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2 days ago

Happiest Season

It is largely charming and its heavier themes, while occasionally being dealt with in a clumsy manner, are certainly not discarded.

Ben Pivoz

7 days ago

Run

It contains individual scenes that are compelling, but is largely unable to carry the tension over to its plotting and one major character.

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Nov 13

I Am Greta

While it is unlikely to change minds, it is an interesting look at a child who realized Earth is bigger than her and needs to be protected.

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Oct 30

His House

Due to the way it marries real-life terrors with things that go bump in the night, His House is compelling and surprisingly powerful.

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Oct 23

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

It is a brutal satire, sometimes funny, sometimes offensive, that attempts to say that we are not as progressive as we like to believe.

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Oct 22

The Witches

An uneven production that has enjoyable high-points, but peaks in the middle, before building to a frustratingly dull final act.

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Oct 21

Rebecca

Despite a couple good performances and some quality production design, it just isn’t interesting.

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Oct 16

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The story itself would’ve sufficed, but there’s too much hand-holding in Sorkin’s screenplay to let viewers come to our own conclusions.

Ben Pivoz

Oct 9

The Forty-Year-Old Version

A funny and charming character study about a writer's artistic struggle.

Ben Pivoz

Oct 9

Charm City Kings

When it steps away from its plot, focusing instead on the issues the characters face, and on its lead performance, it is captivating.

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