There are parts of Benediction that are interesting, but ultimately it is formally too dry.
Category: Drama
After Yang (2022) – Movie Review
After Yang is hard to summarize, but above everything it bursts with love and tenderness, expressed through memory and introspection. It will stay with you long after the credits roll.
Hustle (2022) – Movie Review
A solid sports movie with a sympathetic performance by Adam Sandler.
Cinco lobitos (Lullaby) (2022) – Movie Review
A devastating family drama that finds the little truths of human nature in ordinary people.
Alcarràs (2022) – Movie Review
The genius of Alcarràs is that it finds ways to tell emotional and even political truths as if by coincidence, articulating with silence or in the background what other movies struggle to tell directly.
C’mon C’mon (2022) – Movie Review
With so many films devoted to the different aspects of parenthood, I’d never seen one so thoughtfully, so compassionately study the emotional needs of a child.
Boiling Point (2021) – Movie Review
Prepare to be stressed out, to feel your palms getting sweaty, to see all the things that you know are going to go wrong go wrong, but do watch Boiling Point if you can find it.
Language Lessons (2022) – Movie Review
Language Lessons is fine for a lockdown movie, if you don’t care about the premise any more than it does, but I hoped for more from a movie all about learning Spanish.
Cyrano (2022) – Movie Review
Cyrano boasts true Hollywood musical numbers, beautiful songs and a talented cast.
West Side Story (2021) – Movie Review
While it is, for better or worse, the same old story, West Side Story is a cinematic spectacle bursting with color and joy.
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