Production Company(ies)
Apple Corps Aimimage Productions, Diamond Docs
 
Distributor
20th Century Fox
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
 
Filming Location(s)
Centre Lawn Building, Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong violence and language throughout, sexual references and brief drug material
 
Year of Release
2016
 

 
Genre(s)
Action/Adventure
 
Keyword(s)
starring Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J Miller, Gina Carano, Leslie Uggams, directed by Tim Miller, written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, action, adventure, comedy, fantasy, R rating, box office success, $363.1M gross, reviewed by Nigel Andrews, Dwight Brown, Sara Michelle Fetters, Udita Jhunjhunwala, Anthony Lane, Christopher Orr, Brian Eggert, Kip Mooney, Nick Levine, Ian Brill, Richard Crouse, Jordy Sirkin, Wade Wilson, Deadpool, Special Forces, mercenary, evil scientist, Ajax, Colossus, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, mutant allies, accelerated healing powers, twisted sense of humor, Simon Kinberg, Lauren Shuler Donner, Dolby Atmos, Scope (2.35:1), X-Men
 

Cast & Crew

Ryan Reynolds

Morena Baccarin

Ed Skrein

T.J. Miller

Gina Carano

Wade

Deadpool

Vanessa

Ajax

Weasel

Ryan Reynolds – Wade, Deadpool
Morena Baccarin – Vanessa
Ed Skrein – Ajax
T.J. Miller – Weasel
Gina Carano – Angel Dust
Leslie Uggams – Blind Al

 

Tim Miller

Rhett Reese

Simon Kinberg

Ryan Reynolds

Lauren Shuler Donner

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Tim Miller
 
Writer(s)
Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
 
Producer(s)
Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds, Lauren Shuler Donner

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
6 wins & 52 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Nigel Andrews

Dwight Brown

Sara Michelle Fetters

Udita Jhunjhunwala

Anthony Lane

Financial Times

National Newspaper Publishers Association

MovieFreak.com

Scroll.in

New Yorker

DEADPOOL
  All Critics (348) | Top Critics (67) | Fresh (295) | Rotten (53)
  Deadpool tries so hard and is so trying.
 
  December 27, 2016 | Rating: 2/5
 
  Nigel Andrews
  Financial Times
  TOP CRITIC
  Who needs a hero when you can have an entertaining antihero?
 
  November 8, 2016
 
  Dwight Brown
  National Newspaper Publishers Association
  TOP CRITIC
  This is a fun, hyper-violent, gleefully perverse frolic into the super-powered absurd.
 
  August 15, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Sara Michelle Fetters
  MovieFreak.com
  TOP CRITIC
  As far as origin stories go, this one’s a blast, in no small measure due to Reynolds, who clearly relishes the part, and director Tim Miller, who keeps you entertained and amused throughout.
 
  June 21, 2016
 
  Udita Jhunjhunwala
  Scroll.in
  TOP CRITIC
  Watching the film is like sitting at dinner with a teen-ager who believes that, if he swears long and loudly enough, he will shock the grownups into accepting him as one of their own.
 
  February 15, 2016
 
  Anthony Lane
  New Yorker
  TOP CRITIC
  Flamboyantly vulgar and determinedly self-referential, Deadpool has the shape of a superhero movie but the soul of a Danny McBride flick.
 
  February 15, 2016
 
  Christopher Orr
  The Atlantic
  TOP CRITIC
  That Deadpool was ever made is something of a small miracle. That it’s satisfying from a fan perspective is another miracle.
 
  April 22, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Brian Eggert
  Deep Focus Review
  Packed to the brim with witty asides and pop culture references.
 
  August 10, 2021 | Rating: A-
 
  Kip Mooney
  Central Track
  Deadpool is a stylishly salty antidote to bloated recent superhero movies like last year’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron.
 
  June 8, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Nick Levine
  NME
  While there are still solid laughs to be found, it reneges on the promise of the early scenes. And when dealing with mercenaries, especially a merc with a mouth, you never renege on a promise.
 
  April 13, 2021
 
  Ian Brill
  Battleship Pretension
  It’s occasionally a little too rude and crude, bloody and bowed for it’s own good but at least it tries to do something a little different in the well-worn context of the superhero genre.
 
  February 3, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Richard Crouse
  Richard Crouse
  It’s easy to make a superhero film nowadays. However, a film is nothing without great writers that understand the character and an actor that is passionate about it. Ryan Reynold IS Deadpool.
 
  January 2, 2021
 
  Jordy Sirkin
  Jordy Reviews It…

 

Plot
After losing Vanessa (Morena Baccarin), the love of his life, 4th-wall breaking mercenary Wade Wilson aka Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) must assemble a team and protect a young, fat mutant Russell Collins aka Firefist (Julian Dennison) from Cable (Josh Brolin), a no-nonsense, dangerous cyborg from the future, and must also learn the most important lesson of all: to be part of a family again.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Ryan Reynolds “clearly relishes the part” of Deadpool, according to one critic review.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)

 
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for pervasive language and some sexuality/nudity
 
Year of Release
2015
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Hamish Linklater, directed by Adam McKay, written by Adam McKay, Charles Randolph, Comedy, Drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Candice Frederick, Sara Michelle Fetters, Max Weiss, Jason Bailey, Alissa Wilkinson, Tara Brady, Brian Eggert, Michael J Casey, Joanne Laurier, Tony Black, Richard Crouse, MPAA rating R, produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Arnon Milchan
 

Cast & Crew

Steve Carell

Ryan Gosling

Christian Bale

Brad Pitt

Marisa Tomei

Steve Eisman

Greg Lippmann

Michael Burry

Ben Hockett

Cynthia Baum

Steve Carell – Steve Eisman
Ryan Gosling – Greg Lippmann
Christian Bale – Michael Burry
Brad Pitt – Ben Hockett
Marisa Tomei – Cynthia Baum
Hamish Linklater – Porter Collins

 

Adam McKay

Adam McKay

Brad Pitt

Dede Gardner

Jeremy Kleiner

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Adam McKay
 
Writer(s)
Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
 
Producer(s)
Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Arnon Milchan

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
37 wins & 81 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Writing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Winners, Oscar Winners
 

Top Reviews

Candice Frederick

Sara Michelle Fetters

Max Weiss

Jason Bailey

Alissa Wilkinson

Reel Talk Online

MovieFreak.com

Baltimore Magazine

Flavorwire

Christianity Today

THE BIG SHORT
  All Critics (331) | Top Critics (80) | Fresh (294) | Rotten (37)
  … it wreaks of self-important pseudo-commentary that is more hollow and garishly humorous than it cares to admit.
 
