Christy Lemire
Tomatometer-approved critic
| Publications: | Newsweek, Associated Press, Canadian Press, RogerEbert.com, NPR.org, What the Flick?!, ChristyLemire.com |
| Critics' Group: | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Movie Reviews Only
| Rating | T-Meter | Title | Year | Review |
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| 3.5/4 | 100% | Local Hero (1983) |
Writer-director Bill Forsyth's 1983 film sneaks up on you. It takes its time. It reveals its characters through snippets of conversation and casual interactions.‐ ChristyLemire.com
Read More | Posted Apr 22, 2018
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| 2.5/4 | 33% | I Feel Pretty (2018) |
It's an unbridled display of enthusiasm. We're laughing with her, not at her. If only the rest of the film had such complete confidence.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Apr 19, 2018
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| 3/4 | 92% | Suspiria (1977) |
Argento accomplishes so much simply through lighting and music - which goes a long way to compensate for the stilted dialogue and awkward character interactions.‐ ChristyLemire.com
Read More | Posted Apr 15, 2018
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| 2/4 | 83% | Borg Vs. McEnroe (2018) |
Danish documentarian Janus Metz-making his first feature, and working from a script by Ronnie Sandahl-feels the need to hold our hands and oversimplify these two titans of tennis.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Apr 13, 2018
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| 3/4 | 88% | After Hours (1985) |
It might not make any sense. It might not even matter. But it's a blast while it lasts, and it brings the most perfect of endings along with the sunrise.‐ ChristyLemire.com
Read More | Posted Apr 8, 2018
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| 3.5/4 | 78% | Where Is Kyra? (2018) |
Where Is Kyra? finally allows [Pfeiffer] to explore the darker, unvarnished side of her talent and gives her the opportunity to do perhaps the best work of her lengthy, eclectic career.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Apr 6, 2018
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| 2.5/4 | 45% | Zardoz (1974) |
Such a wildly ambitious misfire that you can't help but root for it, or at least feel some twisted sense of affection for it.‐ ChristyLemire.com
Read More | Posted Apr 1, 2018
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| 2.5/4 | 73% | Ready Player One (2018) |
The action is breathless and non-stop, both in the virtual reality and the reality reality, but wallowing in '80s nostalgia is only so much fun for so long.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Mar 28, 2018
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| 2.5/4 | 16% | Midnight Sun (2018) |
Midnight Sun does what it means to do for the people it means to do it for-and that might just be enough.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Mar 23, 2018
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| 2.5/4 | 41% | Newsies (1992) |
It's extremely earnest and more than a little corny, but there's an innocence about it that makes it kinda irresistible.‐ ChristyLemire.com
Read More | Posted Mar 19, 2018
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| 2/4 | 22% | 7 Days in Entebbe (2018) |
It doesn't quite hit its target in providing an emotional resonance or political relevance for today.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Mar 16, 2018
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| 2/4 | 62% | A Bridge Too Far (1977) |
It would seem impossible to go wrong with such an incredible, all-star cast - which makes A Bridge Too Far such a frustrating misfire (no pun intended).‐ ChristyLemire.com
Read More | Posted Mar 11, 2018
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| 3.5/4 | 86% | Thoroughbreds (2018) |
Finley remains true to his vision, and it's a thrilling spectacle to behold.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Mar 9, 2018
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| 1/4 | 15% | Graffiti Bridge (1990) |
Graffiti Bridge is essentially a series of music videos strung together uncomfortably with awkward dialogue and stiff acting. ‐ ChristyLemire.com
Read More | Posted Mar 5, 2018
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| 2/4 | 47% | Red Sparrow (2018) |
Shocking and violent sequences become repetitive and gratuitous, making Red Sparrow feel more like a cheap exercise in exploitation than a visceral tale of survival.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Mar 1, 2018
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| 4/4 | 98% | Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette) (1949) |
Decades later, you can see the influence of Bicycle Thieves everywhere, in a variety of genres and languages.‐ ChristyLemire.com
Read More | Posted Feb 26, 2018
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| 2/4 | 62% | Every Day (2018) |
A nice idea within nutty packaging.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Feb 23, 2018
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| 1.5/4 | 36% | Nostalgia (2018) |
Rarely as profound as it aims to be.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Feb 16, 2018
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| 2/4 | 27% | The Female Brain (2018) |
Cummings meanders between all of these couples and their troubles without much pacing, momentum or insight.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Feb 9, 2018
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| 2/4 | 55% | Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2018) |
The intentions are honorable, for sure, but the execution is awkward, not just visually but tonally.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Feb 2, 2018
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| 2.5/4 | 42% | Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) |
For better and for worse, it's an overwhelming experience. And just when you think it's over, there's another coda, and then another.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Jan 25, 2018
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| 2.5/4 | 54% | 12 Strong (2018) |
It's all solid from a technical perspective. Where the film could have used more power is in its narrative momentum.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Jan 20, 2018
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| 3/4 | 100% | Paddington 2 (2018) |
Paddington 2 may not be the novel revelation that its predecessor was, but it has its heart-and its stomach-in the right place.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Jan 12, 2018
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| 1.5/4 | No Score Yet | Dark Meridian (2017) |
A generically violent gang drama full of bad guys standing around grungy warehouses, explaining themselves before shooting each other in the head.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Jan 5, 2018
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| 3/4 | 82% | Molly's Game (2018) |
Nothing and no one seems to be holding [Sorkin] back, for better and for worse.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Dec 24, 2017
