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Ben Pivoz
Jun 1, 2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
While it obviously doesn’t have the novelty of the original, it builds on its gorgeous world in clever and creative ways.
Ben Pivoz
Oct 22, 2021
Dune
Dune is quite an accomplishment. It was made to be seen on the largest screen possible.
Ben Pivoz
Dec 20, 2019
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker
There is enough material here for at least two movies, serving to blunt the impact of several of the revelations. However, this is how they
Ben Pivoz
Oct 11, 2019
The Addams Family
The Addams Family works as a reminder of who these characters are. It is less successful at being entertaining on its own merits. I guess it
Ben Pivoz
Dec 12, 2018
At Eternity's Gate
The progression of events are not particularly significant here. Julian Schnabel is more interested in getting to know his subject on a deep
Ben Pivoz
Sep 6, 2018
Operation Finale
The setup is intriguing, as are some of the sequences of group in-fighting. It starts to drag once it becomes apparent Operation Finale is n
Ben Pivoz
Feb 28, 2018
Annihilation
Annihilation is an ambitious, fascinating, complex, beautiful and frustrating science fiction film. At times it is absolutely mesmerizing. A
Ben Pivoz
Dec 23, 2017
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
This film plays with familiar tropes from the series by introducing them and then deconstructing them. In The Force Awakens they reintroduce
Ben Pivoz
Nov 4, 2017
Suburbicon
The first few minutes seem to be foreshadowing a satirical dark comedy about the darkness and hypocrisy hiding behind the façade of a happy
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