Gugu Mbatha-Raw in a scene from Julia Hart’s Fast Color
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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.
Upgrade — Review
Logan Marshall-Green in a scene from Leigh Whannell’s Upgrade
“Upgrade’s multiple components combine into robust results.”
Anon — Review
Amanda Seyfried and Clive Owen in a scene from Andrew Niccol’s Anon
“Anon winds up rather uninvolving, as its mediocre detective tale fizzles out under a bland commentary on technology.”
Marjorie Prime — Review
Jon Hamm and Lois Smith in a scene from Michael Almereyda’s Marjorie Prime.
“The reconciliation between showing and telling is never reached.”
OtherLife — Review
Jessica De Gouw in a scene from Ben C. Lucas’ OtherLife.
“Intelligent in the sense that it fleshes out the implications of its central conceit, but is underdeveloped in the sense that many things forever remain implications.”
Life — Review
Jake Gyllenhaal in a scene from Daniel Espinosa’s Life, although presumably this is not a scene from Daniel Espinosa’s life.
“Like catching a great ballgame between two teams you don’t care about.”
What Happened to Monday — Review
A trio of Noomi Rapaces in a scene from Tommy Wirkola’s What Happened to Monday.
“The script goes to great lengths in establishing the dystopia of its choice, and provides enough information therein, that it’s all the more disappointing when it chooses not to elaborate further.”
The Discovery — Review
Rooney Mara and Jason Segel in a scene from Charlie McDowell’s The Discovery.
