Seána Kerslake in a scene from Lee Cronin’s The Hole in the Ground
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The Hole in the Ground –
2.5 Stars
Someone Great — Review
Left to right: DeWanda Wise, Gina Rodriguez, and Brittany Snow in a scene from Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s Someone Great
“We understand the characters’ bonds, we believe in them, and though the film is light in tone and weak in structure, we can track their growth.”
Christopher Robin — Review
Ewan McGregor returns to the Hundred Acre Wood in a scene from Marc Forster’s Christopher Robin
“What’s the value of espousing the creative joy that can be found in sitting back and relaxing if the movie that contains those messages feels so insipid on the whole?”
Free Solo — Review
A vertigo emergency of a scene from Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s Free Solo
“Each individual piece of the puzzle is thoughtfully crafted, but there’s something missing in the effort to put it all together.”
The Kindergarten Teacher — Review
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Parker Sevak in a scene from Sara Colangelo’s The Kindergarten Teacher
“The movie is at its best at playing off individual moments and assembling larger observations from there, not of the other way around.”
The Bleeding Edge — Review
Souvenir — Review
Isabelle Huppert in a scene from Bavo Defurne’s Souvenir
“It’s a trifle, though not one without limited delights.”
Every Day — Review
Angourie Rice and Owen Teague in a scene from Michael Sucsy’s Every Day
“Considering the limitless possibilities of its logline, Michael Sucsy’s Every Day stays disappointingly close to the safe and expected.”
Thoroughbreds — Review
Olivia Cooke (background) and Anya Taylor-Joy (foreground) in a scene from Cory Finley’s Thoroughbreds
“Is it enough for a movie to be shallow because it’s ostensibly trying to make a point about its environment?”
Ibiza — Review
Left to right: Phoebe Robinson, Gillian Jacobs, and Vanessa Bayer in a scene from Alex Richenbach’s Ibiza
