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Little Woods
CC2K
Fiona Underhill
It is the performances which really make Little Woods work, particularly Tessa Thompson's.
4/5
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Madeline's Madeline
CC2K
Fiona Underhill
Helena Howard is a sensational find. Decker is one-to-watch for the future.
4/5
5
4
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2
1,178
Making Montgomery Clift
CC2K
Fiona Underhill
A fascinating exploration, but not of the man himself.
3/5
5
3
5
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4
9
2
1,178
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
CC2K
Kimberly Pierce
Ultimately, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is a pleasant and entertaining surprise. Coming ten years after the first film, the sequel is as fun and toe-tapping as the last.
3.5/5
5
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1,178
Mary Queen of Scots
CC2K
Fiona Underhill
A well-directed, risk-taking, unusual period film which makes some bold choices and mostly pulls them off.
4/5
5
4
5
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9
2
1,178
Night Hunter (Nomis)
CC2K
Fiona Underhill
There is such little meat for any of the actors to sink their teeth into, they are hampered in their attempts at characterization from the start. Audiences may expect a mediocre thriller, but unfortunately this is even worse than that.
1/5
5
1
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1,178
On the Basis of Sex
CC2K
Fiona Underhill
If you were not already full of respect and admiration for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, this film will make you truly appreciate her.
3/5
5
3
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4
9
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1,178
Operation Finale
CC2K
Kristen Lopez
Operation Finale is a film perfectly suited for the beginning of September. It'll keep you engaged in the moment, yet will disappear completely by the time the real awards contenders pop up in a few weeks.
3/5
5
3
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4
9
2
1,178
Searching
CC2K
Fiona Underhill
Searching for a smart take on the internet? Look no further.
5/5
5
5
5
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8
9
2
1,178
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
CC2K
Fiona Underhill
A delicious mouthful - if you enjoyed 'Their Finest', you will lap this up.
4/5
5
4
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9
2
1,178
The Happy Prince
CC2K
Kristen Lopez
Everett is a massive Wilde fan, and knowing his appreciation for the material makes up for its deficiencies in style.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
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1,178
The Little Stranger
CC2K
Kimberly Pierce
Domhnall Gleeson absolutely shines as the complicated Farraday. The talented actor very much carries the story on his shoulders and brings a deeply structured portrayal
4.5/5
5
4.5
5
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7
9
2
1,178
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
CC2K
Fiona Underhill
A teen rom-com success for Netflix.
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,178
Venom
CC2K
Kimberly Pierce
Parts of this movie should appeal to Venom fans, but it's difficult to argue this as a solid feature. Unless you're dying to see this, skip it until its available to stream.
1.5/5
5
1.5
5
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1,178
A Star Is Born
CC2K
Valerie Kalfrin
The third remake of this decades-old Hollywood tale has a lot on its mind about art and fame in the modern age. Yet it also crafts an old-fashioned, touchingly tragic love story.
B+
long_letter
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14
18
1
1,179
BlacKkKlansman
CC2K
Nguyen Le
While BlacKkKlansman may unfold as a triptych of rage, fun and pride, what it is is a call to fly at full-staff the willingness to preserve good.
A-
long_letter
null
null
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15
18
1
1,179
Creed II
CC2K
Valerie Kalfrin
[T]he film explores well enough how much of the past shapes who we become, and with Jordan, Thompson, and Stallone, it creates an endearing onscreen family.
B+
long_letter
null
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14
18
1
1,179
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
CC2K
Valerie Kalfrin
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is a flight worth taking that ends on a beautiful note.
B+
long_letter
null
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14
18
1
1,179
Kin
CC2K
Nguyen Le
Kin lays out a lot of half-baked baggage and outright fog instead of the promised artful understatement.
D
long_letter
null
null
false
7
18
1
1,179
The Nun
CC2K
Nguyen Le
The deeper The Nun proceeds to its plotted heart of evil the less it conducts itself as a genre entry.
D-
long_letter
null
null
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6
18
1
1,179
Promised Land
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
Promised Land is harmless but not compelling enough to warrant major attention.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
1,180
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
There's probably a really fresh and fun movie a rewrite or edit away. It's just not here.
1/5
5
1
5
false
0
9
2
1,180
Broken City
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
Not meaty enough or unique enough to register as anything other than a couple of hours of unspectacular cinema.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
1,180
Captain America: The First Avenger
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
The production design is fantastic, the period setting works, and there's enough charm to allow the film to feel unique enough to justify its existence.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
false
5
9
2
1,180
Conan the Barbarian
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
It's not a legit pulp movie. It's not a legit genre movie. It's not even a guilty pleasure.
