“Less a united project of one result and more of a continuous fusion of quality-variant things.”
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2.5 Stars
Come Sunday — Review
Chiwetel Ejiofor in a scene from Joshua Marston’s Come Sunday
“This is a far more complicated and multifaceted story than a uniform biopic treatment allows for.”
Chappaquiddick — Review
Jason Clarke in a scene from John Curran’s Chappaquiddick
“Bracing [early] images are gradually replaced by fuzzier scope-broadening.”
A Wrinkle in Time — Review
Storm Reid and Levi Miller in a scene from Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time.
“There’s a constant juxtaposition between fascinating concepts and lackluster execution.”
A Fantastic Woman — Review
Daniela Vega in a scene from Sebastián Lelio’s A Fantastic Woman
“The film is praiseworthy for its good intentions and respectful tone, but there isn’t a sense of completion.”
Darkest Hour — Review
Gary Oldman in a scene from Joe Wright’s Darkest Hour.
“The film […] roughs itself up at the edges, as if running it across the finish line should be a dare.”
Marjorie Prime — Review
Jon Hamm and Lois Smith in a scene from Michael Almereyda’s Marjorie Prime.
“The reconciliation between showing and telling is never reached.”
OtherLife — Review
Jessica De Gouw in a scene from Ben C. Lucas’ OtherLife.
“Intelligent in the sense that it fleshes out the implications of its central conceit, but is underdeveloped in the sense that many things forever remain implications.”
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) — Review
Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller in a scene from Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected).
