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“The movie sets up a mystery to be solved, and the fact that it does not state the answer outright is part of the dramatic texture. We can not help but think about the worst. Yet what would the worst be?” writes Variety’s Owen Gleiberman. In this tearjerker, Golden Globe nominee Hong Chauplays a single mom traveling together with her son to wash up and sell what stays of her newly-deceased sister’s life. “Well-researched and highly detailed in the way it lays naked the empty guarantees of the gig financial system and the ruthless techno-feudalism of e-commerce, ‘Sorry We Missed You’ is a movie that may infuriate you,” write’s Vulture critic Bilge Ebiri.

Mark Kennedy ofThe Associated Press writes, “[The] camera captures actors’ intimate faces during key moments in a means inconceivable for theater-goers and incorporates audience reaction to create an electric filmed version.” “A image that’s both tranquil and … Read More

While his work (and romantic partnership) with Greta Gerwig led to extra buoyant fare similar to Frances Ha and Mistress America, Baumbach returns to the sharp dramedy he’s been identified for with Marriage Story. The film follows the lives of Charlie (Adam Driver) and Nicole (Scarlett Johannson) as they go through an more and more bitter, coast to coast divorce while raising their only child. The film succeeds by having two of the most effective performances of the yr in Driver and Johannson, in addition to deftly portraying the highs and lows of a wedding, particularly how devastating it can be when one fails. Marriage Story is heartbreaking, very important, and top-of-the-line acted movies of the yr.

Lane is exceptional within the lead function, and her performance is made all of the more astonishing when considering that it’s her first performance. All of that, combined with a perfect soundtrack (Rihanna … Read More