  September 1, 2017 | Rating: D
 
  Candice Frederick
  Reel Talk Online
  TOP CRITIC
  While The Big Short is hardly uplifting, it still manages to tell a rambunctiously funny tale that’s as informative as it is entertaining, humor walking hand-in-hand with tragedy to ultimately craft a comedy that’s impossible to dismiss.
 
  August 16, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Sara Michelle Fetters
  MovieFreak.com
  TOP CRITIC
  Adam McKay’s The Big Short plays like an elaborate con, albeit one that uses its powers for good.
 
  June 12, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Max Weiss
  Baltimore Magazine
  TOP CRITIC
  An unlikely but oddly effective mixture of dark comedy, character study, based-on-a-true-story drama, rabble-rousing, and detective story.
 
  April 30, 2016
 
  Jason Bailey
  Flavorwire
  TOP CRITIC
  As The Big Short goes on, it becomes progressively less funny and more depressing, mirroring the attitudes of the characters.
 
  April 13, 2016
 
  Alissa Wilkinson
  Christianity Today
  TOP CRITIC
  At first, the to-camera segments can be discombobulating, but over two hours, the film coalesces into a brilliantly accessible, scathing account of the financial crisis, and its continuing aftermath.
 
  February 23, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Tara Brady
  Irish Times
  TOP CRITIC
  McKay’s defiant treatment just barely avoids becoming so irreverent that its sense of humor overshadows its significance.
 
  April 25, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Brian Eggert
  Deep Focus Review
  Both annoying and effective as McKay manages to simultaneously inform and talk down to his audience.
 
  August 15, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
  Michael J. Casey
  Michael J. Cinema
  The filmmakers do their best to bring this crisis and its human dimensions to life.
 
  February 26, 2021
 
  Joanne Laurier
  World Socialist Web Site
  Though presented as a jet black, indeed a cold-hearted, satire, it’s concerned with reminding American audiences in particular just how close they came to economic Armageddon.
 
  February 14, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Tony Black
  Cultural Conversation
  Subtle it’s not, but the director’s use of pop culture images and music to set the scene goes a long way to establish a time, place and tone.
 
  February 3, 2021 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
  Richard Crouse
  Richard Crouse
  It manages to illuminate how the economic failure occurred with scathing wit and highly-stylized editing that keeps you on your toes.
 
  January 30, 2021 | Rating: 8/10
 
  Nicole Ackman
  Next Best Picture…

 

Plot
Three separate but parallel stories of the U.S mortgage housing crisis of 2005 are told. Michael Burry, an eccentric ex-physician turned one-eyed Scion Capital hedge fund manager, has traded traditional office attire for shorts, bare feet and a Supercuts haircut. He believes that the US housing market is built on a bubble that will burst within the next few years. Autonomy within the company allows Burry to do largely as he pleases, so Burry proceeds to bet against the housing market with the banks, who are more than happy to accept his proposal for something that has never happened in American history. The banks believe that Burry is a crackpot and therefore are confident in that they will win the deal. Jared Vennett with Deutschebank gets wind of what Burry is doing and, as an investor believes he too can cash in on Burry’s beliefs. An errant telephone call to FrontPoint Partners gets this information into the hands of Mark Baum, an idealist who is fed up with the corruption in the financial industry. Baum and his associates, who work at an arms length under Morgan Stanley, decide to join forces with Vennett despite not totally trusting him. In addition to Burry’s information, they further believe that most of the mortgages are overrated by the bond agencies, with the banks collating all the sub-prime mortgages under AAA packages. Charlie Geller and Jamie Shipley, who are minor players in a $30 million start-up garage company called Brownfield, get a hold of Vennett’s prospectus on the matter. Wanting in on the action but not having the official clout to play, they decide to call an old “friend”, retired investment banker Ben Rickert, to help out. All three of these groups work on the premise that the banks are stupid and don’t know what’s going on, while for them to win, the general economy has to lose, which means the suffering of the general investor who trusts the financial institutions. That latter aspect may not sit well with Baum. Some of these assumptions may be incorrect and may be far more manipulative than they could have ever imagined, which in turn may throw curves into the process.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Steve Carell steals the show in The Big Short, according to Fresh Kernels’ critic reviews.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Zentropa Entertainments, Film i Väst Zentropa International, Sweden
 
Distributor
Walt Disney
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
 
Filming Location(s)
Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for some violence and brief strong language
 
Year of Release
2015
 

 
Genre(s)
History/Mystery & thriller
 
Keyword(s)
Bridge of Spies, PG-13, History, Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan, Eve Hewson, Peter McRobbie, Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Walt Disney, Dolby Digital, $72.3M, 2h 21m, reviewed by Claudia Puig, Jason Bailey, Perri Nemiroff, Kent Jones, Ryan Gilbey, Kevin Maher, Brian Eggert, Hosea Rupprecht, Kip Mooney, Michael J Casey, Jason Adams, PG-13 rating, Cold War, espionage, U.S pilot, Soviet Union, prisoner exchange, CIA operative, New York lawyer, Rudolf Abel, convicted spy, Francis Gary Powers, U-2 spy plane, Berlin, Allen Dulles, Mary Donovan, Jan Donovan, Thomas Watters, James Donovan
 

Cast & Crew

Tom Hanks

James Donovan

Mark Rylance

Rudolf Abel

Alan Alda

James Donovan

Rudolf Abel

Thomas Watters

Mary Donovan

Jan Donovan

Tom Hanks – James Donovan
Mark Rylance – Rudolf Abel
Alan Alda – Thomas Watters
Amy Ryan – Mary Donovan
Eve Hewson – Jan Donovan
Peter McRobbie – Allen Dulles

