1.5 Stars
The Party — Review
Patricia Clarkson (l) and Kristin Scott Thomas (r) in a scene from Sally Potter’s The Party
“The movie becomes too reluctant to form a direct line between its plot and the viewer lest it lose track of its own thematic undercurrents.”
Tau — Review
Maika Monroe and Ed Skrein in a scene from Federico D’Alessandro’s Tau
“There’s this creeping feeling that you’re watching the unrefined assembly of a killer sci-fi short.”
Bright — Review
Will Smith and Joel Edgerton in a scene from David Ayer’s Bright.
“Filmed like a network procedural and told like a half-forgotten tale.”
It’s Only the End of the World — Review
Nathalie Baye and Gaspard Ulliel in a scene from Xavier Dolan’s It’s Only the End of the World.
“It moves, but only in the sense that it starts at one point and ends later.”
War Machine — Review
Brad Pit in a scene from David Michôd’s War Machine.
“There’s certainly not much happening to keep you engaged.”
The Discovery — Review
Rooney Mara and Jason Segel in a scene from Charlie McDowell’s The Discovery.
“It feels as if we have been handed a sweeping novel, but told only to read a few dull chapters in the middle.”
Those People — Review
Jonathan Gordon and Jason Ralph in a scene from Joey Kuhn’s Those People.
“The problem is that the script is horridly uninteresting.”
XOXO — Review
Graham Phillips in a scene from Christopher Louie’s XOXO.
“[An] inability to flesh out the story makes for a torturously tedious experience.”
Independence Day: Resurgence — Review
♫ Tower bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down ♫
