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Film Review: ‘Highway’

Life is literally a highway for kidnapper and victim in this engaging and atypical improvised Bollywood road movie.

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'Highway' Review: Imtiaz Ali's Road Movie

Abduction paradoxically results in liberation for both the sheltered daughter of a rich industrialist and her hardened-criminal kidnapper in Imtiaz Ali’s “Highway.” Atypically, neither strain dominates in this Bollywood road movie, which intertwines dark social issues and blithe romance , thanks in part to relative newcomer Alia Bhatt’s endearingly cockeyed perf and “Slumdog Millionaire” Oscar winner A. R. Rahman’s powerful score. Tracing a journey of self-discovery through six North Indian states without a formal script, Ali’s actors, like his characters, effectively improvise in a meandering present tense, stripped of any viable destination. Opening Feb. 21 following its Berlin Film Festival premiere, “Highway” should score with Indian auds globally, with arthouse crossover a distant possibility.

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Veera’s flight marks a turning point in the film, as helmer Ali alternates between whirlwind closeups of the character running frantically toward the camera and extreme long shots of her tiny figure amid the infinite salt flats under a vast, star-filled sky. Defeated by the limitless emptiness, Veera runs from whence she came, falling into the arms of Mahabir.

The next morning finds the heroine suddenly turned fearless, with no one more surprised by the transformation than Veera herself. Indeed, her character is saved from extreme improbability and excessive cutesiness by her quizzical, inward-looking astonishment at her own behavior, a befuddlement which she freely shares with her abductors, to whom she blurts aloud any stray thought that crosses her mind. Plunking herself down in the truck’s front seat, she begins to enjoy the trip, her previous family travels having merely transported her from one luxury hotel to another.

Veera’s enthusiasm and artless affection very gradually wear down the gruff Mahabir, despite his hatred of her class. Never entirely abandoning his surly negativity, he allows only an occasional inadvertent smile to reveal his growing attraction. Passion remains totally absent in this romantic equation, which nevertheless surpasses Bollywood’s traditional avoidance of overt sexuality.

As it happens, both Veera and Mahabir are haunted by deep childhood sexual traumas. These horrific backstories gain weight and resonance through the characters’ tension-filled accounts, while brief flashbacks reinforce their present-day impact. These demons have left Veera and Mahabir alienated from their pasts — the road, which merely furnishes postcard backdrops for elaborate musical numbers in many Hindi films, is their natural habitat.

Aside from a half-hummed song and a spirited solo roadside dance by Bhatt, Rahman’s evocative songs function mainly as inner voices conveying the characters’ unspoken emotions, while their impromptu dialogue (minimal on his part, run-on on hers) attests to their growing familiarity and ease. “Highway” benefits greatly from Ali’s improvisational approach to every aspect of the production.

Fully justifying the helmer’s faith in an untried actress, Bhatt interiorizes a self-realization that is only incidentally romantic, bringing an underlying sadness and wistful intelligence to one of the oldest cliches in the Bollywood playbook: the transformation of a sheltered rich girl through the vital immediacy of her lower-class lover. Anil Mehta’s HD lensing cannily exploits specific landscapes of the varied provinces the film traverses, from Rajasthan’s salt flats to Kashmir’s snow-capped mountains, interpreting them as psychologically resonant topography rather than picturesque travelogue. Meanwhile, Rahman’s music, freed from the staginess of intricately choreographed, multi-costumed setpieces, flows sinuously throughout.

Reviewed at Magno screening room, New York, Feb. 13, 2014. (Also in Berlin Film Festival — Panorama Special.) Running time: 133 MIN.

Production: (India) A UTV Motion Pictures release of a Window Seat Films/Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment production. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, Imtiaz Ali.
Crew: Directed, written by Imtiaz Ali. Camera (color, HD), Anil Mehta; editor, Aarti Bajaj; music, A.R. Rahman; lyrics, Irshad Kamil; production designer, Sumit Basu; costume designer, Aki Narula; sound designer, Resul Pookutty.
With: Alia Bhatt, Randeep Hooda, Durgesh Kumar, Pradeep Nagar, Saharsh Kumar Shukla. (Hindi dialogue)

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Right before her wedding, a young woman finds herself abducted and held for ransom. As the initial days pass, she begins to develop a strange bond with her kidnapper. Right before her wedding, a young woman finds herself abducted and held for ransom. As the initial days pass, she begins to develop a strange bond with her kidnapper. Right before her wedding, a young woman finds herself abducted and held for ransom. As the initial days pass, she begins to develop a strange bond with her kidnapper.

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Veera Tripathi : I neither want to go back to the place from where you brought me, nor to the place where you are going to take me, but this road is very good, i don't want to leave it.

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Highway movie review: Anand Deverakonda's serial killer film tortures you more than the killer his victims

Highway movie review: kv guhan’s serial killer film starring anand deverakonda and abhishek banerjee is illogical, bland, and lackluster in every way conceivable..

There is a scene in KV Guhan’s thriller Highway, where the serial killer D ( Abhishek Banerjee in his Tollywood debut) tapes his victim’s eyes open so that they can witness their own torture. Frankly, watching the film for two hours felt a lot like that--tortured, painful, and waiting for it to end. Highway is a simple film with a promising premise, which falters so badly in execution that you wonder how one can make such a lackluster film with a decent plot and good actors. Also read: Abhishek Banerjee says co-star Sunita Rajwar would get upset with him

Abhishek Banerjee and Anand Deverakonda in a still from Highway.

