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Laura Clifford

Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:

Reeling: The Movie Review Show has been produced by Robin and Laura Clifford at the Malden, Massachusetts cable access television station, MATV, since March 16,1991. Reeling is also cablecast around Greater Boston and across the country. It is also available for streaming on Vimeo and at https://www.reelingreviews.com/. Robin and Laura have attended film courses at Emerson College and workshops in 16 mm film production at the Boston Film and Video Foundation.

Favorites:

Red Sid and Nancy Aguirre, the Wrath of God The Decalogue The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Being There The Wizard of Oz

Location:

Boston, MA

Official Website:

http://www.reelingreviews.com

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Project Hail Mary (2026) 94% B- EDIT “"The Lego Movie" directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller seem unsure if they're making a cutesy derivative space adventure or a serious scientific exploration, tonal schizophrenia exacerbated by an excessive run time.” – Reeling Reviews Mar 15, 2026 Full Review The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) 91% B- EDIT “Ricard Cussó and Rio Harrington keep the brightly animated action swimming in directions that should delight the kids while writers...adapt Deborah Diesen's children's book with some clever and subversive humor for adults.” – Reeling Reviews Mar 13, 2026 Full Review Slanted (2025) 67% B EDIT “crosses the generational conflicts facing immigrant families found in such films as Neon's 2023 horror outing "It Lives Inside" with The Twilight Zone's 'Number 12 Looks Just Like You' and a dash of "Mean Girls" to explore racial inequality in America.” – Reeling Reviews Mar 11, 2026 Full Review undertone (2025) 75% C+ EDIT “Feature debuting writer/director Ian Tuason exhibits artful visual and aural technique in a film that builds suspense without offering much in the way of payoff.” – Reeling Reviews Mar 10, 2026 Full Review André Is an Idiot (2025) 96% B+ EDIT “Benna's documentary begins with zaniness, incorporating everything from game shows to toilet POV shots, gradually leaning into harsh reality...André lived life well, serving up his death as a helpful and humorous warning to the rest of the human race. ” – Reeling Reviews Mar 4, 2026 Full Review Late Shift (2025) 94% A EDIT “Using long takes, Volpe paces her film like a tense thriller, the extraordinary Leonie Benesch never stops multi-tasking at breakneck speed yet always has time for a kind word, gentle touch or sympathetic smile.” – Reeling Reviews Mar 3, 2026 Full Review Heel (The Good Boy) (2025) 90% B- EDIT “achieves squirmy black humor with a film that appears to condone the unthinkable even as it condemns it, a modern take on "A Clockwork Orange." ” – Reeling Reviews Mar 3, 2026 Full Review Dolly (2025) 62% C- EDIT “Cinematographer Justin Derry achieves a 70's look shooting on 16mm and the film's trailer goes heavy on the "Texas Chainsaw" influence, but Blackhurst offers gore instead of scares in a film that is merely unpleasant. Even the dolls aren't creepy. ” – Reeling Reviews Mar 2, 2026 Full Review Hoppers (2026) 93% C+ EDIT “...may be overly complicated for its target audience. It's like "Dr. Dolittle" crossed with "Face/Off" squared. ” – Reeling Reviews Mar 2, 2026 Full Review Sirāt (2025) 90% A EDIT “Spain's submission for the International Oscar is very much an original, a film about connection, inconceivable loss and a dark future, all set to composer Kangding Ray's infectious dance beats.” – Reeling Reviews Feb 26, 2026 Full Review Dreams (2025) 52% B- EDIT “While the sex between Jennifer and Fernando is steamy, the two practically inhaling each other, Jessica Chastain has never been icier, a woman of privilege yet little substance...” – Reeling Reviews Feb 23, 2026 Full Review EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2025) 96% A- EDIT “If those who idolize celebrities feel like they know them, Luhrmann has probably gotten as close to that real intimacy with his presentation of Presley as possible, connecting us with the artist the way the Elvis connected with his audience. ” – Reeling Reviews Feb 17, 2026 Full Review The Love That Remains (2025) 94% A- EDIT “Pálmason pivots from the period missionary expedition of "Godland," to an intimate family drama, the films connected by a main character's artistic pursuits...This is a family that continually ebbs and flows like the ocean which surrounds it.” – Reeling Reviews Feb 17, 2026 Full Review 2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films - Animated (2026) B+ EDIT “French writer/director Florence Miailhe's "Butterfly" utilizes the most strikingly beautiful animation technique, hand painted images where brush strokes shimmer into ocean waves...my pick for the Oscar.” – Reeling Reviews Feb 15, 2026 Full Review 2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films - Live Action (2026) B EDIT “...two amusing modernizations of literature from previous centuries, a well worn narrative elevated by its actors, an Israeli indictment of Palestinian oppression and France's second short in a row about an aversion to kissing.” – Reeling Reviews Feb 14, 2026 Full Review 2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films - Documentary (2026) B+ EDIT “The five documentary shorts nominated for the 2026 Oscar are a reflection of today's world and, with the exception of one outlier, the effect is the opposite of uplifting. ” – Reeling Reviews Feb 14, 2026 Full Review Wuthering Heights (2026) 57% C+ EDIT “Featuring preposterous production design which at one point uses leeches in a design that extends from Cathy's breast up onto her pink bedroom walls, Fennell's "Wuthering Heights" may be ridiculous but it certainly scratches a particular itch...” – Reeling Reviews Feb 13, 2026 Full Review Pillion (2025) 99% A EDIT “British writer/director Harry Lighton makes a startlingly assured feature debut, a most unconventional love story that is frankly sexual, surprisingly funny and ultimately moving...Melling has made Colin unforgettable ” – Reeling Reviews Feb 10, 2026 Full Review Kokuho (2025) 93% A EDIT “a cinematic epic, a sweeping saga that pits innate talent against traditional hereditary birthright throughout decades...one of 2025's very best. ” – Reeling Reviews Feb 7, 2026 Full Review Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) 83% B- EDIT “unwieldy as it becomes, is bursting with ideas and Rockwell keeps the fun factor high...an entertaining film with so much on its mind, it's just a little too much of a good thing. ” – Reeling Reviews Feb 4, 2026 Full Review Whistle (2025) 62% C+ EDIT “ Lifting from films ranging from "Final Destination" to "It Lives Inside" to every teenage slasher flick featuring a harvest festival, "Whistle" works if you view it from the perspective of "Scream"-like self aware parody. ” – Reeling Reviews Feb 4, 2026 Full Review Magellan (2025) 88% B+ EDIT “If you are unfamiliar with the historical details of Magellan's life preceding his historic voyage, Diaz's in media res approach...requires patience, as eventually the details pull together and the epic tale achieves a rhythm.” – Reeling Reviews Feb 3, 2026 Full Review Dracula (2025) 53% B EDIT “This Impaler is apparently more a lover than a fighter...All this and animated gargoyles! ” – Reeling Reviews Feb 2, 2026 Full Review A Poet (2025) 100% B+ EDIT “while we can see Yurlady is more interested in painting her nails than writing poems, Oscar's desire to help her is sincere and the two actually do forge a bond, one which sees Yurlady as his unlikely savior in ways practical and profound.” – Reeling Reviews Feb 1, 2026 Full Review Send Help (2026) 93% C+ EDIT “while it sports Raimi's style, it also becomes so cartoonish in its third act, it ends up throwing out the baby with the bath water.” – Reeling Reviews Jan 31, 2026 Full Review
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