The Tree of Life is Malick’s Memory Epic
The Tree of Life is an all-encompassing memory of a tiny life. It can’t help but stand in for all of us.
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Ad Astra: Space Melodrama
Ad Astra attempts to be a space opera and family melodrama. Failing both makes even its best intentions seem misplaced from other films.
Inglorious Basterds: Killer Cover-Up
Inglorious Basterds resurrects the best in war films while ignoring the worst in war. The result is wrathful Tarantino magic.