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Tomb Raider
The movie is reasonably fun to watch because Alicia Vikander is genuinely exciting as Lara Croft. She exudes an intelligence and charisma th

Ben Pivoz
Mar 21, 2018


7 Days in Entebbe
I am not sure the movie makes the point they wanted to make. I know it is in there somewhere but, despite all the moving parts in this story

Ben Pivoz
Mar 20, 2018


Love, Simon
Love, Simon is a wonderful feel-good movie. It is funny and touching and never treats its protagonist’s homosexuality as a plot device. It s

Ben Pivoz
Mar 18, 2018


A Wrinkle in Time
Somehow none of this comes off nearly as exciting as it sounds. There is a lot going on, but not much of it connects. There is a lot of tale

Ben Pivoz
Mar 14, 2018


Thoroughbreds
Thoroughbreds is the first pleasant surprise of 2018. I knew pretty much nothing about it going in and was captivated from start to finish.

Ben Pivoz
Mar 12, 2018


The Hurricane Heist
It is not about story, character or dialogue. But hey, if you want to watch a bunch of trucks trying to outrun a natural disaster, you have

Ben Pivoz
Mar 10, 2018


Gringo
Gringo is trying to be a wacky dark comedy about a good man thrown around by the corruption of the world. There are a few funny moments and

Ben Pivoz
Mar 9, 2018


Death Wish
What he is doing is obviously illegal, but is it okay because he is acting against criminals? Or should he just leave it to the police? The

Ben Pivoz
Mar 7, 2018


Annihilation
Annihilation is an ambitious, fascinating, complex, beautiful and frustrating science fiction film. At times it is absolutely mesmerizing. A

Ben Pivoz
Feb 28, 2018


Game Night
I laughed as hard at this movie as I have at any movie in recent memory, but there is still something missing. There was no consistency from

Ben Pivoz
Feb 24, 2018
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