 

Steven Spielberg

Matt Charman

Steven Spielberg

Marc Platt

Kristie Macosko Krieger

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Steven Spielberg
 
Writer(s)
Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
 
Producer(s)
Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger

 

Film Festivals
Berlin
 
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
30 wins & 103 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
 

Top Reviews

Claudia Puig

Jason Bailey

Perri Nemiroff

Kent Jones

Ryan Gilbey

Asahi Shimbun GLOBE

Flavorwire

Collider

Film Comment Magazine

New Statesman

BRIDGE OF SPIES
  All Critics (313) | Top Critics (76) | Fresh (284) | Rotten (29)
  Director Steven Spielberg gives audiences a meticulously composed espionage thriller, which establishes a tense atmosphere from the start and keeps the viewer engaged throughout. [Full review in Japanese]
 
  December 19, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Claudia Puig
  The Asahi Shimbun GLOBE (Japan)
  TOP CRITIC
  This is a filmmaker with a lifetime of skill and experience, crafting his vintage pictures with style and grace, and we’re all better off for it.
 
  May 3, 2016
 
  Jason Bailey
  Flavorwire
  TOP CRITIC
  Bridge of Spies is a quality film featuring loads of commendable work, but Spielberg’s glossy and exceedingly upbeat take on the material might make it more of a crowdpleaser than an Oscar contender.
 
  February 23, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
  Perri Nemiroff
  Collider
  TOP CRITIC
  Bridge of Spies is a warm portrait of a friendship, an excitingly intricate story of realistically scaled suspense, and a visually ravishing and lovingly crafted rendering of mid-century America, where how you look matters much less than what you do.
 
  December 21, 2015
 
  Kent Jones
  Film Comment Magazine
  TOP CRITIC
  The genius of the casting is in the contrast: Hanks, the richly sympathetic screen actor, and Rylance, no less colossal a talent but one comparatively untried in cinema.
 
  December 1, 2015
 
  Ryan Gilbey
  New Statesman
  TOP CRITIC
  [A] solidly entertaining Cold War thriller.
 
  December 1, 2015 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Kevin Maher
  Times (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  From start to finish, Bridge of Spies is an engrossing, expertly made picture from Spielberg, and its historical merits, paired with its contemporary political relevancies, make it a supremely important American film for today.
 
  May 12, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Brian Eggert
  Deep Focus Review
  Bridge of Spies truly celebrates the dignity of each human person and the respect due each one, whether or not that person is our closest friend, an in-need stranger, or our worst enemy.
 
  September 13, 2021
 
  Hosea Rupprecht
  Pauline Center for Media Studies
  Has a lot of talk about spy craft, but an espionage thriller it is not.
 
  August 29, 2021 | Rating: B
 
  Kip Mooney
  College Movie Review
  It may not be a masterpiece, but it is a damn strong piece of cinema.
 
  August 18, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Michael J. Casey
  Michael J. Cinema
  Just a pretty basic, solid, old-fashioned thing – it’s middle-aged men stumbling around in snow banks. But compelling ones!
 
  July 2, 2021
 
  Jason Adams
  My New Plaid Pants
  Tom Hanks is pleasant and convincing as a war hero of the non-combatant kind, humanized through plenty of humor.
 
  December 4, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
 
  Mike Massie
  Gone With The Twins…

 

Plot
In the cold war, a lawyer, James B. Donovan is recruited by the CIA and involved in an intense negotiation mission to release and exchange a CIA U-2 spy-plane pilot, Francis G. Powers. The pilot was arrested alive after his plane was shot down by the Soviet Union during a mission and stays in the company of a KGB intelligence officer, Rudolf Abel, who was arrested for espionage in the US.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
NA
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Universal International Pictures,,
 
Distributor
GKIDS
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for thematic elements and smoking
 
Year of Release
2015
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama/Fantasy
 
Keyword(s)
starring Hailee Steinfeld, Kathy Bates, Mila Brener, Ellen Burstyn, Geena Davis, Grey DeLisle, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, written by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Keiko Niwa, Masashi Ando, drama, fantasy, anime, PG rating, Yoshiaki Nishimura, Koji Hoshino, box office gross $314.3K, reviewed by Tara Brady, Wendy Ide, Leslie Felperin, Geoffrey Macnab, Peter Bradshaw, Dan Jolin, Michael J Casey, Allen Almachar, Fiona Underhill, Katie Smith-Wong, Daniel Barnes, Rachel Wagner, 91% Tomatometer, 88% audience score, When Marnie Was There, Studio Ghibli, Hailee Steinfeld as Anna, Kathy Bates as Mrs Kadoya, Mila Brener as Young Hisako, Ellen Burstyn as Elderly Lady, Geena Davis as Yoriko Sasaki, Grey DeLisle as Setsu Oiwa, abandoned villa, mysterious blonde girl, adolescence, friendship, past, present, smoking, Japanese language, GKIDS
 

Cast & Crew

Hailee Steinfeld

Kathy Bates

Mila Brener

Ellen Burstyn

Geena Davis

Anna

Mrs. Kadoya

Young Hisako

Elderly Lady

Yoriko Sasaki

Hailee Steinfeld – Anna (Voice)
Kathy Bates – Mrs. Kadoya (Voice)
Mila Brener – Young Hisako (Voice)
Ellen Burstyn – Elderly Lady (Voice)
Geena Davis – Yoriko Sasaki (Voice)
Grey DeLisle – Setsu Oiwa (Voice)

 

Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Yoshiaki Nishimura

Koji Hoshino

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
 
Writer(s)
Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Keiko Niwa, Masashi Ando
 
Producer(s)
Yoshiaki Nishimura, Koji Hoshino

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
4 wins & 18 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Tara Brady

Wendy Ide

Leslie Felperin

Geoffrey Macnab

Peter Bradshaw

Irish Times

Observer (UK)

Radio Times

Independent (UK)

Guardian

WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE
  All Critics (100) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (91) | Rotten (9)
  The quasi-Sapphic intensity of Anna and Marnie’s relationship – recalling Ghost World or a benign Heavenly Creatures – is poetically and sensitively handled.
 
