Encanto
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Encanto (3.5*) Good family entertainment, but Disney and Miranda might be showing fatigue!
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Parallel Mothers
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Parallel Mothers is a terrific film, right up to the last 20 minutes. (2.5 *)
Don’t Look Up
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(4 Stars) No, Not Best Picture But a Satirical film with a not-so-funny message.
Dune
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(5 Stars) A stunning sensory experience and quite likely the next Star Wars.
The Power of the Dog
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(4.5 Stars) Quite likely the Best Picture of the Year. Let me explain why.
Da 5 Bloods
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(4 Stars) A War-time Adventure that challenges White America at the same time that it doesn’t go far enough!
News of the World
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(3.5 Stars) Many good things here, but, in the end, not real memorable.
Soul
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(4.5 Stars) Interesting and Creative approach to some very abstract questions. Excellent film.
Little Women
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(5 Stars) A wonderful feminist approach that is perfect holiday entertainment. A well crafted movie.
Marriage Story
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(4.5 Stars) A sometimes difficult movie to watch, but with powerful moments. The boundaries between love and hate are thin.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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(3.5 Stars) I suppose if you are a Star Wars buff, you will be disappointed. But for the rest of us, it is just plain fun.
Joker
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(4.5 Stars) Difficult to watch, especially right now. But perhaps necessary.
Mary Poppins Returns
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(2 Stars) Might be good for families, but most adults are going to ask ‘Who asked her to return?’
If Beale Street Could Talk
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(4.5 Stars) A wonderful romance with terrific music. Another one of the better movies this year.
Isle of Dogs
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(3.5 Stars) With all the trademarks of Wes Anderson, this movie is fun to watch while it puzzles the mind.
BlacKkKlansman
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(5 Stars) One of my favorite movies of the year, a black man joins the KKK. Although it sounds like a comedy, this is a Spike Lee movie full of important messages.
Black Panther
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(4 Stars) A visually and aurally stunning action movie with a tightly constructed plot line that you can actually follow.