COLD WAR (2018)
“There is a magical mix of grim and bittersweet, with each frame and each scene housing a hope, hidden in the reluctantly oppressive. “
Read MoreOF FATHERS AND SONS (2018)
“eventually its devastating impact finds purchase”
Read MoreMIRAI (2018)
“peppered in magical realism fantasies, childhood lessons for young ones, and thoughtful examinations on parenting/life”
Read MoreTHE WIFE (2018)
“The Wife was one good performance (mostly...probably) in a workmanlike “okay” slog.”
Read MoreMARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (2018)
“Never dulls though as my interest continuously stays alight, much like the passion that Ronan and Mary herself forever stoked”
Read MoreHALE COUNTY THIS MORNING THIS EVENING (2018)
“poetic blend of whimsical existential cinematic compositions and down-to-earth harsher realities”
Read MoreAT ETERNITY'S GATE (2018)
“Lushly displayed with lavish Defoe acting, but a little navel-gazing overall “
Read MoreCAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? (2018)
“Sardonic wit doesn’t mask the malevolent melancholy”
Read MoreMINDING THE GAP (2018)
“Skating is their healthy driving escape from the shitty broken axle of their realities “
Read More2019 OSCAR LIVE ACTION SHORTS
MY PICK: DETAINMENT
Read More2019 OSCAR DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
MY PICK: PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE.
Read More2109 OSCAR ANIMATED SHORTS
My Pick: Weekends
Read MoreFREE SOLO (2018)
‘Captivating as we all hang on the cliff face with him”
Read MoreCHRISTOPHER ROBIN (2018)
“hour and a half of ho-hum nothingness and monotonous generic non-drama”
Read MoreRBG (2018)
“superb job of capturing the importance she has brought to the citizenry and the heartfelt relationships of her life”
Read MoreFIRST REFORMED (2018)
“(Ethan Hawke’s aching pain and tortured piety were spectacular rich and worthy.".”
Read MoreSHOPLIFTERS (2018)
“Shoplifters slowly coils you in an entrancingly satisfying blanket of warmth and affection from the bitter cold of the world around. “
Read MoreIF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (2018)
“A cinematic art piece with thumping jazz accentuating the smoky swirls, both literal and figurative. “
Read MoreVICE (2018)
‘ I didn’t find the humor in its jabs, the joy in the idiosyncrasies, or the real ability to root around in the other unpleasantness on display”
Read MoreTHE FAVOURITE (2018)
“A wicked delight with a distinctly downtrodden and bitter aftertaste.”
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