The Lovebirds Review
The breezy pace of this new Netflix rom-com can’t distract from a mundane and predictable script.
The breezy pace of this new Netflix rom-com can’t distract from a mundane and predictable script.
This documentary explores what artificial intelligence might mean for the future, and it looks like bad news for America.
This new animated film charting the early adventures of Shaggy, Scooby-Doo and the gang is colorful, lively, chaotic, and a bit awkward in its humor but likely to entertain the family.
This drama about Al Capone commendably approaches the infamous gangster’s life differently than prior movies but still feels a bit too shapeless.
Clark Duke makes a promising directoral debut with this story about drug dealing in Arkansas. It’s all over the place, but still worth watching.
“Booksmart’s” Beanie Feldstein charms in this familiar but entertaining coming-of-age film.
This film set in the slums of Rio recalls 2002’s great “City of God” but never reaches the same heights of compelling storytelling.
Prolific multihyphenate Ryan Murphy returns to Netflix with a luxuriantly lensed but ultimately haphazard look at Tinseltown’s Golden Age.
This German dramedy tries too many twists and turns, but by its conclusion it still works.
This documentary on racism in the Dominican Republic against people of Haitian descent works on every level, and should be a contender for awards in 2020.
| ★★★★★ | Perfection |
| ★★★★☆ | Outstanding |
| ★★★☆★☆ | Excellent |
| ★★★☆☆ | Very good |
| ★★☆★☆☆ | Good |
| ★★☆☆☆ | OK |
| ★☆★☆☆☆ | Pretty Bad |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Poor |
| ☆★☆☆☆☆ | Blech! |
| No Stars | Fail! |