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Ben Pivoz

Oct 21, 2020

Rebecca

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

Ben Pivoz

Oct 16, 2020

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, 2020

The Forty-Year-Old Version

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

Ben Pivoz

Oct 9, 2020

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.

Ben Pivoz

Oct 2, 2020

Dick Johnson is Dead

A sweet, and very touching, tribute to a life whose end seems to have begun.

Ben Pivoz

Sep 25, 2020

Enola Holmes

It is light and amusing; fun to watch, even if the screenplay doesn’t quite match the cleverness of its title character.

Ben Pivoz

Sep 18, 2020

The Devil All the Time

It bites into some thick themes, never shying from their consequences. The positives outweighed the negatives, but this is not an easy watch

Ben Pivoz

Sep 11, 2020

Unpregnant

The key with this kind of movie is getting the viewer to like the leads. I definitely did.

Ben Pivoz

Sep 4, 2020

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

It is challenging, thought-provoking and frustrating, but always compelling. This is one of the best movies of the year.

Ben Pivoz

Aug 28, 2020

The Binge

The result is predictable and only sporadically amusing; a dreary combination.

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