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How I Live Now Directed by Kevin MacdonaldWritten by Jeremy Brock, Penelope Skinner, Tony Grisoni The review: While I could see what this movie was trying to do* it didn’t quite pull through, but [...]

Dunkirk Directed by Christopher NolanWritten by Christopher Nolan The review: Nolan’s love of playing with time adds a ton to this taught, tense* depiction of a memorable event. The cast is well [...]

Little Directed by Tina GordonWritten by Tracy Oliver, Tina Gordon The review: Holy cow, does the one-two-three punch of Regina Hall, Issa Rae,* and Marsai Martin charm the heck out of this [...]

Bad Times at the El Royale Directed by Drew GoddardWritten by Drew Goddard The review: I’m a sucker for stylish set design and once I saw the state line dividing the El Royale into California and [...]

Blindspotting Directed by Carlos López EstradaWritten by Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs The review: Friendship is at the heart of this film; a friendship that makes two people better and worse.* [...]

Interstellar Directed by Christopher NolanWritten by Jonathan & Christopher Nolan The review: Matthew McConaughey, in his I’m-a-serious-actor period, travels through Nolan’s take on space [...]

Wild Rose Directed by Tom HarperWritten by Nicole Taylor The review: Tales of striving artists tend to be complicated and none more so than when those striving artists are women.* So it was [...]

13th Directed by Ava DuVernayWritten by Spenser Averick, Ava DuVernay The review: DuVernay lays out a convincing case that exploitation of a phrase in the amendment that abolished slavery (except [...]