Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy review ten new films this week. Steve weighs in on the acclaimed film from Jordan Firstman (Club Kid) and Ron Howard’s documentary on a legendary photographer (Avedon). Erik looks at an alien’s return to their Earth friend (Allen) and Jessica Chastain returns to Nashville in search of a missing relative (Heartland). Jim Caviezel goes commando while praying (Ghost Soldier) while Maika Monroe is an unbalanced governess (Victorian Psycho). A party of the Harlem Renaissance is reassembled in a documentary over 50 years in the making (Once Upon a Time in Harlem) while influencers with a grudge take to crime (How to Rob a Bank). Peter Farrelly recreates the underdog story within an underdog story (I Play Rocky). Finally, Johnny Depp returns to step into Dickens’ most memorable character (Ebenezer).
1:04 - Club Kid
6:56 - Allen
16:04 Avedon
23:17 - Heartland
29:18 - Ad Break
29:18 - Ghost Soldier
43:09 - Victorian Psycho
51:11 - Once Upon a Time In Harlem
59:02 - Ad Break
59:02 - How to Rob a Bank
1:14:43 - I Play Rocky
1:29:13 - Ebenezer
Find every film we reviewed on Film Dilemma, each with similar picks.
https://filmdilemma.com/reviewed-by/movie-madness
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