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Us
It is admirable to witness a director try something new and attack ideas which seem too large for a small film, but if not for Lupita Nyongo’s sublime performance and Peele's unique mechanics, Us would lose it way.
Horror/Thriller - 116 Minutes
It is admirable to witness a director try something new and attack ideas which seem too large for a small film, but if not for Lupita Nyongo’s sublime performance and Peele's unique mechanics, Us would lose it way.
Horror/Thriller - 116 Minutes
The Hummingbird Project
Writer/director Kim Nguyen spins a tight tale about milliseconds and the drive to create the impossible, but it’s his characters and their empathetic suffering for the sake of that millisecond which propels an engaging film.
Thriller - 110 Minutes
Writer/director Kim Nguyen spins a tight tale about milliseconds and the drive to create the impossible, but it’s his characters and their empathetic suffering for the sake of that millisecond which propels an engaging film.
Thriller - 110 Minutes
Wonder Park
Behind the scenes turmoil nearly sunk Wonder Park even before it had the chance to underwhelm everyone. Take the ride or don’t, you won’t remember it either way.
Animation/Adventure/Comedy - 85 Minutes
Behind the scenes turmoil nearly sunk Wonder Park even before it had the chance to underwhelm everyone. Take the ride or don’t, you won’t remember it either way.
Animation/Adventure/Comedy - 85 Minutes
Gloria Bell
Take a look at Julianne Moore completely lose herself to Laura Branigan’s eponymous tune and I dare you to not only admire that, but wish you were on the dance floor as well. “Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number (Gloria) - I think they got the alias (Gloria) - that you've been living under (Gloria)!” You’re welcome for the ear worm.
Drama/Romance - 102 Minutes
Take a look at Julianne Moore completely lose herself to Laura Branigan’s eponymous tune and I dare you to not only admire that, but wish you were on the dance floor as well. “Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number (Gloria) - I think they got the alias (Gloria) - that you've been living under (Gloria)!” You’re welcome for the ear worm.
Drama/Romance - 102 Minutes
Transit
Capping his "Love in Time of Oppressive Systems" trilogy, Petzold creates a latter day Casablanca roiling with bureaucracy, paranoia, and hints of heroism. Caught in between the land and the sea and even during time periods of the past and present, Transit is a bittersweet tale harboring connections to our own time.
Drama - 101 min
Capping his "Love in Time of Oppressive Systems" trilogy, Petzold creates a latter day Casablanca roiling with bureaucracy, paranoia, and hints of heroism. Caught in between the land and the sea and even during time periods of the past and present, Transit is a bittersweet tale harboring connections to our own time.
Drama - 101 min
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel transcends traditional boundaries like gender as much as Black Panther traversed race. Both films deliberately confront what makes them different and then they move on to display in no uncertain terms that superheroes not cut from the same cookie cutter cloth as all the rest can still save the Earth, spin a quip, and make the audience root for the good guy...or girl.
Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi - 124 min
Captain Marvel transcends traditional boundaries like gender as much as Black Panther traversed race. Both films deliberately confront what makes them different and then they move on to display in no uncertain terms that superheroes not cut from the same cookie cutter cloth as all the rest can still save the Earth, spin a quip, and make the audience root for the good guy...or girl.
Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi - 124 min
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The Hidden World employs the crutch of a recycled story to carry the series toward a satisfying end, thereby cementing its legacy as a noted animated franchise, rather than a ground-breaking, genre-defining film set.
Animation/Action/Adventure - 104 Minutes
The Hidden World employs the crutch of a recycled story to carry the series toward a satisfying end, thereby cementing its legacy as a noted animated franchise, rather than a ground-breaking, genre-defining film set.
Animation/Action/Adventure - 104 Minutes
Isn't It Romantic
Make fun of rom-coms all you want, but your film is as standard as they come; specifically, you’re a Metaphysically Impossible premise with two extra ingredients, a love triangle and a wedding. In other words, Isn’t It Romantic is 13 Going on 30 with a dash of My Best Friend’s Wedding and Bridget Jones’s Diary. Rather than separating itself from its Pretty Woman forefathers, Isn’t It Romantic is as basic a Mamma Mia as they come.
Comedy/Fantasy/Romance - 88 Minutes
Make fun of rom-coms all you want, but your film is as standard as they come; specifically, you’re a Metaphysically Impossible premise with two extra ingredients, a love triangle and a wedding. In other words, Isn’t It Romantic is 13 Going on 30 with a dash of My Best Friend’s Wedding and Bridget Jones’s Diary. Rather than separating itself from its Pretty Woman forefathers, Isn’t It Romantic is as basic a Mamma Mia as they come.
Comedy/Fantasy/Romance - 88 Minutes
Happy Death Day 2U
A gelatinous mess – the cinematic equivalent of if a bag of those “Be Mine” candy hearts melted in the heat and formed a clumpy blob of goo.
Horror/Mystery/Thriller - 100 Minutes
A gelatinous mess – the cinematic equivalent of if a bag of those “Be Mine” candy hearts melted in the heat and formed a clumpy blob of goo.
