Rightfully flashy and stylistic, this Natalie Portman acting vehicle ultimately feels uneven and disorientating.
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Continue reading →Dazzling with bold and eclectic visuals, but its high-concept while expanding the possibilities of the superhero genre still falls back to conventional narrative beats and stock villainous characters.
Thief (1981)
Continue reading →Mann’s debut feature is a slick and assured crime-thriller that would bear the hallmarks of some of his finest works.
Annihilation (2018)
Continue reading →A different kind of measured, mainstream sci-fi that is almost like its thematic preoccupation—that of mutability where there is just enough change to enthrall and thrills to excite.
Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The (2018)
Continue reading →Seeing the freedom the Coens had in making this omnibus of Western ‘shorts’ is delightful, though it is a minor work with inherent unevenness.
Suspiria (2018)
Continue reading →A lengthy affair it may be, but this re-envisioning of Argento’s cult horror classic works on its own nightmarish terms in what is also a strong stylistic and technical exercise.
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Continue reading →Sensual and resplendent the film may be, but Guadagnino’s masterstroke is to give life to the unspoken—in this case, the bittersweet intimacies of a burgeoning queer romance.
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Continue reading →A light-hearted romp in the park that is true to the Coens’ off-kilter style, even if it doesn’t hold a candle to some of their finer works.
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Continue reading →The Coens pull off one of the finest films of the decade in this soulful and enigmatic effort starring a broodingly good Oscar Issac.
True Grit (2010)
Continue reading →The Coens’ take on the Western could be the definitive adaptation of Charles Portis’ novel – beautifully-shot and scored.
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