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A Private War
Rosamund Pike easily displays different characteristics depending on where she is. She fearlessly stomps through deadly terrain, but struggl

Ben Pivoz
Nov 21, 2018


Ralph Breaks the Internet
The thing that impressed me the most about Ralph Breaks the Internet is how well the filmmakers understand what made the first one a success

Ben Pivoz
Nov 21, 2018


Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a not particularly successful shot at creating a new action series. At least artistically. Commercially, who knows, but it wil

Ben Pivoz
Nov 20, 2018


Instant Family
Instant Family is enjoyable, with a heart-warming message. It is a nice family movie that feels relatively truthful about this process.

Ben Pivoz
Nov 18, 2018


Boy Erased
It is a moving case study about how ignorance and a total lack of empathy can ruin lives. Though this is not a feel-good movie, the emotiona

Ben Pivoz
Nov 18, 2018


Widows
Widows is an intricate heist story where the heist itself is less interesting than the reasons it is happening. It has a fairly twisty plot,

Ben Pivoz
Nov 17, 2018


Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald suffers from a lot of the problems of being the second part of a planned pentalogy as well as th

Ben Pivoz
Nov 17, 2018


What They Had
When the movie sticks to its themes of love, loss and memory it is quite effective. For those lucky enough to not have had someone close to

Ben Pivoz
Nov 14, 2018


Suspiria
The way Guadagnino uses the visuals to control the mood and suggest all sorts of unspeakable things is brilliant. Where he could lose some v

Ben Pivoz
Nov 11, 2018


The Grinch
There is nothing inherently wrong with the added story beats, but the execution feels so padded. The story was perfectly fine at 25 minutes.

Ben Pivoz
Nov 10, 2018
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