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Widows
Good 17 Points 2018

Viola Davis, Liam Nelson, and a great cast hold together what amounted to a great plot but with an identity crisis between trying to be a great action/suspense vs a great drama. It is well worth watching, but doesn’t live up to what it could have been.

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The Front Runner
Very Good 17 Points 2018

Hugh Jackman stars in the tale of Gary Hart’s campaign in 1988 and the ensuing scandal. Was this the beginning of the day s where private life started to affect public votes? The movie makes it seem more about the breakdown of journalistic focus than a comment about morality.

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Blindspotting
OK 66 Points 2018

Oaktown gets its closeup in Oakland-native Daveed Diggs’s Blindspotting. Diggs cowrote the movie with costar Rafael Casal, a Berkeley native. So they know the Town, including its many contradictions. Unfortunately, their film stumbles often, coming across as a clumsy imitation of Atlanta, Don…

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Arctic
Great 17 Points 2018

A survival story up there with the likes of ‘Cast Away’ or ‘All is Lost’. Arctic starts with a failed rescue attempt — alk about despair from the get go! It was truly painful to watch setback after setback and the amazing strength of will to keep going. Fantastic minimal-dialog dramatic acti…

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Mid90s
Great 17 Points 2018

Urban bored kids embrace the Mid90s skateboard culture. This story told through the primary experience of the youngest member of a 5-kid bunch highlights the good and the bad of growing up when life isn’t so rosy. Great film.

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The Mule
Very Good 17 Points 2018

Clint Eastwood directs himself and Bradley Cooper in this old-guy Robin Hood tale. The story has it all; suspense, family drama, crime/action, love, and more. That Clint can sure entertain

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Destroyer
Very Good 17 Points 2018

Nicole Kidman is a weathered undercover detective and the central character in a great cops vs bad guys tale. A great mix of heavy drama, great character development and tense action.

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Second Act
Good 17 Points 2018

Cute feel good date movie, with Jennifer Lopez and an all star cast that works well together.

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On the Basis of...
Perfect 17 Points 2018

An inspiring story about the legendary Ruth Bader Ginsberg (RBG). This should be required watching for anyone interested in civics and law and by anyone who wants to understand the passion for what is right.

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At Eternity's Gate
OK 66 Points 2018

Vincent van Gogh deserves a great biopic. At Eternity’s Gate isn’t it, not even close.

Frequent screen blackouts and repeated dialogue are just two flaws. At Eternity’s Gate has several more, including scenery that isn’t beautiful until Van Gogh makes it so. Yet its worst flaw is to waste …

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