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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
4/4
MLK/FBI (2021)
The result is a film that does more than impart facts, or even tell a story: It builds a world, and once we're in it, takes us on a potent and unforgettable emotional journey.
Posted Jan 14, 2021
2
3.5/4
The Dig (2021)
"The Dig" is about the yearning, so human and, yes, so elusive and so futile, to fix the past so that it can be preserved.
Posted Jan 14, 2021
3
3/4
Written and directed by Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond with superb control and insight, "My Little Sister" never goes precisely where the audience expects...
Posted Jan 13, 2021
4
2/4
The Marksman (2021)
"The Marksman" proves itself to be the cinematic version of comfort food: satisfyingly familiar but full of starch and empty calories.
Posted Jan 13, 2021
5
3/4
Some Kind of Heaven (2021)
The film deepens and grows more thoughtful - and, yes, sad - as its spotlight on the need for human connection - at any age - comes into focus.
Posted Jan 12, 2021
6
The Sting II (1983)
The twists and turns from there on are more predictable than suspenseful. So are the jokes.
Posted Jan 8, 2021
7
3/4
The White Tiger (2020)
Its ominous message - watch out for the person whose back you're stepping on - has never been more timely.
Posted Jan 7, 2021
8
2.5/4
Herself (2021)
As trite as "Herself" is in plot and emotional beats, what makes it worthwhile are the performances, which are all stellar
Posted Jan 7, 2021
9
1.5/4
Pieces of a Woman (2020)
10
The best parts are the interstitial breaks, taking up an additional 20 minutes, which feature Sorkinesque banter between cast members in the form of get-out-the-vote messages.
Posted Dec 30, 2020
11
2.5/4
Pinocchio (2020)
Fairy tales have always held the threat of darkness as punishment for misbehavior, and this "Pinocchio" is no exception.
Posted Dec 30, 2020
12
3/4
One Night in Miami (2020)
Regina King makes an assured feature directing debut with "One Night in Miami," an engrossing adaptation of Kemp Powers's 2013 stage play.
Posted Dec 23, 2020
13
3.5/4
Promising Young Woman (2020)
Say this much for Fennell: She is incapable of pulling punches. Even when they're swaddled in the puffiest, fuzziest of gloves, her blows land with gut-wrenching force.
Posted Dec 23, 2020
14
3.5/4
News of the World (2020)
It's a wild, wild West, but not precisely the kind you may be used to from a diet of cinematic Cowboys-and-Indians.
Posted Dec 22, 2020
15
3/4
The Dissident (2020)
Feels urgent, and retains the power to shock the conscience.
Posted Dec 22, 2020
16
2.5/4
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
17
2.5/4
Soul (2020)
Arrives at some numbingly complex - and maybe not entirely consistent - answers, but generates some fun, and genuine beauty, along the way.
Posted Dec 19, 2020
18
1.5/4
Greenland (2020)
It is uncomfortably reminiscent of current affairs.
Posted Dec 18, 2020
19
4/4
The Midnight Sky (2020)
Slyly, and by misdirection that cleverly conceals its true intent until the poignant end, it reveals itself to be a story of regret over a lost opportunity for connection.
Posted Dec 18, 2020
20
The footage and music from the band's initial dalliance with fame is as much or more fascinating than the "Saturday Night Fever" superstardom that lurked ahead.
Posted Dec 14, 2020
21
22
3/4
40 Years a Prisoner (2020)
So many of our problems remain, but "40 Years a Prisoner" presents a valuable primer on what mistakes not to repeat.
Posted Dec 10, 2020
23
1/4
Songbird (2020)
There is precious little of anything that would help make this universe feel plausible, let alone inhabited by characters who are fully fleshed enough to care about...
Posted Dec 10, 2020
24
2.5/4
Let Them All Talk (2020)
25
3/4
I'm Your Woman (2020)
The title sounds exploitative - perhaps even silly - but the tale it spins is one of power and, ultimately, of coming unexpectedly, satisfyingly, into one's own.
Posted Dec 9, 2020
26
Daughter of the Gods (1916)
27
3/4
Sound of Metal (2020)
28
3/4
Mayor (2020)
Luckily, Osit knew precisely what to do with the extraordinary material he captured.
Posted Dec 3, 2020
29
3/4
The Prom (2020)
30
4/4
76 Days (2020)
31
4/4
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
32
2/4
The Croods: A New Age (2020)
[A] larky, slightly lunatic film...
Posted Nov 25, 2020
33
3/4
Zappa (2020)
Winter gives Zappa pride of place among the most important composers of the 20th century, sharing some extraordinary performances of his little-known classical work.
Posted Nov 24, 2020
34
3/4
My Psychedelic Love Story (2020)
35
Between the World and Me (2020)
36
1/4
37
3.5/4
Collective (Colectiv) (2020)
38
2.5/4
Mank (2020)
Seyfried's the beating heart of a movie that is constantly teetering on the edge of pastiche, feeling more play-acted than fully inhabited.
Posted Nov 19, 2020
39
2.5/4
The Last Vermeer (2020)
"Vermeer" chews on some decent food for thought: most notably the idea of moral ambiguity and the compromises one sometimes makes in wartime to survive.
Posted Nov 18, 2020
40
2/4
Freaky (2020)
Don't think about it too hard. "Freaky" isn't AP Bio. It's a shop class project: a couple of mismatched planks cobbled together well enough to get a passing grade.
Posted Nov 11, 2020
41
2/4
Ammonite (2020)
Rather than a movie that breaks the mold, it looks like Anning has inspired one we've seen before.
Posted Nov 11, 2020
42
1.5/4
Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
A story that is painted with a brush that seems both narrowly specific and overly broad.
Posted Nov 11, 2020
43
3/4
Come Away (2020)
"Come Away" may not hold a candle to the stories it references, but it shines with an illuminating and aspirational light all its own.
Posted Nov 11, 2020
44
3/4
The Life Ahead (2020)
"The Life Ahead" might be a familiar story, but as a showcase for Loren's sensuality, star power and unfailing instincts, it feels both classic and exhilaratingly new.
Posted Nov 11, 2020
45
3.5/4
City Hall (2020)
At 4 1/2 hours, "City Hall" is a demanding film. But it rewards that commitment with an experience that is both hypnotically beautiful and subtly encouraging.
Posted Nov 4, 2020
46
Koch (2013)
Like the city, Koch comes across here as brash, contradictory, almost endlessly fascinating and a bit sad.
Posted Nov 3, 2020
47
3/4
Let Him Go (2020)
"Let Him Go" takes on a greater heft than its more thriller-ish contours seem built to handle, but Lane carries the additional weight with aplomb.
Posted Nov 3, 2020
48
2.5/4
Come Play (2020)
The frisson of cultural topicality gives "Come Play" a midrange metaphorical heft that allows the otherwise predictable narrative to punch above its weight.
Posted Oct 28, 2020
49
Meet Joe Black (1998)
50
3/4