Another week lacking in new wide releases means the same old films at the top of the list. Nothing to see here.
Our Highest Rated Films: Falling, Two of Us Our Best Awards Ratings: Two of Us (Oscars)
OTHER LIMITED RELEASES
Angelique’s Isle (Limited) Balloon Man (Virtual) Dara Of Jasenovac (Limited) A Glitch in the Matrix (Limited) I’ll Meet You There (Virtual) M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity (Virtual) The Mimic (Limited) Minamata (Limited)
6.0 Wesley Lovell: (5) Peter J. Patrick: (7) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)
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Individual Commentary:
Wesley Lovell (WL): If it weren’t for the actors in the film, this wouldn’t look very appealing at all. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Planned Oscar campaign for Lance Henriksen hasn’t quite taken off, but the film looks worth catching. Thomas LaTourette (TL): It is probably going to be a well acted family drama, but the trailer did not make the characters, especially the father dealing with Alzheimer’s, too appealing. Though it sounds like a good first directorial effort by Viggo Martenson.
5.7 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (7) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)
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Individual Commentary:
Wesley Lovell (WL): It seems a bit too twee for its own good. Peter J. Patrick (PP): The always interesting Olivia Cooke and Jack O’Connell in a Covid metaphor that might not have worked otherwise looks worth our time. Thomas LaTourette (TL): I am intrigued by this film that looks to be a combination of Contagion and Memento, but not sure how it will totally hold together.
4.7 Wesley Lovell: (3) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)
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Individual Commentary:
Wesley Lovell (WL): Countless films try to approach the rural life concept with wit and humor and this one doesn’t look like it succeeds. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Offbeat Australian comedy doesn’t quite grab me despite strong cast led by Sam Neill. Thomas LaTourette (TL): It looks like a cute if minor comedy about warring sheep herding brothers, with some deeper aspects, but probably still a trifle.
3.3 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (2) Thomas LaTourrette: (4)
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)
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Individual Commentary:
Wesley Lovell (WL): These horror films are all starting to look the same. Peter J. Patrick (PP): The conclusion of a cheaply made horror trilogy I’ve never heard of does nothing for me. Thomas LaTourette (TL): With the combination of horror and the plague of 1665, it might prove better than the trailer, but I doubt I’ll be the one to find out. It does hold the possibility of being a good horror film.
2.0 Wesley Lovell: (2) Peter J. Patrick: (2) Thomas LaTourrette: (2)
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)
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Individual Commentary:
Wesley Lovell (WL): These horror films are all starting to look the same. Peter J. Patrick (PP): New Zealand has produced some really good psychological horror films, but this doesn’t look like one of them. Thomas LaTourette (TL): It is trying to be some type of horror film, but the trailer gave me no desire to see it.
6.0 Wesley Lovell: (5) Peter J. Patrick: (7) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)
3.0 Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (6,Oscars) Thomas LaTourrette: (3,Oscars)
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International Feature (PP,TL)
Individual Commentary:
Wesley Lovell (WL): The trailer almost makes the film’s premise seem interesting, but it never quite digs deep enough for my taste. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Barbara Sukowa (Fassbinder’s Lola) still looks smashing as an elderly closeted lesbian in France’s Oscar contender. Thomas LaTourette (TL): The trailer about the problems two older lesbians are having is not that moving, but the early reviews make it sound worth seeing.
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