Here s what s playing â April 9-15 â at in-person and virtual cinemas in the Berkshires and environs. Where films have been reviewed, the capsules include the name of the film critic and the day the full review was posted on berkshireeagle.com. All reviews are by Associated Press critics.
GODZILLA VS. KONG (PG-13)
Let the epic monster battle begin! Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home. Along for the ride is Jia, an orphaned girl who has a unique and powerful bond with the mighty beast. However, they soon find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla as he cuts a swath of destruction across the globe. The initial confrontation between the two titans â instigated by unseen forces â is only the beginning of the mystery that lies deep within the core of the planet. Starring Millie Bobby Brown, Alexander SkarsgÃ¥rd, Brian Tyree Henry Rebecca Hall, Julian Dennison, Eliza Gonzalez, Shun Ogri and Zhang Siyi. (Coyle - 3/30) 1
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A great premise can be both a blessing and a curse. Consider
The Man Who Sold His Skin, a Tunisian film recently nominated for Best International Feature at the upcoming Oscars. It’s about a Syrian refugee who agrees to rent his body to a prominent European artist, who tattoos creative designs on his back and puts him on display in a museum. It’s a wildly original concept, rippling with political, artistic, and moral complexities, but it somehow adds up to less than the sum of its parts. It’s an idea so good that the film itself can
The Man Who Sold His Skin review: Tunisia s provocative Oscar contender on romance and freedom chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Bob Strauss April 7, 2021Updated: April 9, 2021, 7:15 am
Koen De Bouw and Yahya Mahayni in “The Man Who Sold His Skin.” Photo: Tanit Films
“The Man Who Sold His Skin” is the first Tunisian production ever nominated for the international feature film Academy Award and boy, does it fit the category. It’s also undeniably, sometimes radically, an art film, which is not always the case with multilingual Oscar contenders.
Directed by Tunisia’s Kaouther Ben Hania (“Beauty and the Dogs”), this rather tall tale charts the maddening misadventures of Syrian refugee Sam Ali (Yahya Mahayni in a demanding, accomplished feature debut) from the war-torn Middle East through the finest hotels and galleries of Europe. With a Schengen visa, the travel document he couldn’t obtain as a mere human being, tattooed on his back, Sam becomes a valuable and (mostly) welcome art object without borders.