Weekend Film Reviews: ‘Arco,’ ‘Sound of Falling’

Flying sharks, animal kings, pond rules. The new animated Pixar film ‘Hoppers’ channels Looney Tunes energy. Alison Willmore and Witney Seibold review the film along with ‘The Bride!’, ‘Dolly,’ and ‘Heel.’  

The 'Scream' franchise started 30 years ago as a clever take on horror movies, but the latest sequel just isn’t that interesting. Film critics Alonso Duralde and Dave White review 'Scream 7,' 'Dreams,' 'A Body to Live In,' and 'Space Cowboy.'

Film critics Tim Grierson and Jourdain Searles review How to Make a Killing, Midwinter Break, Redux Redux, and Kokuho. 

Is Wuthering Heights worthy of your Valentine's Day weekend plans? Film critics William Bibbiani and Angelica Jade Bastién review the film along with Crime 101, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, and By Design. 

Film critics Alison Wilmore and Alissa Wilkinson review Dracula, Pillion, A Useful Ghost and The President’s Cake.

Film critics Alonso Duralde and Dave White review the dark comedy Send Help, Charli XCX’s highly anticipated mockumentary The Moment, the European thriller Islands, and the Columbian fable A Poet.

The animated sci-fi film Arco tells the story of a boy from a peaceful future who travels back in time to the year 2075 to find a world in danger. Critics Shawn Edwards and Witney Seibold review the Oscar nominated movie. Plus: H Is for Hawk starring Claire Foy, the AI thriller Mercy, and the German drama Sound of Falling. 

Ralph Fiennes returns as Dr. Ian Kelson in the brutally gory 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. It's the latest installment in the post-apocalyptic 28 Days Later franchise. Film critics Amy Nicholson and Christy Lemire both agree it's not for the squeamish. The pair also review Night Patrol, a movie that imagines the LAPD as vampires, and French language films A Private Life and Young Mothers.

Gerard Butler returns to a post apocalyptic world in Greenland 2: Migration as a dad on a mission to protect his family. The first film came out in 2020 during COVID. Was the sequel worth the wait? Film critics Tim Grierson and Witney Seibold review the film along with Primate, Dead Man’s Wire, and All That’s Left of You.

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson star in Song Sung Blue as two down on their luck musicians who form a Neil Diamond tribute band. Film critics Dave White and Alonso Duralde both agree even if you don't care about the music, you just might get swept away. The duo also review Marty Supreme starring Timothée Chalamet, The Testament of Ann Lee, and the Korean thriller No Other Choice.