These hearts are beating, just a tad too loud. Brett Haley’s loving drama is full of heart, but so determinedly, you can’t help but feel a bit exhausted by it all.
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Hearts Beat Loud.
June 5, 2018Book Club
May 17, 2018
The only surprise in this by the numbers sweetie is just how high its stars elevate it. And when we’re talking Jane Fonda, Mary Steenburgen, Candice Bergen and Diane Keaton that really isn’t a surprise at all.
Solo: A Star Wars Story
May 16, 2018
After a bumpy start, Ron Howard’s prequel settles in and takes us on an entertaining enough ride. There’s one great actor in it. And it isn’t Alden Ehrenreich.
Deadpool 2
May 14, 2018
You may come for the action, I’m in for the decidedly punchy jokes and, now don’t freak out, the surprisingly pungent emotion. Yup. This superhero spoof is laugh out loud funny, blows a whole lot of stuff up and is full of heart. Go figure.
Disobedience
April 27, 2018
Sebastian Lelio’s adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s book reaches not too far from the spectacular ground he covered in the Oscar winning A Fantastic Woman.
Ready Player One
March 29, 2018
A pop culture banquet, Spielberg’s latest may fail to thrill, but it sure does please the eye.
Finding Your Feet
March 27, 2018
In the spirit of inclusion, this worn but warm film makes a welcome entry into the superhero saturated scene.
A Wrinkle in Time.
March 7, 2018
It’s gigantic heart and winning intentions can’t disguise the fact that Ava DuVernay’s modern adaptation of the Madeleine L’Engle 1962 classic is a bit of a mess.
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