Atlanta Film Critics Circle
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AFCC is 40 film critics for Atlanta-based publications committed to promoting film art and culture both locally and nationally. https://atlfilmcritics.org/
AFCC member Bradley Gibson reviews the Anthony Bourdain biopic #Tony starring Dominic Sessa and Antonio Banderas, saying the Sessa's "chemistry with Banderas is the kind of magic you can’t train for" filmthreat.com/reviews/tony... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
Tony | Film Threat
Matt Johnson's biographical drama Tony is a cinematic memoir of celebrated writer, traveler, and food connoisseur Anthony Bourdain as a young man. When Bourdain (Dominic…
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AFCC member Jim Farmer interviews filmmaker Gregg Araki about his new film #IWantYourSex starring Cooper Hoffman and Olivia Wilde roughdraftatlanta.com/2026/07/31/g... #AFCC #ForTheLoveOfMovies
Gregg Araki discusses sex and creative freedom in latest film 'I Want Your Sex'
Filmmaker Gregg Araki talks about the making of his new movie "I Want Your Sex," which hits theaters on July 31.
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AFCC member Matt Goldberg (@mattgoldberg.bsky.social) has some thoughts on Sadie Sink's character in #SpiderManBrandNewDay "I wanted to write about her character and why I think it’s the film’s biggest weakness despite Sink’s performance" WARNING: SPOILERS! www.commentarytrack.net/who-does-sad...
Spider-Man: Brand New Day: Sadie Sink's Mystery Role
Spoilers, obviously.
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AFCC member Mike McKinney reviews Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jon Bernthal in #SpiderManBrandNewDay📷, Cooper Hoffman and Olivia Wilde in #IWantYourSex, Antonio Banderas in #AboveAndBelow, and the documentary #PeterAsher Everywhere Mans lastonetoleavethetheatre.blogspot.com/2026/07/spid... #AFCC
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
A weekly blog that shows my current film reviews and looks at films from the past. I also look at upcoming releases.
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AFCC member Stephen Michael Brown reviews #SpiderManBrandNewDay saying "Tom Holland is superb in the lead as he discovers new expansions and limits to his powers and reconciles his lonely lifestyle." silverscreencapture.com/spider-man-b... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Mostly Swings into Success | Silver Screen Capture
Destin Daniel Cretton’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day (B+), the title character’s standalone fourth film, is two movies in one: an excellent film about the hero coming to terms with re-establishing his se...
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AFCC member Alex Sitaras reviews the biopic #Tony saying "Matt Johnson’s Tony is both coming-of-age and origin story, depicting the transformative summer where Tony (Dominic Sessa), as he had liked to be called, became Anthony Bourdain." cineccentric.com/2026/08/01/t... #AFCC #MovieReview
Tony ★★★
Matt Johnson’s Tony is both coming-of-age and origin story, depicting the transformative summer where Tony (Dominic Sessa), as he had liked to be called, became Anthony Bourdain. In 1975, Tony had …
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AFCC member Brian Skutle (@sonic-cinema.bsky.social) reviews #SpiderManBrandNewDay saying "I think “Brand New Day” is my favorite of the Tom Holland films." sonic-cinema.com/wordpress/mo... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
AFCC member Christopher Campbell lets us know about documentaries coming out this week including #WildInside about Flaco, the owl who captivated New York City after escaping from the Central Park Zoo nonfics.com/p/week-in-do... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
This Week In Documentary
Theatrical & Streaming Releases - New & Recommended - July 31-August 6, 2026
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AFCC member Jonathan HIckman reviews #SpiderManBrandNewDay saying "With this ninth live-action adaptation of the iconic comic book, we get an intimate and remarkably moving story of personal loss" www.times-herald.com/arts_and_com... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
In “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” Peter Parker lives in a world where he has been forgotten. And yet Spider-Man must continue to be the friendly neighborhood hero. But with all
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AFCC member Emma Loggins reviews #SpiderManBrandNewDay and says "Sadie Sink’s secret role pays off in Tom Holland’s quietest and best-directed Spider-Man in ‘Spider-Man: A Brand New Day." www.fanbolt.com/178335/spide... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Review: Tom Holland's Loneliest Spider-Man Is His Best
Movie Review: Sadie Sink's secret role pays off in Tom Holland's quietest and best-directed Spider-Man in 'Spider-Man: A Brand New Day.'
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AFCC member Josh Sewell (@joshsewell.bsky.social) reviews #SpiderManBrandNewDay and #MotorCity flixchat.blogspot.com/2026/07/revi... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
REVIEWS: Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Motor City
by Josh Sewell Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Rated PG-13 for sequences of action/violence and some language. Opens in theaters on July 31.) Mar...
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AFCC member Stephen Michael Brown has a review of #Tony, about the early life of Chef Anthony Bourdain, saying "The secret sauce invigorating a delightful new coming of age tale is, well, everything!" silverscreencapture.com/tony-is-a-gr... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
”Tony” is a Great Final Dish of Summer 2026 Cinema | Silver Screen Capture
The secret sauce invigorating a delightful new coming of age tale is, well, everything! Each hand-picked accessory in director/co-writer Matt Johnson’s kitchen cabinet is simmering to some sort of spe...
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AFCC member Will Leitch (@williamfleitch) tells us who is and isn't going to the movies these days, and why you should put down the phone and go see a movie in a theater: links.washingtonpost.com/s/vb/sOFSeN_... #AFCC #ForTheLoveOfMovies
AFCC member Jason Evans reviews #SpiderManBrandNewDay which he says "Perhaps the best Marvel movie since Endgame." flixchat.blogspot.com/2026/07/jaso... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
JASON EVANS' 100-WORD REVIEWS: Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Emotional and Entertaining Film critic Jason Evans is here to tell you everything you need to know about movies faster than you can swipe...
