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Blindspotting
Blindspotting comments on some major racial and social issues that plague our lives while barely venturing out past the lives of its charact

Ben Pivoz
Aug 1, 2018


Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies has a goofy, anarchic, high-energy spirit. The animation is no better than on the tv show and the story and ch

Ben Pivoz
Jul 29, 2018


Eighth Grade
Overall, I really enjoyed Eighth Grade for its protagonist and its lack of contrivance. I was also able to relate to some of Kayla’s struggl

Ben Pivoz
Jul 28, 2018


Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
While I certainly respect the intentions here, Don’t Worry is a mixed bag. It has a couple of very good performances and a few effective seq

Ben Pivoz
Jul 25, 2018


The Equalizer 2
In place of intrigue, the first third consists of pointless scenes of McCall driving for Lyft and a couple instances of him sticking up for

Ben Pivoz
Jul 19, 2018


Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace may seem predictable to some, but I see it more as inevitable. From where they are when the movie begins, this is the only pa

Ben Pivoz
Jul 18, 2018


Sorry to Bother You
Every once in a great while there is a movie so different, so entertaining, so creative, so unrestrained, so willing to go to any length to

Ben Pivoz
Jul 15, 2018


Three Identical Strangers
Three Identical Strangers is a documentary with a story so fascinating, complex and surprising that it is a little disappointing the overall

Ben Pivoz
Jul 15, 2018


Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
It is the usual grab-bag of obvious jokes and silly accents, though there is at least sort of a narrative to hang on to. The concept of the

Ben Pivoz
Jul 14, 2018


Skyscraper
If you have seen the advertisements, you know everything about this movie except what it is like to watch it for an hour and a half. As it t

Ben Pivoz
Jul 14, 2018
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