Sheila O’Malley on The Shape of Water (2017)
“The second half of the film–choppily episodic, drawn-out–is noticeably weaker than the first half. The film feels much longer than it is. There are elements that work beautifully and elements …...
View ArticleGlenn Kenny on Please Stand By (2018)
Please Stand By is a sensitive character study whose story beats are a little bit overly familiar, to be frank. Dakota Fanning is excellent as Wendy… The movie ends with … Continue reading...Glenn...
View ArticleChristy Lemire on The Spy Who Dumped Me
“The Spy Who Dumped Me” leaps back and forth between such shocking violence and playful comedy but infrequently marries the two comfortably. — Christy Lemire on The Spy Who Dumped … Continue...
View ArticleSheila O’Malley on Eighth Grade (2018)
“Eighth Grade” is so grounded in the reality of middle school it almost operates like a horrible collective flashback… 8th graders still have one foot in the sandbox. They are … Continue...
View ArticleChristy Lemire on Puzzle (2018)
There’s no real ‘villain’ here, per se… “Puzzle” wisely doesn’t complete the whole picture in easy or obvious ways, but rather gives us the space to consider the solutions for … Continue...
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