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It’s easy to call this season “more of the same”, but for a show as good as BoJack Horseman, that’s a compliment.
With two likable stars playing unlikable characters, some witty repartee that borders on being too wordy, and an overuse of its finer points, Destination Wedding ends up getting lost in execution.
Making Montgomery Clift reminds us that the legendary actor was a mortal being, fallible but also fiercely independent.
Due to some finer details, The Land of Steady Habits is not unsatisfying per se, but it also has no staying power.
A Fine Wife is an important film and a conversation starter, giving us a raw inside look at mental illness from the point of view of a loving mate.
The Toybox rises above being completely predictable with some interesting cinematic choices, and the decision to be unapologetically gruesome.
While Sierra Burgess is a Loser isn’t amazing, it’s worth a watch if you’re into something simple that has a happy ending.
The Wife is a middlebrow bore, a domestic drama with an intriguing concept that’s made easily forgettable due to the middle of the road direction from Bjorn Runge.
Ozark’s sophomore season lives up to both critic and viewer expectations with a complex web of storylines and characters intricately placed to be the visual chess board TV has been waiting for.
Mandy continues to establish Cosmatos’ many predilections as a visual stylist and storyteller, albeit in a significantly more successful package.
The Angel applies a straightforward template devoid of innovation or complications feeling far too standard for such an unconventional story.
The Answer isn’t a film about toxic masculinity – it challenges the masculine status quo and offers a refreshing look into the men grappling against it.
A clunkily-titled but absorbing documentary with alot of material to juggle, The Public Image Is Rotten is breathless at times, but never less than engaging.
Replete with unnatural dialogue and emotionally manipulative plot developments, Bel Canto may well go down in cinematic history as the most boring hostage drama of all time.
Wildlife, an intimate period piece, is an assured directorial debut driven by three stellar performances.