The Fabelmans: This film is loosely based on Steven Spielberg's early life. Since it was nominated for Best Picture Oscar last year, it has been on my watchlist since.

My expectations were in the range of somewhere between Hugo and Cinema Paradiso, or even Chello Show, where a young boy falls in love with motion pictures and pursues his dream. I thought it would be an ode to cinema and filmmaking, but alas! It's a very dry, dreary watch, very disappointing and unbecoming of Spielberg, one of the greatest entertainers of any era. This one seemed too self-indulgent and self-catering. There are no takeaways, nothing memorable here, except Michelle Williams's overacting. Skippable film. 4/10.