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 – […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
“The attention to detail is pretty impressive.” Ralph Breaks the Internet has earned laughs and plenty of forced drama and some entertaining set pieces to boot. It’s a good movie that’s […]
Maria by Callas (2018)
“One will find all of myself in there.” How had I never heard of Maria Callas until now? To not know her name is a criminal offense against the art […]
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