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| 96% | The Dissident (2020) |
Fogel is able to channel that anger with storytelling chops and intimacy with his subject. - The Spool
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| Posted Jan 8, 2021
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| 96% | The Social Network (2010) |
A decade later, it plays more like a supervillain origin story. It's There Will Be Blood if Daniel Plainview was a dweeby computer programmer who drank lots of Mountain Dew. - The Spool
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| Posted Dec 24, 2020
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| 72% | Greenland (2020) |
The themes of privilege and inequality, ideas the movie mostly commits to despite some shortcomings, is what makes Greenland much more interesting than it has any right to be. - The Spool
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| Posted Dec 19, 2020
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| No Score Yet | Macho: The Hector Camacho Story (2020) |
Drath expertly pieces together footage from past fights along with sound bites from Camacho and interviews with those who knew him best. - The Spool
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| Posted Dec 3, 2020
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| 40% | Lingering (2020) |
First-time writer/director Yoon Een-kyoung never gets a handle on how to build up to frights, or how to write characters in which we can invest. - The Spool
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| Posted Nov 13, 2020
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| 95% | The Mortuary Collection (2019) |
Even the lows are still worthwhile thanks to Spindell's commitment to capturing a specific time and place. - The Spool
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| Posted Oct 21, 2020
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| 97% | Buoyancy (2020) |
Buoyancy is a timely reminder that when you're not treated like a human being, you stop acting like one. - The Spool
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| Posted Sep 18, 2020
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| 77% | Spiral (2019) |
[T]he script doesn't make the effort to connect the pagan horror and the larger political themes. Ultimately, that deflates the whole enterprise. - The Spool
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| Posted Sep 18, 2020
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| 65% | The Shed (2019) |
"There are a million different paths writer/director Frank Sabatella can take with this idea, but they choose the least interesting one. " - The Spool
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| Posted Aug 27, 2020
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| 19% | The Tax Collector (2020) |
The Tax Collector is in the same crime genre as [Ayer's previous] films, but it leaves out the police part and goes straight to the criminal underworld, to ghastly results. - The Spool
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| Posted Aug 10, 2020
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| 94% | Beastie Boys Story (2020) |
Die-hard Beastie fans who have been with them for decades may not unlock any new insights here, but it's still essential viewing. - The Spool
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| Posted Apr 20, 2020
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| 38% | Wendy (2020) |
Zeitlin is a filmmaker with a heart as big as the giant fish monster that powers his volcanic Neverland, but his love for this story and characters can't overcome fatal flaws. - The Spool
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| Posted Feb 28, 2020
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| 62% | The Call of the Wild (2020) |
[T]he new film adaptation of The Call of the Wild has all the thematic weight of an Air Bud sequel. - The Spool
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| Posted Feb 17, 2020
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| 100% | Stop Making Sense (1984) |
It's Byrne's spiritual performance that pulls us in and takes us on a life-affirming joyride. - The Spool
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| Posted Feb 8, 2020
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| 94% | Marriage Story (2019) |
What separates Marriage Story from the rest of Baumbach's filmography is that it could have wallowed in pessimism, but there is love and tenderness coursing through its veins. - The Spool
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| Posted Jan 23, 2020
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| 72% | Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) |
It's packed with enough fun, witty moments to not be a waste of time, despite a few questionable story choices. - The Spool
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| Posted Jan 18, 2020
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| 47% | Underwater (2020) |
Sadly, Underwater whiffs on a great premise, but you can just watch Alien for the fifth time instead. - The Spool
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| Posted Jan 17, 2020
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| 13% | Dolittle (2020) |
There is still enough charm found in the margins here to be worth a viewing, and just enough psychological despair to keep things interesting for grown-ups. - The Spool
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| Posted Jan 16, 2020
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