Category: Short Reviews
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Midnight Sun
The movie—basically a moony, rather maudlin teen tearjerker—gets off to a rocky start. In time, though, both she and the film settle down, and even manage to become endearing.
This article was published on 03.29.18
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Ready Player One
Director Steven Spielberg is back in fun mode—which may be what he does best, and is certainly what he does better than almost anybody.
This article was published on 03.29.18
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Love, Simon
The movie is enjoyable enough, despite the callow gloss of a 1970s after-school TV special preaching to us about tolerance.
This article was published on 03.15.18
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Thoroughbreds
The kind of picture that film festival audiences and high-tone critics love to gush over, but which is in fact an artsy-fartsy crock.
This article was published on 03.15.18
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A Wrinkle in Time
This turkey is a shoo-in to sweep the Razzie Awards.
This article was published on 03.15.18
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Annihilation
A provocative and reflective take on the apocalypse, with better-than-blockbuster special effects realized on a relatively low budget.
This article was published on 03.08.18
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A Fantastic Woman
Chilean director Sebastián Leilo co-wrote and directed this dreamy and deliberate Oscar winner about Santiago songbird Marina (Daniela Vega), a transgender woman reeling from the unexpected death of her much-older boyfriend Orlando.
This article was published on 03.08.18
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Red Sparrow
The foul and flightless Red Sparrow is the seventh feature film from former music video director Francis Lawrence, and the seventh unremarkably bad one to boot.
This article was published on 03.08.18
March 29, 2018
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