dir: Greg Berlanti
scr: Elizabeth Berger & Isaac Aptaker, based on the novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
seen: Regal LA Live
More, including Ready Player One, after the jump.
Unsane
dir: Steven Soderbergh
scr: Jonathan Bernstein & James Greer
seen: Los Feliz 3
A woman is committed to a psychiatric clinic against her will. A biting indictment of both our healthcare-for-profit system and the way we strip women of their autonomy. Effectively murky iPhone photography. Dynamite Claire Foy, even with the wobbly accent; aces Josh Leonard. Back third drags, but otherwise, a hoot.
The Death of Stalin
dir: Armando Ianucci
scr: Armando Ianucci and David Schneider and Ian Martin, additional material by Peter Fellows, original screenplay by Fabien Nury, based on the graphic novel by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin
seen: Laemmle's Playhouse 7
Cruelly funny dramatization of the power-grabs following the titular event. I do mean cruelly funny, too, as it wrings some dark chuckles from the constant threat of assassinations and ideological cleansing. The laughs get more scarce as the film fully embraces the horror.
The Princess and the Matchmaker
dir: Hong Chang-pyo
scr: Lee So-mi
seen: CGV Cinemas LA
A bad luck princess and a royal matchmaker butt heads as she attempts to meet her potential suitors before the wedding. Frustrating, with a tired, tacked-on court conspiracy subplot. Great costumes, charming leading lady Shim Eun-kyung, sweaty and shirtless Kang Min-hyuk.
Tomb Raider
dir: Roar Uthaug
scr: Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Alastair Siddons, story by Evan Daugherty and Geneva Robertson-Dworet
seen: Regal LA Live
Lara Croft goes searching for her father, finds adventure. Pretty dull, considering.
Ready Player One
dir: Steven Spielberg
scr: Zak Penn and Ernest Cline, based on the novel by Ernest Cline
seen: ArcLight Hollywood
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