‘Midsommar’ is Pretentious Nonsense
The implication that an audience’s emotions should be wrenched out than coaxed out is as arrogant as ‘Midsommar’ is self-indulgent.
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‘On the Basis of Sex’ is Infuriatingly Dull
‘On the Basis of Sex’ failed to find and use the fortitude of its subject, rather relying on the convention of “humble beginnings” and sucked all the air out of its own story.
‘Boy Erased’ Exists in a Religiously Tolerant Bubble
There is a lot of well-meaning ignorance floating around this story, but ignorance is only well-meaning if it does more good than harm.
‘The Wife’ Perpetuates an Unhelpful Narrative
It’s tempting to believe that the post-Weinstein revelations would yield semi-immediate results, given the fervor with which the court of public opinion rendered their verdict against those men. But then a film like “The Wife” comes along.
The Merit and Uncomfortable Politics of Nate Parker’s ‘The Birth of a Nation’
Does it make you a bad person for buying a ticket to see Nate Parker’s ‘The Birth of a Nation’?
Whaling and Flailing: A Review of ‘In the Heart of the Sea’
Just in time for the holidays, Ron Howard cooked up the film version of a turducken: a movie based on a book that’s based on two different accounts of an event […]
‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Finale Recap: There’s No Value Add
The show may have done itself a disservice in making Daniel and Travis the characters to lead, because the former’s aloofness and the latter’s naivete neutered any semblance of dread that should be permeating everyone’s waking moments.
There’s No Place to Go: The Tedium of Chess and the Cold War in ‘Pawn Sacrifice’
Not even the most dramatic of scores can evoke the fervor required to engage an audience that is watching someone think really hard.
The History of Gods: ‘Ex Machina’ Sine Deus
The first impression you get is that of confidence: A director uncommonly confident in his use of bold images to jumpstart a story.
Life During Generational Wartime: Noah Baumbach’s ‘While We’re Young’
Weren’t we young once? Weren’t we cool, or didn’t we at least feel cool? Weren’t we ambitious and spontaneous and optimistic? What happens to that feeling over time?
