Denerstein Unleashed
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Robert Denerstein
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
A Shot Through the Wall (2022)
The movie's ending feels contrived, too pat to be believable but Long sustains interest as she tries for -- without quite achieving -- a big-picture look at a hot-button issue.
Posted Jan 28, 2022
2
Midell's decision to film in a single room and in the cramped hallway outside Chamberlain's apartment creates 81 minutes of claustrophobic tension.
Posted Jan 28, 2022
3
Jockey (2021)
Jockey may put Collins into the forefront after a career of character acting but even if it doesn't, it provides him with a well-deserved showcase.
Posted Jan 28, 2022
4
By the movie's end, Almodovar has reminded us of a lesson that goes beyond Spain, the Spanish Civil War, and totalitarianism.
Posted Jan 21, 2022
5
The Pink Cloud (2022)
It may be odd to say but Gerbase seems to have made the movie too effective for its own good. I appreciated the effort but wanted out.
Posted Jan 18, 2022
6
Shattered (2022)
Formula hardly matters in movies anymore but character still does, and Shattered's crew falls low on the interest scale.
Posted Jan 18, 2022
7
See For Me (2022)
While not entirely fresh, See For Me proves a mostly efficient helping of genre entertainment.
Posted Jan 7, 2022
8
A Hero (2022)
9
The 355 (2022)
If by some miracle, there's a second helping of this uninspired brew, a title already awaits. How about The 356?
Posted Jan 7, 2022
10
Cyrano (2022)
The actors sketch their characters with ease and flair. It's the performances not the music that stick.
Posted Dec 30, 2021
11
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
Coen does a wonderful job with a bizarre and unforgettable performance from Kathryn Hunter...
Posted Dec 22, 2021
12
The Tender Bar (2021)
The Tender Bar generates neither antagonism nor deep affection. Put another way: If you haven't read the book, you'd do well to start there.
Posted Dec 22, 2021
13
The Novice (2021)
An unwavering expression of cinematic commitment, The Novice takes us inside Dall's madly driven life and doesn't look away.
Posted Dec 17, 2021
14
Drive My Car (2021)
15
Nightmare Alley (2021)
Nightmare Alley limps its way through a story that needed to move quickly, vanquishing the opportunity for second thoughts or over-evaluation.
Posted Dec 17, 2021
16
The Lost Daughter (2021)
Count me among those who consider Olivia Colman indispensable.
Posted Dec 17, 2021
17
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
In going backward to acknowledge several generations of movies, Spider-Man takes a welcome step forward. Perhaps that's what matters most when it comes to a franchise.
Posted Dec 17, 2021
18
Swan Song (2021)
Despite its fine performances, Swan Song can feel like the clone of what might have been a better, more genuinely affecting movie.
Posted Dec 17, 2021
19
Red Rocket (2021)
...the movie wraps things up in ways that feel abrupt. Still, Baker makes good use of Rex's ability to spin his way into a role that spills chaos all over the screen.
Posted Dec 10, 2021
20
Don't Look Up (2021)
21
Being the Ricardos (2021)
Being the Ricardos never convinced me that Sorkin's movie was more than a sporadically entertaining look at what amounts to ancient TV history.
Posted Dec 10, 2021
22
23
West Side Story (2021)
24
Licorice Pizza (2021)
As I watched, I couldn't develop much fondness for this portrait of life in the San Fernando Valley during the 1970s.
Posted Dec 3, 2021
25
Flee (2021)
The end of the story might have been more developed but, at heart, Flee brings us close to the young Amin, his family and the nearly impossible choices they faced.
Posted Dec 3, 2021
26
27
Encounter (2021)
Somewhere in Encounter, there's a good movie, but -- as the saying goes -- I'm not sure director Michael Pearce found it.
Posted Dec 3, 2021
28
House of Gucci (2021)
29
C'mon C'mon (2021)
Norman gives one of those kid performances that makes you wonder how Mills obtained it.
Posted Nov 23, 2021
30
The Power of the Dog (2021)
31
Julia (2021)
Julia serves as a reminder that we eat for nourishment, but also (and equally important) for pleasure.
Posted Nov 19, 2021
32
tick, tick...Boom! (2021)
33
King Richard (2021)
Steeped in discipline and perseverance, Williams ignores obstacles and keeps pushing. His slightly stooped posture makes it seem as if he's leaning into his mission...
Posted Nov 19, 2021
34
Belfast (2021)
35
Passing (2021)
Passing takes a clear-eyed look at a delicate racial issue.
Posted Nov 12, 2021
36
Hive (2021)
A simple story told without flourish, Hive reminds us that necessity not only can breed invention but also the courage required to keep from going under.
Posted Nov 12, 2021
37
The Harder They Fall (2021)
38
Eternals (2021)
Externals wobbles under an expository burden that operates like tow ropes on a fractured narrative.
Posted Nov 5, 2021
39
Spencer (2021)
40
Finch (2021)
Most sci-fi fans have been down this dystopian road many before -- and with better movies.
Posted Nov 5, 2021
41
A Mouthful of Air (2021)
Although the movie has a tough ending, it seldom digs as deeply as its subject demands. Animated examples of Julia's work don't help either.
Posted Oct 29, 2021
42
Speer Goes to Hollywood (2021)
Lapa shows us a man whose inflated self-regard may have protected him from a story that would have submerged others in the deepest pools of remorse and despair.
Posted Oct 29, 2021
43
Last Night in Soho (2021)
A slick stylist, Wright has made a movie that eventually fails to be either amusing or frightening enough to save itself from being a muddled mashup that doesn't always track.
Posted Oct 29, 2021
44
Dune (2021)
I watched Villeneuve's richly realized world with appreciation, even if I sometimes felt more like an impressed tourist than someone who had fully invested in this sci-fi saga.
Posted Oct 22, 2021
45
Electrical Life wavers as it seeks a tone that matches Wain's eccentricities. The story wears out as it moves through Wain's massively disheveled life.
Posted Oct 22, 2021
46
The French Dispatch (2021)
47
South of Heaven (2021)
The relationship between Jimmy and Ann is well-drawn, but too much of the rest of the movie can't accommodate the screenplay's wild variations.
Posted Oct 15, 2021
48
Mass (2021)
Of all the performances, Plimpton's hit me the hardest, but the entire cast does justice to four emotionally ruined parents
Posted Oct 15, 2021
49
Bergman Island (2021)
The movie? Ambiguities and lack of sharp resolution work against satisfaction and neither character seems capable of making anything at Bergman's level -- not that it matters.
Posted Oct 15, 2021
50
The Last Duel (2021)