Reviews of the Year’s Oscar-Nominated Movies Available to Rent or Stream
Aftersun is, for most viewers, a rather boring but sensitive story of a young father and his 11-year-old daughter on vacation at a beach resort in Turkey. surreptitiously woven into this story is another, more tragic tale – but good luck to the casual viewer trying to find it.
An overview of 2023’s Oscar-nominated Adventure Films, including a look back to last year’s.
Causeway has some terrific acting but the script and direction just don’t cut it. (2.5*)
RRR is an over-the-top action movie in the Bollywood tradition. With CGI, action, humor, song, dance, and history, it is just three hours of fun. (4*)
An overview of the 2023 Oscar-nominated Crime films with recommendations from this year and last!
To Leslie showcases a terrific performance by Andrea Riseborough. Unfortunately, its treatment of addiction and substance abuse does not rise to her performance level. (3*)
Blonde is not a biography of Marilyn Monroe, although she is the central character. This is, instead, an unusually forceful exploration of how difficult it is for women to fuse their public and private personas. It is also an indictment of Hollywood, and of men generally. (3.5*)
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Questa, New Mexico.
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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Sierra County Sun:
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
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Questa del Rio News: Questa, New Mexico.
Gringo Gazette: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Sierra County Sun: Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.