Marriage Story follows an actress and her director husband as they go through a messy bicoastal divorce. One-sentence review: Marriage Story is a heartbreaking but funny and entertaining sendup of marriage, divorce, and what it means to be a couple.Where to watch Marriage Story: Streaming on Netflix. I just went through a breakup. A five-year…
Set in a Brazillian village in the near future, Bacurau follows the inhabitants as they become the victims to a sinister set of events. One-sentence review: Bacurau is a wonderfully weird western that is as funny as it is hard hitting and thrilling. Details: ? Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles // ?? Brazil //…
Parasite follows a poor but clever family's attempt to climb up the social ladder by cozying up to a wealthy family. One-sentence review: Parasite is unlike any movie that's existed — at the same time funny, terrifying, thrilling, and relevant — and one of the best movies of the year. Details: ? Bong Joon-ho //…
Based on a true story, a hitman for the mob looks back at his life and the events that shaped him in The Irishman. One-sentence review: The Irishman combines the meditative pace of Silence, the sharp humor and style of The Wolf of Wall Street, and the narrative of Martin Scorsese's greatest gangster movies to…
Atlantics follows a group of workers in Dakar as they leave the country by boat looking for a better life. One-sentence review: Atlantics has an intriguing enough story and Mati Diop manages some fascinating scenes of tension and emotion, but it lacks the narrative momentum for it to really take off. Details: ? Mati Diop…
