Romance

Past Lives

Past Lives (2024.7, Simple, Love)

Past LIves tells the story of three characters in a whirlwind of fond memories, painful regrets, and doubts of self-worth. A simple and tightly emotional story, but not one you will long remember (3.5*)

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Blonde

Blonde – Long Sexy with Hidden Truths (3.5*)

Blonde is not a biography of Marilyn Monroe, although she is the central character. This is, instead, an unusually forceful exploration of how difficult it is for women to fuse their public and private personas. It is also an indictment of Hollywood, and of men generally. (3.5*)

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Cyrano

Cyrano (4*) – A wonderful movie with a powerful performance from Dinklage – even if the music isn’t all that great.

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Better Days

(3.5 Stars) An interesting film with some very good dramatic elements. But seems to have some heavy-handed government overlays.

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Marriage Story

(4.5 Stars) A sometimes difficult movie to watch, but with powerful moments. The boundaries between love and hate are thin.

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Judy

(3.5 Stars) An exceptional performance by Zellweger in an otherwise mediocre movie.

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Border

(4 Stars) Perhaps the strangest film on this year’s list, it certainly keeps your attention.

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Cold War

 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

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Never Look Away

(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.

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A Star Is Born

(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.

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