Gary Goldstein

Gary Goldstein

Agrees with the Tomatometer 70% of the time.

Biography:
reel.com film critic.
Publications:
Baltimore Sun , Chicago Tribune , Los Angeles Times , Reel.com
Total Reviews:
565

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
3/5 —— Grace Unplugged (2013) " It should satisfy its intended audience and maybe even bring a few new viewers into the flock." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Oct 7, 2013
2/5 63% The Network (2013) " Feels a bit too cloistered and the subject perhaps too limited for feature-length attention." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Oct 4, 2013
4/5 —— Valentine Road () " Moving and infuriating ..." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Oct 3, 2013
3/5 62% Linsanity (2013) " A plethora of Lin family home-video clips, riveting archival and Leong-shot footage ... help tell the icon's remarkable story." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Oct 3, 2013
4/5 —— Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013) " Brilliantly conceived and beautifully crafted, "Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy" may not only be one of the year's best documentaries but one of the year's finest overall films." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Oct 3, 2013
3.5/5 71% Out in the Dark (2013) " Ratchets up the tension on its appealing lead characters in believable, heartfelt ways while spinning out an edgy tale fueled by do-or-die sociopolitical intrigue. It's unique, powerful stuff." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 26, 2013
4/5 86% Blue Caprice (2013) " Don't miss it." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
1.5/5 10% Jewtopia (2013) " To call this winkfest toward an astoundingly retrograde sliver of Judaism offensive would be, well, offensive to the word offensive." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
3.5/5 58% GMO OMG (2013) " While the movie rarely feels like the definitive, well-honed dissection this critical subject demands, [Seifert's] lighter approach keeps a somewhat arcane topic more easily digestible, dare say entertaining." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
3/5 77% Kid-Thing (2013) " [A] minimalist, rule-breaking exercise in head-scratching human behavior." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
3.5/5 75% Generation Iron (2013) " Yudin's deft cameras admiringly capture these iconically sculpted men without overly objectifying them, should the prospect of eyeballing all that posing-strapped beef give any potential viewers pause." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
2.5/5 91% Fire In The Blood (2013) " Unfortunately, Dylan Mohan Gray's slow and steady exposé never quite manages the propulsive gut punch its incendiary subject demands." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 12, 2013
3/5 88% Informant (2013) " What emerges is a vague, often chilling impression of an unpredictable opportunist and provocateur who may not even be sure himself." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 12, 2013
1.5/5 —— Chavez Cage Of Glory (2013) " Good intentions go just so far when a movie is hobbled by such risible, place holder dialogue, contrived plot points, wildly uneven performances and awkward camera work." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 12, 2013
2.5/5 0% Mission Park (2013) " An earnest, not terribly convincing action thriller as generic as its title. " — Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 5, 2013
4/5 73% 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film (2013) " This gripping, innovatively constructed flashback commands attention." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 5, 2013
2/5 —— Dead Before Dawn 3D (2013) " The game cast commits to the lame-o material but it's a losing battle from the jump." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 5, 2013
3/5 40% American Made Movie (2013) " "American Made Movie" takes an effective micro-macro approach to unpacking the rise and fall - and potential rebirth - of the American manufacturing sector." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 5, 2013
3/5 13% The Lifeguard (2013) " Although writer-director Liz W. Garcia's wistful, angsty tale treads familiar ground, the filmmaker has crafted a credibly flawed and conflicted heroine who holds interest." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 30, 2013
2.5/5 71% The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear (2013) " [A] thoughtful but slow and random snapshot of life in the former Soviet republic of Georgia." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 22, 2013
3.5/5 84% Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers (2013) " The world's most successful ring of diamond thieves is inventively and insightfully explored in the documentary "Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers."" — Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 22, 2013
2.5/5 57% The Frozen Ground (2013) " Although writer-director Scott Walker seems committed to not overly exploiting his lurid subject matter, the movie is just too dreary, disjointed and generically creepy to be persuasive." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 22, 2013
3.5/5 69% The Happy Sad (2013) " An engaging look at a pair of New York couples whose love lives intersect, crisscross, circle and backtrack in hip and provocative ways." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 16, 2013
3/5 71% The United States Of Autism (2013) " Although it favors breadth over depth, the documentary The United States of Autism offers a tender look at an eclectic array of children, their parents and other individuals affected by this ever-increasing developmental disability." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 16, 2013
