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Ben Pivoz
Jun 3, 2018
The Rider
It is not often a film truly makes me feel as though I have gotten to know another person, but The Rider pulls that off. Chloé Zhao has made


Ben Pivoz
Jun 2, 2018
Adrift
Whenever the film goes back in time it punctures the tension that has been built up on the boat. I wanted to get completely invested in it,


Ben Pivoz
May 16, 2018
Disobedience
Disobedience could have veered wildly toward soap opera, but it is kept centered by the performances.


Ben Pivoz
May 2, 2018
1945
It is less important for what it is than what it represents. There is something almost dreamlike in the way everything is presented. The sin


Ben Pivoz
Apr 24, 2018
Final Portrait
It is hard for me to wholeheartedly recommend Final Portrait, but if you like seeing the creative process in action, this is a decent look a


Ben Pivoz
Apr 7, 2018
Chappaquiddick
Chappaquiddick relates its story in a sensationalized way that is interesting to watch, but ultimately empty. Because of the narrow focus, t


Ben Pivoz
Mar 30, 2018
Acrimony
A complex story that requires a lot of nuance, but you will not find any of that here. Perry uses no subtlety whatsoever to tell his story.


Ben Pivoz
Mar 24, 2018
The Leisure Seeker
The Leisure Seeker is not really about the awful fork in the road Ella and John’s lives have come to. It uses their problems mainly for cut


Ben Pivoz
Mar 20, 2018
7 Days in Entebbe
I am not sure the movie makes the point they wanted to make. I know it is in there somewhere but, despite all the moving parts in this story


Ben Pivoz
Feb 17, 2018
The 15:17 to Paris
I understand what Eastwood and his writer are attempting to do. They want viewers to understand who these men are before they show the incid
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