Highway, set in the outskirts of Hyderabad, introduces us to photographer Vishnu (Anand Deverakonda), who is travelling to Bangalore for an event. Along the way, he helps a runaway teenager named Tulasi, who needs to get to her estranged father. A parallel track sees police officer Asha Bharath (Saiyami Kher) hunting a dangerous serial killer, who has killed five women and is on the hunt for more. How these two stories converge and Vishnu finds himself in a dangerous situation forms the crux of the film.

As I said, an interesting premise but it all goes downhill from here. The plot has more holes in it than a kitchen sieve, the acting is either monotonous or over-the-top (there’s no middle ground), and the background music is a serious assault on the senses. The comedy is so cringeworthy, sexist and forced that it often feels like you are watching something from the 90s.

It seems the makers and writers of the film have never met real people or observed how real people behave. Because in this film, everybody behaves as illogically as possible, as if it’s a stupidity contest. Cops can’t see an obvious clue dangling in front of their eyes, the killer tries his best to behave like a killer at every possible moment without any worry about getting caught, and women disregard safety while a serial killer is on the loose. I stopped noticing logical flaws halfway into the film because it was hard to keep up by then.

Abhishek Banerjee delivers the only watchable performance in the film.

The film lacks finesse and subtlety, with every character repeating what is happening on the screen just so that the audience do not miss it. It is like hammering a nail that is already all the way inside the wall. It’s redundant and infuriating. But is there anything redeeming in Highway? Abhishek Banerjee, of course! The Pataal Lok-fame actor has been handed an undercooked and unidimensional character with no coherent back story and he still manages to do something special with it. He is menacing, scary, and at times, even fun to watch. Everyone else falls flat sadly. Saiyami Kher, normally a reliable performer, has been reduced to just standing at crime scenes exasperated. She and her character both deserve better. Anand Deverokonda is lackluster and frankly looks like a cardboard cutout at times. Manasa Radhakrishnan tries to play the part of a hapless, innocent teenager to the best of her abilities. But sadly, the script and direction do not help her much in the process.

Highway began streaming on Aha Telugu from Friday, August 19, and frankly it is a good choice that the film chose not to release in theatres. On OTT, it may find some audience. But it’s hard to see why anyone would voluntarily watch this film. It’s a cautionary tale on how not to approach an interesting subject. Watch it only if you are prepared to be disappointed in more ways than you can count.

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Cast: Anand Devarakonda, Abhishek Banerjee, Sayami Kher, Manasa Radhakrishnan

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Highway Reviews

The action is held together by a star-making performance from Alia Bhatt.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 14, 2018

The diverse beauty of rural India is a character in this story. There are long moments of silence, uncomfortable, beautiful and empty, even if filled with song.

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It's exemplary filmmaking, and the hope is that audiences will take a detour from the confines of commercial Bollywood and embrace this wholly edifying experience. Highway will move you in ways you would have never expected.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 30, 2017

Watch this one for Bhatt and Hooda. They are at their vulnerable, rugged best. Plus, if you are in the mood to see India in its raw, unpolished state, Highway can be an exhilarating ride.

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A star-making turn from relative newcomer Alia Bhatt provides the vibrant essence of Imtiaz Ali's bracingly atypical Bollywood road-movie, Highway.

Full Review | Mar 26, 2014

There's a lot to like in Ali's latest, "Highway," which is a gorgeously assembled, ambitious piece of work, although it doesn't coalesce into a holistically successful film.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 21, 2014

The film can't sustain a tone, wavering between realism and Bollywood hokum.

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Few movie fans are going to be surprised by the plot here, but Highway's quiet, thoughtful tone will challenge anyone who thinks of Indian cinema solely as loud, splashy melodramas.

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Highway Movie Review: Anand Deverakonda’s film is beyond redemption

Highway had the potential to be a dark and disturbing thriller but it ends up being a damp squib. the anand deverakonda film doesn’t have any redeeming qualities, says our review..

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Anand Deverakonda's Highway is a disappointing thriller.

Highway is out on aha.
The film is directed by KV Guhan.
Highway stars Anand Deverakonda, Saiyami Kher, and Abhishek Banerjee, among others.

Vijay Deverekonda is arguably one of the most popular names in the Telugu film industry. The same, however, can’t be said about his brother Anand. While the young actor gave a glimpse of his abilities in Dorasaani and Middle Class Melodies, he isn’t regarded as an A-lister. Anand is now back with his latest film, Highway, which is out now on aha. The film, sadly, is a step in the wrong direction for the young actor. Highway had the potential to be a deeply unnerving thriller with a strong message, but it ends up being nothing more than a missed opportunity.

Highway revolves around Vishnu (Anand Deverakonda), a photographer who travels to Bengaluru with a close friend for an assignment. He faces an unexpected problem on his way. This forces him to spend some time at a dhaba, where he meets Tulasi (Manasa Radhakrishnan), an innocent young woman with a tragic past. They soon cross paths with a serial killer (Abhishek Banerjee). Will they survive this potentially life-threatening situation?

The plot per se isn’t bad as it pretty much has everything right from a bit of violence to romantic sequences that one expects from a desi thriller. It, however, does not make any impact as the execution is as bland as it gets.

Highway begins with a scene in which Vishnu speaks about how a journey on a particular highway ruined three lives. This sequence, sadly, falls flat as it tries too hard to shock viewers. We are then subjected to a series of underwhelming scenes, which introduce us to the other characters. As a result, one isn't really able to relate to the plot.

However, Highway picks up a pace after Abhishek Banerjee’s entry. There are a couple of inherently disturbing scenes which cater to those familiar with slasher films. This, however, isn’t enough to salvage the film.

