Weekend Film Reviews
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The best film reviewers in the business give you recommendations on what to see and what to skip each week.
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Oct 25, 2024 • 17min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Venom: The Last Dance,’ ‘Concave,’ ‘New Wave’
The latest film releases include Venom: The Last Dance, Conclave, New Wave, and No One Asked You. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.
Oct 18, 2024 • 17min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Smile 2,’ ‘Anora,’ ‘Woman of the Hour’
The latest film releases include Smile 2, Anora, Woman of the Hour, and Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party. Weighing in are Witney Seibold, contributor to SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed, and Christy Lemire, film critic for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the YouTube channel Breakfast All Day.
Oct 11, 2024 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Piece by Piece,’ ‘The Apprentice’
The latest movie releases include Piece by Piece, The Apprentice, We Live in Time, and The Last of the Sea Women. Weighing in are Katie Walsh, film reviewer for the Tribune News Service and The Los Angeles Times, and Monica Castillo, freelance film critic and senior film programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center.
Oct 4, 2024 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Joker: Folie a Deux,’ ‘Salem’s Lot’
The latest movie releases include Joker: Folie a Deux, Salem's Lot, It's What's Inside, and The Outrun. Weighing in are Alison Willmore, film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture; and William Bibbiani, film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network.
Sep 27, 2024 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Megalopolis,’ ‘Wolfs,’ ‘The Wild Robot’
The latest film releases are Megalopolis, Wolfs, The Wild Robot, and Saturday Night. Weighing in are Christy Lemire, film critic for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the YouTube channel Breakfast All Day, and Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and the author of This Is How You Make a Movie.
Sep 20, 2024 • 17min
Weekend film reviews: ‘The Substance,’ ‘A Different Man’
The latest movie releases include The Substance, A Different Man, In the Summers, and The Falling Star. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.
Sep 13, 2024 • 19min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Speak No Evil,’ ‘My Old Ass’
The latest film releases include Speak No Evil, My Old Ass, The Killer's Game, and Look Into My Eyes. Weighing in are Amy Nicholson, host of the podcast Unspooled and film reviewer for The New York Times, and Shawn Edwards, a film critic at Fox 4 News and co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association.
Sep 6, 2024 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ ‘The Front Room’
The latest film releases include Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Front Room, The Thicket, His Three Daughters, and Seeking Mavis Beacon. Weighing in are Katie Walsh, film reviewer for the Tribune News Service and The Los Angeles Times, and William Bibbiani, film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network.
Aug 31, 2024 • 17min
Weekend film reviews: ‘1992,’ ‘Reagan,’ ‘You Gotta Believe’
The latest film releases include 1992, Reagan, You Gotta Believe and The Deliverance. Weighing in are Witney Seibold, senior writer at SlashFilm and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed podcast, and Monica Castillo, freelance film critic who’s written for RogerEbert.com, The New York Times, and The Village Voice.
Aug 23, 2024 • 17min
Weekend film reviews: ‘The Crow,’ ‘Blink Twice,’ ‘Between the Temples’
The latest film releases include The Crow, Blink Twice, and Between the Temples. Weighing in are Shawn Edwards, a film critic at Fox 4 News and co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association; and Alison Willmore, a film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture.
