Olivia Colman in a scene from Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite
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The Favourite — Review
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Have a Nice Day — Review
Let the Sunshine In — Review
Juliette Binoche in a scene from Claire Denis’s Let the Sunshine In
“The film moves with a jazzy, flowing style, almost to the point of feeling piecemeal, but Binoche’s performance is too arresting to keep us at bay for very long.”
Private Life — Review
Kathryn Hahn and Paul Giamatti in a scene from Tamara Jenkins’s Private Life
“Caustically funny and observant.” Continue reading
The Land of Steady Habits — Review
Ben Mendelsohn and Edie Falco in a scene from Nicole Holofcener’s The Land of Steady Habits
“We observe the action with the same uninvolvement as when one overhears snippets of conversation from passing strangers.”
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.”
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society — Review
Lily James in a scene from Mike Newell’s The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
“It ultimately comes off as something of a bore; always more distant than it lets on and a little more obvious than it realizes.”
Souvenir — Review
Isabelle Huppert in a scene from Bavo Defurne’s Souvenir
“It’s a trifle, though not one without limited delights.”
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?”
Brigsby Bear — Review
Kyle Mooney in a scene from Dave McCary’s Brigsby Bear
