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Richard Jewell
Whether or not it is better for Richard Jewell’s legacy, his story is now intertwined with Eastwood’s. Eastwood brings his bag of vendettas and uses Jewell’s story to strengthen their narrative. Hopefully, you already knew Richard Jewell was innocent even though the 24-hour news cycle and the FBI told you he wasn’t. Now, you also must judge if Eastwood’s version tells you the whole truth.
Drama - 129 min
Whether or not it is better for Richard Jewell’s legacy, his story is now intertwined with Eastwood’s. Eastwood brings his bag of vendettas and uses Jewell’s story to strengthen their narrative. Hopefully, you already knew Richard Jewell was innocent even though the 24-hour news cycle and the FBI told you he wasn’t. Now, you also must judge if Eastwood’s version tells you the whole truth.
Drama - 129 min
The Aeronauts
The Aeronauts earns marks for authenticity in craftsmanship and production design; however, where it counts - story and narrative flow - the film crash lands with atrocious consequences.
Action/Adventure/Biography - 100 Minutes
The Aeronauts earns marks for authenticity in craftsmanship and production design; however, where it counts - story and narrative flow - the film crash lands with atrocious consequences.
Action/Adventure/Biography - 100 Minutes
Queen & Slim
Queen & Slim at times feels like a warning, a cause and effect piece, and an authentic mirror showcasing contemporary American society. Downright scary because how possible it all seems.
Drama - 132 Minutes
Queen & Slim at times feels like a warning, a cause and effect piece, and an authentic mirror showcasing contemporary American society. Downright scary because how possible it all seems.
Drama - 132 Minutes
Knives Out
Rian Johnson returns to his genre experiments with a juicy whodunnit. Even though he plays around in a genre not quite lost to history, but one certainly out of fashion with the times, none of it is pretentious; the project comes with a genuine atmosphere of conspiracy and even lunacy.
Comedy/Crime/Drama - 130 Minutes
Rian Johnson returns to his genre experiments with a juicy whodunnit. Even though he plays around in a genre not quite lost to history, but one certainly out of fashion with the times, none of it is pretentious; the project comes with a genuine atmosphere of conspiracy and even lunacy.
Comedy/Crime/Drama - 130 Minutes
Frozen II
An enchanted forest takes care of everyone's arc of discovery and self-actualization, but this sequel outshines the original - even though there is no "Let It Go" follow-on.
Animation/Adventure/Comedy - 103 Minutes
An enchanted forest takes care of everyone's arc of discovery and self-actualization, but this sequel outshines the original - even though there is no "Let It Go" follow-on.
Animation/Adventure/Comedy - 103 Minutes
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Every generation, decade, and year probably feels like the worst one there has ever been, and 2019 has its fair share of supporting arguments to lay claim to that inauspicious title; therefore, get out there and watch a film which will most likely make you want to be a better person, and most importantly, not better for yourself, but toward your fellow man.
Biography/Drama - 108 Minutes
Every generation, decade, and year probably feels like the worst one there has ever been, and 2019 has its fair share of supporting arguments to lay claim to that inauspicious title; therefore, get out there and watch a film which will most likely make you want to be a better person, and most importantly, not better for yourself, but toward your fellow man.
Biography/Drama - 108 Minutes
Waves
Trey Edward Shults offers the spectrum of family dynamics from normality through calamity and into adrift desolation. Kelvin Harrison Jr. is undeniable as a force of nature buckling under pressures he lacks the faculties to understand nor cope with.
Drama/Romance/Sport - 135 Minutes
Trey Edward Shults offers the spectrum of family dynamics from normality through calamity and into adrift desolation. Kelvin Harrison Jr. is undeniable as a force of nature buckling under pressures he lacks the faculties to understand nor cope with.
Drama/Romance/Sport - 135 Minutes
Charlie's Angels
Elizabeth Banks does something the last Angel iteration could never do, gives the ladies respect rather than mockery. The plot and dialogue remain second tier, but this is a communal experience with the right amount of gloss its intended audience will eat up.
