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- DirectorJohn LasseterBradford LewisStarsOwen WilsonLarry the Cable GuyMichael CaineStar race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.I'd expected this to be truly awful, but it's still Pixar - so extremely well-animated, and there's some good fun in here, even if the story is decidedly weird.
- CreatorAdam PriceStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenSøren MallingA political drama about a prime minister's rise to power, and how power changes a prime minister.Season 1 - Very clever high drama with great episode structure that usually works very well, even if it has a tendency to lean towards melodrama.
- CreatorDan HarmonStarsJoel McHaleDanny PudiDonald GloverA suspended lawyer is forced to enroll in a community college with an eccentric staff and student body.Season 3 - Doesn't quite rich the delirious heights of Season 2, but still a wonderful comedy show that toys so much with expectations and styles.
- DirectorRobert GreeneStarsJoe EldredMike ForemanEd GavaganA group of survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests battle for justice.Really dark and painful, but also cathartic and moving. The way they're framing the mini-movies within the movie is wonderful.
- DirectorMichael RiandaJeff RoweStarsAbbi JacobsonDanny McBrideMaya RudolphA quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.These folks deserve a ton of credit for really pushing forward the medium. This looks unique, it's funny (in new sorts of ways), and the story is pretty exciting. There's so much heart here. It doesn't quite hit though; I found it often tries too hard, and it gives off some unfortunate 'what if phones but too much' vibes.
- DirectorTodd HaynesStarsJohn WatersMary WoronovBarbara WaltersThe Velvet Underground explores the multiple threads that converged to bring together one of the most influential bands in rock and roll.Very cool. It mostly manages to draw you into an era and an art scene all the while replicating that scene AND not straying too far from traditional documentary. VU have always been exciting, but I'm more excited about them now than ever. It does end up dragging a bit though.
- DirectorReinaldo Marcus GreenStarsWill SmithAunjanue Ellis-TaylorJon BernthalA look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard.Conflicted about this. It's very well-acted throughout, but the script is poor, uncritical and celebratory in the worst ways. It portrays the careers of Serena and Venus as a sort of self-actualization project of their father's which has little to do with them - their characters aren't developed at all. This is surely unfair to them, but if not, surely not something to uncritically celebrate.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsLuke WilsonOwen WilsonRobert MusgraveDysfunctional friends Dignan and Anthony plan and execute a robbery with their pot-growing friend, Bob.It's a fun watch for mostly "historical" reasons, but as a short film, it doesn't achieve much.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsKen WatanabeKazunari NinomiyaTsuyoshi IharaThe story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.It's a really interesting take on a war film - humanizing without politicizing as much as possible. It's also well-made in pretty much every aspect, visceral, and achieves some serious emotion towards the end.
- StarsJeremy RennerHailee SteinfeldFlorence PughSeries based on the Marvel Comics superhero Hawkeye, centering on the adventures of Young Avenger, Kate Bishop, who took on the role after the original Avenger, Clint Barton.Continues to make a good case for MCU as a TV project. Not as experimental as WandaVision or Loki, but it's a very fun low-key action romp with stakes that are rather easier to work with.
- StarsJørgen BuckhøjBuster LarsenGhita NørbyA man comes to Korsbæk, Denmark, in 1929, opens a women's clothing store in competition with an established one - bringing him up against the conservative establishment including the bank manager. We follow the families until after WWII.Season 2 - Why didn't I ever watch this before? It's really some incredible writing.
- DirectorJimmy ChinElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiStarsBancha DuriyapuntApakorn YoukongkaewAnan SurawanA chronicle of the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.This is exciting and often beautifully shot, and really an unbelievably feel-good story.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsMatt DamonAdam DriverJodie ComerThe Knight Jean de Carrouges must settle the dispute over his wife Marguerite by challenging his former friend to a duel to the death.Positively surprised by this. The production design looks gorgeous, the acting is excellent. The story is set up beautifully to expose the assholery of the central men. It's ambitious and flawed, but I thought it worked very well.
- DirectorJeymes SamuelStarsJonathan MajorsZazie BeetzRJ CylerWhen an outlaw discovers his enemy is being released from prison, he reunites his gang to seek revenge.Very stylish - sounds cool, looks cool, and the action scenes are dope. It was massively style-over-substance though, and I thought the script was pretty weak. Looks like Tarantino, doesn't feel like Tarantino.
- DirectorJared BushByron HowardCharise Castro SmithStarsStephanie BeatrizMaría Cecilia BoteroJohn LeguizamoA Colombian teenage girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers.Disney still has some magic. It's beautifully animated, but also mostly a good and gripping story, even if it gets too saccharine at times.
- DirectorRebecca HallStarsTessa ThompsonRuth NeggaAndré Holland"Passing" follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both of their carefully constructed realities.Very calm and composed, but definitely has a certain punch to it. Beautifully shot and very well-performed.
- DirectorAaron SorkinStarsNicole KidmanJavier BardemJ.K. SimmonsFollows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers--and another that could end their marriage.Pretty disappointing for a Sorkin flick. It looks great and charming, but his wit is buried deep in 1950s Hollywood references, the acting is good but not great, and it all feels like it should have been made 30 years ago.
- DirectorPatrick BriceStarsSydney ParkThéodore PellerinAsjha CooperThe graduating class at Osborne High is being targeted by a masked assailant, intent on exposing the darkest secret of each victim, and only a group of misfit outsiders can stop the killings.Pretty bad, but better than the usual Netflix thriller/horror fare if only because it's kinda fun. It's kind of a Scream copy, written completely by an algorithm updated for identity-politics-teens.
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJennifer LawrenceMeryl StreepTwo low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.As hamfisted as I'd expect from a McKay satire, but I thought this was overall good, although it was occasionally struggling with some tone issues.