MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
There be Wails Here
52-Hertz Whales takes the voiceless metaphor a bit far, but as J-melodrama goes it’s better than most.
Shaky Foundation
Japan dives into YouTube as a source for movies with The Floor Plan. There’s a reason stuff on YouTube is 15 minutes.
That’ll Do, George
Bring your earplugs because when we say Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga roars, we mean that.
Almost MIghty ‘Oak’
Ken Loach (allegedly) puts a ribbon on a stellar career with the just fine The Old Oak.
Up and Away
Fan fiction? An Il Mare riff? Suicide jokes? A Balloon’s Landing is just weird and ballsy enough to be enjoyable.
A Dark ‘Day’
Director Kim Sung-su proves action and tension can be married to political history in 12.12: The Day.
Monkeying Around
All you’ll really remember from Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is the mo-cap monkeys you can’t tell from the real thing.
Back in Time
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In is the best Walled City movie since Bloodsport. Oh my.
Sweetbitter
Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki’s absurd rom-com Fallen Leaves is a love it or hate it affair.
Yes, ‘Guy’!
David Leitch, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt seriously go boom, in the best way, in The Fall Guy.