Documentary
Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins
3 stars by Matt Zoller Seitz. About the late columnist Molly Ivins.
Drama
Parasite
4 stars by Brian Tallerico. Directed by Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer) "Unquestionably one of the best films of the year.... It is a tonal juggling act that first feels like a satire—a comedy of manners that bounces a group of lovable con artists off a very wealthy family of awkward eccentrics. And then Bong takes a hard right turn that asks us what we’re watching and sends us hurtling to bloodshed. Can the poor really just step into the world of the rich?"
Pain and Glory (directed by Pedro Almodovar)
3.5 stars by Brian Tallerico. Antonio Banderas plays a director with health problems reuniting with an actor. There are flashbacks to a younger Banderas character (and Penelope Cruz plays his mother)
Ms Purple
Three stars by Sheila O'Malley. Directed by Justin Chon (second film). Set in LA Koreatown. About two siblings who must care for a dying father.
Edie
Three stars from Nell Minow. About an 83 year old woman who wants to climb a mountain; set in Scotland.
The Spy
3 stars by Nick Allen. A Netflix film, with Sacha Baron Cohen. Based on a true story of an Israeli spy in Syria in the '60s.
Promise at Dawn
3 stars by Matt Fagerholm. Based on a novel that was made into a 1970 film with Melina Mercouri directed by Jules Dassin.
The Lighthouse (directed by Robert Eggers)
3.5 stars by Brian Tallerico. Black and white thriller with Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson.
Satanic Panic
Two stars by Sheila O'Malley. A horror comedy about a satanic ritual.
Pure
Two stars by Brian Tallerico. A Hulu thriller, about a purity ball with supernatural elements.
Strange But True
2.5 stars from Matt Zoller Seitz. With Margaret Qualley and Amy Ryan.
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