The Woman in the Window (2021)
“I just don’t know what you’re going for.” Delirious, derelict, and practically deranged during the unhinged and mismanaged opening chapter, The Woman in the Window is somehow one of the few […]
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In The Heights (2021)
“Say it so it doesn’t disappear.” Invigorating and inviting. Demonstrative yet humble. Honest and hopeful. These are the ways I came to think of In The Heights, a joyous […]
A Quiet Place Part II
“There’s nothing left.” At the end of the first film back in 2018, audiences were left dipped and drenched in the limitless love of a mother for her children. And […]
Stowaway (2021)
“We didn’t make mistakes like this.” Featuring a quick, effective open that introduces us to this world with a great deal of authenticity, Stowaway proves to be one of the rare […]
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
“Can’t tell a fool nothin’.” Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom gives us so much to reconcile, to consider, to wrestle with. The co-leading duo of quite literal masterful performances both sport […]
Our Friend (2021)
“You’re not as alone as you think you are.” Broader than a standard chamber piece yet more dialed back and refined than most dramas, Our Friend essentially starts at the ultimate […]
To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021)
“There is nothing worse than nothing feeling chosen.” The To All the Boys trilogy – rounded out by an excellent and sweet third course – shares a similar trajectory to the […]
One Night in Miami (2020)
“I think this would be a wonderful chance to reflect on what happened tonight.” Over the course of the captivating and expertly calculated One Night in Miami, four cultural titans […]
The Little Things (2021)
“Who says that bad guys don’t return to the scene of the crime?” Tacit and thrilling. Tactical and a bit too taut. The Little Things is a modestly enjoyable murder […]
Palmer (2021)
“You just gotta get yourself back out there.” There were a few moving moments and flourishes the first time I sat through the sensitive yet seriously overwrought Palmer, and I […]
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