Ghostbusters; A lot of lines fall flat, but sign me up for any future films w/these ladies. Invoking franchise's name was unnecessary; B
Queen of Katwe; Chess stories are hard to make exciting. Succeeds in portrayals even though story beats are cliche, due to stellar acting; B
Lion; Fascinating story is > just a son's quest to relocate his family devastatingly powerful emotional depth despite thin bare direction; A
La La Land; Loving ode to LA works due to music & masterful direction, not so much the singing. Is there a more dreamy lead than Gosling? A
Spectre; Solid action & superb cinematography in what feels like Daniel Craig's most Moore like Bond film. Mixes Bond eras into its own; B
Interstellar; Nolan gives us a thought provoking, emotionally driven, visual tour de force. His vision is unmatched & trendsetting; A-
Hidden Figures; Important, fascinating reveal of unsung NASA heroines. Compelling despite its traditional, stale storytelling mechanisms; B
Cameraperson; Interesting way to present memoir, reflect our world & explore memory, PTSD, privilege & family all in a clip compilation; B+
Allegiant; Like watching a book be read aloud by boring characters. No. It IS a book spoken aloud with boring actors. Sci-fi FX are lame; D
Now You See Me 2; Over the top tricks makes this less enjoyable as plot spirals around the players too conveniently connected. Still fun; B
