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The Addams Family
The Addams Family works as a reminder of who these characters are. It is less successful at being entertaining on its own merits. I guess it

Ben Pivoz
Oct 10, 2019


The Lion King
I admire the artistry involved in putting The Lion King together. I highly recommend seeing it on the biggest screen possible. Yet the feeli

Ben Pivoz
Jul 19, 2019


Child's Play
Child’s Play is the rare remake that finds a different way to approach its material. In fairness, it enters through a topic that did not exi

Ben Pivoz
Jul 2, 2019


The Hustle
The problem with The Hustle is not what it keeps, rather what it has lost. The stars prove themselves game for anything, but the screenplay

Ben Pivoz
May 11, 2019


Pet Sematary
It is difficult to be freaked out when you do not understand why things are happening. There are a couple of lines of dialogue that make a w

Ben Pivoz
Apr 6, 2019


Dumbo
I know movies are a product. Even so, it is too bad when that is all they appear to be. Disney is trying to find relatively easy money with

Ben Pivoz
Apr 4, 2019


Cold Pursuit
It is a refreshing take on the genre. It is not always successful. The uneven tone is sometimes distracting and the thinness of the characte

Ben Pivoz
Feb 9, 2019


What Men Want
What Men Want is a good idea given a fairly lazy treatment. There are definitely moments that made me laugh out loud. There were also moment

Ben Pivoz
Feb 9, 2019


Miss Bala
The original was about the innocent people caught in the middle of the war on drugs. The remake is more of an action movie with a topical ho

Ben Pivoz
Feb 2, 2019


Suspiria
The way Guadagnino uses the visuals to control the mood and suggest all sorts of unspeakable things is brilliant. Where he could lose some v

Ben Pivoz
Nov 11, 2018
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