Generally, thrillers feature at least a couple of twists that add a new layer to the narrative. Take the Joju George-led Joseph, for instance. It featured a major reveal towards the end, which established the titular character as a braveheart. Highway, sadly, doesn't feature anything even remotely resembling a twist. Highway ends with a couple of rushed scenes, which feel forced and awkward.

Coming to performances, Anand Deverakonda rises above the half-baked script to shine in the romantic scenes. His sweet and shy expressions may vaguely remind people of Vijay Deverakonda from Geetha Govindam. This, however, doesn’t count for much, as the romantic subplot is undercooked.

Abhishek Banerjee is menacing in a few scenes, but Highway is hardly another Paatal Lok for him. He deserved a meatier character. Saiyami Kher, who plays a cop, is passable. She gets the body language right. Manasa Radhakrishnan is burdened with a one-dimensional character.

The songs are hummable but have limited recall value. The background score is commendable as it tries to add a sense of urgency to the narrative in a bid to save the film. The other technical aspects are up to the mark.

To sum up, Highway is the textbook definition of a shoddy thriller.

2 out of 5 stars for Highway.

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To call “The Highwaymen” revisionist — or even reactionary — would be an understatement. This retelling of the Bonnie and Clyde story is not content to posit that those two Depression-era outlaws got what they deserved when they died in a hail of bullets on a Louisiana back road. It has a sackful of bones to pick with the modern world as a whole. Violent criminals are a problem, yes, but so are movies, airplanes, car radios, women in politics, newspapers — you name it. If Grandpa Simpson could figure out how to get himself a Netflix subscription, this movie would be the whole algorithm. I’m here to say I didn’t entirely hate it.

As Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow rampage across a half-dozen states, the governor of Texas, Miriam “Ma” Ferguson (Kathy Bates), is persuaded by her head law enforcement honcho, Lee Simmons (John Carroll Lynch), to bring a couple of old Texas Rangers out of retirement. The governor has disbanded the Rangers and brags about raising taxes to replace them with a more up-to-date police force. J. Edgar Hoover is doing the same thing at the federal level, and while we never see Hoover’s face we do hear him called a “high-flying sissy” by one of our heroes.

Hoover’s men are smug, citified so-and-sos in trim suits who set great store by fancy crime-fighting techniques like fingerprint analysis, wiretaps, two-way radios and aerial surveillance. The ex-Rangers, reclassified as highway patrolmen for their new mission, prefer to rely on horse sense and cowboy folk wisdom. “Outlaws and mustangs always come home,” says Frank Hamer (Kevin Costner), the older, gruffer one. He reckons that Bonnie and Clyde will circle back to the Dallas neighborhood where they grew up. He’s mostly right, but the feds and other busybodies keep getting in the way.

The plan is not to take the fugitives alive. Before he sets out in pursuit — and before he’s joined by his erstwhile partner, Maney Gault (Woody Harrelson) — Frank purchases a small arsenal at a Lubbock gun shop. Even though he’s a bit rusty on the draw, Frank is a professional, and he takes the job personally. Barrow and Parker’s slaughter of police officers enrages him, and he’s disgusted by the aura of Robin Hood chic that has gathered around them. Graffiti on a rural water tower reads “Go Bonnie and Clyde!” Young women sport berets in imitation of Bonnie’s signature look. “Coldblooded killers who are more adored than movie stars” is Lee Simmons’s assessment.

Directed by John Lee Hancock ( “The Blind Side” ) from a script by John Fusco, “The Highwaymen” offers itself as a corrective to one of the most famous — and in its day controversial — products of 1960s Hollywood. “Bonnie and Clyde” magnified the mystique of ’30s bank robbers by refracting it through the lens of counterculture revolt. This movie opposes that one with every fiber of its ornery being, including by its insistence on procedural tedium over cinematic excitement. It’s no less violent than “Bonnie and Clyde,” but it’s in a much worse mood.

“They aren’t human anymore,” Frank says, referring to the gun-crazy kids he’s determined to bring down. The filmmakers support this thesis by keeping Bonnie and Clyde’s faces offscreen until the very end. They’re meant to be monsters, but also ciphers and symbols of a world gone wrong.

Frank and Maney carry their own share of metaphorical baggage. American movies vacillate endlessly between the worship of lawmen and the romance of outlaws, but few are as dogmatically one-sided as this one. With all respect to Harrelson and Costner, they aren’t about to compete with 1967-vintage Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty in the sex-appeal department. Hancock compensates by eliminating sex appeal altogether, replacing it with stubborn, grouchy belligerence.

This can be kind of touching — the spectacle of old guys muttering and wheezing can have that effect — and kind of fun, too. Frank, superfluously described as a “grump” by one of his wife’s genteel friends, lives in comfortable retirement with said wife (Kim Dickens, too briefly) and his pet javelina. Maney has it rougher, living in a shack on foreclosed land with his daughter and her family, with no job and a taste for liquor.

He’s the drinker. Frank, a crumpled pack of Luckies in his shirt pocket, is the smoker. Frank is the alpha: stern in his morality, steady in his judgment, slow to smile. Maney is the sidekick: jokey, annoying, troubled by his conscience and haunted by the memory of men he has killed. He doesn’t like the idea of shooting a woman, or gunning down a man without warning.

His sensitivity provides a foil for Frank’s unbending righteousness, and also an alibi for bleeding-heart viewers who might find themselves enjoying this tale of rough justice in spite of themselves. Costner and Harrelson generally give pretty good value. This isn’t an especially good movie — it’s too long, too drenched in Thomas Newman’s cloyingly eclectic score, too full of speechifying and self-regard — but it is a coherent one, with the courage of its vengeful, murderous, politically terrifying convictions.

The Highwaymen Rated R. Killing. Running time: 2 hours 12 minutes. The movie arrives on Netflix on March 29.

