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February 7, 2021

Scott’s Movie Journal #7

The Climb (Michael Angelo Covino, 2019) (first view) A very promising debut. Each scene is handled in one shot, and while its bravura sometimes threatens to eclipse its beauty, the writing and performances are so honest that it doesn’t really...

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November 20, 2019

AFI Fest 2019: The Friend, by David Bax

We can argue about to what extent a film critic is supposed to be a consumer advocate but I will at least use this very simple platform to warn you that, if you’re planning to see Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s The Friend,...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

July 6, 2017

A Ghost Story: Good Grief, by David Bax

With its central figure, a ghost straight out of a Charlie Brown cartoon (bedsheet, eyeholes, rounded-off head), and the 1.37:1 aspect ratio of its frame, David Lowery’s majestic and meditative new film, A Ghost Story, sometimes comes across as a...

kyle anderson / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

November 4, 2011

Breaking Even, by Kyle Anderson

Heist movies are a tough thing to pull off effectively. It’s not just that the characters are robbing someone; it’s seeing how clever they are in pulling it off. The best examples of the form (Rififi, Le Cercle Rouge, The...

Tagged: casey affleck

Scott’s Movie Journal #7

AFI Fest 2019: The Friend, by David Bax

A Ghost Story: Good Grief, by David Bax

Breaking Even, by Kyle Anderson

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