1/5
5
1
5
false
0
9
2
1,180
Drive Angry
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
Bats--- insanity is a virtue in the case of this movie
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
false
5
9
2
1,180
Fast Five
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
It's the PG-13 Bad Boys 2. Coming from me that's a big compliment.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
false
5
9
2
1,180
Gangster Squad
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
Sean Penn's performance alone makes the film worth seeing.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,180
John Dies at the End
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
Trained eyes will see the great movie a few million bucks away from reality
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
1,180
The Last Stand
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
The Last Stand is fun. And that's enough.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,180
Limitless
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
It's well made, filled with interesting ideas, and just odd enough so that it'll once again prevent Neil Burger from becoming a Hollywood darling.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,180
Moneyball
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
Moneyball secretly injects the magic of baseball by way of laughs, tension, and really great dialogue.
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,180
Phantom
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
Here's the big ugly secret about Phantom. It's good.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,180
Rampart
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
Rampart is the Shame of police movies.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,180
Skyfall
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
Though there are a few hiccups Skyfall is a beautiful and mature 007 film.
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,180
Texas Chainsaw
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
Leatherface is a loser.
1/5
5
1
5
false
0
9
2
1,180
The Amazing Spider-Man
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
A messy collection of ideas.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
1,180
The Hunger Games
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
The Hunger Games is a mess.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
1,180
The Impossible
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
The tsunami is easily more effective than anything to come out of a Roland Emmerich disaster sequence.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,180
The Thing
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
It's not a prequel as much as it is a lamprey, trying its best to nuzzle up to greatness.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
1,180
Thor: The Dark World
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
See it with your kids. See it with your friends. See it with your parents. There are few surer bets at the multiplex.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,180
Total Recall
CHUD
Nick Nunziata
The amount of lens flares in this movie is awe inspiring.
1/5
5
1
5
false
0
9
2
1,180
A Star Is Born
CLTure
Douglas Davidson
[The ending] will weigh on you the same way it weighs on the characters. That's a powerful testament to both Cooper's treatment of the material as it is the performances ...
4.5/5
5
4.5
5
false
7
9
2
1,181
Avengers: Infinity War
CLTure
Douglas Davidson
Now in their nineteenth endeavor, the Joe and Anthony Russo-directed Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel Studios demonstrates, not with a bang but with a whisper, that they are mighty.
4.5/5
5
4.5
5
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7
9
2
1,181
Booksmart
CLTure
Douglas Davidson
Beautifully executed from top to bottom, Booksmart is more than a riotous teen comedy as it explores the complex ideas of friendship, falling in love, and growing up through various forms of self-realization and actualization.
4.5/5
5
4.5
5
false
7
9
2
1,181
Breakthrough
CLTure
Douglas Davidson
Like all good stories, inspired by truth or not, the underlying message here is that what brings us together is far more important than what separates us.
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,181
Captain Marvel
CLTure
Douglas Davidson
When all is said and done, Captain Marvel is a damn fun film which gives audiences much of what we need, even if it's not what we want.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
false
5
9
2
1,181
Creed II
CLTure
Douglas Davidson
From the ding of the first bell to the echo of the last, Creed II is ... a stirring drama that utilizes every inch of emotional real estate to enormous effect.
4.5/5
5
4.5
5
false
7
9
2
1,181
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
CLTure
Douglas Davidson
... Dean DeBlois captures our imagination once more, weaving within his tale layers upon layers of thematic material ... making the whole of the film a meditation on growing up.
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,181
It
CLTure
Douglas Davidson
What makes [director Andy] Muschietti's adaptation stand-out is the way it manipulates the audience by using older horror techniques to cultivate deliciously appalling anticipation.
4.5/5
5
4.5
5
false
7
9
2
1,181
Logan
CLTure
Douglas Davidson
Logan elevates itself beyond superhero tropes by examining the man well known for his healing ability, sharp claws, and short temper through themes of finality and family.
4.5/5
5
4.5
5
false
7
9
2
1,181
Once Upon a Deadpool
CLTure
Douglas Davidson
Frankly, if Once Upon A Deadpool had just gone all in ... instead of just fast cuts and terrible ADR, OUAD could've been something truly special.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,181
Pete's Dragon
CLTure
Douglas Davidson
Director David Lowery shoves off the seafaring locale, the songs, and the majority of the original story and successfully modernizes it while staying true to its heart.
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,181
Spider-Man: Far From Home
CLTure
Douglas Davidson
Some are already hailing Spider-Man: Far From Home as the best live-action Spider-Man film yet, which is a strong statement. At the very least, it's the best representation of Spider-Man in the MCU ...
