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The Death of Stalin
An incisive satire that is hilarious, entertaining and has something to say. The result is one of the best films of 2018, thus far.

Ben Pivoz
Mar 28, 2018


Unsane
I am not sure Steven Soderbergh has quite proven that the iPhone is a great replacement for more traditional cameras, but he has certainly p

Ben Pivoz
Mar 25, 2018


Pacific Rim: Uprising
There just is not that much to say about Pacific Rim: Uprising. It is exactly what it looks like: a big, goofy, sci-fi, action/adventure tha

Ben Pivoz
Mar 24, 2018


The Leisure Seeker
The Leisure Seeker is not really about the awful fork in the road Ella and John’s lives have come to. It uses their problems mainly for cut

Ben Pivoz
Mar 24, 2018


Tomb Raider
The movie is reasonably fun to watch because Alicia Vikander is genuinely exciting as Lara Croft. She exudes an intelligence and charisma th

Ben Pivoz
Mar 21, 2018


7 Days in Entebbe
I am not sure the movie makes the point they wanted to make. I know it is in there somewhere but, despite all the moving parts in this story

Ben Pivoz
Mar 20, 2018


Love, Simon
Love, Simon is a wonderful feel-good movie. It is funny and touching and never treats its protagonist’s homosexuality as a plot device. It s

Ben Pivoz
Mar 18, 2018


A Wrinkle in Time
Somehow none of this comes off nearly as exciting as it sounds. There is a lot going on, but not much of it connects. There is a lot of tale

Ben Pivoz
Mar 14, 2018


Thoroughbreds
Thoroughbreds is the first pleasant surprise of 2018. I knew pretty much nothing about it going in and was captivated from start to finish.

Ben Pivoz
Mar 12, 2018


The Hurricane Heist
It is not about story, character or dialogue. But hey, if you want to watch a bunch of trucks trying to outrun a natural disaster, you have

Ben Pivoz
Mar 11, 2018
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