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Black and Blue
This is an action movie all the way through and any attempts at larger significance fall flat, making it feel longer than its 104 minutes. T

Ben Pivoz
Oct 26, 2019


The Current War
It was a lot of fuss for something that is thoroughly decent as it unfolds, before quickly fading from memory. I enjoyed aspects of it, such

Ben Pivoz
Oct 26, 2019


Countdown
Little effort appears to have been put into any of this. Yet there are moments that convinced me Justin Dec knew how absurd Countdown was.

Ben Pivoz
Oct 26, 2019


The Lighthouse
Robert Eggers uses the location to get into our heads while, tonally, putting us into the head of Winslow. The tone reflects his scattered m

Ben Pivoz
Oct 26, 2019


Zombieland: Double Tap
All it wants to do is bring its characters back, have them struggle some more with their insecurities and watch them kill zombies. Unfortuna

Ben Pivoz
Oct 18, 2019


Judy
Unfortunately for Renée Zellweger, Judy limits her by only seeing the character as a fallen icon. She does exactly what was needed from her

Ben Pivoz
Oct 11, 2019


Jexi
Phil comes off as a complete buffoon who can be charming one second and incompetent in every way the next. Jexi has him do a lot of stupid t

Ben Pivoz
Oct 11, 2019


The Addams Family
The Addams Family works as a reminder of who these characters are. It is less successful at being entertaining on its own merits. I guess it

Ben Pivoz
Oct 11, 2019


Joker
Joker would not be nearly what it is without Joaquin Phoenix. It is a brilliantly controlled performance really enhancing the differences be

Ben Pivoz
Oct 4, 2019


Abominable
There is not much of an arc, none of them really grow or learn anything significant about themselves. I guess there is kind of a message abo

Ben Pivoz
Sep 27, 2019
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