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Susan Granger www.susangranger.com May 16, 2025 7/10 Amy Adams’ new dark comedy “Nightbitch” captures both the happiness and horror of motherhood, along with the tedium of suburban domesticity. Go to Full Review Nightbitch (2024) 59% - -

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Jan 30, 2022 7/10 Speculative yet suspenseful, revisionist historical thriller. Go to Full Review Munich: The Edge of War (2021) 83% 78%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Jan 22, 2022 7/10 Asghar Farhadi's subtly suspenseful drama thriller. Go to Full Review A Hero (2021) 97% 83%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Jan 18, 2022 6/10 Gentle, nostalgic coming-of-age story - with Ben Affleck scoring a SAG nomination as Best Supporting Actor. Go to Full Review The Tender Bar (2021) 51% 69%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Jan 18, 2022 8/10 Inspired, audacious interpretation of one of Shakespeare's most compelling plays. Go to Full Review The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) 93% 74%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Jan 11, 2022 5/10 Blandly familiar comedic adventure - now streaming - focusing on teenagers on a spooky farm in Summerville, Oklahoma. Go to Full Review Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) 63% 94%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Jan 10, 2022 An engrossing adaptation of a classic tale, enhanced by music. Go to Full Review Cyrano (2021) 85% 86%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Jan 10, 2022 Sensitive, stylistic, soft-spoken family melodrama, encompassing the inherent joys and overwhelming responsibilities of caring for a child. Go to Full Review C'mon C'mon (2021) 94% 78%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Jan 4, 2022 5/10 Absurdly frenzied prequel with a convoluted script that's tonally inconsistent and, therefore, confusing. Go to Full Review The King's Man (2021) 41% 80%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Jan 3, 2022 9/10 Action-packed, nostalgic hit, jump-starting theater-going despite the Omicron variant. Go to Full Review Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) 93% 40%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Dec 20, 2021 9/10 Visually stunning adaptation - worth a trip to see it on the big screen. Go to Full Review West Side Story (2021) 91% 93%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Dec 13, 2021 7/10 Maggie Gyllenhaal's directing debut is subversive yet compassionate. Go to Full Review The Lost Daughter (2021) 94% 54%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Dec 13, 2021 8/10 Kenneth Branagh's bittersweet, elegiac, cinematic memoir opts for romanticism over realism Go to Full Review Belfast (2021) 86% 92%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Dec 13, 2021 5/10 Despite the star-studded cast this frantic satire is fragmented and ham-fisted. Perhaps they were hoping for another 'Dr. Strangelove' or 'Wag the Dog.' No such luck! Go to Full Review Don't Look Up (2021) 56% 78%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Dec 13, 2021 8/10 Nicole Kidman captures not only Lucy's exuberant physicality but also the tonal essence of her determination. It's minor Sorkin but Aaron Sorkin is cagey, droll and voraciously smart. Go to Full Review Being the Ricardos (2021) 68% 75%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Dec 6, 2021 7/10 Inventive, poignant two-character story - using technology to interact. Go to Full Review Language Lessons (2021) 96% 82%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Dec 6, 2021 5/10 A flamboyant, extravagant melodrama, the sluggish script overflowing with awkward dialogue and extraneous characters. Lady Gaga's best line ' "Father, Son and the House of Gucci' - was improvised. Go to Full Review House of Gucci (2021) 62% 83%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Nov 29, 2021 A subtly poignant psychological drama that evokes a genuine catharsis. Go to Full Review Mass (2021) 95% 90%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Nov 29, 2021 8/10 This intriguing, enigmatic, contemporary folkloric tale from Norse mythology is high on my list of Best International Films of 2021. Go to Full Review Lamb (2021) 86% 61%

Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Nov 29, 2021 7/10 Unevenly directed yet sincerely sympathetic. Jessica Chastain is irresistible as the camp icon. Go to Full Review The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) 67% 86%