Knives Out (2019)
“I suspect foul play.” Inside this sprawling, mischievous, hilariously macabre murder mystery is a film that’s so unafraid to sprinkle in a few necessary dashes of the socioeconomic disparity prevalent […]
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Marriage Story (2019)
“I like to begin with a note of positivity.” Marriage Story – a drama chock-full of the kind of comedy born from psychological unease and physical discomfort and emotional unrest […]
Klaus (2019)
“No one seems to wonder how the whole thing got started in the first place.” Tailor-made for busybody elves who absentmindedly throw on a new holiday film while wrapping presents, […]
Ford V Ferrari (2019)
“I had no idea.” Something tells me that Ford v Ferrari is the exact kind of film its target crowd – and those who remain curious – so desperately need right […]
Frozen II (2019)
“You’re gonna have to do this next part on your own.” Similar to many follow-ups to global successes such alike the 2013 original, Frozen II goes for broke by implementing […]
Last Christmas (2019)
“You’ve got to take care of your heart.” It’s hard to explain just how off everything about Last Christmas feels from the first scene to the last. It’s a comedy […]
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
“There is always something you can do with the mad that you feel.” Therapeutic, life-affirming, and deeply religious without ever relying on preaching, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is […]
Charlie’s Angels (2019)
“Why is this happening?” Similar to 2004’s reboot of Starsky & Hutch and 2005’s The Dukes of Hazzard, this altogether unnecessary revitalization of Charlie’s Angels doesn’t pack enough laughs to counter […]
The King (2019)
“You must first draw them all in. All of them.” From the very first shot, tracking across and pushing forward through yet another muddied wasteland of bodies pointlessly slaughtered in […]
Noelle (2019)
“I would like to do what you do.” Noelle, for better and more so for worse, unintentionally captures what it’s like to open gifts from slightly distant relatives during the […]
