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The Mountain Between Us
I did not care about the story and I did not care about what happened to the characters. However, there are worse ways to spend 105 minutes

Ben Pivoz
Oct 9, 2017


Battle of the Sexes
At the time, people were distracted from their battle by the sideshows around it, like the one created by Bobby Riggs. Unfortunately, at tim

Ben Pivoz
Oct 7, 2017


Stronger
David Gordon Green does an effective job making this story about Jeff as a person and not just about what happened to him. His story is impo

Ben Pivoz
Sep 29, 2017


Tulip Fever
The story itself is not engaging. The characters are neither interesting nor likable and the romance that causes Sophia to risk everything i

Ben Pivoz
Sep 10, 2017


Crown Heights
Crown Heights succeeds based on the power of its story. The performances are good, but the film works as well as it does because it present

Ben Pivoz
Sep 6, 2017


Birth of the Dragon
The film’s title implies that this fight, and the influence of Wong Jack Man, is what led Bruce Lee to create the style and persona that mad

Ben Pivoz
Aug 28, 2017


Menashe
This is about as close as a fiction film can get to real life. Menashe does an excellent job bringing the private world of Orthodox Judaism

Ben Pivoz
Aug 26, 2017


The Glass Castle
The grown-up Walls children appear to remember their father based only on the good times. That is understandable but, based only on this fil

Ben Pivoz
Aug 19, 2017


A Ghost Story
It is a meditation on life, death, love and grief. Its pace is very slow and thoughtful.

Ben Pivoz
Aug 12, 2017


Detroit
It shows an important moment in our country’s history (one that feels very relevant today) and tries to add something of interest to the cur

Ben Pivoz
Aug 12, 2017
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