Wildlife (2018)
“Every time we’ve moved it’s gotten colder.” It was so easy to get bored by Sam Mendes’ 2008 film Revolutionary Road – a showcase for brilliant performers in a stodgy adaptation – […]
Creed II (2018)
“It’s just another fight.” Best described as the repetitive, unoriginal, blood sport birth child of 2015’s Creed and 1985’s Rocky IV, Creed II forever fuses two separate franchises together into one combative entity, like a dying […]
Instant Family (2018)
“It’s important to have a sense of humor about this kind of thing.” Maybe it’s because the world around us seems to be drowning in cynicism. Maybe I’m just a […]
Boy Erased (2018)
“Our family is so normal.” The film has great performances, sheds light on the shocking longevity of its true life story, and it pleads with us to accept change. Boy Erased […]
Green Book (2018)
“It takes courage to change people’s hearts.” Here’s the thing: for all of the troubling subtext and the endless pandering of this picture, Green Book means well and, for the most […]
Dumplin’ (2018)
“It’s hard being a diamond in a rhinestone world.” I can acknowledge that Dumplin’ isn’t a great movie; it’s far too long, so much of the script is on the nose, and the […]
Widows (2018)
“I don’t own anything.” Widows cleverly uses the spirit of the legendary Nina Simone, imparting her collected calm and jazzy timbre from “Wild is the Wind” into a picture that pairs […]
Home Alone (1990)
“I wish they would all just disappear.” It’s okay to admit that a much beloved movie is imperfect as long as you rationally recognize the faults at hand. Home Alone belongs […]
Robin Hood (2018)
“It takes a thief to catch a thief.” Robin Hood begins by suggesting we forget everything we assume to know about the legendary figure, only to then rehash and re-frame […]
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (2018)
“Christmas spirit have overtaken the palace.” Turns out the sequel to A Christmas Prince is funnier, less deservedly dramatic, and at the end of the day, just as corny as its […]
