Jordan Mintzer
Jordan Mintzer's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer when
published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Hollywood Reporter,
Variety
| Publications: | Hollywood Reporter, Variety |
Movie Reviews Only
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| No Score Yet | Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires (2018) |
If you're willing to just sit back and enjoy all the nods, winks and over-the-top violence, Chuck Steel is a rather fun ride, with Mort and his animation team faithfully re-creating the slick and sleazy aesthetics of bargain-bin action and horror flicks.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Jun 18, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Funan (2018) |
A realistic and moving account of a major 20th century atrocity.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Seder-Masochism (2018) |
Despite the nuttiness of the whole project (this film is not for everyone), we're ultimately left with an understanding of what Passover is and what is isn't, or rather, what it could be.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Jun 14, 2018
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| No Score Yet | The Tower (2018) |
An evocative view of the Palestinian crisis.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Jun 13, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Wall (2017) |
A fascinating study of the Israeli-Palestinian divide.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Jun 13, 2018
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| No Score Yet | The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (2018) |
A winsome if all-too-saccharine migration adventure.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Jun 5, 2018
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| No Score Yet | MILF (2018) |
Movie I'd Like to Forget.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 29, 2018
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| 100% | The Snatch Thief (El Motoarrebatador) (2018) |
A well-observed drama of deceit.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 19, 2018
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| 75% | Knife + Heart (Un couteau dans le coeur) (2018) |
A deliciously campy slasher flick exploring the dark side of desire.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 17, 2018
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| No Score Yet | To the Four Winds (Libre) (2018) |
Even if the film leaves one with a bitter aftertaste there is no denying Herrou's valiant efforts to aid his fellow man.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 17, 2018
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| 0% | Gotti (2018) |
The film is pretty terrible: poorly written, devoid of tension, ridiculous in spots and just plain dull in others.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 16, 2018
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| 43% | At War (En guerre) (2018) |
A generally gripping account of workers taking on the man.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 15, 2018
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| 86% | Long Day's Journey Into Night (Di qiu zui hou de ye wan) (2018) |
A densely layered and slowly mesmerizing cinematic feat.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 15, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Sir (2018) |
A modest yet effective tale of love and class.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 14, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Cassandro the Exotico! (2018) |
It's a moving and sometimes amusing portrait of grit and glitter overcoming adversity...‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 14, 2018
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| 86% | Woman at War (Kona fer í stríð) (2018) |
Offbeat, poignant and visually exquisite.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 14, 2018
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| 29% | Girls of the Sun (Les filles du soleil) (2018) |
At once mildly harrowing and completely over-the-top, intermittently intense yet so unsubtle it winds up doing damage to its own worthy discourse.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 13, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Alone at My Wedding (Seule à mon mariage) (2018) |
A well-observed tale of one woman's exile and unhappy engagement.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 12, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Treat Me Like Fire (Joueurs) (2018) |
It's not always credible, especially in terms of human behavior, but there's a stylized verve to the action that makes it fun to watch, while the filmmakers toss in a few good twists that pull the rug out from under you.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 11, 2018
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| 75% | To the Ends of the World (Les confins du monde) (2018) |
This skillfully crafted and superbly shot war movie suffers from some familiar plot mechanics and an overwhelming sense of doom, yet remains a compelling look at a conflict seldom depicted in French cinema.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 10, 2018
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| 89% | Birds of Passage (Pájaros de verano) (2018) |
A beautifully crafted, slow-burn crime saga steeped in native traditions.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 9, 2018
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| No Score Yet | The Other Woman (Amoureux de ma femme) (2018) |
The Other Woman is an embarrassing and rather abject attempt by the otherwise talented Daniel Auteuil to direct a sexy rom-com for the 50-and-over set.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted May 1, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Charm City (2018) |
Despite its dreary outlook, the film does offer a semblance of hope in the generosity, good humor and tenacious sang-froid of the people it portrays.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Apr 23, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Taxi 5 (2018) |
Truly a five-car pileup of a comedy, with jokes hitting the lowest common denominator and then hitting the ground, and a director at the helm who doesn't seem to know the first thing about his craft.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Apr 13, 2018
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| 82% | Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (2018) |
