Tag: A24

  • Review: Black Widow (Spoiler Free) and Zola

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    One of these films finally got THEDHK back into theaters! Marvel’s Black Widow and A24’s Zola are both up for review. More about Black Widow: In Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller “Black Widow,” Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.…

  • Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, On the Rocks, Rebecca, The Witches, and Over the Moon

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    A bevy of films to review this week. Borat returns to the big screen for the first time in 14 years and it is as cringe (in a good way) as ever in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Sofia Coppola and Bill Murray reunite in On the Rocks but something of the spark got left in Lost…

  • Chemical Hearts, Tesla, Boys State

    Chemical Hearts, Tesla, Boys State

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    Lots of streaming from home options this week with “Chemical Hearts” “Tesla” and “Boys State”. Unfortunately “Chemical Hearts” lacks heart – it’s like an AI wrote a script of what it thought would be marketable to teens. Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams star. “Tesla” is an uninspired portrait of an inspiring figure. Ethan Hawke provides…

  • Review: First Cow, Palm Springs, and Mucho Mucho Amor

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        We finally have some highlights this summer with First Cow, Palm Springs, and Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado! First Cow is a striking moment in time in the nineteenth century. Yes there is also actually a cow. Just watch it. Kelly Reichardt directs, John Magaro, Orion Lee, Ewen Bremner, Rene…

  • Review: Little Women and Uncut Gems

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    Two polar opposite films enter the holiday fray, both have a lot of shouting. Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of “Little Women” and the Safdie Brothers’s “Uncut Gems” are up for review this week. Greta Gerwig gracefully helms this modern adaptation of “Little Women” that is worth checking out over the holidays. Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothee…

  • Review: The Current War: Director’s Cut, The Kill Team and Jojo Rabbit

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    ​This week has three films about war in one way or another with “The Current War: Director’s Cut” “The Kill Team” and “Jojo Rabbit.” “The Current War: Director’s Cut” unfortunately doesn’t do anything to distinguish itself from the countless other films we’ve had about the achievements of rich white men. While it boasts an excellent…

  • Review: The Farewell and The Art of Self-Defense

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    This week brings two indie movies, the amazing “The Farewell” and the eccentric “The Art of Self-Defense.” Please please please get thee to a theater to see “The Farewell” ASAP. Lulu Wang’s film has comedy, drama, heart, and Awkwafina. ​Meanwhile the more bizarre “The Art of Self-Defense” tackles toxic masculinity. Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, and…

  • Lulu Wang Interview: The Farewell

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      Director Lulu Wang sits down with THEDHK to discuss bringing her film, The Farewell to life and taking inspiration from her real family.   ​More about the film: In this funny, uplifting tale based on an actual lie, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi (Awkwafina) reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows…

  • Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home (Spoiler Free) and Midsommar

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    Slinging in to theaters is the 11th appearance of a Spider-Man on film in the last 17 years (and yet he keeps getting younger…) in “Spider-Man: Far From Home” and Ari Aster’s horror suspense thriller “Midsommar.” Spidey is back and post Endgame consequences. This time he’s traversing through Europe with his classmates and an acTOR-y…

  • Review: X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The Last Black Man in San Francisco

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    This week brings a disappointing end to 20 years of the X-Men on the big screen in “X-Men: Dark Phoenix” and a somewhat sanitized portrait of San Francisco in “The Last Black Man in San Francisco.” ​ In spite of all the star power attached to “X-Men: Dark Phoenix” the film is dull at best.…