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The Post
Despite knowing how the story would turn out, I still found it compelling. I can certainly see how this could be suspenseful for viewers who

Ben Pivoz
Jan 20, 2018


Call Me By Your Name
Luca Guadagnino has taken James Ivory’s poetic adaptation and used it to create an absolutely beautiful movie. From the scenery to the handl

Ben Pivoz
Jan 15, 2018


Phantom Thread
Paul Thomas Anderson makes no easy choices as a filmmaker and Phantom Thread is most certainly not a safe film. Every one of his stylistic d

Ben Pivoz
Jan 14, 2018


Proud Mary
Proud Mary has two things going for it: its brevity and its star. It has a weak story and very thin characterizations, but Taraji P. Henson

Ben Pivoz
Jan 14, 2018


I, Tonya
Every once in a while a story comes around that is so crazy, so absurd, so unbelievable that the truth becomes difficult to ascertain. I, To

Ben Pivoz
Jan 12, 2018


Hostiles
Scott Cooper does not use a traditional western, good guys vs bad guys, formula. All of his key characters reside mainly in gray areas.

Ben Pivoz
Jan 7, 2018


Molly's Game
Molly’s Game is an intriguing character study that also doubles as a pretty good popcorn movie. It is smart, tremendously entertaining and f

Ben Pivoz
Jan 5, 2018


The Shape of Water
One thing that can always be counted on in a Guillermo del Toro film is that it will look great. The Shape of Water certainly does not disap

Ben Pivoz
Dec 30, 2017


All the Money in the World
Mainly it is a well-made thriller, solidly directed by a good director. Ridley Scott does not do anything amazing here. He really just tells

Ben Pivoz
Dec 26, 2017


Downsizing
Every once in a rare while, I see a movie so baffling, so completely inexplicable that I wonder what the filmmakers could possibly have been

Ben Pivoz
Dec 24, 2017
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