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By the New York Times
The first film in Kevin Costner’s four-film cycle offers combined depictions of the Wild West from the Civil War onward.
In our opinion:
“Horizon” is incredibly uneven, infuriating, and full of uncomfortable main points that devour the realism of its time. Among other things, it turns out that no one knows how to spit tobacco, and judging by the best buns and the neat eyebrows of Women, everyone on this border is accompanied by a stylist. It is easy to smile with satisfaction at these and other mistakes; Costner also has a weakness for speeches, like many filmmakers, but he has a sense of the West and the landscapes of the West.
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In Michael Sarnoski’s prequel to the “A Quiet Place” franchise, Samira (Lupita Nyong’o) fights an alien invasion in New York City alongside her cat, Frodo.
In our opinion:
In fact, the established details of the action are clever but also superficial, as if it were a non-negotiable detail that Sarnoski had to cross off a checklist. The “first day” is on a much safer floor when it comes to the calm that puts an end to storms. And it’s more productive every time Nyong’o’s face fills the screen, like the post-apocalyptic heroine of a silent movie. What she can do with relatively little is nothing short of amazing, and we surely in Samira’s desperation and determination.
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This drama captures the conversations between a taxi driver, Clark (Sean Penn), and the passenger he calls Girlie (Dakota Johnson).
In our opinion:
Disadvantaged by a more than gruesome title, Christy Hall’s “Daddio,” which takes place almost entirely in a New York cab, requires too much effort and lasts too long. An artificial encounter between a chatty taxi driver and his self-confident passenger, the film is a claustrophobic duo oxygenated in part thanks to Phedon Papamichael’s sublime and magnificent cinematography. The star strength of its protagonists, Sean Penn and Dakota Johnson, doesn’t hurt either.
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