"Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone": A new edit of "The Godfather III" on the 30th anniversary of its release. With a sparse script, this mastery of film craft and form fills in the rest, creating a sensory cinematic experience of what the characters undergo emotionally." Editing and sound are superbly intertwined into an unsteady rhythm, as editor Kate Brokaw's cutting lulls and lingers before it smashes. In her review, Walsh wrote: "Using simple but effective lighting, sound and editing techniques, coupled with performance, director Amy Seimetz creates a terrifyingly unsettling experience of transmission. ![]() Tribune News Service film critic Katie Walsh found it infectious. It's not a pathogen, but an idea: knowing that you will die tomorrow. "She Dies Tomorrow": This is a plague story with real relevance, about a virus of sorts that's passed from person to person. It's not for the faint of heart, but Phillips writes: "The best of Cronenberg's nightmare is pure, imaginative immersion." ![]() In "Possessor," the consciousness of a contract killer is implanted into the body of another person in order to carry out a murder. "Possessor Uncut": Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips described this second film from writer-director Brandon Cronenberg as "crazy-gory." Here, Cronenberg follows in the footsteps of his famous filmmaker father, David. Two creepy but creative films top this week's new releases.
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