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BONES AND ALL – Review by T. J. Callahan

November 21, 2022November 27, 2022 T. J. Callahan luca guadagnino, Mark Rylance, taylor russell, timothee chalamet

Bones and All, based on a YA novel of the same name, stars Timothee Chalamet and Taylor Russell as the wayward young couple searching for who they are and who’s going to be their next meal. Character actor extraordinaire, Mark Rylance is Sully, a seasoned people-eater who’s
equal parts mentor and maniac. Director Luca Guadagnino mixes the bloody horror he orchestrated in Suspiria with the peachy romance from Call Me By Your Name as we follow the pair across the Midwest in stolen vehicles with stolen dreams.

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BONES AND ALL – Review by Diane Carson

November 21, 2022November 27, 2022 Diane Carson Bones and All, chloe sevigny, luca guadagnino, Mark Rylance, Michael Stuhlbarg, taylor russell, tellurde fim festival, timothee chalamet

Bones and All uses cannibalism to argue for compassion. Of the many truly terrific fifteen films I saw at the Telluride Film Festival this past year, Bones and All is the only film I can not wholeheartedly recommend. For it presents, with some reserve, cannibals, those who in fact are the living eating the living. And director Luca Guadagnino introduces it without holding back in an early scene.

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DUNE – Review by Lonita Cook

October 24, 2021December 21, 2021 Lonita Cook Denis Villenueve, dune, hbo max, javier bardem, Oscar Isaac, rebecca ferguson, timothee chalamet, zendaya

Ooh Lord, what they got going on over on that desert planet this time? Denis Villeneuve makes his version of Dune. Now, is it a remake of the classic David Lynch film or is it a new interpretation and adaptation of the Frank Herbert book?

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DUNE – Review by Diane Carson

October 24, 2021October 26, 2021 Diane Carson Denis Villenueve, dune, Hans Zimmer, hbo max, javier bardem, Oscar Isaac, rebecca ferguson, timothee chalamet, zendaya

We’ve waited a long time for director Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, and, yes, it has been worth the wait in terms of its overpowering visuals and sound design. The technical elements do all but smother the ecological, sociopolitical critique, but it’s there in battles for the rare commodity spice, imperialist incursions affecting the native Fremin culture, and the imperial family skirmishes.

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DUNE – Review by Susan Granger

October 24, 2021October 26, 2021 Susan Granger Denis Villenueve, dune, hbo max, javier bardem, Oscar Isaac, rebecca ferguson, timothee chalamet, zendaya

Since its publication in 1965, Frank Herbert’s epic tale has become one of the most popular sci-fi novels of all time. No wonder that filmmakers have grappled with interpreting its vast, complex story. French Canadian writer/director Denis Villenueve begins his $165 million extravaganza with “Part I.”

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THE POST DISPATCH – Review by Susan Granger

October 24, 2021October 30, 2021 Susan Granger Anjelica Huston, frances mcdormand, Jeffrey Wright, owen wilson, The French Dispatch, timothee chalamet, Wes Anderson

Deftly scripted as an absurdly fanciful anthology, filled with piquant caricatures, The French Dispatch is meticulously crafted by Wes Anderson as an inventive, whimsical tribute to several generations of mannered storytellers who enriched the American literary landscape

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A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK – Review by Susan Granger

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Susan Granger 0 Comments A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK, cherry jones, elle fanning, Selena Gomez, timothee chalamet, woody allen

After a long delay, punctuated by scandal, Woody Allen’s new romantic comedy has been released. As always, Woody Allen’s dialogue is witty and funny, complemented by musical selections from the Great American Songbook with kudos to cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, production designer Santo Loquasto and costumer Suzy Benzinger. Bottom line: while it’s not as good as Blue Jasmine or Midnight in Paris, it’s an amusing interlude.

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THE KING – Review by Susan Granger

November 5, 2019November 8, 2019 Susan Granger 0 Comments Ben Mendelsohn, henry v, historic drama, joel edgerton, netflix, the king, timothee chalamet

Netflix ventures into historical drama with David Michod and Joel Edgerton’s loose amalgam of Shakespeare’s Henry IV and Henry V, although the name of the Bard isn’t included in the credits.

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BEAUTIFUL BOY – Review by Susan Granger

November 16, 2018November 18, 2018 Susan Granger 0 Comments bautiful boy, steve carrell, timothee chalamet

This is the true story of a frantic father dealing with his son’s crystal methamphetamine addiction. Set in Northern California, it revolves around veteran Marin County journalist David Sheff (Steve Carell), who lives with his troubled 18 year-old son Nic (Timothee Chalamet) from previous marriage, his second wife Karen (Maura Tierney) and their two young kids.

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BEAUTIFUL BOY – Review by Martha K. Baker

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Martha K. Baker 0 Comments Amy Ryan, beautiful boy, Felix van Groeningen, steve carrell, timothee chalamet

Beautiful Boy proves hard and essential to watch. Who’s going to see this earnest film? Drug addicts? Their siblings? Their parents. Maybe advocates and therapists and counselors? Beautiful Boy conflates two books by the father of the beautiful boy and the title character himself. The one is the paternal protector, the other the addict.

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Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska‘s #Fugue is finally getting a long-overdue limited US cinema release. Our own @suspirialex takes a look at this portrait of a woman in crisis: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/20/fugue-review-by-alexandra-heller-nicholas/

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We had to wait decades for Nicolas Cage's very first western (Butcher's Crossing) but then only 1 year for his second - #TheOldWays. @susangranger reviews the latest from @PrimeVideo: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/20/the-old-ways-review-by-susan-granger/

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"Documentary-like in its candor, [#TheWorstOnes] is also touchingly tender as it captures a memorable summer in its characters’ lives." Our Movie of the Week (#MOTW) team reviews the #Cannes2022 #UnCertainRegard winner from Lise Akoka & Romane Gueret: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/18/movie-of-the-week-march-24-2023-the-worst-ones/

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