A JBO Reel Review of: Parasite (2019)
Parasite—director Bong Joon-Ho’s Best Picture Winner at the 92nd Academy Awards and Palme d’Or winner at the 72nd Annual Cannes Films Festival—isn’t his best work but it’s still an impressive turn. An at-times-fun, at-times-frightening and...
A JBO Reel Review of: Okja (2017)
Maybe it’s a two-hour advertisement for veganism. Maybe it’s a plea to end animal cruelty. Maybe it’s a public service announcement about environmentalism and food sustainability. Or maybe it’s just a funny and sentimental buddy film. Whatever it is, Okja is...
A JBO Reel Review of: Marriage Story (2019)
Marriage Story is a forceful showcase for immense talent and an evocative allegory for our politically and culturally divisive times. Noah Baumbach’s talent for writing intricate and intimate material is applied with aplomb in Marriage Story, serving up detailed...
A JBO Reel Review of: Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Substantive performances from the film’s cast are almost completely lost on confused characters, distracting directorial decisions and pointlessly progressive plotlines. It’s a film that would be forgettable if it didn’t serve as such a perfect case study for future...
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