The Brutalist

It is so specific, lived-in and vibrant that you want to spend more time in this world even when it's harrowing.

To behold “The Brutalist” and wish Brady Corbet showed more restraint entirely misses the essence...

Brady Corbet’s seismic drama reaches for the sky as it surveys the soul of a man and a nation. There will be Oscars.

It is a movie of towering scale, gravity and technical accomplishment.

Felicity Jones nearly steals the show.

A deeply personal story told on a grand scale.

he Brutalist is a new American epic that deserves all the recognition it gets and hopefully will receive as the years go by.

This film is monumental. It’s thrilling and emotional, quiet and observant, loud and furious. Corbet’s film is a provocative portrait of the pursuit of the American dream.

The film is also propelled by it’s Academy Award nominated musical score, as well as the greatest selection of mid-century standards since, well, “L.A. Confidential.”

Masterfully shot and directed, with a standout performances from Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce. 

Some of the themes and a chunk of the writing didn’t work for me, but the commentary on the failed American Dream is solid