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,181
Upgrade
CNET
Connie Guglielmo
Adds up to a silly techno-thriller or a clever, prescient riff on the man-machine merger first made famous in Robocop.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
1,182
The Waterboy
CNN.com
Paul Tatara
As a whole, it's not so much stupid as it is boring.
1.5/4
4
1.5
4
false
1
7
2
1,183
The Lovely Bones
CNN.com
Tom Charity
Jackson seems more at home in the afterlife than in this one, rendering this off-kilter project creepy and pretentious.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
1,184
Halloween H20
CNN.com
Paul Tatara
I'm currently stuck watching the revival of a movie form that appalled me the first time around, then disappeared from view after a torrent of thoughtless re-workings that resembled bloody tape loops.
2/5
5
2
5
false
1
5
1
1,184
Very Bad Things
CNN.com
Paul Tatara
It's extremely lousy material, but these guys make the most of it.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
1,184
Freedomland
CNN.com
Owen Gleiberman
The complication in Freedomland arises out of Brenda's hysteria, which is so extreme that we doubt her story even before we've bought into it, and from the movie's dogged, booby-trapped demonstration of the sins of racism.
B-
long_letter
null
null
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12
18
1
1,185
Super 8
CNNRadio
Paul Chambers
What we need is a good summer movie. "Super 8" is pretty close. Never mind the plot holes,dozens of unanswered questions and the abandonment of logic. Paul Chambers, CNN.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
1,186
Alita: Battle Angel
CTV's Your Morning
Radheyan Simonpillai
Alita is powered by James Cameron's visionary world-building. But the last thing you want to use to sell something is "written by James Cameron".
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
1,187
Avengers: Endgame
CTV's Your Morning
Radheyan Simonpillai
Endgame is the participation trophy you get after committing 11 years to these characters.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
1,187
Freaks
CTV's Your Morning
Radheyan Simonpillai
Working with limited sets and a tight scope, Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein conjure a movie that's fresh, fun and feels epic.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,187
Downton Abbey
CTV's Your Morning
Radheyan Simonpillai
Serves a fond nostalgia for the British monarchy in the same way that Gone With the Wind served the Old South.
2/5
5
2
5
false
1
5
1
1,188
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
CTV's Your Morning
Radheyan Simonpillai
The pettiness is strong with this one.
2/5
5
2
5
false
1
5
1
1,188
Pavarotti
CWEB.com
Tony Medley
Howard's whitewashed version is entertaining enough, but it would have been better had it told the whole story, the negative with the positive.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
1,189
Tolkien
CWEB.com
Tony Medley
Burdened by lots of scenes of dubious authenticity and a ghastly slow pace, the acting is good, and it's an interesting take on someone of whom most know very little.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
1,189
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Cairo360
Marija Djurovic
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 still manages to pack enough charm and wit to warrant a second visit to the Portokalos family, who are still just as charmingly quirky as they were fourteen years ago.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,190
Star Trek Beyond
Cairo360
Marija Djurovic
The story is solid and the execution even more so with Lin taking successfully taking the franchise the exciting new direction that Star Trek into Darkness scratched the surface of.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,190
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Calgary Movies
Katrina Olson
The casting in this film was perfect, the story was enrapturing and created just a subtle inkling of the actual facts of the Bundy murders
6.5/10
10
6.5
10
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11
19
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1,191
Emma.
Cambridge Day
Tom Meek
However you take it, [Autumn] de Wilde's vision of 19th century English countryside is a rich one, rooted in details, period dress and the title character's ever alluring array of earrings
3/5
5
3
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4
9
2
1,192
Resistance
Cambridge Day
Tom Meek
The film's told with a Holocaust thriller edge, yet it never quite thrills nor enlightens, especially given the rich historical material at hand.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
1,192
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Cambridge Day
Tom Meek
"What She Said" may not be the most tightly composed bio-doc, but it is a near must-see for cinephiles and fans of Kael's impressive career.
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
false
3
9
2
1,192
The Mechanic
Canada.com
Jay Stone
People who think they don't make movies like they used to should check out The Mechanic, a persuasive replica of a 1970s B-film with much of the same genre splatter.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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3
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1,193
The Lion King
Canada.com
Katherine Monk
It's the stuff of classics, and every shred of this movie matches the intent and soulful message of personal growth and evolution, which is why it remains the emotional triumph it is.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
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5
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1,193
X-Men: First Class
Canada.com
Katherine Monk
That First Class also offers up a decent narrative about the importance of self-love, family bonding and friendship gives it extra dimension -- even if the overall dramatic range only goes X to Z.