  August 9, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Tara Brady
  Irish Times
  TOP CRITIC
  While Marnie lacks the densely mystical, immersive quality of Ghibli at its best, the film features characteristically exquisite hand-drawn animation and a sensitivity to the precarious, friable quality in an adolescent girl’s self-worth.
 
  June 12, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Wendy Ide
  Observer (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  The painterly, old-school aesthetic brings an aptly nostalgic feel to this examination of how the past can haunt the present and the rapturous intensity of young friendship.
 
  June 9, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Leslie Felperin
  Radio Times
  TOP CRITIC
  The film has a mournful delicacy and sense of mystery about it which counterbalances its sentimentality.
 
  June 9, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Geoffrey Macnab
  Independent (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  The gentle, unforced charm of the animation feels like the very best of book illustration come to miraculous life, but with a strong, almost Hitchcockian streak of excitement and danger.
 
  June 9, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Peter Bradshaw
  Guardian
  TOP CRITIC
  An intimate, emotional journey, which may lack the scope and scale of previous Ghibli adventures, but remains a bittersweet sayonara for the studio.
 
  June 9, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Dan Jolin
  Empire Magazine
  TOP CRITIC
  Does what Ghibli has always done, and done so well: Address the cruel twists and turns life can take.
 
  September 15, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Michael J. Casey
  Michael J. Cinema
  It’s amazing how [Studio Ghibli] can so easily tap into the wonder and awe of young people.
 
  July 15, 2020 | Rating: B
 
  Allen Almachar
  The MacGuffin
  There is a pervading sense of melancholy in this film, but you cannot help but be swept up in its stunning beauty. It is a totally immersive experience, like dipping your head into a watercolour painting and swimming about in it for two hours.
 
  July 1, 2020 | Rating: 8.5/10
 
  Fiona Underhill
  JumpCut Online
  Overall, When Marnie Was There is lovely to watch but it fails to provide the celebratory ending that Studio Ghibli deserves after 30 years of animation.
 
  November 18, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Katie Smith-Wong
  Flick Feast
  The most Ghibli-esque touch here is the way that the natural and spirit worlds easily commingle, like overlapping cels in the same frame.
 
  April 19, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Daniel Barnes
  Dare Daniel
  The mystery surprised me at times and kept a brisk pace.
 
  April 15, 2019 | Rating: B+
 
  Rachel Wagner
  rachelsreviews.net…

 

Plot
A 12-year-old girl is sent to the country for health reasons, where she meets an unlikely friend in the form of Marnie, a young girl with long, flowing blonde hair. As the friendship unravels it is possible that Marnie has closer ties to the protagonist than we might expect.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Ellen Burstyn provides the voice for the elderly lady character in the film.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)

 
Distributor
A24
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)
Juvet Landscape Hotel, Alstad, Valldal, Norway
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for graphic nudity, language, sexual references and some violence
 
Year of Release
2015
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander, Sonoya Mizuno, Claire Selby, Gana Bayarsaikhan, directed by Alex Garland, written by Alex Garland, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Kjerstin Johnson, Jason Bailey, Emily St James, Alison Willmore, David Sims, Paul Byrnes, Brian Eggert, Rosa Parra, Graeme Tuckett, Angus Batey, Cate Young, Richard Crouse, produced by Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, MPAA rating R, Turing test, artificial intelligence, sci-fi, thriller, gender, power struggle, technology, consciousness, programmer, CEO, internet company, private estate, human component, visually polished, engaging, brainy, philosophical, mind twist, limited cast, character misdirection, plot twists, uncertainty, distrust, deception, death, dangers of technology, power, equality
 

Cast & Crew

Domhnall Gleeson

Oscar Isaac

Alicia Vikander

Sonoya Mizuno

Claire Selby

Caleb Smith

Nathan Bateman

Ava

Kyoko

Lily

Domhnall Gleeson – Caleb Smith
Oscar Isaac – Nathan Bateman
Alicia Vikander – Ava
Sonoya Mizuno – Kyoko
Claire Selby – Lily
Gana Bayarsaikhan – Jade

 

Alex Garland

Alex Garland

Andrew Macdonald

Allon Reich

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Alex Garland
 
Writer(s)
Alex Garland
 
Producer(s)
Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich

 

Film Festivals
South by Southwest
 
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
73 wins & 161 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Visual Effects Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
 

Top Reviews

Kjerstin Johnson

Jason Bailey

Emily St. James

Alison Willmore

David Sims

Bitch Media

Flavorwire

Vox

BuzzFeed News

The Atlantic

EX MACHINA
  All Critics (284) | Top Critics (68) | Fresh (262) | Rotten (22)
  I enjoyed watching the small cast of characters conspire with and against one another within the confines of a chillingly beautiful and remote techno-bunker.
 
  January 27, 2021
 
  Kjerstin Johnson
  Bitch Media
  TOP CRITIC
  A crackling good entertainment, a brainy science fiction picture executed in a clean, concise style, with a narrative as logical as it is unpredictable.
 
  May 28, 2016
 
  Jason Bailey
  Flavorwire
  TOP CRITIC
  It’s just a story of four characters in a secluded location, shot on an obviously small budget. But deep inside of it is a fully imagined idea of where humanity is headed — and what evils we’re capable of.
 
  December 11, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Emily St. James
  Vox
  TOP CRITIC
  Ex Machina is a disquieting power struggle waged in terms of human weaknesses, refracted through gender.
 
  November 10, 2015
 
  Alison Willmore
  BuzzFeed News
  TOP CRITIC
  Ex Machina has a precise visual sheen that evokes David Fincher, and earns the sudden, quiet, powerful scares of his best work.
 
  October 14, 2015
 
  David Sims
  The Atlantic
  TOP CRITIC
  This is a film of creepy modernity and prescience, as Metropolis was in its time.
 
  May 7, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Paul Byrnes
  Sydney Morning Herald
  TOP CRITIC
  By considering such ideas in an enclosed environment with so few characters, Garland has made Ex Machina an intense, engaging film that plays with the viewer’s head and, as the best films often do, demands an exceptional degree of time to process.
 
  June 21, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
 
  Brian Eggert
  Deep Focus Review
  A fascinating sci-fi study of A.I. with incredible performances all around.
 
