I'm working long days at the moment on a TV crew, so haven't had time for many films. But I still managed to see quite a handful over the long weekend.
His Three Daughters is a sharp, involving drama starring Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon and Natasha Lyonne as estranged sisters dealing with their fading father. Dennis Quaid takes on the biopic
Reagan with an intriguing performance. But the film is far too simplistic to do this complex man justice, relentlessly painting him as a saint.
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BEST OUT THIS WEEK:
Mandoob (Night Courier)
Black Dog
PERHAPS AVOID:
Reagan
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British political comedy
The Whip is an enjoyable bit of low-key wish-fulfilment as a group of scrappy underdogs take on the government.
Mandoob (The Courier) is a beautifully made film from Saudi Arabia about a guy trying to make ends meet and getting into some trouble on the way. And I saw the first two movies in the Quinn Armstrong's Fresh Hell horror trilogy:
The Exorcism of Saint Patrick is a thoughtful, provocative, clever exploration of conversion therapy, while
Wolves Against the World is a choppier, more experimental take on racism. These of course sat well with the
FrightFest movies I watched last weekend!
This coming week, I'm watching Ian McKellen in
The Critic, Alicia Vikander in
Firebrand, Matt Smith in
Starve Acre, Emile Hirsch in
Dead Money, comedy-drama
Off Ramp and the final Fresh Hell movie
Dead Teenagers.
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