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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Aug 9, 2024 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Borderlands,’ ‘Cuckoo,’ ‘Good One’
The latest film releases include Borderlands, Cuckoo, Good One and It Ends with Us. Weighing in are Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and the author of This Is How You Make a Movie, and Katie Walsh, film reviewer for the Tribune News Service and the Los Angeles Times.
Aug 2, 2024 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon,’ Kneecap’
The latest film releases are Harold and the Purple Crayon, The Instigators, Kneecap, and Doctor Jekyll. Weighing in are Amy Nicholson, host of the podcast Unspooled and film reviewer for The New York Times, and William Bibbiani, film critic for The Wrap and co-host of The Critically Acclaimed Network.
Jul 26, 2024 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Deadpool and Wolverine,’ ‘Didi’
The latest film releases include Deadpool & Wolverine, Didi, The Fabulous Four, and Made In England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger. Weighing in are Shawn Edwards, film critic for FOX4 News in Kansas City and co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association, and Katie Walsh, film reviewer for The Tribune News Service and The Los Angeles Times.
Jul 19, 2024 • 21min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Twisters,’ ‘Oddity,’ ‘Crossing’
The latest film releases are Twisters, Oddity, Crossing, and Skywalkers: A Love Story. Weighing in are Monica Castillo, freelance film critic and senior film programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center, and Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and author of This Is How You Make a Movie.
Jul 12, 2024 • 16min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Fly Me to the Moon,’ ‘Longlegs,’ ‘Sing Sing’
The latest film releases are Fly Me to the Moon, Longlegs, Sing Sing, and Sorry/Not Sorry. Weighing in are Alison Willmore, film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture, as well as Witney Seibold, senior staff writer at SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed.
Jul 4, 2024 • 17min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Despicable Me 4,’ ‘MaXXXine,’ ‘Space Cadet’
The latest film releases include Despicable Me 4, MaXXXine, Space Cadet, and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Weighing in are Christy Lemire, film critic for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the YouTube channel Breakfast All Day, and Alonso Duralde, film critic and co-host of movie podcast Linoleum Knife.
Jun 14, 2024 • 17min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Treasure,’ ‘Ghostlight’
The latest film releases include Inside Out 2, Treasure, Ghostlight, and Tuesday. Hear from freelance film critic Monica Castillo, who writes for The New York Times, Village Voice, and RogerEbert.com, as well as Shawn Edwards, film critic for FOX-TV in Kansas City and co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association.
Jun 7, 2024 • 16min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die,’ ‘Robot Dreams’
The latest film releases include Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Robot Dreams, Handling the Undead, and The Watchers. Weighing in are Witney Seibold, contributor to SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed, and Amy Nicholson, host of the podcast Unspooled and film reviewer for The New York Times.
May 31, 2024 • 16min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Young Woman and the Sea,’ ‘Jim Henson Idea Man’
The latest film releases are Young Woman and the Sea, Jim Henson Idea Man, In A Violent Nature, and The Young Wife. Weighing in are Alison Willmore, film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture, and William Bibbiani, film critic and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network of podcasts.
May 24, 2024 • 20min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Furiosa,’ ‘Taking Venice,’ ‘Hit Man’
The latest film releases are Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Taking Venice, Hit Man, and Queen of the Deuce. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of movie podcast Linoleum Knife. Duralde is also the author of Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film, released May 14.
