"What I appreciated most (and what has been largely ignored by most reviewers) is Baby Driver’s moral arc. Baby is a good person who is trying to convince himself that he is not like his cohorts. As the jobs become increasingly violent and destructive, Baby discovers that his actions will put at risk the persons [...]
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Movie review: Paterson
"Paterson is a quiet film of beauty and generosity, filled with warmth, humor and more than a touch of eccentricity. I am placing my summation of this movie right up front because I want to encourage you to spend time with a film that may at first seem to be about not much at all." [...]
Movie Review: Cars 3
"As an aging racer myself, I could relate to the themes of Cars 3, but what are these themes doing in a kid’s movie? As Lightning spends time with the grand old cars in Radiator Springs, he also listens to the voice of his mentor, Doc Hudson (Paul Newman) speaking to him from beyond the [...]