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“There’s something of a tone problem with Marriage Story. Occupying a space that is nominally within raw melodrama, Marriage Story details a he said/she said back-and-forth that occasionally wanders into quirky comedy territory. It does eventually stick the landing but getting to that complicated e” read more
“I Lost My Body is an animated European art film if I’ve ever seen one. Is it good or bad? I’m not entirely sure, but it is very French. Literalizing the main character’s emotional disconnection by crafting the story from his disembodied hand, I Lost My Body is all about its main character’s ” read more
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“Toy Story 4’s announcement was met with trepidation on my part. The prior trilogy of films was as perfect as a franchise could get, including a closure that recalled the very beginning. How many other trilogies managed to be successful picking up after so prolonged a breather? Disney/Pixar risked ” read more
“The aging director at the center of Pain and Glory may call himself Salvador Mallo, but one glance at the giant silhouette on the poster lets you know it’s really Pedro Almodóvar. Crafting one of his most personal and autobiographical works, Almodóvar reveals more of where his provocative worldv” read more
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
“Last year’s Can You Ever Forgive Me? was my introduction to Marielle Heller, and you can consider me a fan after the one-two punch of that movie and this one. She brings an eye that is both resolved and empathetic to stories that could easily transition into treacle in anyone else’s hands. After” read more
“The only known portraits of Harriet Tubman are that of her in steely resolve in her old age, and they provide only a small glimpse of a towering figure. But this movie is not quite the addendum or correction to that incomplete vision. Not by a long shot. Harriet removes Tubman’s numerous achi” read more
“Laika continues to create highly impressive visual worlds in Missing Link, but their elaborate dioramas feel incomplete this time around. There’s a great idea, likable characters, but a general sense of the various parts not quite coming together as they should. This is the weakest effort from the” read more
“Crashing together bits of two shows recorded for the King Biscuit Flower Hour, Picture This Live was released to coincide with EMI’s 100th anniversary and shortly before the band released their comeback album. Eventually, it was rereleased under the name Blondie Live: Philadelphia 1978/Dallas 1980” read more
“Not a greatest hits compilation, not quite a rarities collection, but a weird hybrid of the two with various lesser-known singles (“Picture This”) and album-only tracks (“English Boys”) thrown in for good measure. Blonde and Beyond exists in a strange nebulous zone that is not quite the test” read more
“If you like cars or movies that are clearly aimed for the dads in the audience, then Ford v Ferrari will hit you right in that sweet spot. A nearly three-hour tale of male bonding, father/son dynamics, and a haloed vision of the American dream. There’s a far more entertaining two-hour movie squeez” read more
“Wouldn’t it be great if Agatha Christie had a sense of humor and individual characterization? Well, here’s Rian Johnson to take Christie’s infamous template – cramped location, a dozen suspects, an eccentric outsider to take the case – and distorts them through a parodic point-of-view that” read more
“Hmm, this is an odd to talk about. It bares a striking resemblance to the likes of Vice in which complicated, thorny material is presented with a degree of insouciance that is perhaps at odds with itself. Satire is all well and good but treating a glimpse behind the curtain with buffoonery may be a ” read more
