“Air” is Ben Affleck’s first time behind the camera since 2016’s “Live By Night,” a critical and commercial misfire that came out on the heels of the actor-director’s Oscar-winning “Argo.” His latest is a resounding return to form. “One Day as a Lion” also stars Frank Grillo. Simmons), a waitress ( Marianne Rendón) and a dying woman ( Virginia Madsen) cross paths in a zany caper that’s being marketed as an ode to the films of Quentin Tarantino and Joel and Ethan Coen.
Scroll through the gallery below to check out our picks for the 24 most anticipated titles coming to theaters and streaming this April.Īn incompetent hitman ( Scott Caan), a sleek debtor ( J.K. Between a drama from one of Romania’s most well-known directors, a modern-day adaptation of the Georges Bizet opera, “Carmen,” and a new Kelly Reichardt picture, the specialty market is also replete with exciting options. Is the studio betting that Ari Aster ’s latest is, like the jewel in its Oscar-gilded crown, also a movie voters will embrace given enough time? Besides those two titles, moviegoers are being treated to biopics about George Foreman and Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, not to mention a satire of America’s favorite artist and PBS host. “Beau is Afraid” may not be typical academy fodder (though that’s becoming harder and harder to define these days), but it’s a highly anticipated title that A24 could’ve held for a July or August debut. SEE ‘Air’ soars with critics: Ben Affleck’s film starring Matt Damon and Viola Davis ‘defies gravity and expectations’
Fresh off a successful premiere at South by Southwest, “Air” is getting a wide release from Amazon Studios this month, even though it’s the kind of movie one can see having an easy route to the Oscars out of TIFF or Venice. Successful awards season showings for spring and summer releases like “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” and “Elvis” have evidently discouraged studios from backloading their buzziest titles.
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