Horror/Mystery/Thriller - 100 Minutes
Alita: Battle Angel
From the combined creative energies of two master world-builders, Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron, Alita: Battle Angel is that rare sci-fi story whose inhabited world feels believable, original, and one you want to dive into and are sad to leave behind. Cutting edge visual effects and performance-capture laced with empathetic human performances create an absorbing, enigmatic, and exciting world both action thriller-seekers and sci-fi aficionados will devour with relish.
Action/Romance/Sci-Fi - 122 Minutes
From the combined creative energies of two master world-builders, Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron, Alita: Battle Angel is that rare sci-fi story whose inhabited world feels believable, original, and one you want to dive into and are sad to leave behind. Cutting edge visual effects and performance-capture laced with empathetic human performances create an absorbing, enigmatic, and exciting world both action thriller-seekers and sci-fi aficionados will devour with relish.
Action/Romance/Sci-Fi - 122 Minutes
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
Where The LEGO Movie presented a true adventure tale with more than a spice of existentialism, the sequel trades it in for kitsch and a lower common denominator. *Checks director's resume - Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and Shrek Forever After. Oh, I see.
Animation/Action/Adventure - 106 Minutes
Where The LEGO Movie presented a true adventure tale with more than a spice of existentialism, the sequel trades it in for kitsch and a lower common denominator. *Checks director's resume - Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and Shrek Forever After. Oh, I see.
Animation/Action/Adventure - 106 Minutes
What Men Want
It seems all the writers’ ideas got through when a no-nonsense editor should have been ready with the delete button. Nobody, not the writers nor the director, considered the film would punch harder with a more composed, thoughtful humor instead of its whoopee cushion equivalent.
Comedy/Fantasy/Romance - 117 Minutes
It seems all the writers’ ideas got through when a no-nonsense editor should have been ready with the delete button. Nobody, not the writers nor the director, considered the film would punch harder with a more composed, thoughtful humor instead of its whoopee cushion equivalent.
Comedy/Fantasy/Romance - 117 Minutes
Miss Bala
Director Catherine Hardwicke discards the empowerment and self-discovery themes in favor of firearm poses. Advertising Miss Bala as barrier-breaking and offering audiences a character they can identify with comes off as lip service considering how the filmmakers end up employing her. What better way to unleash the inner action hero than to stuff her into a series of evening gowns to win the beauty pageant?
Action/Drama/Thriller - 104 Minutes
Director Catherine Hardwicke discards the empowerment and self-discovery themes in favor of firearm poses. Advertising Miss Bala as barrier-breaking and offering audiences a character they can identify with comes off as lip service considering how the filmmakers end up employing her. What better way to unleash the inner action hero than to stuff her into a series of evening gowns to win the beauty pageant?
Action/Drama/Thriller - 104 Minutes
Velvet Buzzsaw
Any creative medium which takes itself too seriously is ripe for satire, but considering the money involved, the contemporary art world is riper than most. It’s about time the artwork gets a say in the matter - and it is not happy.
Horror/Thriller - 112 Minutes
Any creative medium which takes itself too seriously is ripe for satire, but considering the money involved, the contemporary art world is riper than most. It’s about time the artwork gets a say in the matter - and it is not happy.
Horror/Thriller - 112 Minutes
Serenity
Give writer/director Steven Knight an award for trying something different, but the sheer chutzpah of what he attempts to achieve with an A-list cast and an A-potential idea, is all washed away as Knight overplays his hand and earns the “you’ll never see this coming” ending the hard way.
Drama/Thriller - 106 Minutes
Give writer/director Steven Knight an award for trying something different, but the sheer chutzpah of what he attempts to achieve with an A-list cast and an A-potential idea, is all washed away as Knight overplays his hand and earns the “you’ll never see this coming” ending the hard way.
Drama/Thriller - 106 Minutes
The Kid Who Would Be King
The Kid Who Would Be King does not pander to youngsters, does not try and sell them toys, nor does it operate over their heads. Its messages of chivalry, standing up for what’s right in the face of evil, and implying these simple actions may help pull the world out of its funk are properly crafted and seen through to the end.
Adventure/Family/Fantasy - 120 Minutes
The Kid Who Would Be King does not pander to youngsters, does not try and sell them toys, nor does it operate over their heads. Its messages of chivalry, standing up for what’s right in the face of evil, and implying these simple actions may help pull the world out of its funk are properly crafted and seen through to the end.
Adventure/Family/Fantasy - 120 Minutes
Glass
Exploring the gray area between heroes and villains is a worthy pursuit, nobody is all altruistic or all evil all the time - yet this theme feels unfinished. So does the characters’ search for their place. Mr. Glass, specifically, seeks revenge upon the world which has told him time and again has no use for him. It’s a shame even a film with his name as the title couldn’t find room for him either.
Drama/Mystery/Sci-Fi - 129 Minutes
Exploring the gray area between heroes and villains is a worthy pursuit, nobody is all altruistic or all evil all the time - yet this theme feels unfinished. So does the characters’ search for their place. Mr. Glass, specifically, seeks revenge upon the world which has told him time and again has no use for him. It’s a shame even a film with his name as the title couldn’t find room for him either.
Drama/Mystery/Sci-Fi - 129 Minutes
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