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Emily Sears

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Little Women (2019) 95% EDIT “Gerwig forges a fresh perspective on characters many of us have known since childhood.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Dec 18, 2019 Full Review A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) 95% EDIT “The kindness and decency embodied by the friendly neighbor we've known as Mister Rogers is imprinted on every frame.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Nov 15, 2019 Full Review Marriage Story (2019) 95% EDIT “While Baumbach's Marriage Story doesn't break any new ground on the subject, it follows the tried and true formula of portraying the worst of times with sincerity and humor, filtered through raw and compassionate performances from a talented cast.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Oct 21, 2019 Full Review Swallow (2019) 87% EDIT “Unusual and aesthetically beautiful...” – Birth.Movies.Death. Sep 25, 2019 Full Review Saint Maud (2019) 92% EDIT “First time filmmaker Rose Glass exquisitely confronts the dualities of faith versus obsession and good versus evil in this tense, psychological thriller.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Sep 23, 2019 Full Review Lost Transmissions (2019) 52% EDIT “The plot limits the performances, seesawing back and forth too often between Theo manipulating the system and Hannah being too stubborn to give up.” – Birth.Movies.Death. May 9, 2019 Full Review Mystify: Michael Hutchence (2019) 100% EDIT “It's been said that a documentary is only as good as its subject, and Richard Lowenstein could not have chosen a more intriguing topic.” – Birth.Movies.Death. May 8, 2019 Full Review After Midnight (2019) 90% EDIT “Those seeking more horror than romance may want to look elsewhere, but if you're a fan of a good love story with a dash of, well, something else, then this movie is meant for you.” – Birth.Movies.Death. May 3, 2019 Full Review J.T. LeRoy (2018) 55% EDIT “Featuring engaging performances from both accomplished actresses, the narrative regrettably limits their characters, never breaking through the surface long enough to reach the heart of the matter or establish the stakes.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Apr 22, 2019 Full Review Missing Link (2019) 88% EDIT “Missing Link is Chris Butler's stop-motion love letter to live-action adventures like Indiana Jones, and it's paving the way for even grander undertakings for Laika in the future.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Apr 8, 2019 Full Review Beauty and the Beast (1946) 96% EDIT “Adults and children alike will still easily be swept up in the bizarre and extravagant spectacle of this gothic romantic fantasy.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Dec 27, 2018 Full Review The House That Jack Built (2018) 59% EDIT “It may be the blackest pitch of pitch-black comedies, but to take it too seriously would be an oversight.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Dec 6, 2018 Full Review Ben Is Back (2018) 81% EDIT “Julia Roberts is a powerhouse mom in this family drama about addiction.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Oct 31, 2018 Full Review The Kindergarten Teacher (2018) 90% EDIT “The path The Kindergarten Teacher takes is surprising, and greatly enhanced by Maggie Gyllenhaal's careful yet confident stride in the shoes of Lisa Spinelli.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Oct 15, 2018 Full Review Beautiful Boy (2018) 68% EDIT “Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet are the backbone of a broken narrative.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Oct 12, 2018 Full Review Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore (1997) 78% EDIT “Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore is a striking example of a bold and empowering female narrative.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Oct 3, 2018 Full Review Ladyworld (2018) 52% EDIT “Pondering the savage nature of teenage girls, Ladyworld maintains that it's always more beneficial for them to band together than to tear each other apart.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Sep 27, 2018 Full Review I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story (2018) 94% EDIT “I Used To Be Normal is a rousing and heartwarming account of the universal need to connect with something larger than ourselves.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Sep 26, 2018 Full Review Mid90s (2018) 81% EDIT “Hill has captured an experience that transcends time.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Sep 26, 2018 Full Review Starfish (2018) 89% EDIT “In his debut feature Starfish, first-time filmmaker A.T. White (frontman of the UK band Ghostlight) mixes science fiction, Lovecraftian monsters, and a stirring indie soundtrack to convey a deeply personal story about grief and loss.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Sep 25, 2018 Full Review The Wind (2018) 82% EDIT “While intriguing in its take on the dynamics between women and how the forces of nature influence their psyche in such an isolated setting, the narrative moves too slowly and is too abstract in regard to the terror it attempts to portray.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Sep 21, 2018 Full Review The Children Act (2017) 74% EDIT “The narrative is very posh and restrained, never quite reaching for anything more nuanced than the courtroom logic of right versus wrong.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Sep 12, 2018 Full Review The Wife (2017) 85% EDIT “A stunning bit of character drama that depends entirely on its performers.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Aug 17, 2018 Full Review Juliet, Naked (2018) 82% EDIT “Unfortunately, it sacrifices too many elements that made the genre appealing in the first place -- a mature and swoon-worthy leading man, for instance. But more importantly, it lacks an element essential to making any rom-com tick: the romance.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Aug 16, 2018 Full Review Little Women (1994) 92% EDIT “Armstrong and her team so impeccably transported these characters from page to screen that the film, like the book, has become a familiar haven of warmth to be visited again and again.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Aug 1, 2018 Full Review
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