by Ken Bakely
Catching up with two more reviews of movies that I missed from the first half of the year, here are my thoughts on Autumn de Wilde’s Emma. and Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man.
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In Fabric — Review
Marianne Jean-Baptiste in a scene from Peter Strickland’s In Fabric
“Even when it doesn’t quite bring everything together under its considerable ambition, it’s still fascinating, engaging, and spellbinding to take in.”
The Lighthouse — Review
Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in a scene from Robert Eggers’s The Lighthouse
“Bracing and disquieting.”
Ready or Not — Review
Samara Weaving in a scene from Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s Ready or Not
“This is an efficiently self-contained movie that takes us on a brisk, intelligent, and immensely enjoyable ride.”
Crawl — Review
Midsommar — Review
Jack Reynor and Florence Pugh in a scene from Ari Aster’s Midsommar
“It struggles to connect its cavalcade of disturbing sights and thematic arcs into a fully cohesive package.”
BLOG: Three Movies from the First Half of 2019, Reviewed
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.
Escape Room — Review
The Hole in the Ground – Review
Seána Kerslake in a scene from Lee Cronin’s The Hole in the Ground
Velvet Buzzsaw — Review
Rene Russo and Jake Gyllenhaal in a scene from Dan Gilroy’s Velvet Buzzsaw
