31 Days, 31 Movies 12/10: Wind River
A brooding mystery thriller about the murder of a Native American girl on the Wind River reservation. Wind River manages to distance itself from its familiar premise on the back of Taylor Sheridan’s excellent writing and the performance of its stars.
31 Days, 31 Movies 12/9: The Shape of Water
Guillermo del Toro returns to the quiet fantasy that made him great and tells a story of love and acceptance that few films in the genre have been able to match.
31 Days, 31 Movies 12/8: American Made
Tom Cruise and Doug Liman link up once again to make an entertaining and light adaptation of the life of Barry Seals, CIA informant turned gun and drug trafficker.
31 Days, 31 Movies 12/7: Get Out
In Get Out, the biggest surprise hit of 2017, freshman director Jordan Peele shows a mastery and adoration for the horror genre. And along with an amazing lead performance by Daniel Kaluuya Get Out is a modern gem.
31 Days, 31 Movies 12/6: Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth is the darkly beautiful period drama by freshman director William Oldroyd, with a captivating performance by Florence Pugh as the titular character.
31 Days, 31 Movies 12/4: The Disaster Artist
A comedy about either the greatest or the worst movie ever made and the man who made that is both hilarious and compassionate.
31 Days, 31 Movies 12/3: Detroit
Detroit tells an essential story, poorly. It does a great job of making its audience mad and not much else.
31 Days, 31 Movies 12/2: Ingrid Goes West
The dark social comedy by Matt Spicer, Ingrid Goes West, makes great use of a fantastic main cast.
31 Days, 31 Movies 12/1: My Cousin Rachel
Period drama by Roger Michell never really lives up to the beauty of its set pieces and cinematography but there is still enough here to please.
Let’s All Resist the Urge to Take Sides
When it comes to DC vs Marvel no one has to choose sides; promise. And it’s better if you don’t.
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