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Kristin Tillotson

Kristin Tillotson

Agrees with the Tomatometer 90% of the time.

Biography:
Minneapolis Star Tribune staff writer
Publications:
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Total Reviews:
31

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Showing 1 - 31 of 31
Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
1.5/4 34% Salinger (2013) " A fluffed-up documentary that sticks it to the already famously flawed author without providing much revelation." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Sep 19, 2013
2/4 33% The Family (2013) " If cultural treason were a capital offense, "The Family" director Luc Besson would be on death row." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Sep 12, 2013
3.5/4 99% Short Term 12 (2013) " This surprising little sleeper will give you more big feelings in its first 15 minutes than every one of last summer's blockbusters combined." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Sep 12, 2013
2.5/4 59% Afternoon Delight (2013) " [Soloway] excels at drawing out nuances in female friendship. Here, though, she promises an uncomfortable exposé of middle-class morality, then doesn't follow through." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Sep 5, 2013
3/4 81% Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) " It feels raw, and real, and sets a tone that is sustained throughout." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Aug 22, 2013
3/4 73% Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) " "The Butler" has all the ingredients to conduct a "for your consideration" campaign come Oscar time - it's noble, poignant, historically important." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Aug 15, 2013
3/4 93% Still Mine (2013) " While this slight Canadian film has limited appeal for general audiences, seniors and families affected by Alzheimer's will find much to identify with." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Aug 1, 2013
3/4 14% The Smurfs 2 (2013) " Will kids like "The Smurfs 2" at least as much as the first one? Answer: Is a Smurf's butt blue?" — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Jul 30, 2013
3.5/4 65% The Heat (2013) " From the moment she barrels onto the scene like a cannonball of crudity, McCarthy makes it clear that this movie is hers to make or break. And she knocks it right out of Fenway Park ..." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Jun 27, 2013
1.5/4 22% Rushlights (2013) " It all dwindles into "Who cares" long before the end of the road." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Jun 20, 2013
3.5/4 95% We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks (2013) " Gibney builds a remarkable level of suspense, given how exhaustively WikiLeaks has been covered in the media." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Jun 6, 2013
2/4 38% The Purge (2013) " Its premise requires more sophisticated layering for the audience to really get on board with the notion that people leading very comfortable lives will suddenly go on a murder bender just because they can." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Jun 6, 2013
2/4 51% Scatter My Ashes At Bergdorf's (2013) " [A] fawning documentary, bankrolled by Goodman descendant Andrew Malloy ..." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted May 23, 2013
3.5/4 82% The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) " With more than 50 speaking roles, the film easily could have sprawled out of control into a predictable epic. But "The Place Beyond the Pines" holds enough intimacy - and surprise - to satisfy." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 4, 2013
3/4 80% Quartet (2013) " Whatever his imprint on the film might be, it's overshadowed by the performances of its stellar, veteran cast, to whom Hoffman wisely gives ample rein." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Jan 24, 2013
3/4 66% Mama (2013) " "Mama" is a smartly refreshing departure, a truly scary movie exemplifying horror at its purest." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Jan 17, 2013
3/4 61% Jack Reacher (2012) " The movie is muscle-car chase-scene Chevy heaven, with Reacher tearing around in a cherry vintage Chevelle." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Dec 20, 2012
3/4 38% The Guilt Trip (2012) " It's the entertainment equivalent of a good roadside-diner meal. No big belly laughs, but quite a few chuckles. No catharsis, but some really sweet moments." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Dec 18, 2012
2/4 75% Killing Them Softly (2012) " Clever dialogue can make up for one-dimensional characters, and amped-up action can disguise a thin plot. Here, we get too little of either." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Nov 29, 2012
3/4 94% Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel (2012) " A feast for fashion-history buffs and anyone who applauds unstoppable eccentricity." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Oct 18, 2012
2/4 56% Bachelorette (2012) " "Bachelorette" commits only one crime, but it's a make-or-break offense -- it's just not quite funny enough." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Sep 6, 2012
2.5/4 77% Take This Waltz (2012) " In "Take This Waltz," Polley doesn't fill the gap. She just makes life on either side of it both attractive and a drag." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Jul 5, 2012
3/4 82% Wretches & Jabberers (2011) " "Wretches and Jabberers" is a moving and eye-opening testament to the desire of autistic people to be a part of the world, not apart from it -- or at least to be understood." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 7, 2011
3.5/4 75% Nanny McPhee Returns (2010) " Thanks to star Emma Thompson's smart, appealing script, the mysterious babysitter with the grotesque face and no-nonsense ways once again delivers a welcome antidote to Disneyfied heroines." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Aug 19, 2010
2.5/4 37% Eat Pray Love (2010) " The film version's biggest challenge? The road to self-discovery is littered with clichés." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Aug 12, 2010
4/4 92% Il Divo (2009) " A must-see for political junkies of any nationality." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted May 28, 2009
3/4 61% The Reader (2008) " If Winslet carries the complex psychological intrigue of the film on her shoulders, David Kross carries the heart of it on his." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 8, 2009
3/4 78% Doubt (2008) " While the Streep-Hoffman death match is the film's dramatic high point, its success lies in its defiant refusal to trot out even a slightly satisfying answer to the question: Did he or didn't he?" — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Dec 19, 2008
3/4 88% Tony Takitani (2005) " An ethereal modern fable without a moral, Tony Takatani seeps into the soul and lingers. For filmgoers in search of a quietly absorbing escape, it might be the perfect holiday-movie antidote." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Dec 8, 2005
3/4 87% The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali Invasion' (2005) " By allowing a range of residents' opinions to drive the narrative forward and ending on a positive note, [Hamzeh] made a film that won a standing ovation at its Lewiston premiere in January." — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 31, 2005
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