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Stan & Ollie 2018
Somewhat predictably, my STAN & OLLIE thoughts settle on the women: 1) Nina Arianda’s just gonna keep on stealing scenes anyway, so you might as well cast her in everything, and 2) Has Shirley Henderson ever been in a Coens film? Because she’d rule in one. (The movie itself is decently affecting without being all that gripping.)
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Three Identical Strangers 2018
A fascinating, and sometimes sad, story told without much in the way of ambition, which turns out to be mostly fine.
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A Star Is Born 2018
Somehow lived up to my expectations, even while inhabiting a story that (whether or not you've seen any of the pervious versions of this film) is incredibly familiar. Gaga is great, coming especially alive in scenes that feel like improvised recoveries (my boyfriend/my husband!). The only way "Shallow" could be more of a lock for Best Original Song is if an ice castle sprouted up behind Gaga when she sang it. Also! Sam ELLIOTT, man! And if you don’t love…
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Widows 2018
[Ecstatic screaming]
Tense, familial, political, Colin Farrell’s Chick-AAA-go accent, Daniel Kaluuya’s dead-eyed psycho, Elizabeth Debicki’s everything, Cynthia Errivo’s fanfare entrance, Steve McQueen and Sean Bobbitt’s framing, and after all that, it still fully belongs to Viola Davis. See this with a crowd.
