North Carolina Film Critics Association

19 hours ago

Review: David Crosby: Remember My Name from Bruce Steele.

Through most of his stellar musical career, David Crosby was not a nice person, and he's largely OK with that. Such is the running theme of this documentary on the singer-songwriter, most famous as a member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash (and sometimes Young).

In select theaters now.
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital October 22 2019. #RememberMyNameFilm ...

North Carolina Film Critics Association

23 hours ago

Review: The Goldfinch from member Matthew Lucas.

"The Goldfinch" is proof that no one should ever make year-in-advance Oscar predictions the day after the ceremony.

It certainly looks good on paper. Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Donna Tartt, directed by Brooklyn helmer John Crowley, and starring Nicole Kidman, Ansel Elgort, Luke Wilson, and Sarah Paulson; "The Goldfinch" has a pedigree that seems to scream Oscar. And therein lies the problem; it's a prestige project with awards on its mind, but it's also a lumbering, self-serious drama that neither moves nor entertains, resulting in perhaps one of the most ill-conceived Oscar hopefuls in recent memory.

In theaters now. #GoldFinchMovie ...

North Carolina Film Critics Association

1 day ago

Review: "Zombi Child" from member Andrew Spitznas.

Here’s a film critic life hack, free of charge: a year or two ago, I finally admitted that my memory cannot reliably retain the names of must-see movies that I read about in print media or online forums. To help me, my laptop now holds a running list of these films, which I then erase as I see them.

So make yourself a list and put "Zombi Child" on it, for this is a film unlike any other I can recall. A horizon-expander, it explores numerous subjects without dictating how to think about them. It’s beautiful, haunting, strange.

Playing in festivals now. #ZombiChild ...

North Carolina Film Critics Association

2 days ago

Review: Hustlers from member Edwin Arnaudin.

Comparisons of Lorene Scafaria’s "Hustlers" to the fact-based crime sagas by Martin Scorsese are...let's be nice and say “unfounded.”

Though similar on paper to the likes of "Goodfellas" and "The Wolf of Wall Street", the story of former strippers who drug and rob wealthy men lacks the narrative and technical acumen to warrant such equivalencies, and is further undone by poor performances rooted in rampant miscasting.

In theaters now. #HustlersMovie ...

North Carolina Film Critics Association

2 days ago

Listen: Gentz Pop-Culture from member Jesse Nussman.

Jesse and Mark dive deep on the horror blockbuster "It Chapter Two", its relationship to the novel, and their favorite Stephen King adaptations! ...