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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark works because the filmmakers concentrate on its strengths and spend as little time as necessary on its wea

Ben Pivoz
Aug 9, 2019


Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Though the movie teases the show’s style and scores some points off of how out of place Dora is, it never implies there is anything wrong wi

Ben Pivoz
Aug 9, 2019


The Last
Though the ideas are there, The Last does not allow them enough room to breathe so it can examine the consequences of what has been said. It

Ben Pivoz
Aug 8, 2019


The Farewell
It is about sadness instead of anger. It does not build so much as continue, like life. All the action goes on inside the characters. While

Ben Pivoz
Aug 1, 2019


Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood is Tarantino at his most self-indulgent. It is a personal reflection on what made him the filmmaker, and man

Ben Pivoz
Jul 27, 2019


Maiden
Maiden is captivating in part due to Holmes never putting too fine a point on the significance of what they did. He does not force a message

Ben Pivoz
Jul 25, 2019


The Art of Self-Defense
It sets up the patriarchy, who it is holding down and why, though I am unsure if the ending is explaining how to tear it down or showing how

Ben Pivoz
Jul 19, 2019


The Lion King
I admire the artistry involved in putting The Lion King together. I highly recommend seeing it on the biggest screen possible. Yet the feeli

Ben Pivoz
Jul 19, 2019


Wild Rose
Director Tom Harper gives Jessie Buckley time to show as opposed to always telling. The moments where she looks at her children as they slee

Ben Pivoz
Jul 12, 2019


Crawl
There is not an ounce of fat on its body. It is part horror, part disaster movie with each complimenting the other. It does not try to do an

Ben Pivoz
Jul 12, 2019
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