Like its main character, Captain Marvel triumphs over its stumbles
The end of the film will make you want to cheer.
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Greta is an extremely silly movie and all the better for it
We need more dumb psychological thrillers like this.
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If Beale Street Could Talk fills, and sometimes overwhelms, the heart
Every bit as quietly rapturous as his breakthrough 2016 Oscar champ Moonlight.
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Celia is a documentary that defies you to remain unmoved
The unavoidable unfairness of mortality imbues the film with an added sense of urgency.
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Single-location thriller The Guilty will leave viewers sweating
An 88min how-to in making something as exciting as Taking of Pelham 123.
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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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Vox Lux is a moralistic warning of what fame does to young women
It’s a concept less interesting than the film’s initial trajectory.
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Escape Room is pretty entertaining… until the master plan comes into focus
The real stars here are the set-pieces.
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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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As far as period dramas go, Colette is one of the most fun to date
Keira Knightley deploys some of her best emotional work.
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Happy Death Day 2U ambitiously aligns itself with Back to the Future Part 2
This second instalment leans even further into the silliness.
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Border is the wildest love story you’ll see this year
A Hollywood re-make seems like a rather less likely prospect.