  November 20, 2021 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
  Rosa Parra
  Latinx Lens
  Ex Machina is a smart, literate and occasionally quite brilliant film, which will upend a few of your expectations for where this story will end and how it will get there.
 
  October 29, 2021
 
  Graeme Tuckett
  Stuff.co.nz
  Alex Garland’s directorial debut is an artificial intelligence film that asks the right questions…
 
  May 18, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Angus Batey
  NME
  It’s uncomfortable to consider that Ava might in fact be the heroine of this movie, but it’s hard for me to find sympathy for men who only see her as an object to be abused or pitied.
 
  March 19, 2021
 
  Cate Young
  Thirty, Flirty + Film
  A high tech thriller that by and large ignores the tech to get down to the nitty gritty.
 
  February 3, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Richard Crouse
  Richard Crouse…

 

Plot
Caleb, a 26 year old programmer at the world’s largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world’s first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Ex Machina features a small cast of just three main characters: Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, and Alicia Vikander.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment
 
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for sensuality, violence and some language
 
Year of Release
2015
 

 
Genre(s)
Documentary/Music
 
Keyword(s)
The Wrecking Crew, documentary, music, PG, Denny Tedesco, directed by Denny Tedesco, written by Denny Tedesco, Jon Leonoudakis, Suzie Tedesco, Claire Scanlon, Jon Leonudakis, Mitchell Linden, Damon Tedesco, Chris Hope, produced by Denny Tedesco, Jon Leonoudakis, Suzie Tedesco, Claire Scanlon, Jon Leonudakis, Mitchell Linden, Damon Tedesco, Chris Hope, starring Brian Wilson, Dick Clark, Cher, Herb Alpert, Glen Campbell, Tommy Tedesco, narrator, box office, gross USA, $800.5K, critic reviews, reviewed by Donald Clarke, Wendy Ide, Henry Barnes, Ian Freer, Tom Huddleston, Jon Bream, MPAA rating, thematic elements, smoking images, language, Magnolia Pictures
 

Cast & Crew

Denny Tedesco

Brian Wilson

Dick Clark

Cher

Herb Alpert

Denny Tedesco

Brian Wilson

Dick Clark

Cher

Herb Alpert

Denny Tedesco – Narrator
Brian Wilson – Self
Dick Clark – Self
Cher – Self
Herb Alpert – Self
Glen Campbell – Self

 

Denny Tedesco

NA

Denny Tedesco

Jon Leonoudakis

Suzie Tedesco

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Denny Tedesco
 
Writer(s)
NA
 
Producer(s)
Denny Tedesco, Jon Leonoudakis, Suzie Tedesco, Claire Scanlon, Jon Leonudakis, Mitchell Linden, Damon Tedesco, Chris Hope

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Donald Clarke

Wendy Ide

Henry Barnes

Ian Freer

Tom Huddleston

Irish Times

Times (UK)

Guardian

Empire Magazine

Time Out

THE WRECKING CREW
  All Critics (74) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (70) | Rotten (4)
  The documentary makes fascinating connections between the fledgling high-showbiz days of rock ‘n’ roll and the rise of more versatile singer-songwriters in the 1970s.
 
  June 26, 2015 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Donald Clarke
  Irish Times
  TOP CRITIC
  It’s a fascinating insight into how a classic song is crafted.
 
  June 25, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Wendy Ide
  Times (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  Tedesco nails the point: that the beauty of pop music lies not with the prancing pop starlets, but in the hands of the average-looking, insanely talented artists behind the scenes.
 
  June 25, 2015 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Henry Barnes
  Guardian
  TOP CRITIC
  An entertaining and compelling story about music’s unsung heroes.
 
  June 25, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Ian Freer
  Empire Magazine
  TOP CRITIC
  It all feels more like an ambitious home video than a ‘proper’ film.
 
  June 22, 2015 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Tom Huddleston
  Time Out
  TOP CRITIC
  A must-see for liner-note readers.
 
  April 16, 2015 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Jon Bream
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  TOP CRITIC
  For the sheer joy of the music…
 
  December 6, 2021
 
  Loren King
  Newport This Week (RI)
  In this fascinating, eclectic look at this musical period, The Wrecking Crew brings out the essential solidarity and practicality of the group.
 
  February 26, 2021
 
  Joanne Laurier
  World Socialist Web Site
  A heartfelt and interesting peak into an unexplored part of our collective musical history and it has a good beat and you can dance to it.
 
  February 2, 2021 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Richard Crouse
  Richard Crouse
  What the director [Denny Tedesco] lacks in technical chops and narrative clarity, he more than makes up for in enthusiasm and heart, and that’s what make The Wrecking Crew an exceptional documentary.
 
  January 9, 2020
 
  Chris McCoy
  Memphis Flyer
  Requiem for a studio musician.
 
  August 19, 2019
 
  Michael J. Casey
  Boulder Weekly
  Tedesco doesn’t shy from the harsh realities of the session player’s life. However, this isn’t an angry or bitter film by any means. The goal, almost to a fault, is to celebrate these musicians and the songs they created.
 
  July 19, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
  Daniel Barnes
  Dare Daniel…

 

Plot
The count has stolen enough gold to cause a financial crisis in the world markets so I.C.E. sends in ace spy Matt Helm to stop him. As Matt works alone, the British send in Freya to aid Matt, but it seems that Freya causes more problems than she solves.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The documentary features appearances from music legends such as Brian Wilson, Dick Clark, Cher, and Herb Alpert.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Alcon Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Sony
 
Distributor
Music Box Films
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)
Israel
 
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
 
Year of Release
2014
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Ronit Elkabetz, Simon Abkarian, Menashe Noy, Gabi Amrani-Gur, Dalia Beger, Shmil Ben-Ari, directed by Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz, written by Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by John Hartl, Tom Long, Marjorie Baumgarten, Steven Rea, Peter Keough, Joe Williams, Leo Brady, Richard Propes, Nicholas Bell, C.J Prince, Joel Mayward, Rubén Rosario, produced by Sandrine Brauer, Rémi Burah, Denis Carot, Michael Eckelt, Shlomi Elkabetz, Marie Masmonteil, MPAA rating, divorce, Israeli woman, devout husband, patriarchal society, religious values, rabbinical court, witnesses, courtroom drama, Orthodox Judaism, personal level, limited location, courthouse, hot button issues, side stories, expertly crafted, stunning performance, precarious position, streaming, rent/buy, Music Box Films
 

