upcoming films

[Robert Roten]

Greetings fellow film fans:

Three new films are opening this week at theaters in Laramie, the comedy sequel "Book Club: The Next Chapter", an animated comedy "Rally Road Racers" and an action thriller, "Hypnotic".

Some good movies in town are "Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3", "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret", "Guy Richie's The Covenant ", "Evil Dead Rise" and "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves".

Check the local theater web pages (links below) to see information about upcoming movie schedules, because the lists below do not include limited run showings in town, like "Ponyo" (2008)  "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) and "Footloose" (1984) as well as some other Fathom Events, TCM anniversary showings, sports events, concerts, operas, etc. Check the following web pages often to find these and other special showings:

https://www.regmovies.com/theatres/regal-fox-theater/
https://wyomovies.com/showtimes/

https://pages.wyomovies.com/flashback/

Movies now playing at the Regal Fox Theater 6, 505 S. 20th, Laramie
(with critics ratings):
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret -- B+
Big George Foreman -- C
Evil Dead Rise -- B
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 -- B
The Super Mario Brothers Movie -- C+

Opening  on Thursday, May 11 at the Regal Fox are:
Book Club: The Next Chapter -- C
Hypnotic -- C+

Closing this week at the Regal Fox (last shows on Thursday, May 11):
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret -- B+
Big George Foreman -- C

Now playing at the Studio City UW+ARQ® Theater, 2433 E. Grand (with critics ratings):
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret -- B+
Big George Foreman -- C
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves -- B
Evil Dead Rise -- B
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 -- B
Guy Richie's The Covenant -- B
Love Again -- D+
The Super Mario Brothers Movie -- C+

Opening at Studio City on Thursday, May 11:
Book Club: The Next Chapter -- C

Opening at Studio City on Friday, May 12:
Hypnotic -- C+
Rally Road Racers -- C+

Closing at Studio City this week (last shows on Thursday, May 11):
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret -- B+
Big George Foreman -- C
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves -- B

New movie videos for sale this week (with critics' ratings):
All Quiet On The Western Front -- A
Children of the Corn -- D+
Knock at the Cabin -- C+
Unwelcome -- C+
WWE: Wrestlemania 39 -- C

New movie videos for rent this week (with critics' ratings):
Children of the Corn -- D+
Knock at the Cabin -- C+
Johnny & Clyde -- D+

Here is a list of top 2022 movies, and year end award nominees, in alphabetical order, and where you can see them, (some top movies are not listed here because they are still in theaters, or are otherwise not available to stream, rent or buy):

Top rated movies (A):

All Quiet on the Western Front - (Netflix)
All That Breathes - (HBO Max)
Argentina, 1985 - (Amazon Prime)
Catherine Called Birdy - (Amazon Prime)
Emily the Criminal - (DVD, Netflix)
Everything Everywhere All at Once - (DVD, Paramount+ with Showtime add on)
The Fabelmans - (DVD, digital rental or sale)
Fire of Love - (Disney+)
Moonage Daydream - (DVD, digital rental or sale)
Nanny - (Amazon Prime)
Navalny - (HBO Max)
She Said - (DVD, Peacock Premium)
Slumberland - (Netflix)
Tár - (DVD, Peacock)
Turning Red - (DVD, Disney+)

Movies rated (B+):

Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths - (Netflix)
Elvis - (DVD, HBO Max)
Emergency - (Amazon Prime)
Hustle - (Netflix)
The Territory - (Disney+)
Thirteen Lives - (Amazon Prime)
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (DVD)

Other nominated films below (with critic ratings):

Aftersun - D+ (digital rental or purchase)
The Banshees of Inisherin - B (DVD, HBO Max and digital rental)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - C+ (Disney+ DVD in Feb. 2023)
Blonde - C+ (Netflix)
Causeway - B (Netflix)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery - B (Netflix, DVD in March 2023)
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio - B (Netflix)
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On - B (rent on Amazon)
RRR - B (Netflix, DVD in June 2023)
The Sea Beast - B (Netflix)
Top Gun: Maverick - B (DVD, Paramount+ and Amazon)
Triangle of Sadness - B (YouTube rental, Apple TV and Amazon, DVD in April 2023)

Here is my own 2022 top 10 list (http://www.lariat.org/atthemovies/essays/2022top10.html).

Thanks to our sponsors, The Alibi Pub Wood Fire Pizzeria and Bakery, the Mizu Sushi restaurant and The Pedal House, supporting all Laramie Film Society activities.

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--  Robert Roten, movie guru, journalist and curmudgeon
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