what’s possible with animation. It tells an epic tale, drawing upon
Japanese influences, about a boy who must save his family from evil spirits. This is truly uncharted
territory for an animated film, which feels uniquely made for both children and adults, never feeling
condescending or trying to be more than it needs to be. 3.9K 8 posts / quarter 3 posts / day Cast:
Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, Wyatt Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr. Released: March 17 Nathicharami
is made by Mansore and stars the lovely Shruti Hariharan. This story is about a widow named Gowri
who lost her husband years ago. She hasn't gotten over him, but she is also desperately lonely. She
wants to have sex, and she actually pursues it in a very structured way. She sets rules for what can
and cannot happen after she makes love. This film is just lovely because it's portrayed in such a quiet
and dignified way. It's frank but not explicit. You see that Gowri is lonely but she is also strong and
this whole pursuit is liberating for her. You can watch it on Netflix. $14 The irony of college life is
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reaches 7/10 (the number of votes is tens of thousands), then the film is classified as good, while if it
reaches 8/10 and above (the number of votes is tens to hundreds of thousands), then the film can be
considered excellent. Why it’s great: This Cold-War-era fairy tale rattles a G-rated romance between
a human woman and an amphibian fish-man with splashes of R-rated reality. Elisa, a mute janitor at
a hush-hush government research lab, doesn't just pine for the model man, she's sexually stifled, her
pleasure scheduled each morning to the ring of an egg timer. Her soon-to-be-lover, the ripped,
otherworldly "asset" fought over by American scientists and Russian spies, is a viable lover, but
sheds blood like any other tortured creature. Del Toro doesn't flinch in any of the graphic details, but
a classic Hollywood touch, lush color palette, and air of innocence make this horror-adjacent story of
outsiders as sweet as any Disney flick. Awards: Won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song
at the Academy Awards. Why it's great: Finally, Mean Girls has modern company in the teen-movie
hall of fame. The directorial debut of Craig, who previously wrote the Alexis Bledel comedy Post
Grad, The Edge of Seventeen is a hilarious portrait of teen angst and alienation that's willing to
pencil in the F-bomb-heavy vocabulary of high schoolers. As Nadine, who watches her best friend
and twin brother hook up and couple off, Steinfeld nails the schizophrenia of the age, part kid, part
adult, total mess, promising human. Produced by James L. Brooks, who knows a thing or two about
character-driven comedy (The Simpsons, Broadcast News), The Edge of Seventeen screams with an
idiosyncratic voice at a time when so many movies just want to fall in with the popular crowd. Get
Email Contact Given the lack of general marketing for this movie in the U.S. so far, I’m not 100%
sure that this will really be released on the date promised. (Considering all of the movie posters that I
have seen still have the movie’s original title of “Autobahn” on them and the foreign language script
in the only trailer available remains untranslated as yet; it’s a dicey prospect.) 3d Why it's great: You
might think a movie that opens with a suicidal man riding a farting corpse like a Jet Ski wears thin
after the fourth or fifth flatulence gag. You would be wrong. Brimming with imagination and
expression, the directorial debut of Adult Swim auteurs "The Daniels" wields sophomoric humor to
speak to friendship. As Radcliffe's dead body springs back to life -- through karate-chopping, water-
vomiting, and wind-breaking -- he becomes the id to Dano's struggling everyman, who is also lost in
the woods. If your childhood backyard adventures took the shape of The Revenant, it would look
something like Swiss Army Man, and be pure bliss. And third, movie review sites have other useful
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45 Oscar nominations: Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography,
Best Original Song Released: August 11 Why it’s great: Kore-eda is a master of the billowing family
drama, and After the Storm is another portrait of fracture and recovery that will break your heart.
