Andy Webster

Andy Webster

Agrees with the Tomatometer 72% of the time.

Biography:
New York Times film critic.
Publications:
New York Times
Total Reviews:
170

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
2/5 47% Scatter My Ashes At Bergdorf's (2013) " [A] glossy, fawning valentine to conspicuous consumption ..." — New York Times
Posted May 3, 2013
3/5 —— Wuss (2013) " "Wuss" may be slight, but Mr. Liford's sense of pitch is spot on." — New York Times
Posted May 2, 2013
2/5 33% Tai Chi Hero (2013) " "Tai Chi Hero" merely fills the eye, offering little that stays with you." — New York Times
Posted Apr 25, 2013
2/5 4% Scary Movie 5 (2013) " The latest installment of the slick, highly profitable parody franchise." — New York Times
Posted Apr 14, 2013
2.5/5 0% Lotus Eaters (2013) " Overflows with underdeveloped characters and plotlines." — New York Times
Posted Apr 5, 2013
2/5 16% Temptation (2013) " Limp pacing and countless shots of Washington's skyline plague the narrative." — New York Times
Posted Mar 29, 2013
2/5 38% Family Weekend (2013) " The script, by Matt K. Turner, is loaded with contradictions, its hollow flirtation with subversion amount to airplane pablum." — New York Times
Posted Mar 28, 2013
2.5/5 15% Dorfman in Love (2013) " The sentiments are heartfelt, but the execution is common." — New York Times
Posted Mar 21, 2013
1/5 0% Silver Circle (2013) " Ron Paul acolytes, help yourself. Everyone else, stay away." — New York Times
Posted Mar 21, 2013
3/5 —— Mindless Behavior Lose Your Mind (2013) " May Mindless Behavior's future lessons in youthful stardom not be too cruel." — New York Times
Posted Mar 17, 2013
2.5/5 30% Reincarnated (2013) " Snoop has certainly tempered his worldview, but enlightenment isn't as evident here as much as a woozy weariness, perhaps a long-term byproduct of being very, very stoned." — New York Times
Posted Mar 14, 2013
3/5 13% Day of the Falcon (2013) " A far, far cry from "Lawrence of Arabia," but it has its diversions." — New York Times
Posted Mar 4, 2013
3/5 13% The Last Exorcism Part II (2013) " An actress who suggests religious piety, carnal fire and satanic aggression with equal dexterity, Ms. Bell provides a pulse an audience can connect with amid the standard-issue atmospheric accouterments. " — New York Times
Posted Mar 1, 2013
3.5/5 33% The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek (2013) " There are so many ideas and so much imaginative play here that the movie can barely contain them." — New York Times
Posted Feb 28, 2013
2.5/5 56% The End of Love (2013) " Mr. Webber, a skilled actor, has not devised a narrative with sufficient momentum or tension to sustain much interest." — New York Times
Posted Feb 28, 2013
3/5 35% Dark Skies (2013) " Those elements are employed with consummate dexterity." — New York Times
Posted Feb 22, 2013
3.5/5 —— Almost In Love (2013) " Mostly the film is two unbroken takes and a bravura display of hand-held camerawork, sound design and improvisational performance." — New York Times
Posted Feb 14, 2013
3/5 57% Shanghai Calling (2013) " Though Mr. Hsia, a television alumnus who also wrote the script, has created a somewhat predictable story infused with stereotypes old and new, he gains mileage from light humor, buoyant energy and some appealing performers." — New York Times
Posted Feb 14, 2013
88% Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (2006) New York Times
Posted Jan 22, 2013
3.5/5 80% Wagner & Me (2012) " The director, Patrick McGrady, gracefully alternates interviews and biographical passages with stirring lyrical musical sequences." — New York Times
Posted Dec 6, 2012
2/5 —— Shady Lady (2012) " It comes as no surprise that the director, Tristan Loraine, comes from a background as an airline captain and a documentarian. Perhaps those jobs make best use of his skills." — New York Times
Posted Nov 29, 2012
3/5 50% What A Man (2012) " It may hit all-too-familiar notes, but its sureness of tone makes Mr. Schweighöfer a talent to watch." — New York Times
Posted Nov 29, 2012
3/5 50% Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012) " This bloody wallow in sweat, guns and fisticuffs - for those who swing that way - delivers." — New York Times
Posted Nov 29, 2012
1/5 20% The Mystical Laws (Shinpi no hô) (2012) " Who conceived this ponderous, quasi-evangelical hokum, anyway?" — New York Times
Posted Nov 22, 2012
3/5 —— Turning (2012) " Onstage the Johnsons perform Mr. Hegarty's agreeably lush, intimate and often melancholy piano-based songs, accompanied by a string section." — New York Times
Posted Nov 16, 2012
3.5/5 —— Girl Walk: All Day (2012) " Exhausting but undeniably exhilarating." — New York Times
Posted Nov 1, 2012
