The Curse of La Llorona Is a Crying Shame
Plus, Breakthrough is bolstered by strong performances, and Disneynature's Penguins is another winner.
This weekend at the movies, we’ve got a crying woman (The Curse of La Llorona, starring Linda Cardellini and Raymond Cruz), the power of prayer (Breakthrough, starring Chrissy Metz and Josh Lucas), and, well, penguins (Disneynature: Penguins, narrated by Ed Helms). What are the critics saying?
Also Opening This Week In Limited Release
- , about a 15th century woman regarded as a witch who lives up to her title when she is wronged by a woman from the village that shuns her, is at 100%.
- , starring Tessa Thompson and Lily James in a drama about two wayward sisters in a run down town who face tough decisions when their mother dies, is at 98%.
- , a documentary profile of the Satanic Temple and its media-savvy efforts to fight for religious freedom, is at 95%.
- , South Korean director Hong Sang-soo‘s drama about a writer eavesdropping on patrons at a cafe, is at 93%.
- , a drama about two young women who fall in love in Kenya, where homosexuality is illegal, is at 90%.
- , a documentary about the woman who became the first female director and later vanished, is at 90%.
- , starring Taylor Schilling in a comedy about a socially awkward woman who must learn to adapt when the niece she’s babysitting runs off to join the Juggalos, is at 86%.
- , starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw in a sci-fi mystery about a woman with supernatural powers who returns to her estranged family when her abilities are discovered by the authorities, is at 76%.
- , starring Elle Fanning and Rebecca Hall in a drama about a teen who hopes to escape her small town by winning a singing competition, is at 69%.
- , a musical about six strangers trapped on a stalled New York City subway train, is at 58%.
- , starring Andrew Garfield in a mystery about a man who embarks on a journey across Los Angeles to locate a missing woman, is at 53%.
- , a documentary about the enduring popularity of Polaroid cameras, is at 43%.
- , starring Judi Dench and Sophie Cookson in a thriller about a former British spy accused of treason, is at 28%.



