by
Julien Faddoul
Straight Outta Compton
The
group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California,
in the mid-1980s and develops Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about
life in the hood.
Overlong, obviously sanitized hagiography
with an abundance of sleekness in its first act and cinematic ineptitude by its
third. The film ends up relying so heavily on cheesiness and clichés that
taking it seriously becomes unfeasible.
d
– F. Gary Gray
w
– Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus
ph
– Matthew Libatique
pd
– Shane Valentino
m
– Joseph Trapanese
ed
– Billy Fox, Michael Tronick
cos
– Kelli Jones
p
– Matt Alvarez, Scott Bernstein, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, David Engel, F. Gary Gray, Tomica
Woods-Wright, Bill Straus
Cast:
O'Shea Jackson Jr, Corey Hawkins, Aldis Hodge, Neil Brown Jr, Jason Mitchell, Paul
Giamatti
A Walk in the Woods
Two
men decide the best way to connect with their homeland is to hike the
Appalachian Trail.
A movie that gives us two
contemptuous characters with nothing interesting to say as they bond over
life’s many ironies. Exceedingly dull.
d
– Ken Kwapis
w
– Rick Kerb, Bill Holderman (Based on
the Novel by Bill Bryson)
ph
– John Bailey
pd
– Gae S. Buckley
m
– Nathan Larson
ed
– Julie Garces, Carol Littleton
cos
– Leigh Leverett
p
– Chip Diggens, Bill Holderman, Robert Redford
Cast:
Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Nick Offerman, Kristen Schaal,
Chrystee Pharris, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Hayley Lovitt, Derek Krantz, Andrew
Vogel, Linds Edwards, R. Keith Harris, John Kap
We Are Your Friends *
Caught
between a forbidden romance and the expectations of his friends, am aspiring DJ
attempts to find the path in life that leads to fame and fortune.
Energetic, but far too familiar and
dubious depiction of EDM culture that mistakes superficial slickness for
critique.
d
– Max Joseph
w
– Max Joseph, Meaghan Oppenheimer, Richard Silverman
ph
– Brett Pawlak
pd
– Maya Sigel
m
– Matt Simpson
ed
– Terel Gibson
cos
– Christie Wittenborn
p
– Liza Chasin, Tim Beaven, Eric Fellner
Cast:
Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski, Wes Bentley, Nick Rotteveel, Alessandro Lindblad,
Vanessa Lengies, Jon Abrahams, Shiloh Fernandez, Jon Bernthal
Ricki and the Flash *
A
musician who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom returns
home, looking to make things right with her family.
Structurally unusual and ultimately unconvincing
comedy that offers thick layers of humanism without presenting them with ample
tact. Its director, writer and star all luxuriate in their separate tics, all
of which are engaging, at times even masterly, but the whole thing lacks the
elegance to be as cathartic as it wants to be.
d
– Jonathan Demme
w
– Diablo Cody
ph
– Declan Quinn
pd
– Stuart Wurtzel
ed
– Wyatt Smith
cos
– Ann Roth
p
– Mason Novick, Marc Platt
Cast:
Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer, Ben Platt, Rick Springfield, Sebastian
Stan, Audra McDonald, Charlotte Rae, Nick Westrate
Heaven Knows What **
A
young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next
fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.
Junkie film that stands apart from
the norm due to some superb handling. It depicts an easily recognizable world
with an odd mix of “realism” verisimilitude and an abrasive aesthetic. It also
gains immeasurably from its lead performance, whose life the film is based on.
d
– Ben Safdie, Joshua Safdie
w
– Ronald Bornstein, Joshua Safdie
(Inspired by the Book by Arielle Holmes)
ph
– Sean Price Williams
pd
– Audrey Turner
m
– Paul Grimstad, Ariel Pink
ed
– Ronald Bornstein, Ben Safdie
p
– Sebastian Bear-McClard, Oscar Boyson
Cast:
Arielle Holmes, Caleb Landry Jones,
Eléonore Hendricks, Yuri Pleskun, Buddy Duress, Necro
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