BARDO: FALSE CHRONICLES OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS – SEMI-AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL DRAMA – THEATERS, NETFLIX – 3 STARS
“An acclaimed journalist-turned-documentarian goes on an oneiric introspective journey to reconcile with the past, the present and his Mexican identity.” via IMDB
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Stars: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid
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SPIRITED – WILL FERRELL/RYAN REYNOLDS CHRISTMAS MUSICAL – THEATERS, APPLE TV+ – 2 STARS
“A musical version of Charles Dickens’s story of a miserly misanthrope who is taken on a magical journey.” via IMDB
Director: Sean Anders
Stars: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer
THE MENU – DARK COMEDY IN A RESTAURANT – THEATERS – 2 STARS
A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises. via IMDB
Director: Mark Mylod
Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO – STOP-MOTION FAIRY TALE – THEATERS (NETFLIX ON DEC. 9) – 3 1/2 STARS
“A darker version of the classic children’s fairy tale of a wooden puppet that transforms into a real living boy.” via IMDB
Director: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson
Stars: Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregorRon Perlman
SHE SAID – NEWSPAPER DRAMA, ABOUT HARVEY WEINSTEIN – THEATERS – 3 1/2 STARS
“New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.” via IMDB
Director: Maria Schrader
Stars: Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson