It’s still epic, but it is not as satisfying as the first chapter.
Tag / 2019
Port Authority (2019)
Continue reading →This debut feature may be raw at times, but there’s an undeniable organic quality to the filmmaking about a young man who meets a trans woman in the New York kiki scene.
Midsommar (2019)
Ari Aster’s sophomore effort may be too disturbing for the uninitiated viewer, but its strange, otherworldly quality is an experience like no other.
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Weathering with You (2019)
Continue reading →It remains visually and aurally stimulating, but Makoto Shinkai’s new work doesn’t really fly off the ground, and ultimately succumbs to perfunctory storytelling and a so-so emotional payoff.
Ad Astra (2019)
Continue reading →An immensely well-crafted hero’s tale through space that explores existential ideas at a deliberate pace, but its final landing is not entirely convincing.
Dog Barking at the Moon, A (2019)
A subtle if layered LGBTQ drama centering on a Chinese family’s past secrets and the persistent problems they have caused in this sensitive and composed feature debut.
Day After I’m Gone, The (2019)
Continue reading →This is an unexpected discovery from Israel—an assured debut feature about a father and his suicidal daughter that is directed with incredible subtlety and nuance.
Unknown Saint, The (2019)
Continue reading →A serious comedy, if you will, from Morocco about the intersection between blind faith and personal greed in an unsuspecting new town.
Tale of Three Sisters, A (2019)
Continue reading →Its extraordinary locational cinematography occasionally threatens to overwhelm the narrative, but its elliptical approach reveals more depth than it appears to have.
It Chapter 2 (2019)
Continue reading →A weaker, overdrawn sequel that doesn’t quite know where to take the characters to—but it can be frightening at times, though also emotionally shallow.
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