About the film (courtesy of A24): The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp. Christian Friedel gives a powerful performance as Höss, a man who is both deeply disturbed and strangely ordinary. He is a …
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Time for a Reel KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON review
About the film (courtesy of Apple TV+): An epic wester crime saga, where real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal. Based on a true story and told through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Lily Gladstone), Killers of the Flower Moon tracks the suspicious murders of member of the Osage …
Time for a Reel OPPENHEIMER review
About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Oppenheimer is an IMAX-shot epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. Oppenheimer is a complex and challenging film that tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who led the …
Time for a Reel BABYLON review
About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood. Maybe not quite the best, but Babylon certainly qualifies as “saving my wildest write-up for last in 2022.” As we …
Time for a Reel AMSTERDAM review
About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): An original crime epic about three close friends who find themselves at the center of one of the most shocking secret plots in American history. David O. Russell assembles a stellar cast in this 1930s-set comedy drama that uncovers and sheds light upon one of America’s more …
Time for a Reel THE WOMAN KING review
About the film (courtesy of TriStar Pictures): The remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca …
Time for a Reel THE LAST DUEL review
About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): Based on actual events, the film unravels long-held assumptions about France’s last sanctioned duel between Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon) and Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver), two friends turned bitter rivals. When Carrouges’ wife, Marguerite (Jodie Comer), is viciously assaulted by Le Gris, a charge he denies, …
Time for a Reel MIDWAY review
About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): Midway centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers …
Time for a Reel HARRIET review
About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, Harriet tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history. Harriet …
Time for a Reel THE CURRENT WAR review
About the film (courtesy of 101 Studios): Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, the upstart genius Nikolai …