Critic’s Choice: ‘Gleason’ and ‘The Tenth Man’ among film critics’ picks, Aug. 12-18
Movie recommendations from critics Kenneth Turan, Justin Chang and other reviewers.
Café Society Woody Allen’s new film, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart and Steve Carell, is of course funny but it also ends up, almost without our realizing it, trafficking in memory, regret and the fate of relationships in a world of romantic melancholy. (Kenneth Turan) PG-13.
Don’t Think Twice Actor-comedian Mike Birbiglia’s funny and endearing love letter to the world of improvisational comedy and the spontaneous performers who keep it bubbling. (Gary Goldstein) R.
Gleason While still in his early 30s, former NFL player Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS; his story will grab you and, quite possibly, shake you to the core. (Sheri Linden) R.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople This wonderful New Zealand film has a gently absurdist quality, a simultaneously sweet and subversive sensibility all its own, mixing warmth, adventure and comedy in ways that consistently surprise. Don’t miss it. (Kenneth Turan) PG-13.
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Indignation Adapted by director James Schamus from the Philip Roth novel and starring Logan Lerman and Sarah Gadon, this is a melancholy, star-crossed romance laced with Roth’s piercing sense of humor. (Kenneth Turan) R.
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Jason Bourne The fourth film to feature Matt Damon as the unstoppable secret agent, the third to be directed by Paul Greengrass, this most propulsive motion picture is a model of what mainstream entertainment can be like when everything goes right. (Kenneth Turan) PG-13.
Our Little Sister A delicate, unforced meditation on the joy and wonder of ordinary life, this film’s ability to move audiences without apparent effort must be experienced to be fully appreciated and understood. (Kenneth Turan) PG.
The Tenth Man This Argentine effort written and directed by Daniel Burman is a complete charmer, an unlooked-for combination of Jane Austen and Isaac Bashevis Singer. With a twist of Buenos Aires thrown into the mix. (Kenneth Turan) NR.
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