The Public (Buffalo)
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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
The Wife (2018)
What's left is an uninvolving movie about characters that, despite the considerable abilities of the two stars, I found it impossible to care about.
Posted Sep 13, 2018
2
Wanda (1971)
It's not without it's rough edges, but it's well worth seeing, and wondering what might have been had Barbara Loden made more films.
Posted Sep 13, 2018
3
Pick of the Litter (2018)
Aside from more music than is necessary, Pick of the Litter eschews the schmaltzy, trusting the material to speak for itself.
Posted Sep 13, 2018
4
Memoir of War (La douleur) (2018)
Thierry's stoic performance and Finkiel's evocation of atmosphere envelop the viewer in a fever dream of dread.
Posted Sep 6, 2018
5
Juliet, Naked (2018)
Juliet, Naked doesn't have much of value to say about contemporary relationships, at least nothing that Hornby hasn't already worked to death, but it's generally good-humored.
Posted Aug 30, 2018
6
The Bookshop (2018)
No film that stars Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, and Patricia Clarkson could be counted as unwatchable, but this one has to go down as a dreary disappointment.
Posted Aug 30, 2018
7
The Little Stranger (2018)
Part ghost story (or maybe not), part dissection of the British class system, The Little Stranger envelops you in gloom in the model of great Gothic tales
Posted Aug 30, 2018
8
Puzzle (2018)
9
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman shows that entertainment and education do not have to part company in the hands of a skilled filmmaker.
Posted Aug 15, 2018
10
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
11
McQueen (2018)
The nexus between [McQueen's] work and the personal demons that led him to commit suicide at the age of 40 aren't always clear, but they make for consistently vivid cinema.
Posted Aug 15, 2018
12
The Cakemaker (2018)
The Cakemaker is a movie of subtle, melancholy pleasures.
Posted Jul 26, 2018
13
This is clearly one of van Sant's mainstream projects, though not without a certain amount of directorial flair.
Posted Jul 26, 2018
14
Three Identical Strangers (2018)
15
Leave No Trace (2018)
The movie's steady pacing and first-rate acting keep us interested through a running time of close to two hours...
Posted Jul 13, 2018
16
Yellow Submarine (1968)
17
Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
Nick Offerman brings his bearish charm to a leading role...It's not a great film, but it's pretty irresistible.
Posted Jun 27, 2018
18
American Animals (2018)
Most poignant for me was the fact that what troubles them the most is an incident of violence that would barely even be noticed in a fictional movie about such a "heist."
Posted Jun 20, 2018
19
[It] includes both concert footage and an examination of the private woman behind the flamboyant stage performer.
Posted Jun 13, 2018
20
Adrift (2018)
The way the story plays out is not inaccurate, but it is misleading, and hampers the effect you would think a story like this would most want to provide.
Posted Jun 7, 2018
21
On Chesil Beach (2018)
22
Hereditary (2018)
Hereditary is undeniably scary and unusually well-crafted, but eventually less than the sum of its parts.
Posted Jun 7, 2018
23
Beast (2018)
24
The Rider (2018)
It so often seems that filmmakers who were not born in this country have produced some of the most discerning portraits of that region.
Posted Jun 1, 2018
25
Binoche gives the character her considerable all, and she's a delight to watch, but that doesn't stop us from growing frustrated with this woman.
Posted May 23, 2018
26
[Pope Francis: A Man of His Word] is genuinely inspirational, and these days that counts for something.
Posted May 23, 2018
27
Goodland (2018)
If the Coen brothers classic of rural noir and jet black humor set a high bar for those who follow it, debuting writer-director Josh Doke acquits himself admirably.
Posted May 23, 2018
28
Lacks dramatic impact.
Posted May 9, 2018
29
Foxtrot (2018)
Surreal, mysterious, and emotionally gripping, Foxtrot is a masterful piece of cinema.
Posted May 9, 2018
30
1945 (2017)
1945 benefits from its leanness. [...] The film's 90 minutes are unhurried but inexorable.
Posted May 2, 2018
31
Super Troopers 2 (2018)
It doesn't have too many big laughs, but I chuckled pretty consistently form beginning to end.
Posted Apr 25, 2018
32
I Feel Pretty (2018)
I Feel Pretty is the apparent result of someone advising Amy Schumer to tone down her edginess in order to win a wider audience.
Posted Apr 25, 2018
33
Love After Love (2018)
34
You Were Never Really Here (2018)
It seems to me that Ramsey's achievement here is to take an unpleasant genre exercise and make it into one that is merely frustrating.
Posted Apr 18, 2018
35
Final Portrait (2018)
It's a most unstodgy movie about that dullest of dramatic premises, the Artistic Process.
Posted Apr 18, 2018
36
The Death of Stalin (2018)
Even if the motivations and events aren't always clear, the performances are often hilarious.
Posted Apr 4, 2018
37
The Road Movie (2018)
If you only have time for one film this week, by all means get to the jaw-dropping The Road Movie.
Posted Apr 4, 2018
38
The Leisure Seeker (2018)
It's a particular pleasure to see Sutherland in a leading role, as he's so seldom ever in his long career been given the opportunity to carry a film.
Posted Apr 4, 2018
39
[Pablo] Solarz may be able to claim that it is based on a true story, but drama requires more than that.
Posted Mar 21, 2018
40
The Party (2018)
It could and probably should have been longer, and the ending feels like the punchline to a sketch-but it is a corker.
Posted Mar 21, 2018
41
Game Night (2018)
42
Annihilation (2018)
The movie may be cerebral, but it also packs a gut punch.
Posted Feb 28, 2018
43
Nostalgia (2018)
44
Happy End (2017)
45
The Lodgers (2018)
Director Brian O'Malley (Let Us Prey) matches his setting with suitable sound effects and a properly creepy finale.
Posted Feb 21, 2018
46
Double Lover starts out sedately enough, but don't let that fool you.
Posted Feb 14, 2018
47
The two [actors] have enough chemistry to get you past any queasiness about the age difference.
Posted Feb 14, 2018
48
49
The Commuter (2018)
The proceedings have just enough action to keep you awake without making you feel bludgeoned, if not quite enough plot to make you feel that it was worth all the build up.
Posted Jan 18, 2018
50
Paddington 2 (2018)