Cast & Crew

Ronit Elkabetz

Viviane Ansallem

Menashe Noy

Carmel Ben Tovim

Simon Abkarian

Viviane Ansallem

Carmel Ben Tovim

Elisha Amsallem

Haim

Donna Aboukassis

Ronit Elkabetz – Viviane Ansallem
Menashe Noy – Carmel Ben Tovim
Simon Abkarian – Elisha Amsallem
Gabi Amrani-Gur – Haim
Dalia Beger – Donna Aboukassis
Shmil Ben-Ari – Ya’akov Ben Harouch

 

Ronit Elkabetz

Ronit Elkabetz

Sandrine Brauer

Rémi Burah

Denis Carot

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
 
Writer(s)
Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
 
Producer(s)
Sandrine Brauer, Rémi Burah, Denis Carot, Michael Eckelt, Shlomi Elkabetz, Marie Masmonteil

 

Film Festivals
Cannes, Toronto
 
Awards & Nominations
15 wins & 19 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

John Hartl

Tom Long

Marjorie Baumgarten

Steven Rea

Peter Keough

Seattle Times

Detroit News

Austin Chronicle

Philadelphia Inquirer

Boston Globe

GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM
  All Critics (80) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (80)
  It’s tough and unsparing, but the grimness is never gratuitous.
 
  April 9, 2015 | Rating: 3/4
 
  John Hartl
  Seattle Times
  TOP CRITIC
  Ultimately the movie is wearying, but then it’s likely supposed to be. If Viviane’s going through the wringer, you’re going through the wringer too.
 
  April 3, 2015 | Rating: B-
 
  Tom Long
  Detroit News
  TOP CRITIC
  The kind of tragic and absurd blend that can only be labeled as Kafkaesque.
 
  March 20, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Marjorie Baumgarten
  Austin Chronicle
  TOP CRITIC
  Shot in intense close-ups, the better to study the emotions burning off the characters’ skin, the film is all talk and gestures, but it begins to take your breath away like a chase movie would.
 
  March 20, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Steven Rea
  Philadelphia Inquirer
  TOP CRITIC
  A microcosm of women victimized by patriarchal institutions worldwide as well as an allegory of the universal struggle for freedom.
 
  March 19, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Peter Keough
  Boston Globe
  TOP CRITIC
  As Viviane laments, this kind of thing wouldn’t happen in America. True, but there’s not an actress in America who wouldn’t twist her hair into a bun for the chance to play this role.
 
  March 19, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Joe Williams
  St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  TOP CRITIC
  Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem is a superbly crafted film that will spark debate as the audience leaves the theater.
 
  January 31, 2021 | Rating: 4/4
 
  Leo Brady
  AMovieGuy.com
  Brought powerfully to life by Elkabetz, one of Israel’s finest actresses.
 
  September 8, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
 
  Richard Propes
  TheIndependentCritic.com
  Should be a revelation not only as an expertly crafted drama but a peek at the archaic, ridiculously unfair customs of a medieval court system designed specifically to disfavor the plight and role of woman.
 
  July 18, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Nicholas Bell
  IONCINEMA.com
  Some tonal changes lead to a few awkward, melodramatic moments, but at its core Gett impresses with its low-key, affective mode of storytelling.
 
  June 13, 2019
 
  C.J. Prince
  Way Too Indie
  Gett is holistic in its emotional captivation-it’s funny, heart-warming, painful, saddening, tense, contemplative, and cathartic.
 
  January 9, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Joel Mayward
  Cinemayward
  Despite Ronit and Shlomi’s plight for social awareness, though, they never lose sight that Gett is first and foremost a domestic drama, and this is why it merits enduring their relentless pressure-cooker approach.
 
  August 22, 2018
 
  Rubén Rosario
  MiamiArtZine…

 

Plot
An Israeli woman fights for three years to obtain a divorce from her devout husband who refuses to grant his permission to dissolve the marriage in GETT: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Ronit Elkabetz, who co-wrote and co-directed the film, also stars as the lead character Viviane Amsalem.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Jet Tone Production
 
Distributor
American Experience
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
 
Year of Release
2014
 

 
Genre(s)
Documentary/War
 
Keyword(s)
Last Days in Vietnam, documentary, war, American servicemen, South Vietnamese collaborators, Saigon, North Vietnamese, Rory Kennedy, directed by Rory Kennedy, produced by Rory Kennedy, Kevin Mcalester, written by Mark Bailey, Keven McAlester, reviewed by Verne Gay, Robert Lloyd, Brad Wheeler, John Anderson, Linda Barnard, Kristin Tillotson, Di Golding, Stephen Saito, Kyle Smith, Norman Wilner, Louis Proyect, MaryAnn Johanson, Henry Kissinger, Stuart Herrington, Juan Valdez, Frank Snepp, Kiem Do, Ron Nessen, genre, box office performance, budget, MPAA rating
 

Cast & Crew

Henry Kissinger

Stuart Herrington

Juan Valdez

Frank Snepp

Kiem Do

Henry Kissinger

Stuart Herrington

Juan Valdez

Frank Snepp

Kiem Do

Henry Kissinger – self
Stuart Herrington – self
Juan Valdez – self
Frank Snepp – self
Kiem Do – self
Ron Nessen – self
Rory Kennedy – director, producer
Kevin Mcalester – producer
Mark Bailey – writer

 

Rory Kennedy

Mark Bailey

Rory Kennedy

Kevin Mcalester

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Rory Kennedy
 
Writer(s)
Mark Bailey, Keven McAlester
 
Producer(s)
Rory Kennedy, Kevin Mcalester

 

Film Festivals
Sundance
 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
4 wins & 11 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Verne Gay

Robert Lloyd

Brad Wheeler

John Anderson

Linda Barnard

Newsday

Los Angeles Times

Globe and Mail

America Magazine

Toronto Star

LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM
  All Critics (62) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (59) | Rotten (3)
  Authoritative and exhaustive. A must-watch.
 
