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Judas and the Black Messiah
What keeps Judas and the Black Messiah compelling are the scenes featuring Fred Hampton.
Ben Pivoz
Feb 12, 2021


The photograph
It has charming stars, but its connected stories prove to be more than it can handle. Still, it is a simple, adult, love story.
Ben Pivoz
Feb 14, 2020


Uncut Gems
The 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 Pivoz
Jan 9, 2020


Knives Out
Rian 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 Pivoz
Dec 4, 2019


The Girl in the Spider's Web
The 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 Pivoz
Nov 10, 2018


Sorry to Bother You
Every 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 Pivoz
Jul 15, 2018


Crown Heights
Crown 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
Ben Pivoz
Sep 6, 2017
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