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AFCC member Damius Green (Nocturnal Critic) reviews #SpiderManBrandNewDay youtube.com/shorts/VgONh... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
Spider-Man: Brand New Day - Out of Theater REACTION!!! #movie #spiderman
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AFCC member Robert Prentice reviews #SpiderManBrandNewDay saying "Spider-Man: Brand New Days marks Tom Holland’s fourth solo outing as the webbed hero and is one of his best and most heartfelt to date." www.threeifbyspace.net/2026/07/revi... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
Review - "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" is Holland's Best and Most Heartfelt - Three If By Space
Peter Parker devotes his life to protecting New York City as a full-time Spider-Man. But as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising
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AFFC members Jason Evans, Jesse Nussman, and Josh Sewell on their Movie Joust! podcast give us the scoop on the unpredictable world of September and October releases creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... #AFCC #ForTheLoveOfMovies
Fall Movie Box Office Predictions! by Movie Joust!
In this episode, three seasoned film critics — Jason Evans, Jesse Nussman, and Josh Sewell — dive into the unpredictable world of September and October releases. You'll discover how Tom Cruise's choic...
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AFCC member Kyle Pinion (@kylepinion.bsky.social) reviews #SpiderManBrandNewDay saying "Spider-Man: Brand New Day is an enormously cluttered experience" screenrex.com/spider-man-b... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, Same Old Clutter - ScreenRex
An enormously cluttered experience... smothering the one lovely throughline with cross-property synergistic junk.
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AFCC member Jake Peffer reviews #SpiderManBrandNewDay saying "This may very well be the best of the Tom Holland Spider-Man movies." youtu.be/Vejlu5ZHckE?... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
Spider-Man: Brand New Day - Movie Review
YouTube video by Jake Peffer Watches
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AFCC member Christopher Campbell reviews the documentary My Grandfather Charles Manson from filmmaker Sophia Maddox www.nonfics.com/p/my-grandfa... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies #documentary
'My Grandfather Charles Manson' Review
Sophia Maddox just found out she's Charles Manson's granddaughter, so she made a documentary about the infamous cult leader to understand him better.
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AFCC member Jake Cole reviews #SpidermanBrandNewDay saying "For the first time in his current screen iteration, Spider-Man seems like what he is in the comics: the beating heart of Marvel and its most compelling figure." www.slantmagazine.com/film/spider-... #AFCC #ForTheLoveOfMovies
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Review: Letting Peter Parker Be Peter Parker
For the first time in his current screen iteration, Spider-Man feels like the beating heart of Marvel and its most compelling figure.
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AFCC member Matt Goldberg (@mattgoldberg.bsky.social) reviews #SpidermanBrandNewDay saying that this is "the first Tom Holland Spider-Man movie that leans into the character’s angst." www.decodingeverything.com/spider-man-b... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Movie Review
Destin Daniel Cretton’s somber sequel skillfully handles the fallout of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home.’
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AFCC member Carlos Diaz reviews Nicolas Winding Refn's #HerPrivateHell and he's not happy: youtu.be/tYMSQ-Fqn90?... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
Her Private Hell | I Seriously Can't BELIEVE This SH*T | REVIEW
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AFCC member Mike McKinney(@lastonetoleave.bsky.social) reviews the comedy #TheDink, Nicolas Winding Refn's #HerPrivateHell, Kevin Hart in #72Hours, #MotorCity starring Alan Ritchson, and the drama #ReadingLolitaInTehran lastonetoleavethetheatre.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-... #AFCC #ForTheLoveOfMovies
The Dink
A weekly blog that shows my current film reviews and looks at films from the past. I also look at upcoming releases.
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AFCC member Josh Sewell (@joshsewell.bsky.social) reviews #Hadestown: The Musical, #TheDink and #TheInvite flixchat.blogspot.com/2026/07/quic... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
QUICK TAKES: Hadestown: The Musical; The Dink; and The Invite
by Josh Sewell Hadestown: The Musical (Not rated. Opens in theaters on July 24 for five days only.) The premise: A filmed live performance ...
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AFCC member Jonathan Hickman reviews #MotorCity saying "Motor City is an ambitious experiment that fails its talented cast by giving them almost nothing to say" www.times-herald.com/arts_and_com... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
Motor City
“Motor City” is an ambitious experiment that fails its talented cast by giving them almost nothing to say. The lack of dialogue is meant to be the movie’s clever magic
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AFCC member Sammie Purcell interviews filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn about his new film #HerPrivateHell , his first film since 2016’s “The Neon Demon” roughdraftatlanta.com/2026/07/24/n... #AFCC #ForTheLoveOfMovies
Nicolas Winding Refn talks leaning into genre and unreality in ‘Her Private Hell’
Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn talks about the making of his new film, "Her Private Hell," which hits theaters on July 24.
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AFCC member Matt Goldberg (@mattgoldberg.bsky.social) reviews Nicolas Winding Refn's #HerPrivateHell saying "Refn appears unconcerned with any coherence beneath his distinctive visuals" www.decodingeverything.com/nicholas-win... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
Her Private Hell Review: A Psychosexual, Neon Morass
Plenty of neon, little worth considering.
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AFCC member Christopher Campbell reviews the documentary American Pachuco: The Legend Of Luis Valdez about he father of Chicano theater, with narration from Edward James Olmos open.substack.com/pub/nonfics/... #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies
'American Pachuco: The Legend Of Luis Valdez' Review
The father of Chicano theater gets the biographical documentary treatment with narration from Edward James Olmos in character as "El Pachuco."
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