The well-assembled period piece could...appeal to children old enough to grasp its themes, while serving as a valuable educational tool to teach them about a war that ended nearly a century ago.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Apr 11, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Just a Breath Away (Dans la brume) (2018) |
The film ultimately lacks the emotional charge it needs.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Apr 9, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Dolphins (2018) |
A breathtakingly shot underwater excursion.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Apr 7, 2018
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| No Score Yet | End of Life (2018) |
A meditative chronicle of deaths foretold.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Apr 6, 2018
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| No Score Yet | A Violent Life (2017) |
There's so much going on in A Violent Life that it's difficult to follow the who's, what's and why's of the plot, while de Peretti seems to know his material so well that he's unable make it clear for the rest of us.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Apr 3, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Northern Wind (Vent du Nord) (2018) |
In a simple yet effective way, it underscores how, no matter where you live, a job is a job, while people will always struggle to reconcile their dreams with reality.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Mar 30, 2018
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| 100% | Salomé (2013) |
Intriguing as a work of interpretive risk-taking but captivating for its title performance.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Mar 30, 2018
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| No Score Yet | 9 Fingers (9 doigts) (2017) |
A weird and wonderfully shot throwback of a thriller.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Mar 23, 2018
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| No Score Yet | A Bluebird in My Heart (2018) |
A predictable film noir bouyed by its cast and atmosphere.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Mar 23, 2018
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| No Score Yet | When Margaux Meets Margaux (La belle et la belle) (2018) |
The allure fades a bit in the second half, but Fillieres still manages to dig intriguingly into the female psyche ...‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Mar 20, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Incident In a Ghost Land (Ghostland) (2018) |
[A] taut - if somewhat corny - slasher flick ...‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Mar 20, 2018
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| No Score Yet | The Party's Over (La fête est finie) (2018) |
A well-performed drama of mutual dependence.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Mar 12, 2018
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| 80% | The Night Eats the World (La nuit a dévoré le monde) (2018) |
Has some clever ideas and well-crafted moments, but in terms of horror fodder, it's so pared down you'll practically miss it if you blink.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Mar 7, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Of Skin and Men (L'amour des hommes) (2018) |
An intriguing look at female desire in the Muslim world.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Mar 5, 2018
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| 45% | The Hurricane Heist (2018) |
What [Cohen] doesn't do very well is concoct a good story or create characters that resemble real people, which is why Heist can ... be a bit of a chore.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Mar 1, 2018
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| 67% | The Quest of Alain Ducasse (La Quête d'Alain Ducasse) (2018) |
If Ducasse is somewhat renowned for the simplicity of his dishes, for the way he can blend a few homegrown ingredients to achieve the perfect amalgam, then de Maistre definitely lathers the man with too much sauce.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Feb 28, 2018
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| 20% | La Ch'tite Famille (2018) |
Funny in spats but overextending the Ch'ti concept to an ad nauseam degree ...‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Feb 28, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Red Cow (Para Aduma) (2018) |
A intriguing tale of forbidden first love.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Feb 26, 2018
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| No Score Yet | The Son (Syn) (2018) |
A stark and unsettling account of army life.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Feb 21, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Game Girls (2018) |
Game Girls doesn't really go beyond its fly-on-the-wall approach to its heroines, offering us lots of intimacy but nothing that really sets its story within a greater social or political context.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Feb 20, 2018
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| No Score Yet | The Prayer (La prière) (2018) |
Infused with plenty of documentary-like authenticity, especially in its portrayal of a group of young men trying to exorcise their demons.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Feb 20, 2018
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| No Score Yet | A Journey to the Fumigated Towns (2018) |
Offers ample proof that mass corporate agriculture is the wrong way to go for this land or any land.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Feb 20, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Young Solitude (Premières solitudes) (2018) |
[The] movie functions as a form of cinematic group therapy ... by the closing credits we can only hope that some of these kids have been put on the right track.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Feb 20, 2018
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| No Score Yet | A Paris Education (Mes provinciales) (2018) |
There's a conviction to the storytelling that can't be denied, and no matter what your tastes are it's hard not to be moved by Etienne's struggle to find his voice amid so much doubt and disillusion.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Feb 19, 2018
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| 0% | Eva (2018) |
An enticing premise that fails to catch fire.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Feb 19, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Die Tomorrow (2017) |
For a movie about such a grim subject matter, the result can be surprisingly pleasant and even uplifting.‐ Hollywood Reporter
Read More | Posted Feb 19, 2018
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