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| 2/4 | 31% | Pitch Perfect 3 (2017) |
Aca-nough already.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Dec 21, 2017
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| 1.5/4 | 34% | The Leisure Seeker (2018) |
Even having tremendous actors like Sutherland and Mirren in the front seat can't enliven this vacation.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Dec 15, 2017
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| 3.5/4 | 90% | I, Tonya (2018) |
A vivid slice of pop culture history-an irresistible, soapy mix of jealousy, competition and class warfare, fortified by powerful performances and unexpected emotional resonance.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Dec 7, 2017
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| 3/4 | 79% | Voyeur (2017) |
The documentary is fascinating in an admittedly prurient way for the first half or so, then shifts and becomes compelling in an even larger, more relevant context.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Dec 1, 2017
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| 4/4 | 95% | Call Me by Your Name (2018) |
A lush and vibrant masterpiece about first love set amid the warm, sunny skies, gentle breezes and charming, tree-lined roads of northern Italy.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Nov 20, 2017
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| 3/4 | 85% | Wonder (2017) |
You'll shed a tear or two-especially if you're a parent-and they'll be totally earned.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Nov 17, 2017
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| 1.5/4 | 68% | Bitch (2017) |
[Palka's] come up with an intriguing premise, but doesn't quite have the nuance or the storytelling chops to offer an insightful satire.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Nov 10, 2017
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| 2/4 | 29% | A Bad Moms Christmas (2017) |
Has the shoddy look and frantic feel of a slapped-together, cash-grab sequel, because that's exactly what it is.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Nov 1, 2017
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| 3/4 | 88% | Novitiate (2017) |
Novitiate finds room for all these viewpoints; appreciating the dedication it takes to live such a life while also questioning its suppression of individuality, emotion. This willingness to embrace such complexity is a bit of a miracle in itself.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Oct 27, 2017
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| 2.5/4 | 67% | Wonderstruck (2017) |
Despite what the title suggests, Wonderstruck represents a rare disappointment from master filmmaker Todd Haynes.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Oct 20, 2017
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| 3/4 | 87% | Professor Marston & The Wonder Women (2017) |
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women aims to shake you up, make you think and maybe even squirm a little.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Oct 13, 2017
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| 1.5/4 | 47% | My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) |
Imagine eating a giant bag of Skittles, then throwing it all up in a fit of sugar-induced nausea and you'll have some idea of what it feels like to sit through My Little Pony: The Movie.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Oct 6, 2017
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| 1/4 | 20% | Woodshock (2017) |
It's all pseudo-significant, film-school twaddle, totally lacking in momentum and character development.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Sep 22, 2017
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| 1.5/4 | 55% | The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) |
The pieces are all there, but they never really snap into place.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Sep 21, 2017
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| 3.5/4 | 82% | Brad's Status (2017) |
In the vein of his previous screenplays for Chuck and Buck, The Good Girl and Beatriz at Dinner, White depicts the darker side of human nature with deadpan humor and daring honesty.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Sep 14, 2017
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| 3/4 | 85% | It (2017) |
Despite the many terrifying moments they endure in their quest -- scenes that will leave you trembling and giggling at once -- It is even more powerful in the warm, easy camaraderie between its young stars.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Sep 7, 2017
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| 1/4 | 36% | Jackals (2017) |
The film's ultimate nihilism makes the whole exercise seem like an annoyingly pointless waste of time-even for a movie that's barely 80 minutes long.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Sep 1, 2017
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| 3/4 | 94% | All Saints (2017) |
All Saints feels like a bit of a miracle. It's a faith-based movie inspired by a true story that lets its dramatic moments unfold without relying on melodrama.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Aug 25, 2017
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| 2/4 | 50% | The Glass Castle (2017) |
A film that never quite clicks tonally and doesn't do justice to its harrowing central story.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Aug 11, 2017
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| 3/4 | 87% | Wind River (2017) |
[Sheridan's] storytelling is meaty but efficient, and his pacing moves along at a steadily engrossing clip.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Aug 5, 2017
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| 1.5/4 | 35% | Fun Mom Dinner (2017) |
These are indeed moms, and they do have dinner, but the 'fun' part is in short supply.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Aug 4, 2017
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| 1/4 | 5% | The Last Face (2017) |
Sean Penn turns African strife into a two-hour perfume commercial with The Last Face, veering between gauzy impressionism and shrieky melodrama with his latest directorial effort.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Jul 28, 2017
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| 1.5/4 | 49% | Person to Person (2017) |
A solid cast whose talents mostly go to waste and a movie that meanders from one moment to the next without much momentum.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Jul 28, 2017
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| 3/4 | 89% | Lady Macbeth (2017) |
You can't stop watching its beauty, even as you long to look away from its cruelty.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Jul 14, 2017
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| 3/4 | 100% | Swim Team (2017) |
Swim Team is a sports movie full of familiar highs and lows, great expectations and come-from-behind victories.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Jul 7, 2017
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