Spielberg the fabulist meets Roald Dahl’s prose in this light-hearted, old-school tale that is somewhat an inconsequential entry in the director’s illustrious filmography.
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BFG, The (2016)
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Annette (2021)
Adam Driver is sensational in this unorthodox if tonally-uneven musical about the perils of celebrity culture that oscillates between feeling inspired and overdrawn.
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Bridge of Spies (2015)
Polished and generally solid, this Cold War movie would rank as one of Spielberg’s good-but-not-great pictures.
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Lincoln (2012)
Another commanding performance by Daniel Day-Lewis lifts this uncharacteristically slow-paced and talky Spielberg film from being too self-absorbed in its historical importance.
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War Horse (2011)
Some may find this terribly mawkish, but Spielberg is still the undisputed master of emotional manipulation, and I say this with gratitude, because it reminds me of the magic of moviemaking.
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Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The (2011)
Spielberg’s first animated feature is ‘Indiana Jones’ meets ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ in one of the year’s most entertaining movies.
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Rolling Thunder Revue (2019)
Scorsese’s entertaining Bob Dylan documentary doesn’t really go very deep but it is an indelible time capsule as it tracks the legendary artiste’s defining 1975 tour across America.
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Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The (2008)
The continuation of one of popular cinema’s enduring franchises is also one of Steven Spielberg’s rare misfires.
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Wendy and Lucy (2008)
A woman at wits’ end desperate for a job—and her hungry dog—are the subject of Reichardt’s depressing slice of working-class Americana, starring Michelle Williams in top form.
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