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Nicolas Cage as a manic, sarcastic, carjacking lunatic with control issues? Sign us up. In director Yuval Adler’s ( The Secrets We Keep, Bethlehem) dark comedy thriller, Sympathy for the Devil , Nicolas Cage is totally unleashed. Fun to watch? Yes. Does it wear thin? Yes. Will you care? Ultimately, by the end, maybe not.

Cage doesn’t cover new creative ground here (see Vampire's Kiss, Raising Arizona, or Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans for peak manic Cage). He seems pumped up from the critical raves he received in 2022’s The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent yet undeterred by the WTF-ness of it all that was Renfield. The Nic Cage we get in Sympathy for the Devil is a cross between those two “performances.” Regardless, the man drives this tale, which was penned by screenwriter Luke Paradise.

The plot finds Joel Kinnaman ( The Killing, Suicide Squad, For All Mankind ), playing against type as David, a by-the-book married man on his way to a Las Vegas hospital where his wife is in labor. That doesn’t go as planned. A spiky red-haired, red blazer-wearing brooding fella (Cage) suddenly carjacks him and begins barking out orders to drive out of state. So begins this wild road trip filled with plenty of Cage histrionics.

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Early on, poor David tells his mysterious passenger to please consider sparing him from whatever dangers lie ahead. “I have a family emergency,” David insists. To which his passenger, angry eyes widening, points a gun and barks: “ I’m your family emergency now.” Onward they go, with David continually asking the intruder why he’s doing what he’s doing. “Sometimes, the worst is exactly what you should assume,” the stranger tells David at one point, then reveals he wants to see his mother, who apparently is dying in a hospital in a nearby state. David knows better. His unwelcome passenger is unhinged .

As the film goes on, it becomes clear that the mystery man is out for revenge, and that he is directing it all toward David. But why? They’ve never met. His carjacker isn’t so sure, insisting that David tell him the “truth.” It’s befuddling and unnerving to David, who’s fretting about his wife in the hospital. He’s forever plotting an escape but as the minutes pass by with the angst-ridden guy in the backseat, David seems stuck. Until the police show up.

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The script takes a severe pivot at this point. David’s scheme to speed up after spotting a squad car has dire consequences. At this point, the mystery man is in the passenger seat of the car and if there ever was a master class on how to act like a slippery, narcissistic, revenge-seeking, foaming-at-the-mouth, conman with more than a hint of borderline personality disorder — to extrapolate a bit — then this scene is one of many where Cage becomes teacher extraordinaire. You can’t take your eyes off him, in fact. Nor would you want to. It’s a tour du force performance for the books. But relying on just Cage’s frenetic performance shouldn’t be the ultimate end game.

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Look, Nicolas Cage commands the screen in almost everything he appears in. But Sympathy for the Devil 's script tends to rely too much on Cage’s hysterics. Director Yuval Adler must have been thrilled to work alongside Cage, who fully immerses himself in the role. And while the director does an exceptional job at keeping things as grounded as he can, ultimately the film feels like an outlet for Cage to let loose, go full stream-of-consciousness, and chew up the scenery.

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Luke Paradise’s script is broken into three parts, with the final part unfolding in a diner. The drama and danger increase in each section of the movie. The diner scene, in fact, looks eerily familiar to another upcoming film called, ironically, The Passenger. That film stars Kyle Gallner as a troubled soul dragging others along for the ride. If only there was a way to blend these two films together, because Sympathy for the Devil needs a tad more grounding, and The Passenger needs some creative spice. Both films are pretty good. Watching them, you realize they both could have been better.

That said, we’re not being offered a big-budget film from one of the major studios in Sympathy for the Devil. There’s enough here to keep you interested and engaged. Nic Cage? Sure. But there’s also something captivating about Joel Kinnaman’s performance in the movie and the underlying mystery waiting to be solved. The last 20 minutes may truly surprise you. The big twist , which creeps up on you, may provoke a welcome eyebrow raise or just a shrug. Either way, if you’re craving a wild Cage movie that takes place in the dark of night and ultimately becomes about two men confronting the past, then buckle up and enjoy. This one knows how to step on the gas.

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5 best road trip movies, ranked

Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis in Thelma and Louise.

Taking a road trip is one of the most fun things you could do if you want to experience freedom, adventure, and discovery. If you want to relieve that thrill of going on a road trip, some movies have captured its exhilarating experience.

Thelma and Louise (1991)

Little miss sunshine (2006), paris, texas (1984).

Y tu mamá también (2001)

Easy Rider (1969)

These films shine a light on the ups and downs of going on a road trip with loved ones — or even complete strangers. They take a look into what makes road trips so fun, whether it’s the dramatic moments of self-discovery, the high-octane action sequences, or the hilarious mishaps that make us laugh out loud. So, buckle up and take a look at our list of best road trip movies, from the indie drama Paris, Texas to hysterically tragic Little Miss Sunshine .

Ridley Scott’s Thelma and Louise is a movie about the feminist awakening of two friends. In it, Thelma, a stifled housewife yearning for freedom, embarks on a fishing trip with her friend Louise. What starts as a carefree escape takes a dramatic turn when Louise intervenes in a violent act, forcing them both on a desperate run from the law.

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The film builds to a truly unforgettable finale, where Thelma and Louise, cornered by the law, make a shocking yet powerful choice. This blend of humor, drama, and action keeps viewers glued to the screen, making it a must-see for adventure seekers. But Thelma and Louise transcends a simple road trip movie. Its exploration of female empowerment and friendship adds depth, making it an enriching and poignant road trip movie to watch.

