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Chris Buckle

Agrees with the Tomatometer 95% of the time.

Publications:: The Skinny

Total Reviews:: 23

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
2/5	48%	Olympus Has Fallen (2013)	" A movie that looks like a Die Hard film, feels (sporadically) like a Die Hard film, but lacks the wit and coiled adrenaline that made that series' debut a classic." — The Skinny Posted Apr 18, 2013
2/5	14%	Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)	" Let's not mince words: Hansel and Gretel is not a good movie." — The Skinny Posted Mar 7, 2013
4/5	——	Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (2013)	" Should satisfy both long-term acolytes and those newly curious of Big Star's timeless artistry." — The Skinny Posted Feb 27, 2013
4/5	91%	Caesar Must Die (2013)	" Delivers a compelling and considered take on immemorial themes." — The Skinny Posted Feb 27, 2013
2/5	40%	Men at Lunch ()	" While some interviewees proffer genuine insights worth pondering, these can't balance the film's wayward focus and runaway aggrandisement." — The Skinny Posted Feb 20, 2013
4/5	100%	Village At The End Of The World ()	" Beautifully-shot and purposely unsentimental, Village... is an insightful study of lives in transition." — The Skinny Posted Feb 20, 2013
4/5	92%	Lore (2013)	" The result is a stimulating portrayal of an under-examined aspect of Nazism's terrible legacy." — The Skinny Posted Feb 14, 2013
2/5	54%	V/H/S (2012)	" Fails to fulfil its grisly potential." — The Skinny Posted Jan 17, 2013
2/5	44%	Code Name: Geronimo ()	" The lead-up is hokey and unconvincing, as the filmmakers strain to inscribe personality on a cast of ciphers through hackneyed backstories and substantial guesswork." — The Skinny Posted Dec 6, 2012
3/5	——	Omar Killed Me ()	" Bouajila, in particular, is excellent in the lead role, convincingly internalising complex emotions: defiance, desperation, anger, and defeat." — The Skinny Posted Feb 29, 2012
4/5	——	The Mexican Suitcase (La Maleta Mexicana) ()	" Ziff's film impresses by adopting multiple distances, from the close-up excavation of mass graves to comparatively disassociated art exhibitions, all augmented by co-producer Michael Nyman's evocative score." — The Skinny Posted Feb 23, 2012
5/5	99%	This Is Not a Film (2012)	" A bold artistic statement, a guided career retrospective, a political act, and a mediation on the very nature of cinema - all at once, with neither self-pity or intellectual elitism to muddy the waters." — The Skinny Posted Feb 23, 2012
3/5	86%	Terri (2011)	" Like its eponymous protagonist, Terri sits awkwardly outside mainstream expectations, but is all the more appealing for it." — The Skinny Posted Feb 23, 2012
4/5	90%	The Green Wave (2012)	" Offsetting any gaps in its historical record is the breadth of testimony." — The Skinny Posted Sep 28, 2011
3/5	77%	In A Better World (2011)	" Though the performances are excellent, it aint no Dogtooth." — The Skinny Posted Aug 24, 2011
5/5	98%	Project Nim (2011)	" Nim's journey is profoundly moving..." — The Skinny Posted Aug 10, 2011
5/5	97%	Cell 211 (Celda 211) (2009)	" Any dips into melodrama are levelled out by its unpredictability, sympathies shifting multiple times in a kaleidoscope of greys that refuses to settle into blacks and whites." — The Skinny Posted Jul 13, 2011
4/5	79%	Cold Fish (2011)	" The climax is formidably bloody, but if you've got the stomach for it, Shion Sono's ludicrous spectacle makes for compelling viewing." — The Skinny Posted Apr 13, 2011
4/5	73%	Route Irish ()	" Loach's habit of filling out his cast with unknown faces resulting in some unconvincing scenes. But they don't detract from the righteous anger of regular collaborator Laverty's script..." — The Skinny Posted Mar 16, 2011
3/5	——	La journée de la jupe (Skirt Day) (2009)	" There is significant salvation in the form of a committed lead turn from Isabelle Adjani, which won her a record-breaking fifth Best Actress Cesar." — The Skinny Posted Dec 13, 2010
4/5	96%	Restrepo (2010)	" Restrepo gazes unflinchingly on those at the heart of a contentious conflict and renders their experience viscerally and -- most importantly -- humanely." — The Skinny Posted Oct 6, 2010
3/5	52%	The Greatest (2010)	" [Mulligan's] charming performance overcomes the character's clichés and in the process affirms her burgeoning talent." — The Skinny Posted Apr 8, 2010

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