So... I swapped grading systems in September 2017!  I've always hated that there are star-grading-systems out of 5 stars, and some out of 4, such that I always need to specify!  And I've found that conversationally I use letter grades more often, as there are more grade options, allowing for greater specificity.  So I figured that with my new approach of posting video-reviews on Instagram, now's a good time to swap grading systems.  Heeeere we go: letter grades it is!

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Also, if you think I'm too nice given that most of my reviews are rather positive, remember:  I'm not a critic who's paid to see all movies including the bad.  I only go to see movies that I think I will like, and I'm pretty good at gauging that :) 

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AMERICAN BIRTHRIGHT (no review - my friend Becky made it!)  [Instagram review]

 

THE ALPINIST (B+)  [Instagram post]

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ANNETTE (B?!?!)  [Instagram post]

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BARB & STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR (A-)  [Instagram post]

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BEING THE RICARDOS (B)  [Instagram post]

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BELFAST (A-?)  [Instagram post]

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BERGMAN ISLAND (C-)  [Instagram post]

 

CANDYMAN (B)  [Instagram post]

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C'MON C'MON (A)  [Instagram post]

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CODA (B+)  [Instagram post]

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CYRANO (A-)  [Instagram post]

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DON'T LOOK UP (B+)  [Instagram post]

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DRIVE MY CAR (B)  [Instagram post]

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DUNE (B)  [Instagram post]

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ENCANTO (B+)  [Instagram post]

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THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (B-)  [Instagram post]

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FLEE (A-)  [Instagram post]

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THE FRENCH DISPATCH (B)  [Instagram post]

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THE GREEN KNIGHT (C+)  [Instagram post]

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THE HAND OF GOD (A-)  [Instagram post]

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A HERO (B)  [Instagram post]

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HOUSE OF GUCCI (B)  [Instagram post]

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THE HUMANS (A-)  [Instagram post]

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IN THE HEIGHTS (B-)  [Instagram post]

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JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (A-)  [Instagram post]

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KING RICHARD (A)  [Instagram post]

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THE LAST DUEL (C+)  [Instagram post]

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LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (B)  [Instagram post]

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LICORICE PIZZA (A)  [Instagram post]

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THE LOST DAUGHTER (C+)  [Instagram post]

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LUCA (B+)  [Instagram post]

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MALCOLM & MARIE (B-)  [Instagram post]

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MASS (B+)  [Instagram post]

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NIGHTMARE ALLEY (C+)  [Instagram post]

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NINE DAYS (B-)  This film about souls being tested over nine days to see who's most worthy to enter a new body is a fascinating proposition with a mediocre execution.

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NO TIME TO DIE (C+)  [Instagram post]

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PARALLEL MOTHERS (C+)  [Instagram post]

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PASSING (A-)  [Instagram post]

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PIG (B+)  [Instagram post]

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THE POWER OF THE DOG (B)  [Instagram post]

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A QUIET PLACE: PART II (B-)  [Instagram post]

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PARALLEL MOTHERS (C)  [Instagram post]

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RED ROCKET (B-)  [Instagram post]

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THE RESCUE (B+)  [Instagram post]

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RESPECT (B-)  [Instagram post]

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SHIVA BABY (B+)  Fun movie about a girl who runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva, and it turns out he has a wife and a baby.  The awkwardness around their interactions running adjacent to her parents' shiva mingling is juicy - fun times, nothing extraordinary.  Though I was super tired and falling asleep, missed some pieces... 

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SPENCER (C+)  [Instagram post]

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SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (B)  [Instagram post]

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STILLWATER (C+)  [Instagram post]

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SUMMER OF SOUL (B+)  [Instagram post]

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SWAN SONG (A-)  [Instagram post]

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TICK, TICK...BOOM! (A)  [Instagram post]

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TITANE (D)  [Instagram post]

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THE HARDER THEY FALL (B+)  [Instagram post]

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THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (A-)  [Instagram post]

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THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY (B+)  [Instagram post]

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WEST SIDE STORY (B)  [Instagram post]

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THE WHITE TIGER (B+)  [Instagram post]

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THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (B)  [Instagram post]