Watch Thelma and Louise on Amazon Prime Video .

In Little Miss Sunshine , the Hoover family goes on a cross-country trip to make sure young Olive gets to join the titular beauty pageant. But along the way, they go through entertaining hijinks and realizations, such as when their bus breaks down and they’re forced to push-start it, as well as Dwayne’s shattering realization that he’s actually colorblind.

It has an ensemble cast that includes Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, and Alan Arkin — all of whom deliver incredible performances. It’s a must-watch road trip movie as it chronicles the hilarious and chaotic journey of a dysfunctional family — which, let’s be honest, is unavoidable if you’re going on a long-haul travel with your family.

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It’s not hard to see why the indie movie Paris, Texas won the prestigious Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival. Highlighting a story about reconciliation and vindication, Paris, Texas follows Travis Henderson, a man who returns from the unforgiving Texas desert after a self-imposed exile lasting four years. His path to healing includes taking his son and estranged wife Jane on a trip across the breathtaking yet desolate landscapes of the American Southwest.

A powerful moment in the film is the peep-show booth scene, where Travis lays bare all his regrets to Jane, showcasing the strength in human vulnerability. Paris, Texas takes its time, and with good reason: The deliberate pace allows the characters to develop organically. We witness their struggles firsthand and not through rushed exposition, which elevates the watching experience.

Watch Paris, Texas on HBO Max .

Y tu mamá también (2001)

Life is a highway, and for Julio and Tenoch in Alfonso Cuarón’s Y tu mamá también , it’s a bumpy one filled with laughter and heartbreak. This coming-of-age odyssey throws these two teenagers alongside the enigmatic Luisa headfirst into a whirlwind road trip across Mexico. Viewers should brace themselves for a story about youthful abandon clashing with harsh realities, as the main characters navigate self-discovery, sexual awakening, and the lessons life throws their way.

Y tu mamá también’ s story is both raw and tender, as Julio, Tenoch, and Luisa navigate the intricate web of their relationships. The film doesn’t shy away from the harsh realities of growing up, resulting in an ending that will leave you pondering the complexities of friendship and self-discovery long after the credits roll.

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Easy Rider is a road trip movie that highlights the 1960s counterculture movement. In the movie, two bikers named Wyatt and Billy are on a mission to chase freedom across America. But their journey becomes a social commentary as they encounter a microcosm of American society — a lost soul on the road, a suspicious rancher, and the alcoholic lawyer George Hanson, played by an unforgettable Jack Nicholson .

Easy Rider doesn’t shy away from showcasing the breathtaking diversity of the American landscape — from scorching deserts to the lush countryside — with each frame amplifying the sense of an epic adventure. The soundtrack is also a time machine straight to the 1960s with music from The Byrds, Jimi Hendrix, and Steppenwolf, creating an immersive viewing experience. This is a film that will have you questioning societal norms and pondering the true meaning of freedom.

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Chaos and catastrophes have often been the subject of some of the most thrilling films ever made, with the disaster subgenre producing iconic blockbusters that had cinemas packed with eager fans. Often showcasing breathtaking spectacles of survival and heroism, disaster flicks can captivate audiences by reminding them of how terrifyingly small humanity can be when compared with sweeping natural calamities or even man-made destruction.

From the unsettlingly prophetic Contagion to the apocalyptic and riveting The Day After Tomorrow, the best disaster movies ever made depict heart-pounding and suspenseful tales featuring characters in dire situations. These films can be frightening, exhilarating, and cathartic all at once, especially when they showcase how easily massive systems, structures, and societies can be wiped out. 10. Deep Impact (1998)

Amazon Prime Video is starting the summer season on a strong note thanks to its June 2024 lineup. It's the perfect storm of content that we're going to call Boysenheimer. Because not only does Prime Video have The Boys season 4 arriving on June 13, but five days later, on June 18, Oppenheimer, last year's Oscar winner for Best Picture, is migrating over from Peacock.

Additionally, the Mean Girls musical remake that debuted earlier this year in theaters is also making its way to Prime Video. So is the new documentary Federer: Twelve Final Days, which follows tennis superstar Roger Federer as he approaches the end of his storied career. And if you're looking for something to binge, the 2003 to 2008 drama series Las Vegas is coming to Prime Video on June 1.

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10. 'The First Omen'

"The Omen" franchise receives a nice refresh with this prequel to the original 1976 movie. Nell Tiger Free stars as a young American novitiate at an Italian orphanage who becomes embroiled in a rogue Catholic Church conspiracy to birth the antichrist. There's plenty of nun horror and a jaw-droppingly gonzo finale, but feminist undertones and a timely take on religion bring depth and relevance to a demonically effective chiller.

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9. 'The Book of Clarence'

Jeymes Samuel's thoughtful and subversive take on the biblical resurrection story stars LaKeith Stanfield as Clarence, a streetwise Jerusalem man in Jesus' time. Seeing the power and swagger Jesus has, Clarence proclaims himself "the new messiah," tries his hand at miracles and runs afoul of the Romans in a spiritually touching Everyman story anyone can relate to, whether you’re a believer or not.

Where to watch: Netflix

8. 'Late Night With the Devil'

David Dastmalchian makes everything he's in better, from the "Ant-Man" movies and "The Suicide Squad" to "Oppenheimer" and "The Boogeyman." He gets a hell of a lead role in this discomforting and mind-bending retro horror movie, starring as a 1970s late-night TV host who is tired of losing in the ratings to Johnny Carson and brings on a supposedly possessed girl in a Halloween gambit that spirals supernaturally out of control.

