Film Review: “The Fabelmans”

Portrait of the filmmaker as a young man: Spielberg’s autobiographical drama fails to charm

Sammy (Gabriel LaBelle) is an aspiring filmmaker.

“Movies are dreams that you never forget,” Mitzi Fabelman (Michelle Williams) tells her young son Sammy (Mateo Zoryon Francis-DeFord) en route to taking him to see his first film, 1952’s The Greatest Show on Earth. Had they seen The Fabelmans instead, however, perhaps Mitzi might have thought twice about her proclamation. With The Fabelmans, writer/director Steven Spielberg wants to create a nostalgic love letter to cinema, but the picture is too bogged down with the weight of Spielberg’s autobiographical angst to become something unforgettable. 

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Film Review: “Lincoln”

Daniel Day-Lewis in LINCOLN

starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader

written by: Tony Kushner

directed by: Steven Spielberg

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language

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