Set in the Outer Banks, this odd couple buddy comedy is undermined by a rushed final act.
Your guide to Asheville's vibrant and diverse movie offerings.
Your guide to Asheville's vibrant and diverse movie offerings.
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Set in the Outer Banks, this odd couple buddy comedy is undermined by a rushed final act.
The Springsteen-centric coming-of-age film isn’t quite on par with its summer 2019 classic rock cousins.
This crime flick seems to think it’s a dark comedy but it just comes across as confused and inconsistent.
It’s an engaging and well made movie, despite living in “Movie of the Week” territory, in this case taking on “our broken justice system.”
The adaptation of the beloved dog novel sidesteps potential sappiness with honest, emotional storytelling, plus characters easy to care about and difficult to leave.
Despite strong performances and occasional elite suspense, this Appalachian-set tale of religious fanatics is sadly underdeveloped.
The Asheville Movie Guys head to China for a discussion of Lulu Wang’s sophomore feature.
Quentin Tarantino’s latest stunner makes expert use of modern cinema’s biggest stars in a landscape fitting of their talents and charisma.
Starring a textbook sharp Jesse Eisenberg, the well-made dark comedy is a difficult film to recommend.
Jessie Buckley anchors this honest look at the quest for musical stardom.
Poetic moments define Joe Talbot’s moving portrait of gentrification’s victims in the Bay Area.
Just a few weeks after the pleasures of Long Shot comes another smart adult comedy, showcasing Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling.
Another fine performance from Blythe Danner buoys this unchallenging movie about a dedicated survivalist (John Lithgow) looking for companionship.
Dreadfully slow and plain old dreadful, the ‘80-set British drama’s unlikable characters and simple story are barely worthy of a subplot in a larger, better film.
Olivier Assayas’ returns to meditations on art, commerce, and flawed celebrities with a look at the Parisian publishing world.
The Asheville Movie Guys crash-land in Kansas with an evil Superman. What could possibly go wrong?
Compelling performances by Judi Dench and Sophie Cookson are undermined by sluggish pacing and flat direction in this fact-based spy drama.
The pleasant period dramedy from the Downton Abbey team has a sensibility closer to a classy TV movie than to a more nuanced indie drama.
A mesmerizing fever dream set in Budapest, Hungary, just before World War I.
In this bleak drama, Tessa Thompson and Lily James deliver powerful performances despite amateurish, anonymous filmmaking.
