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Ian Brill

Ian Brill's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Dunkirk (2017) 92% EDIT “Previous Christopher Nolan films have been marred by overexplaining the premise. This film breaks free of such cumbersomeness, with many moments being sparse of dialogue.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Lady Bird (2017) 99% EDIT “There are many films that try to remind older audience members how it feels to be young, albeit in a superficial way. It reminds us of the real struggles of adolescence while at the same time providing great insight into the challenges of parents...” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Blade Runner 2049 (2017) 88% EDIT “Unlike the original film, where the "romance" feels like a product of Deckard's dehumanized relationship with Replicants, the romance between Ryan Gosling's K and Ana de Armas' Joi, both machines, feels real and keeps the film intriguing.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Personal Shopper (2016) 81% EDIT “This is a film that deeply hides its secrets, even when you think it's giving you everything. When it reveals itself, it is a stunner.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Phantom Thread (2017) 91% EDIT “Anderson's masterful craftsmanship makes clear that is where the passion is found, making the climactic moment of this film one of the strangest yet most romantic moments in a year of strange romances.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Get Out (2017) 98% EDIT “When that real-life horror flows into the film's fantastical premise, it's revealed how well first-time director Jordan Peele threaded the needle.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Call Me by Your Name (2017) 95% EDIT “What the film does with that, thanks to the performance by 2017 all-star Michael Stuhlbarg, is surprising and life-affirming.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Brigsby Bear (2017) 83% EDIT “Since James' quest is to complete the Brigsby Bear story, the film becomes a celebration of niche fandom, one that is sweet without denying the gravity of what has occurred.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review The Shape of Water (2017) 92% EDIT “A romance between two characters who never speak which means Del Toro must depict their love only in visuals. This leads to many beautiful cinematic scenes, including one of the most unique, and but wonderful, sex scenes in recent years.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) 94% EDIT “The third film of Fox's new Apes films is the brilliant culmination of what this series has been driving toward.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review The Nice Guys (2016) 91% EDIT “Ryan Gosling's best performance this year, and Russell Crowe's best work in a long time.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review La La Land (2016) 91% EDIT “It is a simple tale told with such visual inventiveness it reminds audience the power inherent in cinema.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Genius (2016) 51% EDIT “As Perkins and Wolfe discuss the importance of every choice and omission an artist makes in crafting work, it is sad that Genius doesn't know show much evidence of that same consideration.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Manchester by the Sea (2016) 96% EDIT “Arguably 2016's most notable film about loss and grief, one that tells its story with the scope of an epic while never leaving the Boston area.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Jackie (2016) 87% EDIT “Pablo Larrain and Natalie Portman seem to pull off the impossible in Jackie: to make an incredible internal film about the importance of grandeur.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review The Love Witch (2016) 95% EDIT “Brilliant evocation of 60's romantic comedies and Hitchcock. Watching Anne Biller's film, you would be forgiven to think that this is a lost artifact from 1965.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Moonlight (2016) 98% EDIT “What makes Moonlight so amazing is that it almost shouldn't work at all. It is a character study with no lead actor.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Silence (2016) 83% EDIT “Scorsese delivers another film that is incredibly forceful in its narrative while perfectly ambiguous in its conclusions, while still being fulfilling and thought-provoking.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review The Program (2015) 62% EDIT “The Program could have been an inoffensive and forgettable effort, but is saved by Armstrong and Plemmons providing distinct and competing portrayals of what it really means to "win at all costs."” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) 79% EDIT “Popstar is one of the films that arises from sharp minds with sketch comedy backgrounds, overflowing with ideas. TLI found the right pace for such an endeavor, and gave us one of the best comedies of the year.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Daddy's Home (2015) 30% EDIT “Daddy's Home promises a battle between two forms of masculinity and fatherhood, and the implications of that could be fascinating. But what we get is as intense as a sparring match.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Deadpool (2016) 85% EDIT “While there are still solid laughs to be found, it reneges on the promise of the early scenes. And when dealing with mercenaries, especially a merc with a mouth, you never renege on a promise.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review The Witch (2015) 91% EDIT “Eggers' meticulousness, no doubt honed in his former job, is the source of this film's strength.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Krisha (2015) 95% EDIT “Shults has created something special here. This story of how addiction affects both the addict and their family will hit home to those who have experience with this, and will be an eye-opening experience for those who don't.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Crocodile Gennadiy (2015) 98% EDIT “Almost Holy shows the audience the true efforts and cost of heroism but also, with a truly charismatic character in Mokhnenko, the heart.” – Battleship Pretension Apr 13, 2021 Full Review
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