Black Magic for White Boys
By Paul Weissman July 9, 2020
The flavor is Woody Allen, if he isn’t trying particularly hard.
The flavor is Woody Allen, if he isn’t trying particularly hard.
An underperforming, unfocused, and unhappy 34-year-old can’t quite break free of her youth or make the stride into adulthood.
A poignant picture of a languid Harlem summer that is at its best when it yields to an easy, naturalist tone.
Even with a prestigious cast that includes Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Pullman, this feels like a throwback to the made-for-HBO movies of the 1990s and early 2000s.
Take a deep dive into the U.S. Senate’s investigation of the CIA’s use of detention and enhanced interrogation techniques.
Though there are spooky moments here and there, this is no horror film but a sensitive character study about a group of people edging their way out of loss.
An impressionistic and at times powerful meditation on social alienation, masculinity, and the grappling of faith.