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Movie Reviews by Todd Wofford— Funny, informative movie reviews

Mar 2021

The Father (2021)::rating::4.5::rating::4.5::rating::4.5

For Anthony (Anthony Hopkins), dementia is like a prison that's constantly undergoing renovations: His room seems to get bigger and smaller each day. The decor on the walls always looks…

Mar 2021

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Sound of Metal (2020)::rating::4.5

Sound of Metal is a great film, replete with sly humor and aching sadness. It’s less about Ruben’s deafness than what he does next: Even in profound loss,…

Mar 2021

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One Night in Miami… (2020)::rating::4.5

Miami constructs a meetup of incredible people who tackle still-relevant issues. They push each other, and end up challenging us in the process. This is a funny, provocative, moving…

Mar 2021

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Minari (2021)::rating::5

This film puts me in a bit of a bind. I was good and ready to call the Oscars for Nomadland. Now, I’m not so sure.

Mar 2021

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The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)::rating::3

In the The United States vs. Billie Holiday, director Lee Daniels finds the perfect actress to embody such a monumental subject. He just can’t get the material up to…

Jan 2020

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Cinemavino — Episode 64: Oscars Wild::rating::0

For this episode of Cinemavino, we talk about the Oscar noms. Once again, the Academy got a buncha picks right, and whole buttload of ’em wrong, too.

Jan 2020

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Marriage Story (2019)::rating::4.5

An even blend of wry and wrenching, this is great film that examines what happens after the story of a marriage ends.

Aug 2019

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Cold War (2018)::rating::4.5

S adness hangs over every scene in Cold War, like a layer of smoke above a dimly-lit jazz bar. Characters love and long for each other, they express their feelings in…

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