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Mary Queen of Scots
We go to the cinema primarily to be entertained and that is something it certainly does. It is not great, but it looks great, with wonderful

Ben Pivoz
Dec 22, 2018


Vox Lux
It is a captivating production that asks questions about things such as survival, celebrity and personal agency. In the end, it does not tot

Ben Pivoz
Dec 16, 2018


The Mule
This story is told methodically and without dramatic highpoints. Earl goes on several trips; sometimes something of note happens, sometimes

Ben Pivoz
Dec 15, 2018


At Eternity's Gate
The progression of events are not particularly significant here. Julian Schnabel is more interested in getting to know his subject on a deep

Ben Pivoz
Dec 12, 2018


Green Book
It is a pleasant movie with likable performances, but its emotions come off as so simplistic and insincere that it did not work on me. It co

Ben Pivoz
Dec 5, 2018


The Front Runner
While the movie is very clear on the importance of that change, it never examines it. Why did things change at that moment? What led to it?

Ben Pivoz
Nov 28, 2018


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


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


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
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