Clinging to his past as a award-winning novelist, Ryota (Abe) makes due as a part-time detective,
spending too much at the tracks and not enough for alimony. After the death of his father, the well-
documented liar, Ryota works on his mother for money while tracking his ex-wife's new lover. None
of it is helping his relationship with his, or his own health. Complex yet light-as-a-father, After the
Storm questions life's purpose through the lenses of career and relationships, where our dreams can
often prevent life from having purpose. Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa 2016 IN REVIEW
Get movie reviews by following this feed. RSS If we were making a list of the most depressing films
of the 2010s, Manchester by the Sea would likely take the top spot. It tells the story of a depressed
uncle who’s forced to look after his nephew after the boy’s father passes away. Cast: Fionn
Whitehead, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Harry Styles Director: Ira Sachs (Love Is Strange)
Place an order within a couple of minutes. 1. You want to discover new films, new genres, or new
directors to check out. I think we’ve established that we’ll watch just about anything with Ryan
Reynolds (Turbo, The Captive, Woman in Gold) in it, right? This isn’t his first movie where
personalities and bodies get switched. Though, this seems to be a reversal from Self/less (2015);
where he got someone else’s personality stuck into his body. This time around, it appears that the
personality and memories of his character are being stuck into the sociopathic criminal played by
Kevin Costner (Open Range, The Company Men, Draft Day). Why it's great: This casually dazzling
sci-fi movie imagines our immediate future, on the eve of a virtual revolution where augmented-
reality visors will replace the smartphone. Dickinson casts himself as David, an ad executive tasked
with branding the new, life-altering hardware. The VR upgrade quickly wraps its tentacles around
everyday life. Creative Control is a familiar, cautionary tale, but with a twist: in the search for
fulfillment, luxuries -- technology, exercise, sex, New York, drugs, art -- are slippery slopes to
escape. With photogenic scenery, a wry sense of humor, and subtle computer-graphic enhancement,
Creative Control questions our current direction. It's a movie with enough dramatic pizzazz that not
even Reggie Watts' psychedelic performance art can steal the show (but it comes close). Released:
October 21st Cast: Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Matthias Schoenaerts, Dakota Johnson Released:
March 11th Yorgos Lanthimos’films are an acquired taste, but if you’re willing to go down the
rabbit hole, there are rewards to be found. The Lobster is a biting satire. It takes place in a world
where people must find a mate. Our protagonist, David, has 45 days to find a partner, or he will be
transformed into a lobster, as per society’s rules. It has a lot to say about rejecting monogamy in
most of its forms as well as the pleasure that can be found by choosing to remain in a single life.
Why it’s great: Senior year of high school is less like a roller coaster than a Tilt-a-Whirl, daily life
wildly spinning in one direction as existence spins in another. This dizzying, frustrating, exhilarating
rite of passage is the focus of actress Greta Gerwig's first directorial effort, the story of girl named
Lady Bird (her given name, in that "it’s given to me, by me") who rebels against everyday
Sacramento, California life to obtain whatever it is "freedom" turns out to be. Set in the early 2000s,
a time when Dave Matthews' "Crash Into Me" regularly melts hearts, Lady Bird charts a year-in-the-
life through precision recreation of shared moments: the arguments with parents, the math quiz
meltdowns, the arguments with parents, the life-or-death musical tryouts, the arguments with parents,
the fleeting first-time sexual encounters that mean everything, and of course, the arguments with
parents. Laurie Metcalf is an understated powerhouse as Lady Bird's mother, a constant source of
contention who reconciles with poverty through her daughter's success. It's a tragic note in total
complement to Gerwig's hysterical love letter to home, high school, and the history of ourselves.
Released: March 10 Why it's great: In 1986, 5-year-old Saroo Brierley becomes an accidental
stowaway aboard a train headed to Calcutta -- 930 miles away from his home. Twenty-five years
later, grown under the care of an Australian couple, the expatriate sets out to locate the mother he
barely knew. His tool of choice: Google Earth. Brierley's life story is the setup for a feel-good drama,
and Lion lands the life affirmations without schmaltzing up the hardships. Davis splits the movie in
two, first capturing the metropolitan chaos from a pint-sized POV, then wrestling with an identity
crisis in the present. Patel picks at a raw nerve as the present-day Brierley, displaced but driven
towards discovery, while Kidman delivers a heartbreaking performance as his adoptive mother.
Thank God for the meditative soundtrack. Get Email Contact Why it’s great: Relentless, morbid,
and empowered like an Adderall-fueled, all-night Philosophy final prep session, Aronofsky's
chamber piece is not for the weak of heart (or anyone who flinches at the sight of a weak human
heart, for that matter). It's one of the year's best horror films, and Lawrence delivers the most
physical scream queen performance of a generation, but that may give you the wrong idea;
Aronfosky boils down humanity's creation, existence, and future extinction into an absorbing
invasion thriller. Imagine Hell on Earth… with a little Heaven thrown in. Cast: Timothée Chalamet,
Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar
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always go back to this movie time and again because it talks about the hardships and how a father
makes sure that the world in the boy's point of view is as beautiful as ever. The film makes me realise
that it is okay to be simple and okay to tell stories in the most simplistic way and still be happy about
it. The emotions of the father, mother and the son all resonate with me and makes me want to go
back because emotions are universal and it doesn't matter from where you belong to. Cast: Tilda
Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Matthias Schoenaerts, Dakota Johnson Why it’s great: Lowery conceived
this dazzling, dreamy meditation on the afterlife during the off-hours on a Disney blockbuster,
making the revelations within even more awe-inspiring. After a fatal accident, a musician (Affleck)
finds himself as a sheet-draped spirit, wandering the halls of his former home, haunting/longing for
his widowed wife (Mara). With stylistic quirks, enough winks to resist pretension (a scene where
Mara devours a pie in one five-minute, uncut take is both tragic and cheeky), and a soundscape
culled from the space-time continuum, A Ghost Story connects the dots between romantic love, the
places we call home, and time -- a ghost's worst enemy. 31 Where to see it right now: In theaters
(watch the trailer) 73 Tomatometer: 96% About Us 92 Was it a good idea to assign this movie to
your class? Think about whether the video content matches the topics that you study currently or
have recently covered. collider.com/all-r.. Discovering good movies, one bad movie at a time.
