December 10, 2024 by joannalangfield
An uncompromising fever dream, RaMell Ross’s film, based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize winning book, is brilliant, challenging and frustrating.
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November 29, 2024 by joannalangfield
What a treat it is to watch the wonderful Shea Whigham and Carrie Coon play (and I do mean play) in the kind of quirky movie we don’t get to see a lot of these days.
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November 29, 2024 by joannalangfield
What could be just another police procedural hits us as a most urgent precautionary tale.
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November 11, 2024 by joannalangfield
A cinematic orgy to be sure, but this visual feast might leave you hungry for more.
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October 30, 2024 by joannalangfield
What may be most surprising about this rather conventional war-at-home movie is that it was made by the previously far bolder Steve McQueen. But, fear not. And pay attention.
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October 23, 2024 by joannalangfield
The mix of papal pomp and pulp delivers something all too rare these days: a movie that feels like a perfect airplane read. It’s smart enough to compel, silly enough to keep us entertained.
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October 15, 2024 by joannalangfield
This is the movie I’ve been waiting for Sean Baker to make. Mixing the zest of Tangerine, the compassion of The Florida Project and the savvy of Red Rocket, this trip through the world of sex and the oligarchy is an irresistible treat.
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Tags: Anora , Joanna Langfield , Mark Eydelshteyn , Mikey Madison , Movie Reviews , Sean Baker , themovieminute.com Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a Comment »
October 3, 2024 by joannalangfield
The most audacious big studio movie in years had me cheering its refusal to color between the lines. Until it didn’t.
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September 30, 2024 by joannalangfield
Jesse Eisenberg’s loving and pungent road movie takes us on a trip that is both great fun and heart-wrenching. I couldn’t have loved it more.
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September 26, 2024 by joannalangfield
If you lower your expectations, you’ll find this one gets the job done. But with two such terrific stars, why shouldn’t we want more?
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