Ben PivozMay 11, 2019The HustleThe problem with The Hustle is not what it keeps, rather what it has lost. The stars prove themselves game for anything, but the screenplay
Ben PivozApr 6, 2019Pet SemataryIt is difficult to be freaked out when you do not understand why things are happening. There are a couple of lines of dialogue that make a w
Ben PivozApr 4, 2019DumboI know movies are a product. Even so, it is too bad when that is all they appear to be. Disney is trying to find relatively easy money with
Ben PivozFeb 9, 2019Cold PursuitIt is a refreshing take on the genre. It is not always successful. The uneven tone is sometimes distracting and the thinness of the characte
Ben PivozFeb 9, 2019What Men WantWhat Men Want is a good idea given a fairly lazy treatment. There are definitely moments that made me laugh out loud. There were also moment
Ben PivozFeb 2, 2019Miss BalaThe original was about the innocent people caught in the middle of the war on drugs. The remake is more of an action movie with a topical ho
Ben PivozNov 11, 2018SuspiriaThe way Guadagnino uses the visuals to control the mood and suggest all sorts of unspeakable things is brilliant. Where he could lose some v
Ben PivozOct 10, 2018A Star is BornThe opening, covering approximately the first 24 hours after they meet, is maybe the best written, directed and performed stretch of any mov
Ben PivozAug 29, 2018PapillonWhile the Steve McQueen picture paid more attention to the escape attempts, this one concentrates more on relating the torture Papillon and
Ben PivozJun 14, 2018SuperFlySuperFly is a competently made, but ultimately pointless, remake. There is nothing particularly bad about it, except that it never really ju