A conjuring of bland music, aggressively vacuous lyrics, paper-thin characters and a criminal sidetracking of Nicole Kidman.
Author: Martin Towers
Happiest Season (2020) – Movie Review
Fun, heartwarming, and VERY smartly dressed, Happiest Season is the perfect holiday movie for this gray winter.
Sound of Metal (2020) – Movie Review
Gripping from beginning to end, a powerful and emotional exploration of the loss of hearing.
Mank (2020) – Movie Review
David Fincher’s latest is a technically superb, emotionally cold deep dive into the weeds of Hollywood history.
The Nest (2020) – Movie Review
A bitter -but no less astute- observation of a family in crisis.
Hillbilly Elegy (2020) – Movie Review
A jumbled mess of cliches and melodrama, painted only in the broadest of strokes.
Where’d You Go, Bernadette? (2020) – Movie Review
Starts out as a delightful quirky comedy, and while fun, it loses steam towards the end.
The Life Ahead (2020) – Movie Review
Although not groundbreaking, The Life Ahead is a thoughtful drama, with a powerful and dignified performance by Sophia Loren.
Summer of 85 (Été 85) (2020) – Movie Review
François Ozon combines summer romance, teenage love story and coming of age in this beautiful film.
The King of Staten Island (2020) – Movie Review
There are scenes here that work well separately, but as a whole The King of Staten Island is a character study about a character that isn’t all that interesting to study.
