Barry Jenkins’ James Baldwin adaptation may very well be the only film of 2018 that can be called “beautiful.”
Your guide to Asheville's vibrant and diverse movie offerings.
Your guide to Asheville's vibrant and diverse movie offerings.
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Barry Jenkins’ James Baldwin adaptation may very well be the only film of 2018 that can be called “beautiful.”
The Swedish fairy tale often feels like a singular creation, but can’t quite sustain its initial magic.
Paul Dano’s directorial debut starts off in extraordinary fashion before devolving into a fairly rote domestic drama.
The latest take on the Dr. Seuss classic is a colossal waste of time and talent.
The timely, well-made adaptation of the best-selling novel plays like a YA cousin of Blindspotting, down to several parallel scenes.
The convergence of beloved indie film talent yields mediocre results in this tonally odd western.
Emma Thompson delivers her best performance since 2013 in this sharp adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel.
Eli Roth pivots from gory to Gorey (of the Edward variety) and fares nearly as poorly.
The Florida Project + better child actors - Willem Dafoe = Jeremiah Zagar’s adaptation of Justin Torres’ novel.
The Asheville Movie Guys fly to Stockholm with Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce for this literary drama.
Not even Bill Nighy can save this faux Anglophilic charmer from its boring fate.
The first of the fall’s two gay conversion therapy camp dramas is compelling yet predictable.
The Asheville Movie Guys tag along to Singapore for a wild wedding week with an under-represented cast.
This reheated bowl of dystopian young adult clichés is best left unsampled.
Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie are terrific as an independent father-daughter team forced to adapt to society.
The star-studded Chekhov adaptation is marred by overly choppy storytelling that discourages flow and character investment.
The Asheville Movie Guys navigate the world of aliens and British punks in John Cameron Mitchell’s new ‘70s-set film.
The Asheville Movie Guys navigate sapphic romance, communal shunning and more in Sebastián Lelio second film of 2018.
The Asheville Movie Guys saddle up and take a lap with Andrew Haigh’s unusual horse drama.
Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland subvert road trip standards in this generally charming and emotionally rich little movie.
