From a production and filmmaking standpoint, this may very well be the best movie of the year.

It is a basic story with little to say about its subject matter. It goes through its paces dutifully and without a lot of excitement.

I sort of enjoyed Renfield, even though the individual pieces tell me I should have loved it.

It aims high and, though it doesn’t quite hit its mark, it still lands on “pretty good.”

There is little in the way of creativity or passion. However, Jolie is good enough to carry the movie. I wish she had been allowed to.

It was a lot of fuss for something that is thoroughly decent as it unfolds, before quickly fading from memory. I enjoyed aspects of it, such

There is a lot of talk of the magic of language, yet little of that is apparent in the movie itself. The cast is solid and there are some in

This is by far Yorgos Lanthimos' most accessible film, but that certainly does not make it an easy watch. The story of two women battlin