Midsommar(2019)grip me, scare me, tug my heartstrings, up my adrenaline · From Peter Bradshaw at The Guardian: It’s a thoroughly enjoyable film, a crescendo of paranoid trippiness building to an uproarious gross out in its final moments. |
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool(2019)enlighten me, stretch my mind · From Glenn Whipp at Los Angeles Times: The considerable achievement of “Birth of the Cool” comes from the way it understands those words and places them in the context of American history. You’ll want to listen to Miles’ music after watching the film and, when you do, you might feel it a little deeper. |
Mr. Iglesias(2019)de-stress me, find me fun, make me laugh · From Catrina Dennis at Remezcla: Mr. Iglesias, takes what “Fluffy” fans love best about comedian Gabriel Iglesias and surrounds that personality with a brilliant cast. |
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One Spring Night(2019)From Joel Keller at Decider: One Spring Night is the second collaboration of director Ahn Pan Suk and writer Kim Eun, who are known in Korea for realistic romantic dramas. If you haven’t watched as much Korean TV as we have over the last couple of years, you might not know what “realistic” means. We’re here to say that “realistic” is quite refreshing in this genre, and the show’s appealing leads make that realism even more compelling to watch. |
Our Boys(2019)enlighten me, grip me, stretch my mind · From Brian Lowry at CNN: The language and pacing in “Our Boys” reflect its Israeli roots, but the emotional core of this powerful fact-based miniseries hinges on tribalism, the intractability of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the adage that an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. |