“Looks like we got a war on our hands.” It’s quite obvious from the onset that Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri refuses to rely on entirely one-sided characterizations. The victims of this […]
“They’re trying to make a hero out of me.” Not all superhero movies require capes and masks and incalculable powers. As evidenced in the remarkably intimate film Stronger, sometimes they can […]
“This is great news.” Some people lie without batting an eye, because, well, they’re compulsive liars. Others do so as a means of protecting a person they care about, refusing […]
“You could call it that; you could call it a million things.” Personal Shopper will likely not be of much interest to most moviegoers, which if I’m being honest, is a […]
“I’m from the wrong side of the tracks.” More often than not in serious relationships (as well as the inevitable mistakes along the way), most of us experience the moment. The memory […]
“My lamp’s gone out. I’ve run out of ideas.” With its egregiously overlong title, some rather clumsy direction, and a script seriously lacking in thematic consistency, The Man Who Invented Christmas has […]
“All of this work to bring the family together.” I’m not sure what to make of Coco. Its tedious and at times benign beginning is riddled with Chatty Cathy exposition right […]
“If you don’t like where you are, just picture where you want to be.” After exiting the theater – a surprisingly crowded Monday matinée that rightfully concluded with a clapping […]
“Who stands to benefit from the crime?” Despite how visually resplendent and beautifully captured Murder on the Orient Express looks – especially considering these lavish images were shot on celluloid – I […]
“I’m not leaving again. I’m home for good.” Movies like Thank You For Your Service are hard to get right. We’ve seen the emotional after effects of war in truly great films […]
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