Joker
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(4.5 Stars) Difficult to watch, especially right now. But perhaps necessary.
Drama
Pain and Glory
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(4 Stars) Subtle and Multi-layered. Almodovar, Banderas, and Cruz at the top of their games.
Harriet
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(3 Stars) Good music, camera work, and Erivo’s performance. But stumbles on story-telling.
Lion King
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(2 Stars) A retelling of the original story with amazing computer-animation technology. Watch it if you, or your family, didn’t see the original.
I Lost My Body
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(4 Stars) A surprising mental challenge exploring destiny and free will, but definitely not a family movie
Mirai
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(2 stars) 2019 Some delightful animation, but the movie is in search of an audience.
Capernaum
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(3.5 Stars) An intriguing film from Lebanon where an unhappy child sues his parents for being born.
A Quiet Place
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(4 Stars) A fascinating horror/sci-fi flick where sound is the major ingredient.
First Reformed
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(4 Stars) Ethan Hawke in a well-crafted mystery/thriller full of plot twists and turns. If you pay attention, you will be rewarded.
At Eternity’s Gate
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(3 Stars) Willem DaFoe plays Van Gogh in a movie built much like an expressionistic painting.
Cold War
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2/5 Oscar Nominations: Foreign Language Film (Poland)Director (Pawel Pawlikowski)Cinematography (Lukas Zal) Maybe one shouldn’t screen this movie after watching the German film “Never Look
Never Look Away
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(4.5 Stars) A German drama tracing the life of an East-German artist who struggles to find his true art form, and the meaning of his life. Professional critics didn’t like this as well.
The Wife
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(4 Stars) A fabulous performance by Glenn Close, but the story is kind of predictable.
Vice
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(3.5 Stars) Liberals will find humor and lots to support disliking Cheney. Conservatives, well, maybe you should avoid this one.
Mary Queen of Scots
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(2.5 Stars) A visually beautiful period piece, but perhaps a bit more story than the director and writer could handle.
The Favourite
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(3 Stars) Although laced with fun and titillating moments throughout, the movie doesn’t deliver a totally coherent message.
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.
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
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(4 Stars) This surprising little gem will leave a mark on your heart.
First Man
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(3 Stars) Another tale of Neil Armstrong’s life and walk on the moon. Won the Visual Effects Oscar.
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.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
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(4.5 Stars) A Coen Brothers film and a collection of six stories, each of which will puzzle and amuse.
A Star Is Born
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(3.5 Stars) In yet another remake, Lady Gaga shows she can act better than Bradley Cooper can sing. Its OK if you’re into sappy romances.
Bohemian Rhapsody
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(4.5 Stars) Rami Malek delivers a terrific performance as Freddie Mercury in an excellent film I liked better than the professional critics.
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.
Roma
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(5 Stars) Probably the best movie of the year and a great example of excellence in all dimensions. A must-see film.