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7. 'Drive-Away Dolls'

Director Ethan Coen's goofball crime comedy is a playfully madcap turn on the “Thelma & Louise” model, with Geraldine Viswanathan and Margaret Qualley playing lesbian friends needing to get away from their everyday lives. Driving a rental car to Florida, they find something weird in the trunk and wind up on a campy, noir-spattered road trip. (Extra cool points for including a fun bit from cameo king Matt Damon.)

Where to watch: Peacock

6. 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'

In the prequel to "Mad Max: Fury Road," Anya Taylor-Joy takes over Charlize Theron's title role as young Furiosa embarks upon an epic revenge quest that involves vehicular mayhem, explosive action sequences, rampant road rage and the weirdest villain Chris Hemsworth will probably ever play . It's no "Fury Road" but "Mad Max" mastermind George Miller again delivers a wild and worthy dystopian thrill ride through the Wasteland.

Where to watch: In theaters

5. 'Hit Man'

Glen Powell may be a rising star after "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Anyone But You," but the real talent scouts have been on board since his wise ballplayer in Richard Linklater's "Everybody Wants Some!!" They team again for an irresistible noir comedy and Powell's most wide-ranging role to date, a nerdy philosophy professor who moonlights as a fake assassin on cop crime stings and falls for a "client" (Adria Arjona) wanting to off her hubby.

Where to watch: In theaters now, on Netflix Friday

4. 'Challengers'

Just when you think sports movies are all the same, director Luca Guadagnino ("Call Me By Your Name") serves up an art-house topspin with his engaging, hot-blooded tennis melodrama . Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor star as young doubles partners and Zendaya is the teen singles sensation who creates an emotionally complicated love triangle that unfolds in fierce fashion on and off the court over several tumultuous years.

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3. 'Love Lies Bleeding'

Eyes lock between pumped-up Midwestern bodybuilder Jackie (Katy O'Brian) and introverted gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart) and a love connection sparks. Then everything falls apart, and bodies start hitting the ground, in director Rose Glass' sultry, sweaty and sufficiently bizarre neo-noir thriller . Come for the bullets and barbells, stay for O'Brian's fantastic star-making turn, deftly capturing the troubled soul underneath Jackie’s muscles.

2. 'Civil War'

With his riveting cautionary tale , director Alex Garland takes our current political and cultural divide to a disturbing place and makes audiences confront what an actual modern civil war would look like. The thriller doubles as a journalism movie, too, with Kirsten Dunst turning in an outstanding performance as a world-weary photographer who takes a rookie (Cailee Spaeny) under her wing on the dangerous road to a scoop for the ages.

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For a much-anticipated epic sci-fi movie, director Denis Villeneuve's 2021 "Dune: Part One" was aggressively average. (Heck, that David Lynch "Dune" was more enjoyable.) But all is forgiven now, Denis: "Part Two" is a sprawling, sandworm-filled triumph . Timothée Chalamet finally finds his way as the messianic Paul Atreides – plus digs into the thorny issues that come with being a savior figure – in a gripping, action-packed sequel exploring power, colonialism and religion.

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Netflix’s acquisitions of films it airs on the service can be a bit hit or miss, but they really got it right by landing Godzilla Minus One, the Japanese monster film that serves as a significant contrast to the American blockbusters featuring CGI slugfests between the King of Monsters, Kong and a bunch of other creatures.

I am happy to report that Godzilla Minus One has already ascended to #1 on Netflix’s Top 10 movie list as word of mouth has spread and the film has been recommended by loads of people who have seen it to others that haven’t.

Godzilla Minus One unseated Atlas, the expensive but terrible JLo sci-fi film that has been at the top of the list for a while now. Colors of Evil: Red, a Polish thriller, is at #2 and that movie has been doing quite well. It’s an interesting situation as Colors of Evil doesn’t even have enough ratings on Rotten Tomatoes to be given a score, and under 50 audience ratings. And yet it’s the second most-watched movie in the country right now. Bizarre.

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I am impressed this many people have taken the advice to watch Godzilla Minus One, which is Japanese (you can dub it) and it is far from a traditional modern monster movie, going back to the days where Godzilla was a WWII metaphor. It’s an incredibly human story and portrays Godzilla as the murderous monster he once was, rather than the protective hero he has become in the modern films. You will remember what it’s like to fear a giant nuclear lizard again. And you will probably cry during the course of the film. I’m not kidding, things really do get that emotional.

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When Russell Millings ( Ethan Hawke ) emerges from prison, he is a cringing and almost totally institutionalized person, authority-identified to his bone marrow, fearful of doing or saying the wrong thing. He cringes when spoken to. He shuffles rather than walks. He stays in a crappy motel and gets a job as a dishwasher, interacting with his boss like she's a prison guard, submissive and terrified. Then, one windy night (the "pathetic fallacy" is strong), when taking the trash out, he discovers a screaming baby girl in the dumpster. There is a note underneath her: "Her name is Ella." All of this occurs in the first 15/20 minutes of "Adopt a Highway," a debut feature written and directed by Logan Marshall-Green .

"Adopt a Highway" opens with a cacophony of voices, President Bill Clinton saying we must be "tough on crime," speechifying about the "three strikes law" and mandatory sentencing for drug-related crimes. The so-called War on Drugs was a disaster, resulting in extremely long sentences for minor offenses. People are still in jail for basically being addicts, or even just adjacent to addicts. (" The Sentence ," a documentary about one family's attempt to get their family member out of prison, is really about the insanity of mandatory sentences.) Many states have overturned laws like the "three strikes law", but that's cold comfort for someone like Russell, who got 25 years for having an ounce of pot on him. He emerges into a totally changed world. He has never been on the internet. He doesn't know what Google is. His parents both died while he was in prison. He blinks into the sunlight like he's a mole emerging from underground.

