8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
An imperfect storm.
From left, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos and Glen Powell in “Twisters.”Credit…Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures & Amblin Entertainment
‘Twisters’
Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, this stand-alone follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster “Twister” stars Glen Powell as the cowboy-esque tornado wrangler Tyler Owens and Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kate Carter, a meteorologist who had a traumatic run-in with a tornado in her past. The two clash and then collaborate as they chase storms in Oklahoma.
From our review:
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Critic’s Pick
An estranged father at the heart of a strange mystery.
‘Great Absence’
In this moving drama directed by Kei Chika-ura, Takashi (Mirai Moriyama) discovers that his father, Yohji, who left the family to be with another woman, has been struggling with dementia for quite some time — the mystery is what happened during his decline and where the other woman went.
From our review:
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This spy misses his target (audience).
‘My Spy the Eternal City’
Dave Bautista returns as the C.I.A. operative J.J., who must protect his stepdaughter, Sophie (Chloe Coleman), on her field trip to Italy in this sequel to “My Spy” (2020), both directed by Peter Segal.
From our review:
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Critic’s Pick
This city is its own character.
