Our Cartoon President(2018)de-stress me, find me fun, make me laugh · From Ed Bark at Uncle Barky: Those are some pretty funny lines, and Our Cartoon President (double meaning fully intended) isn’t entirely short of them |
Patriot Act(2018)enlighten me, make me laugh, stretch my mind · From Adrian Hennigan at Haaretz: A funnier, fresher, less snarky version of Last Week Tonight. |
Phantom Thread(2018)romance me, take me back, thrill me · From Ann Hornaday at Washington Post: If Phantom Thread isn’t exactly a narrative triumph, it still manages to deliver, especially as a haunting evocation of avidity, appetite and aesthetic pursuit at its most rarefied. |
Planet Earth: Blue Planet II(2018)enlighten me, shock me, stretch my mind, tug my heartstrings · From Sonia Saraiya at Variety: Blue Planet II is jaw-dropping. … Instead of simply exhorting the Right Thing to Do, the show strives to create the awe and interest required to not just care about the fate of the world’s oceans, but to grow to love them, too. It’s working. |
RBG(2018)enlighten me, give me hope, inspire me · From A.O. Scott at The New York Times: Directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen, the film is a jaunty assemblage of interviews, public appearances and archival material, organized to illuminate its subject’s temperament and her accomplishments so far. |
Ready Player One(2018)take me back, transport me, up my adrenaline · From A.O. Scott at The New York Times: Mr. Spielberg, a digital enthusiast and an old-school cineaste, goes further than most filmmakers in exploring the aesthetic possibilities of a form that is frequently dismissed and misunderstood. |