Zhao Tao and Liao Fan in a scene from Jia Zhangke’s Ash Is Purest White
Ash Is Purest White — Review
Drama
Run This Town — Review
Ben Platt in a scene from Ricky Tollman’s Run This Town
“Though the movie runs quickly and with great frenzy, it mostly ends up running in circles.”
Horse Girl — Review
Alison Brie in a scene from Jeff Baena’s Horse Girl
“It isn’t able make overall impressions or solid points, and instead feels like a collection of ideas without any fully realized goals behind them.”
The Aeronauts — Review
Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones in a scene from Tom Harper’s The Aeronauts
“It’s a movie with a fine cast and impeccable technical credentials, but it doesn’t do them any justice as it wanders through a muddled script that never fully realizes its exhilarating potential.”
The Irishman — Review
Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro in a scene from Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman
“Perhaps the most devastating quality of The Irishman is the sheer intensity of its ability to observe and reflect amidst every place it goes, and do so in all-encompassing ways that only an artist as seasoned and experienced as Martin Scorsese could achieve.”
Wild Rose — Review
Jessie Buckley in a scene from Tom Harper’s Wild Rose
“More grounded and perceptive than many other narratives of its ilk.”
Arctic — Review
Mads Mikkelsen in a scene from Joe Penna’s Arctic
“It’s a fascinating pursuit in its narrative simplicity and genuinely gripping in its execution.”
The King — Review
Timothée Chalamet in a scene from David Michôd’s The King
“It’s a technically impeccable work through and through, but it suffers when it often feels detached, or otherwise overstuffed and underprepared.”
Diane — Review
Mary Kay Place in a scene from Kent Jones’s Diane
“There is a texture of deliberation to the movie that is just so important; an attention to detail in every sense that is captivating.”
Fast Color — Review
Gugu Mbatha-Raw in a scene from Julia Hart’s Fast Color
