✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: May 11-17
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a list of new and upcoming films, check out our 2023 Movie Guide.
R.M.N. A movie about anti-immigrant sentiment set in a Transylvanian factory town may not seem like the pick of the week, but Romanian director Cristian Mungiu has proven himself a titan of international cinema able to tackle social issues without grandstanding. No, it doesn’t have any vampires. Or does it…? Now playing at The Belcourt
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Ever want to see the inside of a human body while eating popcorn? Have we got the movie for you! This immersive documentary shot in French hospitals uses specially developed camera technology to bring the inner-workings of the human body to the screen. Now playing at The Belcourt.
Sick of Myself This Norwegian Gen Z satire turns victimhood into high-art when two friends vie for fame through gruesomely creative one-upmanship. Now playing at The Belcourt.
Hypnotic Ben Affleck stars as a detective mired in deep-state conspiracies after uncovering connections between his daughter’s disappearance and high-profile bank robberies. A throwback 90s neo-noir from director Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Spy Kids). Now playing in theaters.
Blackberry The world’s first smartphone gets a madcap biopic complete with self-deprecating Canadian humor and loads of festival buzz. Now playing at AMC Thoroughbred 20 and Regal theaters.
Fool’s Paradise Charlie Day makes his writing and directorial debut while playing a mute mental patient who becomes a double for a finicky megastar in this joyously unhinged sendup of Hollywood excess. Now playing in theaters.
Book Club: The Next Chapter Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen reunite for an Italian bachelorette blowout of a sequel that doesn’t look like it has many scenes of reading. Now playing in theaters.
Knights of the Zodiac A live-action, low-rent anime adaptation about an orphan fighting the goddess Athena is sure to be less entertaining than the online outrage its whitewashing will cause, but isn’t that reason enough to buy a ticket or ten? Now playing in theaters.
Rally Road Racers A “slow-moving mammal” that may be a lemur or a monkey tries to save his grandmother’s house by winning a car race across the Silk Road in this off-brand animated kidpleaser. Now playing in theaters.
Mercy When a cadre of IRA members led by Jon Voight takes over a hospital, an ex-military doctor (Leah Gibson) snaps back into action to rescue her son. Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27.
The Latest in Bolly/Tolly/Kolly/Lollywood
IB 71 (Hindi) The true story of how the Indian intelligence service foiled a terrorist attack that led to victory in 1971 during the Indo-Pak War Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27.
Custody (Tamil/Telugu) A police constable faces the full wrath of the criminal underworld when his superiors task him with bringing a ruthless gangster to justice. Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27.
Music School (Hindi) A family musical that probes the pressure Indian society puts on its children to enter STEM fields. Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27.
The Kerala Story (Hindi) The critics who ripped apart this melodrama about four women who join ISIS on a “love Jihad” as propaganda must not get Oscar screener DVDs. Now playing at AMC Thoroughbred 20 and Regal Hollywood 27.