  April 30, 2015 | Rating: A+
 
  Verne Gay
  Newsday
  TOP CRITIC
  The film is rich in archival-memory and first-person recollections of many key figures, of higher and lower or no rank at all.
 
  April 28, 2015
 
  Robert Lloyd
  Los Angeles Times
  TOP CRITIC
  There’s nothing innovative in the filmmaking, it’s simply a gracefully told story – tense here; poignant there – with strong detailing.
 
  January 23, 2015 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Brad Wheeler
  Globe and Mail
  TOP CRITIC
  [A] disarming documentary about the fall of Saigon, a movie that is as much about human decency as diplomatic incompetence.
 
  January 6, 2015
 
  John Anderson
  America Magazine
  TOP CRITIC
  Archived film of the final, chaotic push to clear the embassy compound by helicopter is as dramatic as any thriller, heightened by stories of bravery and risk.
 
  October 30, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Linda Barnard
  Toronto Star
  TOP CRITIC
  A testament to people, as one source puts it, “doing their best under terrible circumstances.”
 
  October 2, 2014 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Kristin Tillotson
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  TOP CRITIC
  Kennedy’s take on this dark and convoluted quagmire finds its balance somewhere between oblique reportage and post-hoc apologia.
 
  December 11, 2018 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Di Golding
  Dear Cast and Crew
  As impossibly large-scale and labyrinthian wars can become, it is still the human element that shines through, for better or worse.
 
  November 15, 2018
 
  Stephen Saito
  Moveable Fest
  It’s a brilliant, harrowing, emotionally potent documentary by a director with unimpeachable liberal credentials – a Kennedy, no less.
 
  May 4, 2017
 
  Kyle Smith
  National Review
  It’s a fascinating saga of institutional denial and personal commitment – both of which are somehow bound up in the personal arc of Graham Martin.
 
  December 18, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Norman Wilner
  NOW Toronto
  Totally unbalanced film. The North Vietnamese army becomes the symbol of invading barbarians when as Walt Kelly put it, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”
 
  February 13, 2015
 
  Louis Proyect
  rec.arts.movies.reviews
  Paints a true-life picture of ordinary people with human consciences defying their orders and the law to do the right thing when bureaucracy fails them.
 
  February 12, 2015
 
  MaryAnn Johanson
  Flick Filosopher…

 

Plot
In the final weeks of the Vietnam War, American servicemen and others attempt to evacuate as many friends, family members, and South Vietnamese collaborators as possible before Saigon falls to the North Vietnamese.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The cast and crew section includes notable figures such as Henry Kissinger and Ron Nessen.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Eye Steel Film Téléfilm Canada Rogers Group of Fund,s
 
Distributor
NA
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for thematic elements, some violent action and partial nudity
 
Year of Release
2013
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Laura Dern, Elizabeth Debicki, Laura Allen, Jason Ritter, Ellen Burstyn, Common, directed by Jennifer Fox, written by Jennifer Fox, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Hannah Strong, Robert Daniels, Verne Gay, Emily Nussbaum, Alison Willmore, Robbie Collin, Taylor Baker, Milana Vujkov, Kshitij Rawat, CJ Sheu, Poulomi Das, produced by Laura Rister, Sol Bondy, Lawrence Inglee, Mynette Louie, Oren Moverman, Simone Pero, Regina K Scully, MPAA rating, sexual assault, memory, horse farm, journalist, professor, mother, coaches, relationship, truth, sensitivity, grace, standout performances, Jennifer Fox’s autobiographical debut, harrowing, essential viewing, psychological power, anger, inspiring streak, mastering a story, right way to tell it, damaged, coping, resolution, instigation, trust, memory, sexual assault, deeply personal, hard-to-watch story
 

Cast & Crew

Laura Dern

Jennifer

Elizabeth Debicki

Mrs. G

Laura Allen

Jennifer

Mrs. G

Nadine

Bill

Nettie

Laura Dern – Jennifer
Elizabeth Debicki – Mrs. G
Laura Allen – Nadine
Jason Ritter – Bill
Ellen Burstyn – Nettie
Common – Martin

 

Jennifer Fox

Jennifer Fox

Laura Rister

Jennifer Fox

Sol Bondy

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Jennifer Fox
 
Writer(s)
Jennifer Fox
 
Producer(s)
Laura Rister, Jennifer Fox, Sol Bondy, Lawrence Inglee, Mynette Louie, Oren Moverman, Simone Pero, Regina K. Scully

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
13 wins & 38 nominations total
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Hannah Strong

Robert Daniels

Verne Gay

Emily Nussbaum

Alison Willmore

Little White Lies

812filmreviews

Newsday

New Yorker

BuzzFeed News

THE TALE
  All Critics (79) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (78) | Rotten (1)
  Jennifer Fox’s autobiographical debut makes for harrowing but essential viewing.
 
  December 19, 2018
 
  Hannah Strong
  Little White Lies
  TOP CRITIC
  For Fox, and for all of us, The Tale is a spot in time worth finding.
 
  August 27, 2018 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Robert Daniels
  812filmreviews
  TOP CRITIC
  Jenny’s reluctance to stare down the horror gives “The Tale” an ineluctable psychological power.
 
  August 23, 2018
 
  Verne Gay
  Newsday
  TOP CRITIC
  The Tale is lit up by a clarifying anger, but it has a stirring, inspiring streak-it’s about mastering a story by finding the right way to tell it.
 
  June 26, 2018
 
  Emily Nussbaum
  New Yorker
  TOP CRITIC
  It is, instead, a startlingly effective act of fiction, in which [Jennifer] Fox turns her abuser into an accessory in her own narrative, a means to an ending.
 
  June 7, 2018
 
  Alison Willmore
  BuzzFeed News
  TOP CRITIC
  Even viewed from the sofa, it makes an IMAX-sized impact.
 
  June 7, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Robbie Collin
  Daily Telegraph (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  …that she will always be damaged and telling herself a story to cope.
 
