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Max Weiss

Max Weiss is the editor-in-chief of Baltimore and a film and pop culture critic. You can catch her movie reviews here and at Rotten Tomatoes and read her thoughts on everything from last night’s episode of Ru Paul’s Drag Race to the latest Godard film @maxthegirl on X (formerly Twitter). She also plays a mean cello.

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Cinderella

Kenneth Branagh's live-action version of the classic fairytale is beautiful, magical, and...totally unnecessary.
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Selma

By humanizing Martin Luther King Jr., Ava DuVernay's wonderful film only serves to amplify his greatness.
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Big Eyes

Tim Burton shares the incredible true story behind those inexplicably popular paintings of moon-eyed children.
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Unbroken

Angelina Jolie's film about a real-life American war hero is too earnest for its own good.
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Foxcatcher

Steve Carell and company lay it on a little too thick in this tragic tale of a wrestler and his billionaire benefactor.