812filmreviews
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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
3/4
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
From the moment Saoirse Ronan's Mary Stuart washes ashore, us and everyone on that craggy balmy Scottish beach innately know her as royalty.
Posted Dec 14, 2018
2
3.5/4
They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
They Shall Not Grow Old is a fascinating exposition, told with reverence and stunning colorization, of these men who fought the war they thought would end all wars.
Posted Dec 14, 2018
3
1.5/4
The Mule (2018)
With basic directing and shot selection, and a troubling script, the only saving grace of The Mule is Eastwood's performance.
Posted Dec 12, 2018
4
2/4
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
5
3/4
Aquaman (2018)
6
2/4
Vox Lux (2018)
Vox Lux is a film without the hooks to deliver its meaning.
Posted Dec 6, 2018
7
2/4
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
8
3.5/4
9
3.5/4
Shoplifters (Manbiki kazoku) (2018)
Though we never untangle the difference between right and wrong in Shoplifters, we find ourselves emotionally invested in this inescapable work of art.
Posted Nov 23, 2018
10
3/4
At Eternity's Gate (2018)
At Eternity's Gate favors beauty in the extreme.
Posted Nov 22, 2018
11
3.5/4
The Favourite (2018)
Witty and dramatic, The Favourite offers the path of least resistance for anyone not swooned by Lathimos's brand of filmmaking.
Posted Nov 21, 2018
12
0/4
Robin Hood (2018)
Despite Robin Hood boasting a talented cast, the cheesiness of their script would blunt the sharpest of performances.
Posted Nov 20, 2018
13
3/4
Creed II (2018)
Creed II may not advance Adonis' story, but it's still a good Rocky film nonetheless.
Posted Nov 19, 2018
14
4/4
Burning (Beoning) (2018)
Burning is an intriguing dramatic mystery that rarely bequeaths answers, usurping the male gaze and dichotomy between the well-meaning creep and madman.
Posted Nov 19, 2018
15
2.5/4
The Front Runner (2018)
Reitman is very close to making The Front Runner into a clear winner, but like Hart, he falls just short.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
16
3.5/4
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Ralph Breaks the Internet: A film that mixes every property within the Disney universe, and some that aren't, while finding roots in existentialism...
Posted Nov 14, 2018
17
4/4
Widows (2018)
It's rare to see a director of McQueen's pedigree working on a heist film, and even rarer for a popcorn flick to work on the intricate and stratifying levels that Widowsgrants us.
Posted Nov 13, 2018
18
3/4
Green Book (2018)
Green Book feels like a relic, a film snatched from the 90's... In 2018, the film shouldn't work... yet, it does "succeed."
Posted Nov 13, 2018
19
General Magic (2017)
It'll make you dream big. It'll transfix you with wonder. It'll make you worship the magic of technology. General Magic is also one of the best documentaries of the year.
Posted Nov 11, 2018
20
4/4
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
21
2/4
Boy Erased (2018)
Edgerton is a fine director and actor, but his adaptive writing is bland.
Posted Nov 8, 2018
22
2.5/4
Much like Ron's broken wand, Rowling's enchantment is becoming less-and-less dependable by the film.
Posted Nov 8, 2018
23
1.5/4
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
The Girl in the Spider's Web is a generic cash grab that lacks the unique artistry required for a strong female lead.
Posted Nov 7, 2018
24
Mr. SOUL! (2018)
Mr. SOUL brings the amazing individual that was Ellis Haizlip back into the forefront of his and our cultural history.
Posted Nov 6, 2018
25
Postcards from the 48% (2018)
Postcards from the 48% reminds one of their global connectivity and the power of their vote.
Posted Nov 6, 2018
26
2/4
A Private War (2018)
While many have praised Pike's portrayal of the famed journalist, this will be a dissent. Sometimes, showy and intense are confused with great.
Posted Nov 6, 2018
27
2/4
Outlaw King (2018)
Outlaw King would be better off it weren't a film. This project screams mini-series.
Posted Nov 5, 2018
28
3.5/4
Suspiria (2018)
Suspiria is a statement and a question, at once. And, one of the best films of the year.
Posted Nov 2, 2018
29
4/4
Monrovia, Indiana (2018)
30
2/4
A hand-me-down ornament for your holiday film season.
Posted Oct 31, 2018
31
1.5/4
Hunter Killer (2018)
[You'll] find more enjoyment watching a plastic yellow submarine sink to the bottom of a bathtub than watching this film.
Posted Oct 27, 2018
32
Cloud Atlas (2012)
The Wachowskis, for their part, were always born in the wrong decade, maybe that's what made the displaced timeline motif of Cloud Atlas so appealing to them.
Posted Oct 26, 2018
33
The Road Not Taken (2017)
The Road Not Taken is an off-kilter road movie with gangster film influences that finds its heart in a misanthropic character.
Posted Oct 25, 2018
34
1/4
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Bohemian Rhapsody is... a "[rotten] sort of cheese waiting on the shelf."
Posted Oct 23, 2018
35
3/4
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Can You Ever Forgive Me? is the film we've all been waiting for from McCarthy, and the quality and the wait is well worth forgiving for.
Posted Oct 21, 2018
36
1.5/4
Mid90s (2018)
There's a level above pure documentation, above assembling the relics of a different era and cataloging them across the space of a screen, and Hill never reaches it.
Posted Oct 21, 2018
37
3.5/4
What They Had (2018)
What they Had is a pure actor driven film, equal parts stirring, heart breaking, and hilarious.
Posted Oct 18, 2018
38
Diane (2019)
Life is often meant to come undone, meant for the center to not hold...Diane is about loss and recovery, and the spinning of the world long after we die.
Posted Oct 16, 2018
39
2/4
Sadie (2018)
Sadie solely serves as a breakout performance from Sophia Mitri Schloss, who utterly disappears in the lead role.
Posted Oct 12, 2018
40
United Skates (2018)
41
4/4
First Man (2018)
First Man is a giant, powerfully, epic and perfect leap...and Damien Chazelle's best film.
Posted Oct 11, 2018
42
3.5/4
22 July (2018)
22 July at its core, is about responsibility... [questioning] what responsibilities the survivors have to the diseased
Posted Oct 9, 2018
43
3/4
Private Life (2018)
Private Life will stand as one of the high points of Giamatti and Hahn's respective careers.
Posted Oct 5, 2018
44
3/4
Hold the Dark (2018)
45
3/4
A Star Is Born (2018)
Cooper and Gaga both infuse an energy and authenticity within [their characters] that gives their blossoming relationship organic growth.
Posted Oct 3, 2018
46
2/4
Colette (2018)
Many of the film's best moments come at the expense of Colette, with Willy reaping the benefits.
Posted Sep 28, 2018
47
3.5/4
Assassination Nation (2018)
This attack on misogyny, mob rule, hypocrisy, and transphobia is a film that effectively taps the nerve of an angry, yet evolving country.
Posted Sep 26, 2018
48
2.5/4
Quincy (2018)
At its best, [Quincy] is an insightful skip down this man's memory and at its worst it's an hour long alter bowing to his accomplishments.
Posted Sep 25, 2018
49
3/4
Twin Flower (2018)
Italian director Laura Luchetti's Twin Flower is a film that's ultimately at war with itself, yet still manages to have the right side win out.
Posted Sep 25, 2018
50
4/4
Roma (2018)