Elaine Teng
Elaine Teng's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer when
published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
The New Republic
| Publications: | The New Republic |
Movie Reviews Only
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| 97% | Mustang (2015) |
The story isn't particularly original, but Mustang's achievement is to criticize a society that sexualizes everything women do while still celebrating the girls' sexuality.‐ The New Republic
Read More | Posted Feb 18, 2016
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| 68% | The Danish Girl (2015) |
Redmayne was director Tom Hooper's first choice for the role and it's not difficult to see why: As Lili, Eddie Redmayne is beautiful.‐ The New Republic
Read More | Posted Nov 25, 2015
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| 97% | Brooklyn (2015) |
Brooklyn appeals as a love triangle, with charming, old-timey romances befitting the era it depicts, but it's more powerful as a story of one young woman's identity.‐ The New Republic
Read More | Posted Nov 3, 2015
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| 72% | He Named Me Malala (2015) |
He Named Me Malala suffers from a lack of dramatic tension throughout.‐ The New Republic
Read More | Posted Oct 7, 2015
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| 84% | The Walk (2015) |
Even in its greatest moment, The Walk breaks the spell with an unnecessary narration about how Petit felt in that moment, how the sky looked to him, how a bird came soaring towards his head.‐ The New Republic
Read More | Posted Oct 2, 2015
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| 94% | The Diary Of A Teenage Girl (2015) |
It's unlikely to make a box office splash, but it's a startlingly tough, authentic depiction of budding womanhood.‐ The New Republic
Read More | Posted Aug 6, 2015
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| 60% | Southpaw (2015) |
The film is set up like a straightforward redemption story, but what makes Southpaw interesting is the complexity of Hope's character -- thanks to Gyllenhaal's exceptional performance.‐ The New Republic
Read More | Posted Jul 23, 2015
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| 76% | Jimmy's Hall (2015) |
By trying to give Jimmy's Hall the gravitas of a national struggle, Loach obscures his story. Elegant but uneven, Jimmy's Hall becomes one history lesson too much.‐ The New Republic
Read More | Posted Jul 3, 2015
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| 84% | Testament Of Youth (2015) |
Just once, it would be refreshing to see Britain look like something other than a country-living catalogue.‐ The New Republic
Read More | Posted Jun 12, 2015
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| 85% | Far From the Madding Crowd (2015) |
In trying to create a feminist icon out of a decidedly Victorian character (just look at her name), the movie loses sight of the actual story it came to tell.‐ The New Republic
Read More | Posted Apr 30, 2015
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| 81% | Furious 7 (2015) |
For a franchise known for cheesy, heavy-handed lines, Furious 7 served up a classy, heartbreaking send-off for its departed star, one that acknowledged the tragedy of real life without allowing it to overwhelm the fictional world.‐ The New Republic
Read More | Posted Apr 2, 2015
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| 95% | Wild Tales (2015) |
Each of the stories in Wild Tales could have been a full-length movie in itself, but each vignette is so exquisitely crafted, the sequence so carefully chosen, that the six fit flawlessly together.‐ The New Republic
Read More | Posted Feb 12, 2015
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| 78% | The Theory of Everything (2014) |
Pleasing to watch... but [leaves] little lasting impression.‐ The New Republic
Read More | Posted Jan 5, 2015
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| 90% | The Imitation Game (2014) |
We go into a movie knowing that the subject was as genius or a hero, a martyr or titan. We should leave with a more nuanced understanding of who he was, his complexities and flaws.‐ The New Republic
Read More | Posted Jan 4, 2015
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