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Review

The Fabelmans

by Hannah Strong

Steven Spiel­berg weaves a tale about his child­hood love of cin­e­ma and the rela­tion­ship between his par­ents in this light but love­ly most­ly true story.

4
Anticipation
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4
In Retrospect
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Review

West Side Story

by David Jenkins

Steven Spiel­berg comes a‑cropper in this stiff and soul­less revamp of the clas­sic Leonard Bern­stein barnstormer.

4
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2
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2
In Retrospect
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Review

Ready Player One

by David Jenkins

Steven Spielberg’s high-octane pop cul­ture bonan­za is ham­strung by its corny, trea­sure hunt plotting.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Post

by Charles Bramesco

Steven Spiel­berg recounts the sto­ry of the Pen­ta­gon Papers – with one eye on Don­ald Trump – in this strange­ly unsat­is­fy­ing polit­i­cal drama.

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3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

by David Jenkins

Don’t miss this new­ly restored director’s cut ver­sion of Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi opus.

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4
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Review

Bridge of Spies

by David Ehrlich

A Cold War spy thriller from Steven Spiel­berg that’s as sleek, robust and allur­ing as a vin­tage Rolls Royce.

4
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4
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4
In Retrospect
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Review

Lincoln

by Vadim Rizov

Steven Spielberg’s solemn lat­est is less a biopic and more a com­plex dra­ma on the sub­ject of polit­i­cal ends ver­sus means.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

War Horse

by Adam Woodward

A strange sort of hybrid, wound­ed by the inter­nal ten­sions between what it might be.

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3
In Retrospect