Les Miserables is a powerful film, one that speaks many different truths and does not pretend to have easy solutions.
Category: Drama
The Irishman (2019) – Movie Review
The Irishman is the ultimate gangster movie; not necessarily the best, but certainly definitive, with the dramatic weight of a life long lived.
The King (2019) – Movie Review
The King is dispassionate, and sometimes drab, but it keeps Shakespeare’s insight and recreates his literary style.
The Laundromat (2019) – Movie Review
Soderbergh’s latest tries to do many things but doesn’t stick around long enough to develop any of them. A stellar cast is mostly squandered with brief roles that don’t leave an impact.
Matthias & Maxime (2019) – Movie Review
For such a prolific director, Dolan isn’t always making the same film. Here he’s crafted a beautiful portrait of a fierce, messy friendship.
Joker (2019) – Movie Review
Joker is gripping and Joaquin Phoenix is phenomenal in it, but it puts its efforts in contextualizing violence without then having anything to say about it.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Quietly, slowly, Portrait of a Lady on Fire paints a lavish picture of love and friendship, as intellectual as it is passionate.
Someone, Somewhere (Deux Moi) (2019) – Movie Review
Deux Moi is a tender exploration of mental health and loneliness, a story that stays away from melodrama in favor of nuance.
Blue Jay (2016) – Movie Review
With Blue Jay, which is now on Netflix, director Alex Lehmann and writer Mark Duplass (who also stars) have achieved exactly that, which is to stumble upon something true, something that speaks to a reality of life, and to capture it in a beautiful, heartfelt movie.
The Kitchen (2019) – Movie Review
The Kitchen has a trio of charismatic protagonists, but this falls short of making up for a story that puts shock value over nuance.
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