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The Matrix movie review & film summary (1999) - Roger Ebert
WEBMar 31, 1999 · The Matrix. “The Matrix” is a visually dazzling cyberadventure, full of kinetic excitement, but it retreats to formula just when it’s getting interesting. It’s kind of a letdown when a movie begins by redefining the nature of reality, and ends with a shoot-out. We want a leap of the imagination, not one of those obligatory climaxes with ...
Green Book movie review & film summary (2018) - Roger Ebert
WEBNov 16, 2018 · An underlying sweetness—and the need to be decent to others—quite frequently exists beneath the gross-out gags and bodily fluids that have been the brothers’ bread and butter for decades. And that’s certainly at the heart of “Green Book.”. In a racial flip of “ Driving Miss Daisy,” nearly 30 years after that film won a handful ...
Shrek movie review & film summary (2001) - Roger Ebert
WEBMay 18, 2001 · 90 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 2001. Roger Ebert. May 18, 2001. 4 min read. There is a moment in “Shrek” when the despicable Lord Farquaad has the Gingerbread Man tortured by dipping him into milk. This prepares us for another moment when Princess Fiona’s singing voice is so piercing it causes jolly little bluebirds to explode; making the best of ...
The Shawshank Redemption movie review (1994) - Roger Ebert
WEBRoger Ebert. September 23, 1994. 4 min read. Red (Morgan Freeman, left) and Andy (Tim Robbins) are prisoners who form a friendship in "The Shawshank Redemption." “The Shawshank Redemption” is a movie about time, patience and loyalty — not sexy qualities, perhaps, but they grow on you during the subterranean progress of this story, which ...
Soul movie review & film summary (2020) - Roger Ebert
WEBDecember 25, 2020. 6 min read. Pixar’s “Soul” is about a jazz pianist who has a near-death experience and gets stuck in the afterlife, contemplating his choices and regretting the existence that he mostly took for granted. Pixar veteran Pete Docter is the credited co-director, alongside playwright and screenwriter Kemp Powers, who wrote ...
The Social Dilemma movie review (2020) - Roger Ebert
WEBSeptember 8, 2020. 4 min read. The more we learn about the insidiousness that underlies social media in the new documentary “The Social Dilemma,” the more it seems like the film is bringing a sling shot to a nuclear war. What we learn in this movie is that our brains are being manipulated and even rewired by algorithms that are designed to ...
Extraction movie review & film summary (2020) - Roger Ebert
WEBApril 24, 2020. 4 min read. “ Extraction ” is based on a graphic novel that was written, and is now adapted by, “ Avengers: Endgame ” co-director Joe Russo as a starring vehicle for Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth. Shorn of his blonde locks, his mighty hammer, and his sense of humor, Hemsworth plays a superhero mercenary for hire named ...
Nobody movie review & film summary (2021) - Roger Ebert
WEBMar 25, 2021 · 5 min read. Bob Odenkirk takes an unexpected turn in Ilya Naishuller ’s “Nobody,” a clever action flick that repositions the star of “Better Call Saul” as someone closer to Liam Neeson ’s action heroes. While imagining one of the brilliant minds behind “Mr. Show” as an action hero may seem like a stretch, it turns out to be a ...
Inheritance movie review & film summary (2020) - Roger Ebert
WEBMay 22, 2020 · Inheritance. 110 minutes ‧ NR ‧ 2020. Nell Minow. May 22, 2020. 4 min read. A movie with a don’t-think-too-hard-about-this premise can work if it sustains its own logic. It doesn’t have to hold together in our world, so long as we believe it will hold together in theirs. But “Inheritance” is the case of a film that’s so full of ...
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