New Movies to Watch This Week: In the Earth, Beast Beast, We Broke Up, Hope
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With traditional release patterns still in turmoil as Hollywood and the world adjusts to the pandemic, it can be intimidating to keep up with when and where new films are being released but the truth is, there are more movies coming out each week now than ever before. It’s just a question of where to look.
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Variety help you find that next well-earned bit of escapism, whether it’s a Milla Jovovich stunt spectacular (like “The Rookies”) or a sexy Japanese manga adaptation (à la “Ride or Die” on Netflix). Here’s a rundown of those films opening this week that
Movie review: The Good Traitor could have been a better movie True story of Denmark s ambassador to America during the Second World War suffers from too much textbook dialogue
Author of the article: Chris Knight
Publishing date: Apr 16, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 3 minute read • Some chicken! Henrik Kauffmann (Ulrich Thomsen, left) meets FDR and Churchill in The Good Traitor. Photo by Vortex Media
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Flammen & Citronen (
Flame and Citron), starring Mads Mikkelsen (you know him) and Thure Lindhardt (you probably don’t, but no matter) as a couple of Danish resistance fighters battling the Nazi occupation during the Second World War. It was a crackerjack film, full of daring deeds, hair-raising missions and moral ambiguity, with a little romance thrown into the mix.
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Held: 2½
NOMADLAND: What a long trip. Way back in September, it was the “people’s choice” at the Toronto film festival. Since then, it has been written about almost every week, won over 200 awards (including Golden Globes) and received six Academy Award nominations. (It’s often cited as
the front-runner). So, finally it’s here in a very few theatres that are actually open and streaming on Disney+. It has been worth the wait. This is a gentle, must-see film. It starts with images of a grim America and ultimately celebrates what used to be great about the country: The people and the land. Frances McDormand travels through it in her RV.
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