Talent Steven Spielberg

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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
4
Enjoyment
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
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
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.

4
Anticipation
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.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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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
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
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.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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