| Kyle Buchanan Pop Culture Reporter | | Hey, movie fans! It's your faithful Carpetbagger. | | We've got an eclectic bunch of movies out this week, including the action remake "Miss Bala" with Gina Rodriguez, the Netflix art-world satire "Velvet Buzzsaw," which reunites Jake Gyllenhaal with his "Nightcrawler" director Dan Gilroy, and Peter Jackson's World War I documentary "They Shall Not Grow Old," getting a theatrical run after playing as a special engagement. Those are the biggies, but don't sleep on the specialty releases like Nuri Bilge Ceylan's "The Wild Pear Tree," the horror movie "Piercing," our critic's pick "Daughter of Mine," and a pair of chilly Mads Mikkelsen movies, "Arctic" (in theaters) and "Polar" (streaming only). | | Meanwhile, I'm just back from the Sundance Film Festival and getting ready for the final few weeks of awards season. Saturday brings the Directors Guild Awards, and if the top prize goes to anybody besides Alfonso Cuarón for "Roma," I'll be very surprised. Two days after that, the Academy throws a luncheon to celebrate this year's Oscar nominees, and then, a week from Tuesday, Oscar voting finally begins. | | My dance card is pretty full this month, but I find I'm mostly bracing for what I can't predict. This has been one rambunctious season, and I suspect the last few weeks will deliver even more controversies and left-field surprises. | | |
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