  August 22, 2021 | Rating: 78/100
 
  Taylor Baker
  Drink in the Movies
  On how abuse comes not in the guise of the obviously monstrous, but through the beautiful, deceitful object of affection.
 
  July 29, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Milana Vujkov
  Lola On Film
  This is no sanitised version of events. This is harsh reality laid bare – unsparing, unstinting.
 
  March 9, 2021
 
  Kshitij Rawat
  The Indian Express
  Perhaps it’s too much to ask of such a raw and brutally honest film that it deal with resolution as complexly as it does with instigation.
 
  July 1, 2020
 
  CJ Sheu
  Review Film Review
  By emphasising how little Fox could trust her memory, The Tale forces us to discern that when someone is assaulted, so is their mind – blocking their own memories becomes not only their language, but also their instant cure.
 
  July 17, 2019
 
  Poulomi Das
  The Hindu Business Line
  The Tale is a deeply personal and at times hard-to-watch story of a woman coming to terms with her own sexual assault as a child.
 
  May 15, 2019 | Rating: 9/10
 
  Kaitlyn Booth
  Bleeding Cool…

 

Plot
An old man makes a living by selling bamboo. One day, he finds a princess in a bamboo. The princess is only the size of a finger. Her name is Kaguya. When Kaguya grows up, 5 men from prestigious families propose to her. Kaguya asks the men to find memorable marriage gifts for her, but the 5 men are unable to find what Kaguya wants. Then, the Emperor of Japan proposes to her.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Laura Dern delivers a remarkable performance in The Tale.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Media Rights Capital,
 
Distributor
20th Century Fox
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
 
Filming Location(s)
Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and brief strong language
 
Year of Release
2014
 

 
Genre(s)
Action/Adventure
 
Keyword(s)
starring Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, directed by Matt Reeves, written by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Mark Bomback, action, adventure, sci-fi, PG-13, box office, budget, reviewed by Dwight Brown, David Sims, Jason Bailey, Wendy Ide, Scott Marks, Nick Schager, Dan Brightmore, Richard Crouse, Mike Massie, Richard Propes, Kelechi Ehenulo, Brent McKnight, Andy Serkis as Caesar, Jason Clarke as Malcolm, Gary Oldman as Dreyfus, Keri Russell as Ellie, Toby Kebbell as Koba, Kodi Smit-McPhee as Alexander, genetically enhanced chimpanzee, human survivors, San Francisco, Muir Woods, simian flu, colony, leader, relationship, intense sci-fi action, violence, brief strong language, Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, 20th Century Fox, Dolby Atmos
 

Cast & Crew

Andy Serkis

Jason Clarke

Gary Oldman

Keri Russell

Toby Kebbell

Caesar

Malcolm

Dreyfus

Ellie

Koba

Andy Serkis – Caesar
Jason Clarke – Malcolm
Gary Oldman – Dreyfus
Keri Russell – Ellie
Toby Kebbell – Koba
Kodi Smit-McPhee – Alexander

 

Matt Reeves

Rick Jaffa

Peter Chernin

Dylan Clark

Rick Jaffa

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Matt Reeves
 
Writer(s)
Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Mark Bomback
 
Producer(s)
Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
17 wins & 48 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Dwight Brown

David Sims

Jason Bailey

Wendy Ide

Scott Marks

National Newspaper Publishers Association

AV Club

Flavorwire

Times (UK)

San Diego Reader

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
  All Critics (315) | Top Critics (80) | Fresh (285) | Rotten (30)
  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is still the best big budget summer movie of 2014.
 
  March 21, 2017
 
  Dwight Brown
  National Newspaper Publishers Association
  TOP CRITIC
  Dawn is not interested in staging conflict for the sake of it, and the misunderstandings and tensions that drive the plot don’t always feel like contrivances.
 
  September 22, 2016
 
  David Sims
  AV Club
  TOP CRITIC
  They manage to accomplish what few reboots have: to tell an origin story that honors the original work and pleases the superfans, while working as involving, compelling cinema, on their own terms and free of all other associations.
 
  June 18, 2016
 
  Jason Bailey
  Flavorwire
  TOP CRITIC
  [Dawn of the Planet of the Apes] is a text book example of how to stay true to the basic genetic code of a movie while also letting it evolve into a different, altogether more sophisticated beast.
 
  June 30, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Wendy Ide
  Times (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  Rise of the Planet of the Apes alone justified the advent of CGI. With it comes a worthy successor.
 
  January 4, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Scott Marks
  San Diego Reader
  TOP CRITIC
  The film neuters any potential for the very type of stinging social commentary that was the original series’ hallmark.
 
  January 4, 2015
 
  Nick Schager
  SF Weekly
  TOP CRITIC
  As pure escapism it can work, but it’s reassuring to experience a film able to deliver both blockbuster visual thrills and characters you care about.
 
  May 25, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Dan Brightmore
  NME
  A smart movie about race, gun usage and xenophobia. Its masked in allegory but it doesn’t shy away from big ideas and that’s the thing that transforms it from a run-of-the-mill air conditioner flick to a thought provoking night and exciting at the movies.
 
  February 1, 2021 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
  Richard Crouse
  Richard Crouse
  Though it may be a single component to a larger picture, which will likely see director Matt Reeves return to finish off the tale, it’s wholly enjoyable all by itself.
 
  December 4, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
 
  Mike Massie
  Gone With The Twins
  Serkis, and maybe even Kebbell, deserve awards attention here for their nothing short of inspiring performances.
 
  September 5, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
 
  Richard Propes
  TheIndependentCritic.com
  [Andy Serkis] has become the Roddy McDowall of Planet of the Apes franchise, delivering the emotion and heart that makes Caesar come to life just like his predecessor did as Cornelius.
 
  July 16, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
  Kelechi Ehenulo
  Confessions From A Geek Mind
  Epic and bold, it, in true Apes fashion, aims to examine the animal in man by looking at the more human side of the animals.
 
  July 7, 2020 | Rating: A
 
  Brent McKnight
  The Last Thing I See…

 

Plot
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Andy Serkis returns as Caesar, the leader of the apes, and delivers an inspiring performance through motion-capture technology.
 

 
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