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Kerry Lengel

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Film Critic, The Arizona Republic

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Face (2002) 63% 3/5 EDIT “With no access to these women's inner selves, we are left wanting at least a fuller portrait of their outer lives, some way to infer the meaning that the film declines to provide.” – Arizona Republic Mar 13, 2021 Full Review Cats (2019) 19% 3/5 EDIT “I didn't hate it.” – Arizona Republic Dec 19, 2019 Full Review Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) 72% 2/5 EDIT “Despite a mildly entertaining ostrich stampede, it doesn't even try to one-up the action sequences of "Welcome to the Jungle," which wasn't exactly "The Matrix" in the first place.” – Arizona Republic Dec 12, 2019 Full Review Cyrano, My Love (2018) 80% 2.5/5 EDIT “Maybe this is all more entertaining than the real story would have been. But how much more, really?” – Arizona Republic Dec 6, 2019 Full Review Waves (2019) 84% 4/5 EDIT “"Waves" is definitely not a film for everyone, but it has hidden depths that will reward the patient.” – Arizona Republic Dec 1, 2019 Full Review Honey Boy (2019) 94% 4.5/5 EDIT “Either as public relations or as therapy, it looks like a dodge. But as art, "Honey Boy" is kind of brilliant.” – Arizona Republic Nov 23, 2019 Full Review Motherless Brooklyn (2019) 65% 3.5/5 EDIT “Even if the big thematic statements are less than subtle, the story is solid and thought-provoking, and the performances are just stylized enough to match the intensity of Norton's deep-dive performance.” – Arizona Republic Oct 31, 2019 Full Review Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) 40% 3/5 EDIT “The cuddly creatures and razzle-dazzle action are enough to make two hours disappear, but it's only Jolie's bat-winged charisma that will rattle on in your memory.” – Arizona Republic Oct 15, 2019 Full Review Joker (2019) 68% 4/5 EDIT “It's a film about cinema, made by and for pop culture sophisticates. It doesn't have to mean anything.” – Arizona Republic Oct 2, 2019 Full Review Downton Abbey (2019) 84% 3.5/5 EDIT “Why would you keep spending time with the Crawleys if you didn't actually like them?” – Arizona Republic Sep 19, 2019 Full Review Don't Let Go (2019) 42% 3/5 EDIT “When it comes to time-travel plots, it's more surprising and solidly thought through than 90% of sci-fi movies.” – Arizona Republic Aug 28, 2019 Full Review After the Wedding (2019) 45% 3/5 EDIT “There's a lot to be admired here, and "After the Wedding" certainly gives you a lot to think about. It just doesn't quite make you feel all the feels.” – Arizona Republic Aug 15, 2019 Full Review Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) 67% 2.5/5 EDIT “It's low-rent James Bond, edging toward the silly sci-fi of the Marvel universe.” – Arizona Republic Jul 31, 2019 Full Review The Reports on Sarah and Saleem (2018) 94% 4.5/5 EDIT “It's hot stuff, and Alayan handles it with the practiced skill of juggler casually flicking torches in the air.” – Arizona Republic Jul 25, 2019 Full Review Maiden (2018) 98% 4/5 EDIT “Maiden" celebrates the defiant spirit of all the female athletes who have challenged the sporting world's entrenched sexism.” – Arizona Republic Jul 3, 2019 Full Review Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) 91% 4/5 EDIT “"Far From Home" ends up being one of the more exciting and satisfying installments in Marvel's never-ending story cycle.” – Arizona Republic Jul 1, 2019 Full Review Annabelle Comes Home (2019) 64% 2/5 EDIT “The movie is just a succession of scary stuff happening, haunted-ride-style, until someone manages to lock Annabelle up again.” – Arizona Republic Jun 25, 2019 Full Review Shaft (2019) 34% 3/5 EDIT “It's not woke, but you can't call it racist. Maybe racist-ish. Misogynistic-ish. Entertaining-ish.” – Arizona Republic Jun 13, 2019 Full Review Pavarotti (2019) 87% 3.5/5 EDIT “Maybe "Pavarotti" would be even more compelling if Howard had delved deeper into the contradictions and controversies. But the director does achieve the first goal on entertainment: Always leave them wanting more.” – Arizona Republic Jun 5, 2019 Full Review The Sun Is Also a Star (2019) 52% 3.5/5 EDIT “Under the perfectly paced direction of Ry Russo-Young, Shahidi and Melton develop an easy chemistry on the way toward a satisfying denouement that's neither tear-jerking tragedy nor fairy-tale wish fulfillment.” – Arizona Republic May 16, 2019 Full Review Trial by Fire (2018) 63% 3.5/5 EDIT “Even though "Trial by Fire" is less than a masterpiece, it still came as a gut punch that forced me to examine my own complicated feelings on the issue. In short, it taught me something, and that was a surprise.” – Arizona Republic May 14, 2019 Full Review Avengers: Endgame (2019) 94% 3/5 EDIT “The franchise has its ups and downs; the first "Avengers" film is certainly a highlight. But the sequels have the wisecracking-superteam formula on lockdown. They always deliver everything fans could hope for - except maybe any genuine surprise.” – Arizona Republic Apr 24, 2019 Full Review Peterloo (2018) 67% 1/5 EDIT “A bit of ruthlessness in editing - a good hour or so - would certainly make "Peterloo" a better film.” – Arizona Republic Apr 19, 2019 Full Review The Public (2018) 65% 2/5 EDIT “Well-intentioned parable about the plight of the homeless falls flat.” – Arizona Republic Apr 4, 2019 Full Review Shazam! (2019) 90% 3.5/5 EDIT “But turning these tropes into jokes isn't the same thing as deconstructing them, and underneath the laughs, "Shazam!" might just be the purest distillation of the comic-book ethos to come to big screen.” – Arizona Republic Apr 3, 2019 Full Review
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