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Eddington
it just sits there on the screen, with no resolution, no insight, nothing to say beyond how messed up everything is. There is some good stuff here, yet it ultimately isn’t worth the trouble.

Ben Pivoz
Jul 18


Abraham's Boys
It isn’t actively bad, yet there is absolutely nothing compelling about it.

Ben Pivoz
Jul 11


40 Acres
A powerful performance from Danielle Deadwyler lifts this as high as it goes, but it seems to forget its purpose along the way, stumbling toward a blood-soaked anticlimax.

Ben Pivoz
Jul 3


Jurassic World: Rebirth
It is competently made, decently paced and has a handful of effective action sequences. In short, it is the definition of okay. It will probably give audiences what they expect, if not what they’re hoping for.

Ben Pivoz
Jun 28


Hot Milk
It is sad, intense, slow-moving, well-acted and, too often, dramatically stilted.

Ben Pivoz
Jun 27


F1
Even though it does everything you expect, and nothing you don’t, it still kind of works due to some well-filmed racing action and the always welcome charisma of Brad Pitt.

Ben Pivoz
Jun 27


Elio
It is an enjoyable movie, entertaining and well-made. They can’t all be classics. Sometimes you just need something that is a pleasant use of an hour-and-a-half.

Ben Pivoz
Jun 20


Materialists
it is smart, charming and adult in the way the characters talk about their fears and insecurities, specifically surrounding relationships.

Ben Pivoz
Jun 13


The Phoenician Scheme
It is entertaining, amusing, a little cold and has an overly complicated plot. I don’t know if this is one I’d revisit very often, but it is a decent time while it lasts.

Ben Pivoz
Jun 7


Tornado
I may forget it in a few days, yet I am not unhappy that I saw it.

Ben Pivoz
May 30
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