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Movie Reviews by Michael Arbeiter - Page 3 of 5

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Review of The Incredible Jessica James (2017)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 24 Jan 2017

Jessica Williams is not just the star of Jim Strouse's latest picture, she's its very life force…

Review of Mudbound (2017)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 24 Jan 2017

She may hit a few slip-ups en route, but eventually, Rees finds success in most everything she aims to accomplish…

Review of Bitch (2017)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 24 Jan 2017

Though I'm still hard pressed to define the film's themes or direction, I can't say that the experience of watching it roll around in the dirt…

Review of Landline (2017)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 24 Jan 2017

Rushing to the happy ending may have cost Landline too large a chunk of its emotional impact, but time spent with the family on screen-sisters…

Review of Brigsby Bear (2017)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 24 Jan 2017

I couldn't think of a more appropriate feature screenplay or leading role debut for Mooney than Brigsby Bear-an earnest salute to the weirdo…

Review of The Yellow Birds (2018)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 22 Jan 2017

Unburdened by any apparent ideological agenda-a rarity for films about contemporaneous warfare-The Yellow Birds freely pumps up and tears apart…

Review of Monster Trucks (2016)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 19 Jan 2017

It's damn near miraculous how close Monster Trucks gets to reproducing the '90s aesthetic, and how enjoyable the ride is as a result…

Review of Collateral Beauty (2016)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 15 Dec 2016

Even with Smith's ability to sell austere grief, Collateral Beauty never quite validates itself as a story that deserves this performance…

Review of Passengers (2016)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 15 Dec 2016

It isn't that Passengers is treading in delicate territory that ultimately undermines its premise -- on the contrary -- but the fact that it…

Review of Moana (2016)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 17 Nov 2016

No, these things don't all blend together well, but if you can follow Moana's island society's lead and just roll with it, you'll enjoy them…

Review of Doctor Strange (2016)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 27 Oct 2016

Spectacle is as important a character to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as its caped crusaders, and never before has this proved such a significant…

Review of The Greasy Strangler (2016)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 19 Oct 2016

It's vile, it's intrusive, and it's annoying, but it's strikingly, creatively, and impressively so. And, to boot, really freakin' weird…

Review of The Lost City of Z (2017)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 19 Oct 2016

The Lost City of Z does understand its so-called hero, and those who've paved the way for the heroism he'll forever be celebrated for…

Review of Certain Women (2016)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 10 Oct 2016

With so much on its mind, it's this devotion to mood that keeps Certain Women as satisfyingly visceral as it is excitingly cerebral, and as…

Review of Manchester by the Sea (2016)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 06 Oct 2016

The unparalleled honesty with which Lonergan tells his story lands it in a class all its own…

Review of My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 29 Sep 2016

Adorably minimalistic one minute and strikingly surreal another, the visual artistry of My Entire High School shoulders much of the weight…

Review of Paterson (2016)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 29 Sep 2016

Paterson is a movie so indebted to the necessity, futility, synthesis, isolation, validation, subversion, entertainment, and art of watching…

Review of Joshy (2016)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 17 Aug 2016

Ultimately, Joshy claims to be a story in defense of its main character's right to a story all his own, even though the film never steps away…

Review of Sausage Party (2016)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 09 Aug 2016

Maybe if the movie employed a bit more subtlety on all fronts, it'd be a far more successful outing…

Review of Suicide Squad (2016)

By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 02 Aug 2016

It's the apparent lack of strategy in putting together these pieces that undermines the lot, resulting in a good deal less than the sum of…

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Michael Arbeiter has written reviews for:

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We Got This Covered (2,391)
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Nerdist (550)
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