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MARRIAGE STORY: An Examination of Divorce That Carries Loose Ends
MARRIAGE STORY: An Examination Of Divorce That Carries Loose Ends

Marriage Story is a promising film, but Baumbach’s strategies in drawing out his character arcs are uneven, insufficient, and disappointing.

THE AERONAUTS: A Stressful and Stunning Adventure
THE AERONAUTS: A Stressful & Stunning Adventure

Regardless of its exhilarating action sequences and strong performances, The Aeronauts is a good film but not necessarily a great one.

BLUE: A Story About How A Beautiful Friendship Can Save A Life
BLUE: A Story About How A Beautiful Friendship Can Save A Life

Blue has a lot of heart, and being based on true events, never sugarcoats the reality of suicide ideation but it doesn’t glorify it either.

BOMBSHELL: Old News Isn't As Compelling
BOMBSHELL: Old News Isn’t As Compelling

The events portrayed in Bombshell may have captured the world’s attention, but this film delivers too soft a punch to make the same impact.

THE WOLF HOUR: The Insanity Within Art
THE WOLF HOUR: The Insanity Within Art

While the film may lose a few along the way due to its drawn out pace, many will find themselves enthralled with what The Wolf Hour has to offer.

MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED: Mostly A Success
MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED: Mostly A Success

Most Likely To Succeed reaffirms the dispiriting correlation between professional success and racial and class divide, as subtly depicted by Pamela Littky.

RADIOFLASH: Thrillers Should Have Thrills, Right?

Not even the great acting of Brighton Sharbino or Will Patton can save Radioflash from its middling existence.

HOUSE OF CARDIN: How One Man Became An Empire
HOUSE OF CARDIN: How One Man Became An Empire

House of Cardin is a shiny, candy-colored look inside Cardin’s world, albeit one that is solely laudatory.

CITIZEN K: The Most Compelling Work About Russian Politics In A While

Alex Gibney’s Citizen K, a deep-dive into the life of the oligarch-turned-activist Mikhail Khodorkovsky, brilliantly utilises his recollections.

THE IRISHMAN: An Exercise In Master Filmmaking
THE IRISHMAN: An Exercise In Master Filmmaking

There are shades of the director’s previous work, but The Irishman is like an amalgamation after decades behind the lens.

BIKRAM: YOGI, GURU, PREDATOR: Hot Yoga Doc Makes Your Blood Run Cold
BIKRAM: YOGI, GURU, PREDATOR: Hot Yoga Doc Makes Your Blood Run Cold

Oscar-winning producer Eva Orner crafts a portrait of manipulation that’s both engrossing and gross, a narrative more pertinent than ever in the era of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements.

1917: War Epic Blends Seamless Technical Work & Painful Emotion
1917: War Epic Blends Seamless Technical Work & Painful Emotion

1917 is a vision of uninterrupted chaos, equipped with a unique blend of personal pathos and visual bravado.

THE KOMINSKY METHOD Season 2: Finding Solace In An Existentialist Comedy
THE KOMINSKY METHOD Season 2: Finding Solace In An Existentialist Comedy

Thanks to its talented and charismatic leads, The Kaminsky Method overcomes any lack of forward narrative momentum.

THE PLAGIARISTS: An Enticing, Hard-Edged Meditation On Art
THE PLAGIARISTS: An Enticing, Hard-Edged Meditation On Art

The Plagiarists is peculiar, fairly self-reflexive, and laced with grueling yet equally as rewarding ambiguity that comes from the artists’ seat.

A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: A Movie For All of Humanity
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: A Movie For All Of Humanity

In a world that seems more divisive and hopeless everyday, A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood is a beautiful film that anyone and everyone could and should see.