Finding Ella is the turning point in this gentle story, and it's a pretty top-heavy plot maneuver, out of a very different kind of movie. Russell does not call the police. He takes Ella "home" with him and tries to take care of her. She's been abandoned, her future wiped out by what was done to her. It's not hard to see the connections Russell may feel. Russell, a child-man, who won awards as a teenager for his participation in an "Adopt a Highway" campaign, also has no past and a limited future. The scenes with Ella have a real intimacy, and even charm, but it's a swerve from the haunting opening sequences, where Russell walks around, squinting at a world that seems so big, a world he no longer recognizes. He rides a roller coaster, just for the hell of it, agog at the blinking lights, at the sheer heady freedom of it.

There are a couple of other incidents along the way, things that happen to Russell, but "Adopt a Highway" never coalesces into a whole. It jump-starts itself from "bit" to "bit", more like an old television episodic. Holding it all together is Hawke's performance, weighted down with the heaviness of injustice, a shyness about authority figures in general, a passivity which makes people look twice at him and then back away. His hair is stringy, his salt-and-pepper beard thick, and pain and confusion practically shimmer around him like a migraine aura. There's a really fun sequence in an internet cafe, where a helpful employee shows Russell what email is, and then asks to take a picture with him, this rare creature who has never been on the internet before. These sequences are sensitive and observant.

Logan Marshall-Green, known mostly as an actor (he was a regular on "24," "The O.C.," "Damnation") has put together a good team. Jason Isbell's score is a huge contribution, merging the disparate episodes into an emotional through line and Pepe Avila del Pino's cinematography makes things like morning sunlight, or twinkling carnival lights, or wide desert spaces look as magical, as strange, as daunting, as they must look to Russell.

Hawke (who also co-produced) moves and speaks like he's underwater; for this damaged brutalized man it's a struggle even to make eye contact. Ethan Hawke works deep. You can see how deep he goes. His interactions with an employee from CPS ( Betty Gabriel , so unforgettable in " Get Out "), or with his parole officer or anyone "in charge" is—in its own understated way—an indictment of long incarceration for non-violent offenders. "Adopt a Highway" isn't about that (at least not in terms of it being a "message" film), but the look of buried terror and resentment in Hawke's eyes tells the deeper story. Still, "Adopt a Highway" wanders ("Ella" is just the first chapter) and the redemption narrative isn't so much heavy-handed as it is super-imposed.

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State Fair of Texas announces live music lineup. Who’s coming? These are the big names

The State Fair of Texas has announced its live music lineup for this year’s festivities, with plenty of local talent involved.

Fairgoers still have a little over three months before they can sample fried food delights and take a selfie with Big Tex. The 24-day fair in Dallas’ Fair Park begins on Sept. 27 and ends on Oct. 20.

Admission to every show is free with purchase of a fair ticket. Over 70 artists are set to perform over the fair’s three stages, here’s who:

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Chevrolet Main Stage

The Chevrolet main stage will see the biggest headliners of the fair, and many hail from Texas:

Sept. 27 at 8:30 p.m. — Jo Dee Messina
Sept. 28 at 4 p.m. — Deitrick Haddon
Sept. 28 at 8:30 p.m. — Big Daddy Kane
Sept. 29 at 8:30 p.m. — Los Pescadores (From Houston)
Sept. 30 at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. — UNT Four O’Clock Lab Band (From Denton)
Oct. 1 at 8:30 p.m. — Bowling For Soup (From Wichita Falls)
Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. — Savannah Rae (From San Antonio)
Oct. 2 at 8:30 p.m. — Dasha
Oct. 3 at 5:30 p.m. — Straight Tequila Night (From Dallas)
Oct. 3 at 8:30 p.m. — Flipturn
Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m. — Cameron Sacky Band (From San Marcos)
Oct. 4 at 8:30 p.m. — Shakey Graves (From Austin)
Oct. 5 at 5:30 p.m. — Joshua Ray Walker (From Dallas)
Oct. 5 at 8:30 p.m. — Grace Potter
Oct. 6 at 8:30 p.m. — Jesse & Joy
Oct. 7 at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. — Sazerac Jazz Band
Oct. 8 at 5:45 and 8:30 p.m. — Gabe Baker (From Dallas)
Oct. 9 at 8:30 p.m. — Jefferson Starship
Oct. 10 at 5:45 and 8:30 p.m. — Elton The Early Years
Oct. 11 at 5:45 p.m. — Shaylen (From Dallas)
Oct. 11 at 8:30 p.m. — Wyatt Flores
Oct. 12 at noon — Briscoe (From Austin)
Oct. 12 at 8:30 p.m. — St. Paul and the Broken Bones
Oct. 13 at 3:30 p.m. — Ian Munsick
Oct. 13 at 8:30 p.m. — Hannah Dasher
Oct. 14 at 3 and 8:30 p.m. — The Ultimate Taylor Swift Dance Party
Oct. 15 at 8:30 p.m. — Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
Oct. 16 at 8:30 p.m. — Jon Wolfe
Oct. 17 at 8:30 p.m. — Fleetwood Mask
Oct. 18 at 4 and 5:45 p.m. — Palmer Anthony (Based in Fort Worth)
Oct. 18 at 8:30 p.m. — Spin Doctors
Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. — Sabor Puro (From Dallas)
Oct. 19 at 8:30 p.m. — Foghat
Oct. 20 at 4:30 p.m. — The Commodores

