Knives Out Is Certified Fresh - Rotten Tomatoes

Knives Out (2019) 97%. Before writer-director Rian Johnson was handed the reins to Star Wars: Episode VIII (and a potential ... Home TopBoxOffice Tickets&Showtimes DVD&Streaming TV News SIGNUP LOGIN JesterMcGree Logout What'stheTomatometer?® RTCritics Home BoxOffice TV DVD MORE News Movies TVShows News Tickets&Showtimes Home CriticsConsensus KnivesOutIsCertifiedFresh Plus,Queen&Slimispowerfulandtimely,andNetflix'sTheTwoPopesbenefitsfromapairofoutstandingperformances. byRyanFujitani|November27,2019| Comments Thisweekatthemovies,we’vegot a murdermystery(KnivesOut, starring DanielCraig and JamieLeeCurtis,andatonofotherstars)anda coupleontherun(Queen&Slim, starring DanielKaluuya andJodieTurner-Smith).Whatarethecriticssaying? KnivesOut(2019)97% Beforewriter-directorRianJohnsonwashandedthereinsto StarWars:EpisodeVIII (andapotentialnewtrilogyofhisown),hecuthisteethonlow-tomid-budgetcapersandthrillerslike Brick, TheBrothersBloom,and Looper.Withthisweek’s KnivesOut,Johnsonreturnstohisrootswithanold-fashionedmurdermystery,andcriticssayit’sablast.ThestoryrevolvesaroundthemurderofHarlanThrombey(ChristopherPlummer),whoinvitedhislargefamilytocelebratehis85thbirthdayathissprawlingestate,onlytoendupdeadthenextmorning.EnterdetectiveBenoitBlanc(DanielCraig),whoquicklysetsaboutsussingoutwhichofthefamilymembersmayormaynothavebeeninvolvedwiththecrime,andwhy.CriticssayJohnson,workingsquarelywithinhiswheelhousehere,expertlyteasesoutthetensionandutilizesfamiliargenretropesincleverways,andhe’saidedbyastellarcastwhoclearlyenjoyeachother’scompany.Thatcast,bytheway?ItincludesChrisEvans,ToniCollette,JamieLeeCurtis,MichaelShannon,AnadeArmas,DonJohnson,andLaKeithStanfield,justtonameafew.It’saclassicwhodunitwithamoderntwist,adarksenseofhumor,andsomefantasticperformances,andwhatbetterwayistheretospendThanksgivingweekendthantowatchamovieaboutafamilyateachother’sthroats? Queen&Slim(2019)83% Likemanywhohavecomebeforeher,directorMelinaMatsoukasbeganhercareerbehindthecamerainthemusicworld,craftingaward-winningvideosforthelikesof Beyoncé,Ne-Yo,LadyGaga,andKatyPerry,beforeshewentontohelmepisodesofcriticallyacclaimedTVseries Insecureand MasterofNone.ItwasonthelatterthatshefirstworkedalongsideLenaWaithe,mostnotablyonapivotalThanksgivingepisodecenteredonWaithe’scharacter,Denise.Thetwoofthemreuniteforthisweek’s Queen&Slim,Matsoukas’featuredirectorialdebutandWaithe’sfeaturewritingdebut,andcriticsarecallingtheirnewcollaborationasuccess.DanielKaluuyaandJodieTurner-Smithstarasthetitularduo,ayoungBlackcoupleonafirstdatewhoarepulledoverbyacoppresumablyforaroutinetrafficstop.Thesituationescalatesquicklyanderuptsintoviolence,andwhenthecopendsupdead,QueenandSlimfleethesceneandbecomeheraldedasamodern-dayBonnieandClyde whenvideooftheincidentgoesviral.Criticssay Queen&Slimisaprovocativeexaminationoftimelyissuesthattacklesitspotentiallythornythemesthoughtfully,butalsorootstheminagrippingdramabolsteredbypowerfulperformancesfromitstwoleads.Itmaynotnecessarilybeanidealpost-turkeypick-me-up,but itshouldberewardingtoviewerswillingtoengagewithit. Also OpeningThisWeekInLimitedRelease 63Up(2019),thelatestchapterinMichaelApted‘sdecades-longdocumentaryseriesthathasfollowedupwiththesamegroupofpeopleeverysevenyearssince1964,isat100%. AfterParkland(2018), adocumentarychroniclingthelivesoffamiliesaffectedbytheshootingatMarjoryStonemanDouglasHighSchoolin2018,isat100%. Away(2019), adialogue-free animatedfilmaboutayoungmanfleeingamysteriousmonsteracrossamysticalislandonamotorcycle,isat100%. Tremors(2019), adramaaboutadevoutChristianmarriedmanwhoundergoes“conversiontherapy”whenhebeginstoexperienceattractiontoanotherman,isat94%. TheBodyRemembersWhentheWorldBrokeOpen(2019), adramaabouttwoindigenouswomeninVancouverwhomeetinachanceencounterandtogetherconfronttheissuesofclassthatseparatethem,isat93%. TheTwoPopes(2019), starringAnthonyHopkinsandJonathanPrycein FernandoMeirelles‘dramaaboutthetransitionofpowerfromPopeBenedicttoPopeFrancis,isat91%. MyFriendthePolishGirl(2018), adramaaboutanAmericangirldocumentingthelifeofaPolishactress,isat63%. 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