1.5/5 6% Silent Hill: Revelation (2012) " The distinction between actors and special effects shrinks ever further in the video game-turned-horror film Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, which reduces its human players to plastic action figures in tired genre settings. " — New York Times
Posted Oct 26, 2012
5/5 26% Fun Size (2012) " There's an effervescent tempo to "Fun Size," a gleeful "After Hours" for All Hallow's Eve, but for tweens and teenagers, and set in Cleveland." — New York Times
Posted Oct 25, 2012
3/5 25% Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) " The mood is often playful, with teases and fake-outs that are sometimes humorous and usually right before shocks. Violence is rare, quick and devoid of lingering close-ups." — New York Times
Posted Oct 21, 2012
3.5/5 —— The Prosecution of an American President (2012) " There is no mistaking Mr. Bugliosi's conviction, nor the thoroughness of his research, which largely concerns the Bush administration's claims of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction." — New York Times
Posted Oct 11, 2012
2/5 15% Special Forces (2012) " "Special Forces" aims to inspire but ends up wallowing in melodrama." — New York Times
Posted Oct 11, 2012
5/5 70% The Thieves (2012) " [A] sprawling, relentlessly entertaining thriller." — New York Times
Posted Oct 11, 2012
3/5 67% An Affair of the Heart (2012) " An agreeable documentary about the pop singer Rick Springfield and his legions of female fans ..." — New York Times
Posted Oct 9, 2012
3/5 44% Decoding Deepak (2012) " "Decoding" ultimately becomes Gotham's gentle tribute to Dad, who shall probably provide handsomely for his heirs. It is also a tacit endorsement of Chopra Inc." — New York Times
Posted Oct 4, 2012
3/5 —— My Life As Abraham Lincoln (2012) " The accessible and appealing Ms. Luft is a strong anchor. And Ms. Berman can be funny (especially with a black-and-white Ingmar Bergman send-up). It's intriguing to imagine what she could do with a tighter, more linear script." — New York Times
Posted Sep 27, 2012
3.5/5 78% Tales of the Night (2012) " The narratives - involving princesses, sorcerers, dragons, talking animals - are familiar. But Mr. Ocelot invigorates them with lyricism ..." — New York Times
Posted Sep 26, 2012
3/5 22% Three Stars (2012) " A narrower focus might have helped. But serious foodies will chow down." — New York Times
Posted Sep 20, 2012
4/5 100% They Call It Myanmar: Lifting The Curtain (2012) " Eye-opening and insightful." — New York Times
Posted Sep 20, 2012
2/5 37% The Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best (2012) " Inner child? Open road? No, this film is actually about Mr. O'Nan and his wan, scruffy innocence." — New York Times
Posted Sep 20, 2012
2/5 —— Bangkok Revenge (2012) " Thailand locations add spice but - like the plot twists and performances - fail to elevate the action beyond the generic ..." — New York Times
Posted Sep 15, 2012
2/5 93% The Trouble with the Truth (2012) " The ambition is laudable, the results less so." — New York Times
Posted Sep 14, 2012
3/5 10% Branded (2012) " This fantastical fable takes aim at marketing itself with an intriguing if tendentious narrative." — New York Times
Posted Sep 7, 2012
5/5 93% Beauty Is Embarrassing (2012) " This exuberant documentary's most affecting message concerns a timelessly profound verity: the value of roots, humor, family and old friends." — New York Times
Posted Sep 6, 2012
2/5 —— Joker 3D (2012) " Another global hot spot generating fossil fuels? I thought Bollywood comedies had happy endings." — New York Times
Posted Sep 3, 2012
3.5/5 92% The Bullet Vanishes (2012) " Dig deeply and you may find a metaphor about corrupt, uncompassionate government. But mostly "The Bullet Vanishes" is an agreeable period buddy movie, and that's plenty." — New York Times
Posted Aug 30, 2012
2.5/5 4% The Apparition (2012) " Lights flicker; soap and cactuses blacken; claw marks appear; icky molds gather like hornet nests." — New York Times
Posted Aug 26, 2012
2/5 —— Knight Knight (2012) " The recording sounds muted; the whimsical musical score oversells the jokes; and the lackluster visuals fail to match the pungency of the language." — New York Times
Posted Aug 23, 2012
3/5 83% El Edificio De Los Chilenos () " Soft, Latin-inflected acoustic guitar and gentle animated interludes from Gerard, an interviewee, establish the film's quiet, conciliatory mood." — New York Times
Posted Aug 13, 2012
2.5/5 26% 2016: Obama's America (2012) " Not interviewed by the filmmakers are Obama's political supporters, but this isn't that kind of documentary." — New York Times
Posted Aug 13, 2012
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