Alan Alda
Marriage Story is a promising film, but Baumbach’s strategies in drawing out his character arcs are uneven, insufficient, and disappointing.
Marriage Story is amongst Noah Baumbach’s finest works; it is sympathetic and charming, while containing some career-best performances by Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver.
Bridge of Spies is not what I would call a happy film. Gray snow envelopes the dilapidated East German cityscape and we find Tom Hanks’s character interacting with others primarily in poorly lit, often dank rooms. Nearly all of the characters are entirely self-interested with blinders positioned perfectly to block out the undesired effects their actions can have on others.