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Ben Pivoz
Aug 8, 2018
The Cakemaker
The secret sets up the plot, but it is not specifically about it. This is a story dealing with extremely complex emotions. It does so clearl


Ben Pivoz
Aug 1, 2018
Blindspotting
Blindspotting comments on some major racial and social issues that plague our lives while barely venturing out past the lives of its charact


Ben Pivoz
Jul 29, 2018
Eighth Grade
Overall, I really enjoyed Eighth Grade for its protagonist and its lack of contrivance. I was also able to relate to some of Kayla’s struggl


Ben Pivoz
Jul 25, 2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
While I certainly respect the intentions here, Don’t Worry is a mixed bag. It has a couple of very good performances and a few effective seq


Ben Pivoz
Jul 18, 2018
Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace may seem predictable to some, but I see it more as inevitable. From where they are when the movie begins, this is the only pa


Ben Pivoz
Jul 11, 2018
Boundaries
They are all playing quirky “Characters” instead of believable people and their difficulties are simplified to the level of a bad sitcom. Th


Ben Pivoz
Jun 23, 2018
American Animals
The unique twist Bart Layton brings to American Animals is that he intersperses interviews with the real Warren, Spencer, Eric and Chas in t


Ben Pivoz
Jun 16, 2018
Gotti
Gotti is a biopic that has absolutely no idea who it thinks John Gotti was or what it is trying to say. The film is tremendously confusing.


Ben Pivoz
Jun 16, 2018
The Seagull
Amazingly, even with all of those romantic and professional conflicts, this version of The Seagull fails to rise above mildly interesting. I


Ben Pivoz
Jun 6, 2018
On Chesil Beach
On Chesil Beach is a thought-provoking film focusing on a couple whose marriage is immediately threatened by their own insecurities brought
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