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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| 6.5/10 | 79% | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018) |
[Phoenix's] interactions with Jonah Hill as his sponsor are really true and kind of heartbreaking. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jul 17, 2018
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| 1/4 | 17% | The Pagemaster (1994) |
The Pagemaster is the kind of movie first-grade teachers would have popped into the VCR in the 1990s to kill time on a rainy afternoon.‐ ChristyLemire.com
Read More | Posted Jul 15, 2018
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| 3.8/10 | 34% | Shock and Awe (2018) |
It's well intentioned but clumsy.‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jul 13, 2018
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| 9.5/10 | 98% | Eighth Grade (2018) |
I was just surprised over and over again at how deeply touching it is while seeming effortlessly so. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jul 13, 2018
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| 3.8/10 | 8% | Siberia (2018) |
It's called Siberia, and it takes place in Siberia, but you get no sense of what Siberia is like.‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jul 13, 2018
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| 6/10 | 59% | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) |
It's so overly simplistic, and its so hackneyed, and they don't really breathe a lot of life into that message. Having said that, there are enough light and goofy moments that are playful. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jul 13, 2018
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| 2.5/4 | 49% | Skyscraper (2018) |
Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it's over.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Jul 12, 2018
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| 8/10 | 88% | Whitney (2018) |
[Kevin Macdonald] knows how to tell a story about a really complicated famous person and try to provide insight into that person that we think we already know.‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jul 10, 2018
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| 9.3/10 | 95% | Sorry to Bother You (2018) |
It is so daring, it is so ambitious, it is so thrilling and weird and pointed and powerful. I never knew where it was going. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jul 6, 2018
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| 9/10 | 100% | Leave No Trace (2018) |
[Thomasin McKenzie] is a massive find. There is such wisdom in her presence...You can feel her seeing everything and taking it all in. There's such a naturalism to the way she responds in every single situation. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jul 6, 2018
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| 6/10 | 66% | Uncle Drew (2018) |
It's a totally formulaic sports movie, but it's got a lot of liveliness to it and watching these guys play off of each other is fun. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jul 6, 2018
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| 7.4/10 | 53% | The First Purge (2018) |
It is surprisingly powerful and hard to watch.‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jul 6, 2018
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| 1.5/4 | 43% | Fireworks (2018) |
A strange little movie that attempts the tricky feat of combining comedy, drama, sci-fi and romance, but it doesn't get those individual elements right so it never coheres as a whole.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Jul 4, 2018
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| 4/4 | 92% | The Lives of Others (2006) |
The Lives of Others is exquisitely tense, with massive stakes and a pervasive sense of danger. ‐ ChristyLemire.com
Read More | Posted Jul 1, 2018
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| 8.7/10 | 95% | Three Identical Strangers (2018) |
It's a funny story, and it's a nutty story, and it's ultimately very sad and kind of scary, but it's fascinating. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jun 29, 2018
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| 7.5/10 | 87% | Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) |
There is more of an emotional underpinning to this one than there was in the first one because of the Michelle Pfeiffer element to it. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jun 29, 2018
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| 5.8/10 | 64% | Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) |
There are moments that are quite tense, but as a whole, ideologically, I don't know what this movie is trying to say--I don't know that its that coherent. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jun 29, 2018
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| 4/10 | 32% | The Catcher Was A Spy (2018) |
It's so safe, and it's so dry, and it's so understated to a fault. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jun 25, 2018
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| 3/4 | 75% | Damsel (2018) |
Damsel is a sly feminist manifesto disguised as a shaggy, amiable hangout movie.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Jun 24, 2018
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| 1/10 | 0% | Gotti (2018) |
He looks distractingly terrible at every stop...You never forget that you are watching John Travolta playing John Gotti every time. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jun 22, 2018
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| 5/10 | 51% | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) |
Individually, there is really artful and muscular camerawork going on here, but for the most part it is kind of mindless. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jun 22, 2018
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| 6.5/10 | 54% | Tag (2018) |
It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jun 21, 2018
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| 3/4 | 78% | Body Double (1984) |
