Scorsese delivers another career-high mob film that is quite unlike what he has done before in what could be a strong Best Picture contender.
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Scorsese delivers another career-high mob film that is quite unlike what he has done before in what could be a strong Best Picture contender.
Has no real narrative impetus and mistakes a laidback filmmaking style for meaning-making, this modern โGanja and Hessโ remake by Spike Lee is a turn-off.
More psychological drama than pure horror, Polanski’s classic will haunt viewers willing to be immersed in its reality.
Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf shine in this generous, sincere if also wistful work from Greta Gerwig.
Not a great film by any measure, this oddly-structured dramatization and investigative inquiry into the โMiracle on the Hudsonโ incident is a mildly-affirming work by Clint Eastwood.
A contemporary war film with such generic, by-the-numbers treatment that while assuredly directed by Eastwood, doesnโt feel interesting enough.ย
One of Clint Eastwoodโs better efforts, this well-performed drama about the 1996 Atlanta bombings is efficiently told with just the right amount of sentiment.
Clint Eastwood’s weakest in a long while, but it still remains fairly engaging because of the strength of Leonardo DiCaprio’s singular performance.
A weaker effort by Clint Eastwood that operates at a sluggish pace and tries a tad too hard to be a life-affirming and contemplative film.
Nelson Mandela and the South African rugby team compete for storytelling attention in Clint Eastwood’s decent sports biopic.