Jim Cummings in a scene from his film, Thunder Road
“A daring excursion made by a talented artist always looking for the next big challenge to take on.”
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Thunder Road — Review
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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?”
The Favourite — Review
Olivia Colman in a scene from Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite
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
