Continue reading →A war movie that is intentionally ‘all talk but no action’—it doesn’t really make us feel for the characters, but we might just grasp the futility of being a cog in the machine.
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Dead Don’t Die, The (2019)
Continue reading →It is occasionally funny, but it grows weary—and possibly pointless—after a while.
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Continue reading →Jenkins’ love for his characters and a place and time long gone glows with warmth and radiance in this intoxicating slow-burner.
Lion King, The (2019)
The greater the realism, the greater the pretense of illusion it must strive for in this visually stunning, but ultimately vacuous, by-the-books retelling.
Lion King, The (1994)
One of the greatest of all animated films, “The Lion King” retains its power to compel, and packs an emotional wallop so strong it brings both sad and happy tears to one’s eyes.
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Continue reading →Has an epic sweep befitting of a powerful story set in the heart of an African civil war, but Fukunaga’s eye for humanity amid the brutality helps to ground it in emotional terms.
First Reformed (2017)
Continue reading →Paul Schrader examines the nature of religious faith amid a severe erosion of morality, backed by a quiet but effective performance by Ethan Hawke.
Moonlight (2016)
Continue reading →There’s a niggling feeling that Jenkins’ film may have been over-hyped, but there are poetic moments of exquisite beauty and melancholy in this focused character study about the coming-of-age of a black gay man.
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Continue reading →A superhero movie that falls under the genre of teenage romance—a tad charming, but not exactly a solid, consequential work.
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Continue reading →Feels like an appetizer from Marvel, but this latest ‘Spider-Man’ movie is executed with typical efficiency and panache.
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