Alternate Ending was formed when three friends realized that they all shared a passion for movies.
Why it's great: This casually dazzling sci-fi movie imagines our immediate future, on the eve of a
virtual revolution where augmented-reality visors will replace the smartphone. Dickinson casts
himself as David, an ad executive tasked with branding the new, life-altering hardware. The VR
upgrade quickly wraps its tentacles around everyday life. Creative Control is a familiar, cautionary
tale, but with a twist: in the search for fulfillment, luxuries -- technology, exercise, sex, New York,
drugs, art -- are slippery slopes to escape. With photogenic scenery, a wry sense of humor, and subtle
computer-graphic enhancement, Creative Control questions our current direction. It's a movie with
enough dramatic pizzazz that not even Reggie Watts' psychedelic performance art can steal the show
(but it comes close). Why it’s great: Lifting from 20th century musicals of every Technicolor hue, La
La Land puts a hop in the steps of two artists as they navigate Hollywood and romance. Gosling, as
a jazz purist who yearns to open his own club, and Stone, a barista-cum-actress who spends equal
time auditioning and daydreaming, pull off an acting two-step by imbuing Broadway-style fantasy -
- complete with showstoppers, solos, and dance routines -- with a realistic struggle creative types
will recognize. The drama isn't as potent as Chazelle's pragmatic spectacle, but rarely do we get
crowd-pleasers with a head and a heart. Just try to quit humming the keystone single "City of Stars" -
- and if you do, tell me how, because I can't. "We're not critics. We're professional fan-girls." --- This
blog is dedicated to movies and the entertainment industry. We use random selection to bring into
light the best and worst of streaming films and entertainment news. Released: June 24th Cast:
Benjamin Dickinson, Nora Zehetner, Alexia Rasmussen, Reggie Watts 38 The Wolf of Wall
Street was one of the most controversial films to come out of 2013. Many thought the film was a
celebration of capitalistic excess rather than a condemnation of it. Upon reflection, it’s easy to see
that Scorsese takes a far more subtle approach in critiquing this lifestyle with the film running for
three hours and much of it in the form of montage. By the end, you’re exhausted, as you should be.
Released: June 16 Released: November 11th Why it's worth your time: This romantic drama is so
prototypically French that it may cause film studies students to bleed Brie. A swift 83 minutes, In the
Shadow of Women follows a modelesque married couple that discovers -- whoop -- both husband
and wife are entangled in affairs. Shot in diffused black and white, and narrated by an authorial
observer, the movie teeters on the edge of self-parody. Two heated performances, sexy and vicious,
anchor it in the artful. Just let your college friends who won't shut up about "New Wave cinema" see
it on their own. Why it’s great: Scott, who unknowingly kicked off a franchise with his original 1979
space horror, is not on this planet to service fans. He has issues to work out with men, machines, and
the tangible universe, and Alien: Covenant (a direct sequel to 2012's Prometheus), will disappoint
anyone looking for wall-to-wall Xenomorph carnage. With big ideas on his mind, Scott recasts
Fassbender as his idea engine, the actor's diligent, lifeless android Walter pit against David, the
defiant robot from Prometheus. His baroque bravado sets the tone for the entire movie, while his
humanoid costars exist so Scott can rip them apart in excessively giddy and gruesome displays of
violence. Alien: Covenant echoes Jurassic Park, The Evil Dead, and a movie Scott didn't make, James
Cameron's Aliens, but the science fiction fueling its engines, and the science fate that steers the
ending, amounts to a sadistic "fuck you" to humanity that's basically unheard of in modern
blockbusters. It's the film I put on when I really feel like watching a nice romantic film. The way
they have those conversations and the way they hold the scenes for such a long time is amazing. I
know all the conversations and I still want to hear them again. Released: August 18 Released:
November 25th Released: December 2nd