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FILM REVIEWS and all the actors are game in their respective roles. Stan and Moore, in particular, have some actual chemistry; it’s just a shame that they’re sidelined for large chunks of the story. Lithgow also oozes just the right amount of ick, but he also exits the narrative too early and leaves behind Middleton and Smith, a pair who simply aren’t interesting enough on their own either as a precious dupe or an audience-surrogate tour guide to the world of the long con. ddd There’s competently executed tension here, but director Benjamin Caron ultimately doesn’t have a ton up his sleeve. A graduate from years of television, there are the usual prestige-TV stylistic tricks — shallow focus, flourishy monochrome scenes, etc. — but it’s rarely surprising. And at his worst, on a couple of occasions Caron even gets right in the way of his actors, such as in a brief scene of Moore and Stan having a celebratory dance in an empty bar that would have been far more effective if it wasn’t ill-advisedly broken up by coverage. Even setting all that frustrating technical craft aside, though, Sharper fails not because it’s generic, but rather because its attempt at a smidgen of novelty is so damn boring in execution. Who comes to a caper movie for a story of someone gaining a conscience and feeling sorry about conning people? The approach is anathemic to the subgenre and sets expectations it has no intention of meeting, not to mention it’s simply no fun at all. — MATT LYNCH DIRECTOR: Benjamin Caron; CAST: Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, Justice Jesse Smith, John Lithgow; DISTRIBUTOR: Apple TV+ / A24; IN THEATERS: February 10; STREAMING: February 17; RUNTIME: 1 hr. 56 min. CONSECRATION & HUESERA Christopher Smith | Michelle Garza Cervera
FILM REVIEWS OLD REVIEWS NEW RELEASES SERIOUSLY RED Gracie Otto “Filled to the brim with a host of classic Dolly tunes and boasting a delightful central performance by Boylan, Seriously Red puts a new spin on the oft-told tale of finding oneself by letting its protagonist quite literally lose herself in another role. Set amongst a kooky cast of celebrity wannabes — including Rose Byrne as an Elvis impersonator and Bobby Cannavale as a former Neil Diamond — the film wears its outsized heart on its sleeve, but its earnestness thankfully never comes across as cloying or insincere.” — MATTIE LUCAS DIRECTOR: Gracie Otto; CAST: Krew Boylan, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale; DISTRIBUTOR: Gravitas Ventures; IN THEATERS & STREAMING: February 10; RUNTIME: 1 hr. 38 min. ATTACHMENT Gabriel Bier Gislason DIRECTOR: Gabriel Bier Gislason; CAST: Sofie Gråbøl, David Dencik, Ellie Kendrick, Josephine Park; DISTRIBUTOR: Shudder; STREAMING: February 9; RUNTIME: 1 hr. 45 min. THE BLUE CAFTAN Maryam Touzani SWALLOWED Carter Smith “The film moves so languidly that any potentially devastating emotional blows have been softened: The first time Halim and Youssef even begin to verbally profess their love for one another, we’re already halfway through the coy film. One could call it being deliberate with your pacing, but since not much has really occurred beforehand — other than what took about two sentences to sum up — it’s more Touzani stalling the drama before it actually has time to begin complicating itself.” — PAUL ATTARD DIRECTOR: Carter Smith; CAST: Jena Malone, Cooper Koch, Jose Colon; DISTRIBUTOR: Shudder; STREAMING: February 14; RUNTIME: 1 hr. 33 min. DIRECTOR: Maryam Touzani; CAST: Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri, Ayoub Messioui; DISTRIBUTOR: Strand Releasing; IN THEATERS: February 10; RUNTIME: 2 hr. 3 min. 16
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