Dunkirk

In words: 25 - Compelling characters without Nolan exposition… 15 - Brilliant sweeping cinematography… 5 - Perfectly… navigates brutal but bloodless landscape… completely enthralls viewers… explores… in a chronologically complex structure… for maximum empathy… full… populated with riveting Stylistic performances… and historical gravity… cinematic… boldly succeeding militaristically and narratively. weighty but buoyant. artistry.

Collateral Beauty

Life is Cynical continues Will Smith’s Pursuit of Oskars but falls like so many dominos as it drifts from clichéd to conniving to contrived. Star-studded cast turn in career low performances as the illogical and deeply troubled mini-machiavellis. One clever third act reveal hardly compensates for all the collateral BS.

The Lego Batman Movie

Feels like an overlong South Park episode made weaker through pulled plastic punches. Amusing Romantic Knight plot provides clever genre commentary and appearance of infinite baddies from inside and outside canon proved spectacular entertainment, but ultimately the comedy doesn’t quite match the originality of predecessor. Perhaps they suffered writers blocks.