Roger Catlin

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25% | My True Fairytale (2021) |
The youthful cast that includes Juliana Destefano, Morgan Lindholm and BJ Mitchell, are mostly fine in scenes structured for maximum soap opera drama. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Apr 12, 2021
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88% | In Action (2020) |
Other than showing the absolute limits of the lowest of low budget movies, this wears out its welcome at just about the time they get restrained by their captors. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Apr 9, 2021
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100% | Transference: A Love Story (2020) |
It's largely a sweet, subtle romantic story with an underpinning of a certain truth. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Apr 9, 2021
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91% | Tina (2021) |
Makes a splashy case for Tina Turner at a time when she's one of the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Mar 29, 2021
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67% | Francesco (2021) |
Filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky says he had unfettered access to the Vatican, and the result is the utmost positivity. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Mar 29, 2021
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100% | West Michigan (2021) |
It's a charming little story mostly because the siblings are so engaging and credible in their semi-detached relationship to one another. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Mar 9, 2021
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No Score Yet | COVID Diaries NYC (2021) |
Though it seems there have been a lot of coverage, there's something new being expressed in the well-done "COVID Diaries NYC". - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Mar 9, 2021
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67% | The Mimic (2020) |
The scenes go on and on. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Mar 8, 2021
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100% | This Is Not a War Story (2021) |
A clear-eyed, ambitious and ultimately hopeful story told through the eyes of veterans. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Mar 4, 2021
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92% | Black Art: In the Absence of Light (2021) |
It's both a comprehensive overview and a visual delight at a time when museums are still shuttered. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Feb 12, 2021
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No Score Yet | Salt-N-Pepa (2020) |
[Salt-N-Pepa] is buoyed by the music from the hip hop team, the spirited performances from GG Townson and Lalia Odom as Cheryl "Salt" James and Sandra "Pepa" Denton respectively. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Jan 25, 2021
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69% | Tulsa (2020) |
Unless Tulsa becomes a cult item in the category of sub-Norris attempts, it may be time for Pryor to return his full focus to personal injury law. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Jan 22, 2021
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86% | Donna (2021) |
Amundsen is an appealing actress with some flashes of Ali McGraw here and there, but we have to question her character's judgment from the start by going with such an obvious disaster. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Jan 19, 2021
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100% | Ice Cream in the Cupboard (2020) |
In a laudable adherence to reality, the film doesn't reach for any magic resolution at its end. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Jan 14, 2021
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93% | Minor Premise (2020) |
A nifty puzzle, a scientific thriller that doesn't insult the intelligence with any superfluous corn. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Jan 13, 2021
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95% | The Ringmaster (2020) |
Like a few other films about failed film projectss, this one has a lot to offer. It's an enjoyable watch that would only be made better with a fresh basket of just the right onion rings. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Jan 12, 2021
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92% | Elizabeth is Missing (2019) |
Glenda Jackson turns in a brilliant performance as a woman descending into dementia. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Jan 4, 2021
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90% | Effigy, Poison and The City (2020) |
A transformative and artful portrait of an era just before science and criminology could get a hold of this specific kind of deviation. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Jan 4, 2021
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90% | My Psychedelic Love Story (2020) |
Engrossing. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Nov 30, 2020
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98% | David Byrne's American Utopia (2020) |
[David Byrne's American Utopia] may be all you need to lift you up above the dire world all around you. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Oct 19, 2020
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96% | Feels Good Man (2020) |
Most interesting is a look in how the 4Chan malcontents grew into a group so antisocial it viewed the rise of Trump as its own victory. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Oct 19, 2020
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94% | Boys State (2020) |
It's an engrossing and thought-provoking documentary. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Aug 14, 2020
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67% | The Swamp (2020) |
An interesting look inside anyway. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Aug 4, 2020
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98% | The Go-Go's (2020) |
Their story is being told in perhaps the most complete way in Alison Ellwood's new documentary. - The Vinyl District
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| Posted Jul 31, 2020
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100% | After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News (2020) |
The insidious networks of misinformation who snake their conspiracy theories into mainstream news media are deftly explored. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Mar 19, 2020
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91% | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) |
Mostly, there is well-crafted tension that will make you miss the series more. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Oct 14, 2019
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74% | Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) |
