Fiery ‘QUEEN & SLIM’ So Much More than Black Bonnie and Clyde
‘Queen & Slim’ is a strong showcase for debut filmmaker Melina Matsoukas, who creates a poignant and exciting social message of a film led with spirited aplomb by Daniel Kaluuya…
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Gerwig’s ’LITTLE WOMEN’ Is Exquisitely Crafted, Beautifully Acted Holiday Delight
As excellent a PG-rated familial holiday film as anyone could dream up, Greta Gerwig’s rendition of ‘Little Women’ is a supremely well-acted and sumptuously realized modernization that manages a powerful…
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Darker ‘FROZEN II’ Feels Like A Solid, Really Expensive Straight-to-DVD Sequel
The sure-to-be-popular Disney sequel checks pretty much all the boxes a good sequel should, going in a darker (though still highly risk-averse) direction in a follow-up that cannot really live up to…
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High-Schooler’s Slow-Motion Self Destruction Vividly Captured in ‘WAVES’
Trey Edward Shults combines a challenging narrative with expressionistic filmmaking techniques to tell a bold and eye-catching story about cause and effect through the lens of an upper-class African-American family.…
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Salty Grandpa Recounts a Life of Killing in Scorsese’s Opus ‘THE IRISHMAN’
Martin Scorsese’s passion project finally comes to life (through the magic of distracting de-aging technology) telling a long-winded but mostly gripping story of the intersection of crime, politics, and morality…
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‘CHARLIE’S ANGELS’ Reboot Delivers Fluffy Girl-Powered Fun and Peak Kristen Stewart
'Charlie’s Angels' may not move the dial much in terms of plot, story, or even character but when everything is working in harmony, it’s hard to deny the film’s pure…
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Shia LaBeouf Excises Demons In Emotionally Raw ‘HONEY BOY’
The Shia LaBeouf renaissance continues with the formidable autobiography ‘Honey Boy’ wherein LaBeouf devastatingly plays his own abusive father in this soul-searching drama about growing up and learning to forgive.
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Bone Dry Procedural ’THE REPORT’ Values Facts Over Emotion
‘The Report’ is technically a fine movie, and one that not-accidentally resembles many an award-winning journalistic procedural, but its levelheadedness and emotionally flat approach can be its worst enemy and…
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‘FORD V. FERRARI’ is an Anti-Establishment American Western…with Race Cars
A rip-roaring and irreverent crowdpleaser glued to two excellent performances from Matt Damon and Christian Bale, ‘Ford v. Ferrari’ fires all on cylinders to prove that great blockbusting entertainment…
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‘MARRIAGE STORY’ Is a Heartbreaking Depiction of Love Ending (That’s Especially Traumatic for Divorce Kids)
As real and unblinking a tale of American divorce as there has ever been, ’Marriage Story’ earns career best performances from Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson who brilliantly wield Noah…