A harrowing denunciation of homophobia and violence in the army, too impersonal to fully land.
Category: Drama
Being the Ricardos (2021) – Movie Review
An interesting looks at the makings of classic TV comedy, marred by miscasts and an oddly dour mood.
The Card Counter (2021) – Movie Review
Paul Schared is back with a film at once aesthetically austere and emotionally fraught.
The Hand of God (2021) – Movie Review
A coming of age summer in 1980s Naples, which works better as a slice of life comedy than as a drama.
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (Guzen to Sozo) (2021) – Movie Review
I was absorbed by each of these three languid, dialogue-driven stories of romance and regret.
Three Floors (Tre Piani) (2021) – Movie Review
Some thematic inconsistencies mar an otherwise competent character drama.
The Power of the Dog (2021) – Movie Review
A wonder of beauty and sentiment, also an emotional thriller that at times borders on psychological horror.
Beasts Clawing at Straws (2021) – Movie Review
Not quite the “normal people try crime, are terrible” Coen-brothers comedy that it could have been, but becomes fun enough by the end.
House of Gucci (2021) – Movie Review
From the performances to the accents to the soundtrack, everything in Ridley Scott’s dynastic melodrama is all over the place.
Spencer (2021) – Movie Review
For me, Spencer needed a little bit more depth to become memorable as a biopic, but it’s nonetheless and interesting if entirely fictional reconstruction of a character we all feel like we know.
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