The Grizzlies: Inspiring story of Indigenous community's triumph over tragedy overcomes its tropes
ReviewJim SlotekThe Grizzlies, Alethea Arnaquqa-Baril, Angry Inuk, Iqaluit, Miranda de Pencier, Russ Sheppard, Ben Schnetzer, Paul Nutarariaq, Indigenous youth lacrosse, Kugluktuk, Emerald MacDonald, Tantoo Cardinal, Will Sasso
High Life: Claire Denis’s Clinical-Spiritual Vision of Fallen Bodies
The Curse of La Llorona: A Really Bad Mujer From Mexico
ReviewThe Curse of La Llorona, Raymond Cruz, Horror, Conjure universe, Mexico, James Wan, Michael Chaves, Linda Cardellini, Patricia Velasquez, Marisol Ramirez
Teen Spirit: A star is bored
Penguins: Does Disney really need to double-down on the cute when the subject is penguins?
ReviewJim SlotekPenguins, DisneyNature, Antarctic, Adalie Penguins, Ed Helms, Anthropomorphized documentaries, Children's documentaries, Alastair Fothergill, Jeff Wilson, Blue Planet, Our Planet
What to Watch (and What to Skip) in Theatres This Weekend
ReviewJim SlotekFilm releases this week, Far. The Story of a Journey Around the World, Amazing Grace, Aretha Franklin, Sidney Pollack, Mary Magdalene, Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Best of Enemies, Sam Rockwell, Taraji P. Henson, Hellboy, Steve Bannon, Mia and the White Lion, Missing Link, Stockholm, Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace, Master Z: Ip Man Legacy, Yuen Woo-ping
Missing Link: Around the world with a 600-pound primate - Laika's latest is a light, stop-motion romp
ReviewJim SlotekLaika, Portland, Coraline, ParaNorman, Kubo and the Two Strings, Missing Link, Chris Butler, Animated slapstick, Sasquatch, Yeti, Himalayas, Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis, Zoe Saldana, Steven Fry, Timothy Olyphant, Stop-motion animation
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy - Old-school Hong Kong gangland crime with jolting fight sequences
ReviewJim SlotekIp Man, Bruce Lee, Master Z: Ip Man Legacy, Yuen Woo-ping, Max Zhang, Liu Yan, Dave Bautista, Michelle Yeoh, Kevin Cheng, Chrissie Chau
Hellboy: Boy, this is one hellish reboot!
ReviewJim SlotekHellboy, David Harbour, Neil Marshall, Milla Jovovich, Daniel Dae Kim, Ian McShane, Ron Perlman, Guillermo del Toro, Mike Mignola, Sasha Lane
Little: Something a 10-year-old might come up with after seeing Big - and it was!
ReviewJim SlotekLittle, Regina Hall, Issa Rae, Luke James, Big, Tracee Ellis Ross, Marsai Martin, Blackish, Kenya Barris, Tina Gordon, Tracy Oliver, Girls Trip, Mikey Day, Eva Carlton, Adult in kids body plot
Amazing Grace: Long “Lost” Doc Locates Aretha Franklin at the Height of her Powers
ReviewAretha Franklin, Reverend James Cleveland, Sidney Pollack, C.L. Franklin, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones, Documentary, Alan Elliott, Music documentaries, Alexander Hamilton, Exile on Main Street
Far. The Story of a Journey Around the World: An incredible, feel-good hitchhiking achievement
ReviewJim SlotekFar. The Story of a Journey Around the World, Patrick Allgaier, Gwendolin Weisser, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Irkutsk, Mexico, German documentary, Central America
The Best of Enemies: TV movie-ish tale of how a Klan leader's heart grew three sizes one day
ReviewJim SlotekThe Best of Enemies, Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Taraji P. Henson, Durham, North Carolina, School segregation, Ku Klux Klan, Wes Bentley, Babou Ceesay, Anne Heche, Robin Bissell
Mary Magdalene: Female-Led Bible Story Beats the Odds, Brings the Goods
Mia and the White Lion: Real-Time Coming of Age Tale Has Big Cats, Meerkats… and Deep Messages
ReviewMia and the White Lion, Daniah De Villiers, Melanie Laurent, Langley Kirkwood, Ryan Mac Lennan, Coming-of-age stories, Family films, Lions, Animals, Gilles de Maistre
Stockholm: Ethan Hawke Comic Thriller Is a (Ahem) Slog Day Afternoon
ReviewChristopher Heyerdahl, Shanti Roney, Thorbjørn Harr, Bea Santos, Mark Elov, Robert Budreau, Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace, fact-based drama, Canadian, Born to Be Blue, Dog Day Afternoon, Derivitive
The Brink: The Banality of Steve Bannon on Full Display in New Documentary
ReviewThe Brink, Steve Bannon, Alison Klayman, documentary, Donld Trump, U.S. politics, Duck Dynasty, New York TImes, BBC, The Guardian
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote: Terry Gilliam’s Latest a Tall Tale That Stumbles… And Face Plants
ReviewThe Man Who Killed Don Quixote, Adam Driver, Jonathan Pryce, Terry Gilliam, Fantasy, Years in the Making, Cannes, Stellan Skarsgård, Olga Kurylenko, Jordi Mollà, Sancho Panza, Spain, Films set in Spain
Your Weekend Roundup: What To See (And Miss) In The Theatres
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Review, Preview, PodcastThe Invisibles, Carmine Street Guitars, Pet Sematary, Shazam, Edge of the Knife, Sunset, Acquainted, Weekly Roundup, Movie podcasts, Zachary Levi, Ron Mann
Shazam!: A crowd-pleaser that both mocks superhero cliches and succumbs to them
