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Father Figures
The stars are both likable enough that the film never becomes bad, but the screenplay is not nearly funny enough to get it away from average

Ben Pivoz
Dec 24, 2017


Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
This film plays with familiar tropes from the series by introducing them and then deconstructing them. In The Force Awakens they reintroduce

Ben Pivoz
Dec 23, 2017


The Greatest Showman
It has fine performances and a couple of good songs, but gets so bogged down in its dull and extremely clichéd story that it never becomes t

Ben Pivoz
Dec 21, 2017


Ferdinand
Ferdinand is a charming movie with a lovable lead character that gets its humor from its story and, mainly, the personalities of its charact

Ben Pivoz
Dec 17, 2017


Darkest Hour
Gary Oldman is absolutely brilliant. The best compliment I can give to an actor is that, in the moment, I forgot I was watching a performanc

Ben Pivoz
Dec 16, 2017


The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist is not half as entertaining without James Franco’s embodiment of Tommy Wiseau.

Ben Pivoz
Dec 11, 2017


Just Getting Started
You would not think that a film as stuffed with goofiness as Just Getting Started, starring such entertaining actors and directed by a capab

Ben Pivoz
Dec 10, 2017


Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Roman J. Israel, Esq. is mainly a character study and when, as a viewer, I am unable to truly understand the main character’s ambitions and

Ben Pivoz
Dec 9, 2017


Last Flag Flying
Steve Carell's performance is impressive because of how unshowy it is. He emotes just the right amount and allows the story to unfold ar

Ben Pivoz
Dec 2, 2017


The Man Who Invented Christmas
The way the film visualizes Dickens’ creative process is neat, but it never becomes more than a gimmick. It is more visually pleasing than n

Ben Pivoz
Nov 26, 2017
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