2filmcritics5 days ago4 minFord v Ferrari ★★★1/2 This historical drama of the individual and bureaucracy is as good as Hollywood gets, with multiple riveting races.
2filmcriticsMar 133 minFirst Cow ★★★1/2 "First Cow" is a charming, poignant, even poetic meditation on male friendship, complete with a caper, involving a cow.
2filmcriticsMar 92 minSeberg ★★A better title for this biopic of Jean Seberg, an icon of French New Wave cinema in Jean Luc-Godard’s 1960 “Breathless,” is "Seberg and Me."
2filmcriticsMar 52 minOrdinary Love ★★1/2 Love in the time of cancer. Liam Neeson & Lesley Manville authentically portray older love; but the film loses itself in the medical system.
2filmcriticsFeb 213 minPortrait of a Lady on Fire ★★★1/2 "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" is a beautiful and compelling love story, impeccably crafted and narrated, exquisitely acted.
2filmcriticsFeb 123 minThe Traitor (Il Traditore) ★★★1/2 A nuanced psychological portrait of Italy's most famous Mafia informant - he's proud, vain, and claims to have dignity.
2filmcriticsFeb 113 minUncut Gems ★★While Adam Sandler's acting is admirable, "Uncut Gems" is an irritating mess: not only an unlikeable character, but an unlikeable film.
2filmcriticsFeb 64 minLes Miserables ★★★1/2 “Battle of Algiers” meets “Lord of the Flies.” Exciting, scary, tragic, riveting. Won Cannes Jury Prize; nominee Best International Feature
2filmcriticsJan 194 minBombshell ★★1/2 The 3 women in “Bombshell” should get an ensemble cast award—if the Oscars had one.The director, writer & editors should go back to school.
2filmcriticsJan 164 min1917 ★★★Mendes’ white-knuckle tale of 2 British soldiers on a perilous one-day mission through enemy territory in the war-ravaged French countryside
2filmcriticsJan 94 minKnives Out ★★★A worthy murder mystery/detective procedural, complete with the twists and turns we expect—and don’t. Agatha Christie meets "Clue."
2filmcriticsJan 54 minLittle Women ★★★1/2 “Little Women” is surprisingly contemporary in its focus on women, as least as told by Greta Gerwig in her 2019 adaptation of Alcott's book.
2filmcriticsDec 20, 20194 minMarriage Story ★★★It deserves kudos it’s received for the strong acting of Driver and Johansson. What surrounds the couple, however,is close to pure kitsch.
2filmcriticsDec 14, 20193 minQueen & Slim ★★★1/2 “Queen & Slim” is a fresh take on the buddy/road trip, and not solely because the protagonists are black.
2filmcriticsNov 20, 20193 min"Cold Brook" ★★1/2 “Cold Brook,” a buddy caper set in upstate New York, is a small, small-town, feel-good film, done well.
2filmcriticsNov 9, 20193 minJojo Rabbit ★★★1/2 “Jojo Rabbit” situates comedy in Nazism & succeeds. It’s a heart-warming drama with a moral center & a genuinely funny, laugh-out-loud film.
2filmcriticsNov 5, 20193 minParasite ★★★★As an exploration of class disparity, "Parasite" succeeds where “Joker” tries and fails, and where “Downton Abbey” doesn’t even try.
2filmcriticsNov 1, 20193 minJoker ★★★1/2 At the center of “Joker” is an exquisite portrait of Arthur Fleck; Joaquin Phoenix, superbly mixes boyish naiveté with simmering rage.
2filmcriticsOct 25, 20193 minAd Astra ★★1/2 The father/son theme doesn’t play out well & the film is no "Gravity," but “Ad Astra” offers plenty of action and strong acting by Pitt.
2filmcriticsOct 16, 20193 minPain and Glory (Dolor y Gloria) ★★★“Pain and Glory” is a deeply personal reflection on an illustrious career and late-life crises. And yet, one could wish for more boldness.