Spencer – Review
Tick, Tick… Boom! – Review
“Strongest when it gives us enough distance from the protagonist’s mind to plunge into the details of his frenzied perspective, and weakest when it’s too tethered to each of his assumptions to really think beyond the immediate present.”
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Bergman Island – Review
“There’s a misty feeling to the movie at times, not distant, but intriguing and enchanting.”
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“Even when it’s hard to keep everything in order, this is still a breathtakingly imagined and executed film.”
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“A breezy follow-up when it’s fully in sync with its possibilities and parameters, but the movie can’t always keep up what’s actually a pretty precarious balance.”
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“This is a gorgeous movie that accomplishes quite a lot, but it’s sometimes too opaque explore its world and ideas as deeply or as immediately as it should.“
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by Ken Bakely
Catching up with two recent musicals currently available on streaming, here are my reviews of Annette and Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.
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“It’s a robustly made – and often superbly entertaining – movie. And at its best, it’s just glorious nonsense.”
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The Reviews 