Celluloid Atrocities May 2016 | Pete Goes Crazy
It’s another thing to be young and already decades ahead of those who are restricted to what is playing near them theatrically.
Articles by Pete Timmermann
Green Room (A24, R)
It does a good job of planting seeds that make you think you know where the movie’s going, only for it to not ever go there.
Dangerous Men (Drafthouse Films/MVD Visual, NR)
The film is a lot of fun, though also of the sort you’re more likely to enjoy if you watch it with a few friends and a lot of beers.
Miles Ahead (Sony Pictures Classics, R)
Miles Ahead is a chaotic, uneven, but ultimately pretty good directorial debut from beloved character actor Don Cheadle, who here also plays Davis, and who also co-wrote the screenplay.
The Invitation (Drafthouse Films, NR)
The Invitation establishes itself as one of the better psycho-thrillers to have surfaced in recent years.
The Jungle Book (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, PG)
It’s awfully scary for a PG-rated Disney family film, and, frankly, it brings nothing new or of interest to the artistic table.
Everybody Wants Some!! (Paramount Pictures, R)
Everybody Wants Some!! is what Linklater is calling a “spiritual sequel” to what is perhaps his most beloved film, 1993’s Dazed & Confused.
Bro-ing Out with Everybody Wants Some!!’s Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin, & Ryan Guzman
“It’s mainly the relationships. It’s the constant jabbing at each other, and things like that.”
Celluloid Atrocities April 2016: We Need You, Terry Zwigoff!
We don’t get films from him very often, but they’re always very good.
I Saw the Light (Sony Pictures Classics, R)
Maybe this film will recruit new members for the church of Williams, even if it isn’t able to successfully preach to the choir.