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Lizzie
There is nothing wrong with this style, except that it makes it difficult to figure out what director Craig William Macneill was trying to s

Ben Pivoz
Sep 21, 2018


The Wife
The project succeeds as well as it does because of the restrained passion Glenn Close brings to her role. The character study aspect works e

Ben Pivoz
Sep 19, 2018


White Boy Rick
There is a lot to his life, so it is pretty amazing the movie about him is so incredibly boring. The script is biopic paint-by-numbers. For

Ben Pivoz
Sep 15, 2018


Operation Finale
The setup is intriguing, as are some of the sequences of group in-fighting. It starts to drag once it becomes apparent Operation Finale is n

Ben Pivoz
Sep 6, 2018


The Little Stranger
The Little Stranger, a mystery drama taking place in 1948 England that is only sort of a ghost story, does have atmosphere on its side thank

Ben Pivoz
Sep 1, 2018


Papillon
While the Steve McQueen picture paid more attention to the escape attempts, this one concentrates more on relating the torture Papillon and

Ben Pivoz
Aug 29, 2018


The Cakemaker
The secret sets up the plot, but it is not specifically about it. This is a story dealing with extremely complex emotions. It does so clearl

Ben Pivoz
Aug 8, 2018


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


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
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