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Transformers One
While it certainly didn’t reignite my childhood passion for this property, it is a reasonably enjoyable watch.
Ben Pivoz
Sep 20, 2024


Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
While it obviously doesn’t have the novelty of the original, it builds on its gorgeous world in clever and creative ways.
Ben Pivoz
Jun 1, 2023


Don't Let Go
There is just enough skill on display (as well as ridiculousness) to prevent its more problematic aspects from completely dragging it down.
Ben Pivoz
Aug 30, 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


Family
Family is an amusing comedy that takes a fairly common premise in slightly unexpected directions. However, it appears more thoughtful than i
Ben Pivoz
May 2, 2019


If Beale Street Could Talk
It wanders through these lives, catching moments of love, anger, joy and despair. By the end, I felt like I knew them, like I understood the
Ben Pivoz
Dec 25, 2018


Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
It looks incredible, but is also intelligent and captivating. It critiques Spider-Man in a way that illuminates his relatability, making him
Ben Pivoz
Dec 19, 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


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 16, 2018


Hotel Artemis
The film spins its wheels for so long that it begins to repeat itself before the plot can get anywhere. There is so much setup for so little
Ben Pivoz
Jun 10, 2018
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