It's an expertly crafted B-movie, a brisk and twisty mixture of the slick and sleazy, the glossy and grungy.‐ ChristyLemire.com
Read More | Posted Jun 18, 2018
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| 7/10 | 51% | Superfly (2018) |
It's really stylish and has great gloss and energy about it...This definitely has the look and a lot of the very knowing trappings of music video culture. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2018
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| 8.8/10 | 94% | Incredibles 2 (2018) |
It's really fun, and it moves really well. It was paced beautifully and is gorgeously detailed...Get there early and see everything. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2018
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| 3/4 | 90% | Eating Animals (2018) |
As eye-opening as it is stomach-turning, whether you're familiar with this topic or not.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2018
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| 9/10 | 99% | Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) |
The question is not did you cry, but rather how many times and when. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jun 14, 2018
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| 19% | Passion of Mind (2000) |
It's flawed and a bit convoluted, but worth seeing simply because the idea behind it is so intriguing.‐ Associated Press
Read More | Posted Jun 12, 2018
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| 50% | Shallow Hal (2001) |
A movie that meanders from one sight gag to the next, many of which you've already seen in the commercials.‐ Associated Press
Read More | Posted Jun 12, 2018
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| 3/4 | 82% | The Good Girl (2002) |
"The Good Girl'' will finally make Jennifer Aniston a movie star.‐ Associated Press
Read More | Posted Jun 12, 2018
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| 6/10 | 59% | Hotel Artemis (2018) |
I like the idea of this, I like the look of this...It's kind of superficial, and I don't know [if] there's a whole lot of depth to whatever allegory this is intended to be. It's just an exercise in style, and that's cool. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jun 11, 2018
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| 8.5/10 | 89% | Hereditary (2018) |
All-time great Toni Collette performance. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jun 11, 2018
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| 8/10 | 90% | Hearts Beat Loud (2018) |
If you want nice and charming, that's what this is. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jun 8, 2018
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| 7/10 | 86% | Alex Strangelove (2018) |
It's a lovely little gem. ‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jun 8, 2018
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| 7.8/10 | 86% | Lion (2016) |
The beginning is harrowing and the end is heartbreaking.‐ What the Flick?!
Read More | Posted Jun 6, 2018
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| 3/4 | 67% | Ocean's 8 (2018) |
You can turn your brain on or off watching Ocean's 8. Either way, you'll have a blast-and you'll be counting the days until the next job.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Jun 6, 2018
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| 3/4 | 70% | Big Wednesday (1978) |
Looking back at the strong, young cast, the evocative sense of time and place and the thrilling ocean imagery, Big Wednesday certainly deserves a spot among the pantheon of classic surfing films.‐ ChristyLemire.com
Read More | Posted Jun 3, 2018
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| 2.5/4 | 52% | A Kid Like Jake (2018) |
"A Kid Like Jake" tackles the tricky topic of gender dysphoria with sensitivity and grace.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Jun 1, 2018
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| 3/4 | 97% | Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) |
Technology has advanced significantly since 1988, but Roger Rabbit doesn't just hold up, it wows. ‐ ChristyLemire.com
Read More | Posted May 28, 2018
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| .5/4 | 17% | Show Dogs (2018) |
Even by the low standards of this type of live-action, family friendly comedy, Show Dogs is especially lame.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted May 18, 2018
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| 3.5/4 | 92% | Revenge (2018) |
The film we need right now, from a filmmaker we need right now.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted May 10, 2018
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| 2/4 | 63% | Cradle Will Rock (1999) |
The let's-put-on-a-show energy can be intoxicating. But man, does it take a long time to achieve that high.‐ ChristyLemire.com
Read More | Posted May 6, 2018
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| 3/4 | 90% | The Guardians (Les Gardiennes) (2018) |
Like a series of Monet paintings come to life, the historical drama The Guardians luxuriates in lush, widescreen images of the French countryside.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted May 4, 2018
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| 3.5/4 | 87% | Tully (2018) |
[Tully] features Cody's hyper-verbal brand of snark, cynicism and subtle poignancy, but it's tinged with the wistful perspective that comes from hard-earned maturity and experience.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted May 3, 2018
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| 2.5/4 | 46% | Mrs. Hyde (Madame Hyde) (2018) |
Maybe it's only fitting that a Jekyll-and-Hyde tale would be of two minds. Unfortunately, neither of them is completely satisfying.‐ RogerEbert.com
Read More | Posted Apr 27, 2018
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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 | 32% | 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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