Ben PivozFeb 12, 2021Judas and the Black MessiahWhat keeps Judas and the Black Messiah compelling are the scenes featuring Fred Hampton.
Ben PivozFeb 14, 2020The photographIt has charming stars, but its connected stories prove to be more than it can handle. Still, it is a simple, adult, love story.
Ben PivozJan 9, 2020Uncut GemsThe pace feeds so perfectly into Howard’s mindset that it makes us experience the emotions as strongly as he does. The perilous highs and ab
Ben PivozDec 4, 2019Knives OutRian Johnson sets up situations where you think you know what is really going on, then he reveals it, only to stack more revelations on top
Ben PivozNov 10, 2018The Girl in the Spider's WebThe stories have never been the strong point in this series and this is definitely the worst of them. Even the twists are dull. There is far
Ben PivozJul 15, 2018Sorry to Bother YouEvery once in a great while there is a movie so different, so entertaining, so creative, so unrestrained, so willing to go to any length to
Ben PivozSep 6, 2017Crown HeightsCrown Heights succeeds based on the power of its story. The performances are good, but the film works as well as it does because it present