by Ken Bakely
Now that we’re about halfway through the year, the time has come to look back on the last six months. This week, I caught up with three critically acclaimed 2019 films that I had not yet seen. Here, you can read my short-ish reviews of them.
Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig in a scene from Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War
Woody Harrelson and Kevin Costner in a scene from John Lee Hancock’s The Highwaymen
Maxwell Simba and Chiwetel Ejiofor in a scene from Ejiofor’s film, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Rosamund Pike in a scene from Matthew Heineman’s A Private War
Glenn Close in a scene from Björn Runge’s The Wife
André Holland in a scene from Steven Soderbergh’s High Flying Bird
by Ken Bakely
As the end of 2018 approaches, critics everywhere are drawing up lists and countdowns to commemorate the year in movies. While I plan to compile a traditional top 10 list, I still have a few 2018 releases to catch up on, and so I’m not ready to debut it just yet. However, I would like to take this opportunity to share capsule reviews on five movies from the past year that I didn’t have the chance to write full reviews for, but would strongly recommend seeking out before you fill out your own retrospectives for the year. They’re listed in alphabetical order.
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie and Ben Foster in a scene from Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace
Helena Howard in a scene from Josephine Decker’s Madeline’s Madeline
