Tag: Parenthood in Film

• Arco Is a Future You Want to Get Lost In — Here’s Why

  

  Release Date: limited U.S. release November 14, 2025 (Neon) Runtime: 89 minutes (1h 29m) Rated: PG Production Companies: Remembers, MountainA, France 3 Cinéma, Fit Via Vi Film Productions, Sons of Rigor Producers: Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman, Ugo (Ugo/Ugo Bienvenu) Bienvenu (producer credits) Animation/Visual leads: Adam Sillard (animation lead) and Fabio Besse (production design)…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  December 3, 2025

  2025 Movie Reviews, Action, Animation, Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Independent Film, Sci-Fi

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• “Sentimental Value”: Joachim Trier’s Most Tender Exploration of Family, Art, and Memory

  

  Release Date: November 7, 2025 (Limited) Runtime: 133 minutes (2h 14m) Rated: R — some language, a sexual reference, and brief nudity Production Companies: Mer Film, Eye Eye Pictures, MK Productions, BBC Film, Lumen Production, Komplizen Film, Zentropa, Zentropa Sweden, Film i Väst, Alaz Film Producers: Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar Cinematography: Kasper Tuxen Editing: Olivier…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  November 19, 2025

  2025 Movie Reviews, Comedy, Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Movie Analysis

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• “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” Review: A Raw, Relentless Portrait of Motherhood’s Breaking Point

  

  Release Date: October 10, 2025 (United States theatrical) (Premiere: January 24, 2025 at Sundance) Runtime: 133 minutes (1 hr 53 min) Rated: R — for language, some drug use and bloody images. Production Companies: A24, Central Pictures, Fat City, also credited: Bronxburgh; Elara Pictures Producers: Sara Murphy, Ryan Zacarias, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Conor…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  October 13, 2025

  2025 Movie Reviews, A24 Movies, Comedy, Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Independent Film, Movie Analysis, Psychological Drama, Thriller, Women Directors

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• “The Knife”: A Quiet Horror of Systemic Suspicion in Suburban America

  

  Release Date: Limited theatrical release (US) August 15, 2025 Runtime: 82 minutes (1h 22min) Rated: R for violence and police intimidation Production Companies: iAm21 Entertainment, Duplass Brothers Productions Producers: Nnamdi Asomugha, Jonathan T. Baker, Ami Werges Cinematography: Alejandro Mejia Editing: Dana Congdon Music / Composer: Kyle Townsend The Knife (2025) Director: Nnamdi Asomugha Writer(s): Nnamdi Asomugha…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  August 19, 2025

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• Catching Up

  

  Movies You Slept On Exploring Themes of Class and Control in ‘Locked’ and ‘The Assessment’ Locked (2025) Directed by David Yarovesky Starring: Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins An engaging take on a timeless theme: class disparity and the divide between those who observe from the outside and those trapped within their circumstances. Eddie Barnish (Bill…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  March 28, 2025

  2025 Movie Reviews, Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Horror, Movie Analysis, Psychological Drama, Sci-Fi, Uncategorized

  2025 Movies, Alicia Vikander, Anthony Hopkins, Bill Skarsgård, Class Struggle in Film, Dystopian Films, Elizabeth Olsen, Film Criticism, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Himesh Patel, Horror, Horror Movies 2025, Indie Films, Locked (2025), Morality & Ethics in Cinema, Movie Recap, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Themes, Movie Thoughts, New Movie Releases 2025, Parenthood in Film, Psychological Horror, Reproductive Rights in Sci-Fi, The Assessment (2025), Weekend Watchlist