4/5 83% The Patience Stone (2013) " Shines a startling, hugely affecting light on the desperate measures so many women must take to survive in the world's most mercilessly patriarchal cultures." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 15, 2013
4/5 71% Terraferma (2013) " Involving, thematically rich ... yet also quite timeless ..." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 8, 2013
4/5 80% The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini (2013) " A powerful story of triumph and tragedy - and the infamous moment that encapsulated both - gets a stirring workout in [this] colorful, absorbing documentary ..." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 7, 2013
3/5 38% Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) " Tweens and young teens should be sufficiently distracted by the movie's brisk pace and heroic mayhem - if they're not too unnerved by its at times nightmarish imagery." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 7, 2013
3/5 100% More Than Honey (2013) " Oblique narrative aside, you can't beat the film's eye-popping visuals." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 7, 2013
2.5/5 83% The Gardener (2013) " It is by turns poetic, impressionistic, metaphorical and even a bit trippy - without satisfying such genre basics as structure, depth and resolution." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 1, 2013
4/5 68% The Artist and the Model (2013) " The lovely and poignant drama "The Artist and the Model" stirringly presents art, life and death as one irrevocably tangled trio." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 31, 2013
1/5 15% The Time Being (2013) " Not to be glib, but sitting through the art-centric chamber piece "The Time Being" is truly like watching paint dry." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 25, 2013
4/5 88% Casting By () " Proves a vivid reminder of the hand-in-glove importance of right actor/right role - and the indispensability of those casting mavens who helped make movie history. Good stuff." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 25, 2013
3.5/5 98% Blackfish (2013) " [It] remains decidedly one-sided. But when that "side" is such a vital, convincing proponent for the greater protection and understanding of such evolved and majestic creatures, it can't help but win." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 17, 2013
4/5 93% Still Mine (2013) " Offers a strong and dignified look at growing old while maintaining one's long-held convictions." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 11, 2013
3/5 81% You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet! (2013) " Resnais' occasional use of split-screen and other traditional special effects enhances the picture's various dualities, dreamy quality and decided staginess." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 5, 2013
2/5 56% The Look of Love (2013) " A curiously uninvolving affair." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 3, 2013
4/5 72% How To Make Money Selling Drugs (2013) " Vital, cogent and impressive." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 27, 2013
3.5/5 78% Bidder 70 (2013) " Though viewers may already be aware of how DeChristopher's 2011 trial ended, the film maintains a gripping air of tension and mystery leading up to the verdict (he was sentenced to two years in federal prison for fraud but released after 21 months)." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 27, 2013
2.5/5 49% Redemption (2013) " [Knight] fills his story with too many contrivances - not to mention narrative strands ..." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 27, 2013
1/5 —— L.A. Superheroes (2013) " Spotty acting, flashes of crass dialogue, some questionable camera work and awkward storytelling ..." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 19, 2013
1/5 33% Between Us (2013) " What's left is an unpleasant visit with a pair of hateful married couples who, in due time, prove mirror images of one another. Symmetry has rarely been so dispiriting." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 19, 2013
4/5 83% Aliyah (2013) " It's the kind of serious, thoughtful, yet accessible portrait we see all too little of these days." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 19, 2013
3.5/5 65% Hey Bartender (2013) " The colorful, fast-paced documentary "Hey Bartender" celebrates the renaissance of the craft cocktail and the men and women who mix them with rock star aplomb." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 13, 2013
4/5 72% The Wall (2013) " A remarkably involving film, especially given its brave, self-imposed limitations." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 12, 2013
3/5 —— Married And Counting (2013) " A pithy time capsule of a brief period when a coveted institution was poised to experience an amazing growth spurt." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 12, 2013
4/5 93% Ain't In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm (2013) " Loose and ragtag, stirring and poignant, the documentary "Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm" proves a fitting tribute to its late star ..." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 12, 2013
4/5 —— The Girls in the Band (2013) " Director Judy Chaikin, who co-wrote the film with its deft editor, Edward Osei-Gyimah, infuses this fine portrait with grace, nostalgia and a well-calibrated dose of social commentary." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 6, 2013
1/5 —— Lost And Found In Armenia (2013) " So shamelessly wallows in its broad humor, silly contrivances and retrograde stereotypes it almost dares you to be annoyed. Mission accomplished." — Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 6, 2013
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