Thelma Adams
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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Kandahar (2023) |
An explosive adventure that hurtles from beginning to end. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted May 26, 2023
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The Little Mermaid (2023) |
Disney recycles its seawater-soaked Cinderella, now in a live action musical. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted May 26, 2023
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You Hurt My Feelings (2023) |
Swift, strongly acted, with sharp dialogue and wicked insight, You Hurt My Feelings finds the bitter humor in the minor apocalypses of the bourgeoisie. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted May 26, 2023
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Monica (2022) |
Lysette’s committed, complex performance, in tandem with Clarkson, powers a restrained tale of reunion and resistance with a gender identity twist. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted May 19, 2023
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It Ain't Over (2022) |
Filled with game footage, home movies and knowledgeable talking heads, It Ain't Over ensures Berra’s exalted status in the annals of America’s pastime - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted May 12, 2023
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BlackBerry (2023) |
The human-scaled case study illustrates the enormous potential of human creations, and capitalism’s tendency to maximize profit at the expense of innovation. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted May 12, 2023
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Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023) |
It’s all in good fun, though, and short on snark, as the old friends celebrate ushering their soul sister to the altar amid the twists and turns of woman’s romance fiction. This chapter’s a boisterous bachelorette party -- hold the hangover. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted May 12, 2023
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) |
For "Guardian" junkies and kids of all stripes, this two-hour reunion with old character friends will have them singing Peaches & Herb’s 1978 soul classic “Reunited” -- and it feels so good. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted May 05, 2023
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023) |
The beloved book that got so many grandmothers, mothers and daughters through the fraught narrows of the preteen years with love, laughter and easily digestible life lessons is now a film with a terrific cast, a light touch and genuine affection. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Apr 28, 2023
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Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) |
Audiences will be dancing to “Tutti Frutti” and toe-tapping to “Lucille” as this Oscar-bound documentary about “Little Richard” Penniman unfolds. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Apr 28, 2023
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Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023) |
The Covenant does merit bonus points for showcasing Salim, a terrific journeyman actor who finally has a meaty role in an American movie. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Apr 21, 2023
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Beau Is Afraid (2023) |
The trip will disturb audiences, alleviated by occasional comic spikes. Bold turns from Parker Posey, Amy Ryan and Nathan Lane lend dynamic support. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Apr 21, 2023
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Renfield (2023) |
The actors are game, the premise silly -- but nothing to gush over. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Apr 14, 2023
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Mafia Mamma (2023) |
With this tremendous director and stars, the comedy could have been a feast rather than a predictable two-course meal -- if only there had been a meaty script to digest. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Apr 14, 2023
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A Good Person (2023) |
The intimate story is darkly funny and rich, anchored by Pugh’s unsparing and deeply satisfying performance. Out of darkness, Braff finds hope and the potential for connection among unlikely (yet deeply likable) characters. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Mar 24, 2023
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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) |
In magnificently choreographed, violent set piece after set piece the thrills are immersive, particularly in IMAX. It’s a killer night out at the movies, and another high for the ever-nonchalant Reeves. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Mar 24, 2023
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Moving On (2022) |
Tomlin brings out Fonda’s best, rounding out those brittle edges, as their characters continue to have wild adventures and evolve -- letting go and moving on -- long past their eligibility for Social Security. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Mar 17, 2023
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Champions (2023) |
Is it formulaic? Yes. Does it reach Kingpin heights? No. But Champion’s an engaging watch, and the ensemble of developmentally challenged actors upstages the pros. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Mar 10, 2023
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iMordecai (2022) |
In the title role, Hirsch schmears it on a little thick and schticky, while Astin largely looks irritated. In an underwritten part, Carol Kane maximizes every half-smile and gesture, bringing warmth and sly humor. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Feb 24, 2023
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My Happy Ending (2023) |
Julia discovers there’s no A-list treatment when it comes to the big C, a realization that softens and humanizes her. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Feb 24, 2023
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Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (2023) |
The visuals are so busy, the jokes so tame, the homilies so overfamiliar, the only option is surrendering to the chaos. But those pros Pfeiffer and Douglas up the game with an interstellar Romancing the Stone vibe. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Feb 22, 2023
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Marlowe (2022) |
In his 100th movie, Liam Neeson is spot on as the flatfoot, just when it seemed like the Irish star’s career had devolved into one violent revenge fantasy after the next. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Feb 22, 2023
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Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023) |
Mike, you’ve still got the magic. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Feb 10, 2023
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80 for Brady (2023) |
The star-studded affair is the kind of boisterous comedy that makes for a super girls’ night out, and that’s the not-so-subtle plan here: to bring groups of IRL girlfriends back to the theater for giggles. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Feb 03, 2023
