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The Front Runner
While the movie is very clear on the importance of that change, it never examines it. Why did things change at that moment? What led to it?
Ben Pivoz
Nov 28, 2018


A Private War
Rosamund Pike easily displays different characteristics depending on where she is. She fearlessly stomps through deadly terrain, but struggl
Ben Pivoz
Nov 21, 2018


Boy Erased
It is a moving case study about how ignorance and a total lack of empathy can ruin lives. Though this is not a feel-good movie, the emotiona
Ben Pivoz
Nov 18, 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


What They Had
When the movie sticks to its themes of love, loss and memory it is quite effective. For those lucky enough to not have had someone close to
Ben Pivoz
Nov 14, 2018


Can You Ever Forgive Me?
This is not Melissa McCarthy doing shtick. She inhabits a fully-formed, very flawed, three-dimensional character. I have known people like t
Ben Pivoz
Nov 8, 2018


Beautiful Boy
While it gets repetitive, well, that is what that process can be like. The problem is, as they come off in the movie, Nic is just an addict.
Ben Pivoz
Nov 7, 2018


Bohemian Rhapsody
It is a biopic of Freddy Mercury that barely reveals anything about him. It is a look at the rock band Queen that offers no information as t
Ben Pivoz
Nov 3, 2018


Mid90s
The formlessness of the overall narrative works for it, but it is a bit purposeless and gets rather repetitive at times. Still, it is a pret
Ben Pivoz
Oct 30, 2018


The Old Man and the Gun
It is a light, amiable drama, with some funny moments. It uses a few heavy themes, not necessarily for dramatic purposes, but to make its ch
Ben Pivoz
Oct 24, 2018
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