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Jan 2020

1917 (2019)::rating::5::rating::5::rating::5

This film is not for the squeamish, but for those who can withstand its sudden jolts of adrenaline, director Sam Mendes delivers gripping entertainment, and an awe-inspiring cinematic achievement.

Jan 2020

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Little Women (2019)::rating::5

Ebullient, moving, and exquisitely crafted, writer-director Greta Gerwig delivers the best and brightest Little Women we’ll ever need.

Nov 2019

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Jojo Rabbit (2019)::rating::5

Writer-director Taika Waititi uses his delirious sense of humor to skewer the subjects of fascism and intolerance.

Aug 2019

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Cold War (2018)::rating::4.5

S adness hangs over every scene in Cold War, like a layer of smoke above a dimly-lit jazz bar. Characters love and long for each other, they express their feelings in…

Apr 2019

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Battlefield Earth (2000)::rating::5

[su_dropcap]B[/su_dropcap]attlefield Earth plays like cinematic poetry, with its brilliantly-staged action scenes pounding along in a furious meter. Repeat viewings reveal new layers of depth and humanity, not unlike revisiting The Coronation…

Mar 2019

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Ed Wood (1994)::rating::5

O f all the film directors who've ever amassed enough work for a coherent filmography, none are more challenging than Ed Wood. His paradoxical aesthetic boggles my ability to hand…

Jan 2019

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The Lion in Winter (1968)::rating::5

Even though the film still features a few cinematic flourishes, The Lion in Winter largely crackles with the heat and energy of a ferocious theatrical performance.

Jan 2019

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If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)::rating::5

"I hope that nobody has ever had to look at anybody they love through glass." These words open If Beale Street Could Talk, with every syllable coated in aching, anguished sadness.…

Jan 2019

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Roma (2018)::rating::5

In Roma, Alfonso Cuarón's camera often pans languidly across a scene, like a mind wandering into its own corners. Cuarón's vivid recollections of childhood rise like a slow swell of water,…

Dec 2018

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They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)::rating::5

The old saying goes that, "war is long periods of tedium punctuated by moments of sheer terror." No film in recent memory captures that contrast with more crystalline ferocity than…

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