Action/Adventure/Comedy - 118 min
Elizabeth Banks does something the last Angel iteration could never do, gives the ladies respect rather than mockery. The plot and dialogue remain second tier, but this is a communal experience with the right amount of gloss its intended audience will eat up.
Action/Adventure/Comedy - 118 min
The Report
A classic political thriller made all the more unsettling because of how recent and true it all is. Director Scott Z. Burns champions the untested crusader vs. powerful vested interests more concerned with protection rather than any sort of truth seeing the light of day.
Drama/Thriller - 119 Minutes
A classic political thriller made all the more unsettling because of how recent and true it all is. Director Scott Z. Burns champions the untested crusader vs. powerful vested interests more concerned with protection rather than any sort of truth seeing the light of day.
Drama/Thriller - 119 Minutes
Midway
Refreshing the who and how regarding Midway for new audiences is a worthy goal, especially for a Veteran’s Days release. However, Emmerich is more concerned with archetypes and fireballs. He opted for the Saturday matinee ‘golly gee’ version instead of a more sober accounting - Starship Troopers instead of Saving Private Ryan.
Action/Drama/History - 138 Minutes
Refreshing the who and how regarding Midway for new audiences is a worthy goal, especially for a Veteran’s Days release. However, Emmerich is more concerned with archetypes and fireballs. He opted for the Saturday matinee ‘golly gee’ version instead of a more sober accounting - Starship Troopers instead of Saving Private Ryan.
Action/Drama/History - 138 Minutes
For Sama
A gut-wrenching masterpiece - a first person cinematic conscience of what the world is willing to tolerate in Syria.
Documentary - 100 Minutes
A gut-wrenching masterpiece - a first person cinematic conscience of what the world is willing to tolerate in Syria.
Documentary - 100 Minutes
Terminator: Dark Fate
Erasing history should only be accomplished by qualified DeLorean-driving teenagers, not re-make sequels pretending three other films never happened. Dark Fate is a by the numbers boredom machine, but Linda Hamilton and her bazooka extravaganza is a campy delight at times.
Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi - 128 Minutes
Erasing history should only be accomplished by qualified DeLorean-driving teenagers, not re-make sequels pretending three other films never happened. Dark Fate is a by the numbers boredom machine, but Linda Hamilton and her bazooka extravaganza is a campy delight at times.
Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi - 128 Minutes
Frankie
The new family drama from Ira Sachs is so stale, any melodramatic wail, or even a sniffle, would be a welcome break to the introspection.
Drama - 98 Minutes
The new family drama from Ira Sachs is so stale, any melodramatic wail, or even a sniffle, would be a welcome break to the introspection.
Drama - 98 Minutes
Jojo Rabbit
Director Taika Waititi sees warning signs, and in the shadow of Charlie Chaplin and the Marx Brothers, confronts the uncomfortable and malign with humor, winks, and farce. Jojo Rabbit is a remarkable achievement of wit and wariness - truly one of the best films of the year.
Comedy/Drama/War - 108 Minutes
Director Taika Waititi sees warning signs, and in the shadow of Charlie Chaplin and the Marx Brothers, confronts the uncomfortable and malign with humor, winks, and farce. Jojo Rabbit is a remarkable achievement of wit and wariness - truly one of the best films of the year.
Comedy/Drama/War - 108 Minutes
2019 Middleburg Film Festival
A haunted farmhouse, a masterpiece, good friends, and movie addiction are the ingredients for this year's festival.
A haunted farmhouse, a masterpiece, good friends, and movie addiction are the ingredients for this year's festival.
Midnight Traveler
Meet the Fazili family. They're on the run from the Taliban, no country will take them in, yet there are two little girls who just want to dance to Michael Jackson and settle down some place where the locals don't throw rocks at them.
Documentary/War - 87 min
Meet the Fazili family. They're on the run from the Taliban, no country will take them in, yet there are two little girls who just want to dance to Michael Jackson and settle down some place where the locals don't throw rocks at them.
Documentary/War - 87 min
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