Bud Light Stage

The Bud Light Stage is located in Cotton Bowl Plaza and hosts shows everyday. Unless otherwise stated, each act will perform at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 27 at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. — Croy and the Boys
Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. — Matt Hillyer
Sept. 28 — We Them Grays
Sept. 29 — Bidi Bidi Banda
Sept. 30 — Jade Flores
Oct. 1 — Isaac Sloane & The Sound Brigade
Oct. 2 — Vanita Leo
Oct. 3 — Ricki Derek
Oct. 4 at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. — Remy Reilly
Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. — Kam Franklin of The Suffers
Oct. 5 at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. — Honin
Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. — Luna Luna
Oct. 6 — Los Gran Reyes
Oct. 7 — Mario Flores
Oct. 8 — Ella Red
Oct. 9 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. — Grace Nova
Oct. 9 at 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. — Armond Vance
Oct. 10 — September Moon
Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. — DJ Sober
Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. — Sabor Puro
Oct. 12 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. — DJ Sober
Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. — Keegan McInroe & Band
Oct. 13 — Mariachi Rosas Divinas
Oct. 14 — Indigenous People’s Day Celebration
Oct. 15 — Yasmeen*
Oct. 16 — UNT U-Tubes
Oct. 17 — Two Bit Swing Band
Oct. 18 at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. — ceci ceci
Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. — Sarah Jaffe
Oct. 19 — State Fair Records 10 Year Anniversary Celebration with David Forsyth, Nathan Mongol Wells, Bree & The Fellas and The Deathray Davies
Oct. 20 — Unfaded Brass Band

Yuengling Flight Stage

The Yuengling Flight Stage is located in the State Fair’s beer and wine garden. Unless otherwise stated, each act will perform at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Sept. 27 at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. — Saborcito Puro
Sept. 28 — Matthew Banks Quartet
Sept. 29 — La Pompe
Sept. 30 —Mountain Natives
Oct. 1 — Sydney Sherrill
Oct. 2 —Amari Amore
Oct. 3 — Chris Gantry
Oct. 4 at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. — Erick Willis
Oct. 5 — Elyse Jewel
Oct. 6 — Maylee Thomas
Oct. 7 — Simone Nicole
Oct. 8 — Paul Slavens
Oct. 9- Miwha Choi
Oct. 10 — Sam Cormier
Oct. 11 at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. — Jacob Furr
Oct. 12 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. — DJ Mark Ridlen
Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. — Dingos
Oct. 13 — Marcelo Berestovoy
Oct. 14 — Jessica Maeve
Oct. 15 — Jacob Serrano
Oct. 16 — Cameron Smith
Oct. 17 — Laura Harrell
Oct. 18 at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. — Van Darien
Oct. 19 — Ken Ebo Jazz Quintet
Oct. 20 — Saborcito Puro

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'Ezra' review: Despite impressive cast, road trip movie keeps making wrong turns

Bobby cannavale, robert de niro and more star in tony goldwyn's misguided drama..

In "Ezra," Bobby Cannavale plays a stand-up comedian who is extremely dialed in behind a microphone but who is never all that funny. Viewers are supposed to go along with it and pretend he's getting laughs on stage even though we know better, which is indicative of a lot of the issues with this flawed drama.

Cannavale, a mixture of cool and manic, plays Max Brandel, a comic in New York who is in the midst of a career reinvention: He was a writer for others and now he only wants to do his own material, told in a confessional style, which is largely drawn from his own experience as the father of an autistic child, Ezra (William Fitzgerald).

Max co-parents Ezzy, as he calls him, with his ex-wife Jenna (Rose Byrne), and he's still working through a few of his issues with his own father, Stan (Robert De Niro), who comes from the generation where You Just Don't Talk About Things.

But when Max kidnaps Ezra and takes him on a cross-country road trip so that he can make an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" we're supposed to go along with it, and even root for him. But we know better.

Ezzy is having problems at school interacting with others, and he has issues with metal utensils, human contact and loud noises. It's recommended that he go on medication and attend a special needs school but Max balks at the suggestion: He doesn't want Ezra to be treated specially or to be in his own world, "I want him in this world," he reasons.

"Ezra" isn't about Ezra as much as it is about Max's frustrations as the father of a special needs child. There are no easy answers or quick fixes, just compounding issues.

The movie allows Max to make bad decisions, but this is where things start to get wonky: Max, who lunges at Ezra's school principal and winds up with a restraining order that bars him from seeing his son for three months, borrows Ezra in the middle of the night (he breaks in through a fire escape window) and takes him across the country, first stopping off to see Max's friend (Rainn Wilson) in Michigan and later an ex-girlfriend (Vera Farmiga) in Nebraska. And then it's off to California for Kimmel.

Jenna kinda-sorta knows that Max isn't going to harm Ezra, but she notifies authorities anyway, who put out an Amber Alert for her son. (Turns out there's not a lot of room for subtlety or nuance when it comes to missing children.) And now Max and Ezra are on the run from the law — there's a close call in a diner where their images are on TV, which always happens in movies like these — and while we can empathize with Max, you end up rooting against the guy, which is where the movie falls apart.

It's not that we need to agree with all of a character's choices in a movie to enjoy a story being told, but Cannavale's Max is so wrongheaded in his decision making that it becomes overbearing.

Still, there's another version of this story that is full of cloying, would-be warm and fuzzy moments, and at least "Ezra" doesn't go down that route. It approaches its subject matter with a level of honesty, even when that path leads to dead ends.

Director Tony Goldwyn had no problems enlisting a talented cast — in addition to the others, Whoopi Goldberg is on board as Max's agent, who somehow helps him land that Kimmel slot — but the script by Tony Spiridakis ("If Lucy Fell") asks for a lot of leeway and never quite finds its footing. It's a road trip with one wrong turn after another.

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Running time: 101 minutes

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