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For the Love of Film...

Welcome to my review website. I love movies, and here’s the place I talk about them. You’ll find my ratings, on a scale of zero to five stars, in all of my posts. For each film, I’ve written either a full critique, which is a longer piece; a compact review, which is usually just a paragraph; or a quick take, which is only a sentence or two. I also post articles about the world of cinema on my film blog.

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The Public (2018)

The Public (2018)

Emilio Estevez writes, directs, and stars in this meditation on homelessness, which touches on both society’s moral obligations and its usual amoral responses to this ongoing issue. Though it has its heart firmly in the right place, the film frequently frustrates the audience when characters fail to communicate in ways obviously demanded by the situation. Good acting and decent direction cannot save a script that doesn’t quite know how to resolve itself.

**¾ (out of *****)

©2020 David R. George III


2018 • 1 HOUR, 59 MINUTES
HAMMERSTONE STUDIOS • E2 FILMS • CEDARVALE PICTURES • LIVING THE DREAM FILMS

STARRING
EMILIO ESTEVEZ, ALEC BALDWIN, TAYLOR SCHILLING

ALSO STARRING
JENA MALONE, CHRISTIAN SLATER, JACOB VARGAS, GABRIELLE UNION, DEREK POLEN, MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS, JEFFREY WRIGHT, CHE “RHYMEFEST” SMITH

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
EMILIO ESTEVEZ

NO 2018 ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Gemini Man (2019)

Gemini Man (2019)

Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

Motherless Brooklyn (2019)