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Express Movie Reviews
‘Cause who has the time?
I am the cofounder of a social network. If it was up to me, I’d be writing film reviews in my pajamas, but running a social network is very demanding. So here goes a quick list of movies I’ve seen but haven’t had the chance to write about. Some of them may be a bit long in the tooth but coming soon to streaming or cable near you:
The Farewell. A nice concept, but a flimsy, underbaked film, about not telling grandma that she has a terminal illness. I wanted to like it much more than I did.
Black KKKlansman. The best work Spike Lee has done in years. Spirited, funny, and righteously outraged. This is the movie that should have won the Oscar, instead of stale, corny crap like The Green Book.
The Favourite. Gorgos Lanthimos’ best English language movie so far, with three actresses who bring it, and then some…
