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Molly's Game
Molly’s Game is an intriguing character study that also doubles as a pretty good popcorn movie. It is smart, tremendously entertaining and f

Ben Pivoz
Jan 5, 2018


The Shape of Water
One thing that can always be counted on in a Guillermo del Toro film is that it will look great. The Shape of Water certainly does not disap

Ben Pivoz
Dec 30, 2017


All the Money in the World
Mainly it is a well-made thriller, solidly directed by a good director. Ridley Scott does not do anything amazing here. He really just tells

Ben Pivoz
Dec 26, 2017


Downsizing
Every once in a rare while, I see a movie so baffling, so completely inexplicable that I wonder what the filmmakers could possibly have been

Ben Pivoz
Dec 25, 2017


Father Figures
The stars are both likable enough that the film never becomes bad, but the screenplay is not nearly funny enough to get it away from average

Ben Pivoz
Dec 24, 2017


Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
This film plays with familiar tropes from the series by introducing them and then deconstructing them. In The Force Awakens they reintroduce

Ben Pivoz
Dec 23, 2017


The Greatest Showman
It has fine performances and a couple of good songs, but gets so bogged down in its dull and extremely clichéd story that it never becomes t

Ben Pivoz
Dec 21, 2017


Ferdinand
Ferdinand is a charming movie with a lovable lead character that gets its humor from its story and, mainly, the personalities of its charact

Ben Pivoz
Dec 17, 2017


Darkest Hour
Gary Oldman is absolutely brilliant. The best compliment I can give to an actor is that, in the moment, I forgot I was watching a performanc

Ben Pivoz
Dec 16, 2017


The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist is not half as entertaining without James Franco’s embodiment of Tommy Wiseau.

Ben Pivoz
Dec 11, 2017
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