It keeps the viewer at arm’s length, making this an occasionally interesting exercise, rather than a compelling exploration of this material

Concrete Cowboy mixes a very good movie with an okay one, creating a good movie with moments of greatness and a few boring stretches.

It gives us the stories, sometimes sad, of people who always dreamed of being on the road, seeing the country. The impact is pretty amazing.

What keeps Judas and the Black Messiah compelling are the scenes featuring Fred Hampton.

Malcolm & Marie kind of works due entirely to the passion brought to it via the strong performances by John David Waahington and Zendaya.

The most effective scenes are strong enough that Penguin Bloom might be worth a view regardless of its overall quality.

It is a good movie, with stretches of greatness.

There is truth in what they have to say, though don’t let that scare you; it is fun to watch these personalities bounce off each other.

Though most of what is going on outside of her central story is only okay, when it concentrates on Sandra it is really good.

There is so much life and emotion, in both the words and the acting, that the staging seldom feels limited.