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Before I Fall movie review

This is Chris Shelton with the Critical Picture, movie reviews you can count on. This time we are taking a look at the young adult drama, Before I Fall, directed by Ry Russo-Young based on a 2010 book by author Lauren Oliver and starring Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Logan Miller, Klan Lawley and Jennifer Beals.

I went into this movie knowing literally nothing about it, which is pretty difficult and rare for me to do because usually I have seen a trailer or an interview or two or heard something about the plot. In this case, I went in totally cold and I’m very glad I did.Read More »Before I Fall movie review

Loving movie review

Loving was was written and directed by Jeff Nichols and stars Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Martin Csokas and Nick Kroll.

I’m going to open by saying that this is great film making. Not good, not totally awesome, not marvelous or unbelievable or any of that. With a film like Loving, those words just don’t fit because this is a movie of simplicity and restraint in almost every single part of its production. And that is why it is powerful beyond words. No matter what I say in this review, until you see this film you won’t truly grasp the strength of its story telling.Read More »Loving movie review