B
short_letter
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4
6
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1,194
The A-Team
Canwest News Service
Katherine Monk
If you walk into this movie expecting anything more than a chunk of deep-fried cheese poured over steaming links of sausage, you'll suffer a bad case of cinematic indigestion.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
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1
1,195
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Canwest News Service
Katherine Monk
Keanu Reeves was clearly born to play Klaatu, the alien from another planet who visits Earth with a dire warning. The actor's blank facial expressions ensure he's a believable ET, and make this Scott Derrickson remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic a worthy r
3/5
5
3
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2
5
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1,195
We Live in Public
Canwest News Service
Katherine Monk
Ondi Timoner gives us a front row seat to emotional disintegration of dot-com millionaire and disgraced internet pioneer Josh Harris. Watching the social network short-circuit and the entire fabric of civility shred before your eyes can be very compelling
A
short_letter
null
null
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5
6
1
1,196
A Serious Man
Canwest News Service
Katherine Monk
A Serious Man buckles and cleaves and tugs at the buttons like a badly tailored suit, and really, what better metaphor could there be for the plight of the downtrodden Everyman?
A
short_letter
null
null
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5
6
1
1,196
Michael Jackson's This Is It
Canwest News Service
Katherine Monk
Serving as an ethereal signal delay, this cobbled-together rehearsal footage brings the echoing presence of Jackson back into his body, and back on stage, where we came to know and love the man as a gifted performer and a musical genius...It's authentic.
A
short_letter
null
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5
6
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1,196
Superman Returns
Cape May Beachcomber
Kam Williams
The Man of Steel as a morally-compromised and ethically-challenged figure has the potential to be quite compelling, but if and only if he is portrayed as confronting his demons in a more meaningful way.
1/4
4
1
4
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0
4
1
1,197
Crimson Peak
CatchNews
Rahul Desai
The director commits to a full-bodied re-visualisation of the haunted-house genre. And fittingly, he succeeds, somewhat, in creating a gothic cathedral amidst an overpopulated landscape of modern skyscrapers.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
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1,198
The Witch
Catholic Digest
Steven D. Greydanus
The stakes are real. The Devil is real. All roads do not lead up the mountain. Some lead to the heart of darkness, to the depths of a witch-haunted wood.
A
short_letter
null
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5
6
1
1,199
About a Boy
Cedar Hill Sentinel (TX)
Boo Allen
[Grant] goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering and captures the soul of a man in pain who gradually comes to recognize it and deal with it.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,200
Black Swan
Cedar Hill Sentinel (TX)
Boo Allen
Silly, loopy fun
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,201
Blue Valentine
Cedar Hill Sentinel (TX)
Boo Allen
Jumbled editing does not hide that this is little more than recycled relationship navel-gazing.
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
false
3
9
2
1,201
GasLand
Cedar Hill Sentinel (TX)
Boo Allen
A horror story that turns out to be unfortunately real.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,201
Hereafter
Cedar Hill Sentinel (TX)
Boo Allen
Skeptics and scoffers will find "Hereafter" the funniest film of the year. Others, however, might simply yawn at its pretentious cravings, funereal pace, and murky intentions.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
1,201
Morning Glory
Cedar Hill Sentinel (TX)
Boo Allen
Pretty standard material is enlivened enough by McAdams to supersede the cliches.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,201
Tamara Drewe
Cedar Hill Sentinel (TX)
Boo Allen
Frears Interview
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,201
The King's Speech
Cedar Hill Sentinel (TX)
Boo Allen
Brilliantly observed, thoughtful, intellifent.
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,201
Wuthering Heights
Cedar Hill Sentinel (TX)
Boo Allen
Perfectly ridiculous adaptation of Emily Bronte's novel. Shaky-cam nausea combines with amateur acting and sloppy editing to render an unpleasant experience.
1.5/5
5
1.5
5
false
1
9
2
1,201
18 Presents (18 Regali)
Celluloid Dreams
Peter Canavese
Very loosely based on a true sad story, this fantasy drama allows an angry child to have a breakthrough of empathy for her parents.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
1,202
A Secret Love
Celluloid Dreams
Peter Canavese
Enough elements kicking around in it to keep it pretty interesting for its whole running time.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,202
Bad Education
Celluloid Dreams
Peter Canavese
A sharp, brilliant exploration of entitlement run amok.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,202
Becoming
Celluloid Dreams
Peter Canavese
This slickly produced companion piece to Michelle Obama's 2018 memoir takes you inside her rock-star world, with an asterisk.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
1,202
Blue Story
Celluloid Dreams
Peter Canavese
A theatrical, rap-infused standard-issue issue melodrama [that's also vaguely] reminiscent of classic '30s gangster films.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
1,202
Bull
Celluloid Dreams
Peter Canavese
Low-key, naturalistic drama with a lot of familiar beats whose strength is in depicting a child at the crossroads.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,202