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One Fine Morning (2022) |
It’s a complex portrait of a working woman as she, her sister and mother struggle to find assisted living for the scholar while his mind and body deteriorate. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Jan 27, 2023
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Close (2022) |
A tactile, subtle, moving film about shattered innocence, the pressures of masculinity and how wondrous but fragile that intimate friendship among young boys can be. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Jan 27, 2023
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White Noise (2022) |
It’s another one of 2022’s high profile, star-encrusted projects that struggles to be as good as its dazzling cast and provocative premise. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Jan 06, 2023
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Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb (2022) |
Turn Every Page is a fascinating take on two articulate New Yorkers who came together and shaped the world of publishing, while exemplifying the enduring power of the written word. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Dec 30, 2022
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Corsage (2022) |
This astounding film reimagines the breakthrough moment of Elisabeth’s rebellion to reclaim herself and her agency... It’s both exhilarating and tragic. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Dec 27, 2022
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Living (2022) |
This wise and moving drama is an existential journey that celebrates learning how to live life, in all its fleeting beauty. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Dec 27, 2022
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Babylon (2022) |
The performances are fun, the music raucous, the costumes glorious. And yet, the entire visual feast of a movie recalls the excessive party scene in Baz Luhrmann's overstuffed The Great Gatsby, beautiful and damned. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Dec 27, 2022
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) |
ho doesn’t love iridescent sea creatures, fiery cinders and weapons poking into the theater through the magic of 3D? If there’s only one movie you put on pants and leave the house for, this one is it for the visuals alone. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Dec 16, 2022
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Empire of Light (2022) |
Olivia Colman keeps killing it. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Dec 08, 2022
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Bones and All (2022) |
This Romeo & Juliet about cannibals is creepy and seductive, fluid, gorgeously shot and gracefully acted. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Dec 02, 2022
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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022) |
Two worlds collide — fine art and Big Pharma — in this compelling documentary about artist-activist Nan Goldin. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Dec 02, 2022
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The Menu (2022) |
The marvelous, multitalented Ralph Fiennes is the best thing on the menu in this clever culinary delight. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Dec 02, 2022
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The Inspection (2022) |
Observant, insistent and unsparing, wrapped around characters that feel real and rounded. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Dec 02, 2022
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Spoiler Alert (2022) |
We know from the beginning where the witty and warm Spoiler Alert is headed, but not how moving that journey will be. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Dec 02, 2022
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Spirited (2022) |
It’s a funny, bouncy romp with strong singing and dancing talent and just the right touch of snark to please any Scrooge. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Nov 19, 2022
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Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams (2020) |
With great flair and storytelling skill, Guadagnino shows the single-minded drive that made this innovator immortal. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Nov 10, 2022
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Causeway (2022) |
Causeway is a small film with a big heart. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Nov 10, 2022
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) |
This feel-good life story lionizes the kinky-haired accordion player while simultaneously taking the piss out of him. It’s so Weird Al. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Nov 10, 2022
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |
rom the start, there is an elegiac tone, a strong sense of family ties rooted in the past, and a determination, however hard, to move forward -- and, damn it, still entertain. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Nov 10, 2022
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Aftersun (2022) |
I wept buckets, because writer-director Charlotte Wells so honestly realizes Sophie and Calum, and the potency and poetry of their father-daughter connection. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Oct 21, 2022
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Ticket to Paradise (2022) |
Not so much a rom-com as a rom-chuckle, this predictable comedy has an obvious draw with George Clooney and Julia Roberts’ on-screen reunion as the Cottons, a divorced couple who communicate in hisses and disses. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Oct 21, 2022
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Raymond & Ray (2022) |
Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke, both 51, make for an odd pair of estranged half-brothers sleepwalking through life. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Oct 14, 2022
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Tár (2022) |
It’s an epic character study... though it lacks a final movement that delivers a crescendo of feeling. Maestro or monster? Tár’s both. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Oct 14, 2022
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Till (2022) |
It bridges the past and 2022, when the Emmett Till Antilynching Act defined lynching as a hate crime. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Oct 14, 2022
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Amsterdam (2022) |
From Oscar-winning showman David O. Russell, 64, there's so much razzmatazz, artistry and comedic snap -- yet the antic pastiche lacks a satisfying mystery plot and, sadly, is less than the sum of its amazing performances. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Oct 07, 2022
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The Lost King (2022) |
Delightful and thought-provoking. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Oct 06, 2022
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