Melodrama reigns in Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem mystery thriller Everybody Knows
Excellent leads and Farhadi’s baseline quality make it a solid watch.
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What Men Want feels stuck in the 2000s
If it weren’t for a few performances, it would be pretty forgettable.
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Every single thing wrong with Mel Gibson rom-com What Women Want
It’s a long list.
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Julia Roberts is the best thing in unengaging addiction drama Ben Is Back
Roberts offers a skillful performance of strength and cautious care.
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Adrift review: navigates the same path as too many survival films before it
Some decent moments don’t sustain the rest of the film.
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Ocean’s Eight review: a dull film rescued by an excellent ensemble
None of the slick production present in Soderbergh’s trilogy makes it to this spin-off.
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Netflix’s 6 Balloons review: a brief but unrelenting study in the toll love can take
The film’s momentum recalls the palpable desperation in the Safdie brothers’ Good Time, praises critic Amanda Robinson.
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Love, Simon review: a family-friendly crowd-pleaser
While not necessarily queer cinema’s most revelatory offering, Love, Simon is more charming than anticipated.
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A Fantastic Woman review: a stirring portrait of grief & resilience
Daniela Vega’s poignant interiority saves a film too caught up in its exterior, writes Amanda Robinson.
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Fifty Shades Freed review: ends abruptly & without satisfaction
“For a film entirely premised around sex, ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ is decidedly unsexy” writes Amanda Robinson.
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Lady Bird review: complex, funny, turbulent
“A story about letting go as much as coming of age.” Amanda Robinson on Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-nominated feature debut.
