We have seen many films about addiction, but Beautiful Boy is really a film about fatherhood, about that desperate sensation of wanting to help a loved one and not knowing how.
Category: Drama
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) – Movie Review
Awash in warm bronze, yellow and dark green, every shot in If Beale Street Could Talk is a pleasure to watch.
Continuer (2019) – Movie Review
What looked to be a measured pace turns out to be stagnation, as the central conflict fails to move beyond the surface.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) – Movie Review
It’s difficult to process such disparate experiences into one cohesive opinion or recommendation, but even at their worst the Coens are expert filmmakers.
Columbus (2017) – Movie Review
You could be forgiven for not knowing that the town of Columbus, Indiana (population 44,000) is a small mecca of modern architecture, with dozens of remarkable buildings designed by renowned architects in the mid-20th century. […]
Sir (2018) – Movie Review
Sir is a movie that lives in the small realities of daily life, a sober study in kindness in the face of inequality.
Creed II (2018) – Movie Review
¡En español! Creed, Ryan Coogler’s surprise hit, is a tough act to follow, but director Steven Caple Jr. has acquitted himself well with this sequel. It is not as gritty, but how could it be, […]
Wildlife (2018) – Movie Review
Wildlife is an emotional snapshot of a family in crisis, which looks at our foibles with neither judgment nor approval.
Vision (2018) – Movie Review
Like the made-up flower it’s named after, Vision seems to last for years without producing any tangible fruit.
Eighth Grade (2018) – Movie Review
Eighth Grade has distilled the essence of what it’s like to be a teenager, with its painful awkwardness but also with tenderness and love.
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