Here's Zach Galifianakis at his best. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Sep 20, 2019
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No Score Yet | Right on Track (2003) |
Its biggest problem is that it stars Beverley Mitchell, the most annoying cast member of "7th Heaven," whose most expressive look is crossing her eyes. - Hartford Courant
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| Posted Sep 17, 2019
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No Score Yet | Buffalo Dreams (2005) |
Graham Greene adds some weight to the story, which ends up as entertaining for grownups as it is for kids. - Hartford Courant
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| Posted Sep 17, 2019
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100% | Ramy Youssef: Feelings (2019) |
Recommended. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Jul 1, 2019
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98% | Deadwood: The Movie (2019) |
It's a warming, welcoming and well made farewell. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted May 31, 2019
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91% | Running with Beto (2019) |
His enthusiasm is infectious, even as his family gets wary of his relentless campaigning. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted May 28, 2019
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60% | Native Son (2019) |
Ashton Sanders gives a strong performance as Bigger. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Apr 8, 2019
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79% | 306 Hollywood (2018) |
Visually striking. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Mar 18, 2019
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No Score Yet | Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul (2019) |
[Tyler Perry] keeps things moving in a special that keeps its focus on the music, which was marvelous. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Mar 11, 2019
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97% | Free Solo (2018) |
Breathtaking photography. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Mar 4, 2019
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100% | United Skates (2018) |
Amid it all are the joyful expressions on wheels, reflective of different cities and regions. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Feb 19, 2019
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100% | Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017) |
A complete look at [Sammy Davis, Jr's] many sides, from the pint-sized tap whiz to adult crooner and foundry-breaker. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Feb 19, 2019
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91% | RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World (2017) |
The great, untold story of Native American pioneers of rock 'n' roll should be shown to every misguided MAGA-hat wearing student at Covington Catholic High School. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Jan 31, 2019
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100% | Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists (2018) |
The strong documentary "Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists"...makes a strong case that Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill...each offered some of the best journalism of the late 20th century with work that championed the poor and voiceless. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Jan 30, 2019
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80% | Brexit (2019) |
Benjamin Cumberbatch is very good as usual as a single minded organizer who wants to break from the staid conservative politicians who have failed on the issue for years. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Jan 22, 2019
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100% | Momentum Generation (2018) |
The film by Michael and Jeff Zimbalist is full of awesome surf footage on huge waves, but also a lot of emotional reminiscing among its stars, which include Taylor Steele, Kelly Slater, Rob Machado and about a dozen more. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Dec 11, 2018
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100% | Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland (2018) |
A documentary on the case Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland... puts a face on the Black Lives Matter struggles and is enhanced by her many encouraging (and not necessarily anti-cop) messages on her video blog. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Dec 4, 2018
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100% | Flight of the Conchords: Live in London (2018) |
Now a little greying, they are typically deadpan in their patter, which is as amusing as the songs. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Oct 8, 2018
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82% | The Oslo Diaries (2018) |
An enlightening documentary that goes behind the secret, even illegal, negotiations that came the closest to finding peace in the Middle East. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Sep 13, 2018
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27% | The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018) |
What once was camp is now just atrocious. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Aug 21, 2018
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64% | Believer (2018) |
Dan Reynolds, frontman of the group Imagine Dragons, acts like he deserves a big pat on the back for not adhering to the discriminatory policies of the Mormon Church in which he was raised. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted Jun 26, 2018
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76% | Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2017) |
Working with the family of the musician, there are a lot of revealing home movie and archival footage and the words of Coltrane - from interviews or writings - are spoken with cool authority by Denzel Washington. - TV Worth Watching
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| Posted Jun 12, 2018
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99% | The Tale (2018) |
Most of all it plays like an off-putting Lifetime movie, but with a better cast (Ellen Burstyn, Common, John Heard, Frances Conroy and Elisabeth Debicki). - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted May 29, 2018
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100% | Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life (2018) |
Lucky thing that somebody put to film the agreeable tour of the Dos Amigos, in "Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life"... But there are a lot of grins in the banter, songs, bits and dances. - rogercatlin.com
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| Posted May 25, 2018
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