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Tal Rosenberg

Tal Rosenberg's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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The Dark Tower (2017) 16% EDIT “Danish filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) directed, and I'm not sure why.” – Chicago Reader Mar 26, 2020 Full Review Abdias Do Nascimento (2012) EDIT “An overreliance on recent footage (much of which consists of other Brazilians' obsequious flattery), uneven pacing, and an oddly somber repeating piano motif lessens the power of Nascimento's biography.” – Chicago Reader Feb 14, 2020 Full Review Hostiles (2017) 71% EDIT “The journey is beautifully shot by cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi, but Bale's genius is wasted-he's often resigned to looking sullen and straining to recite the clunky dialogue.” – Chicago Reader Mar 3, 2018 Full Review Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton (2017) 92% 4/4 EDIT “One of the most powerful metaphors of Jim & Andy is that life itself is a kind of performance.” – Chicago Reader Jan 11, 2018 Full Review Tom Rush: No Regrets (2013) EDIT “Stegman and Kwait spend too much time exploring uninteresting particulars of Rush's life.” – Chicago Reader Nov 9, 2017 Full Review Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017) 87% 3/4 EDIT “What Whitney insinuates is that Houston's downfall and death aren't so much attributable to drug addiction as they are to her inability to reconcile so many conflicting aspects of her personality.” – Chicago Reader Aug 10, 2017 Full Review Detroit (2017) 82% EDIT “The filmmakers are less successful at explaining the social context of the riot or portraying the aftermath of the violence, though these shortcomings are mitigated somewhat by the strong performances, particularly from John Boyega.” – Chicago Reader Jul 27, 2017 Full Review Silence (2016) 83% 3/4 EDIT “The film can be ponderous in its rumination and ambiguity, but few cinematic treatments of Christianity and sanctity have been as generous or as intellectually challenging as Silence.” – Chicago Reader Jan 5, 2017 Full Review A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015) 72% EDIT “Whereas Oz's material, at its best, considers the nuances and subtleties of language, Portman's script reduces his writing to platitudes and cliches.” – Chicago Reader Sep 1, 2016 Full Review Men Go to Battle (2015) 69% EDIT “As with other mumblecore projects, the plot is secondary to mood, naturalism, and the relationship between the two protagonists, but in this historical context that approach is more of a frustration than a virtue.” – Chicago Reader Aug 25, 2016 Full Review Sausage Party (2016) 82% EDIT “Rogen and his frequent collaborator Evan Goldberg dreamed up the story with actor Jonah Hill, and though it might sound like a critique of religion, they opt instead for a lowbrow, sporadically funny celebration of hedonism.” – Chicago Reader Aug 12, 2016 Full Review Heima (2007) 90% EDIT “It's a dull and oddly morose subject for a movie.” – Chicago Reader Apr 14, 2016 Full Review Gary Numan: Android in La La Land (2016) 80% EDIT “Directors Steve Read and Rob Alexander center their documentary on the production of Numan's 2013 album Splinter; this approach allows for a fine introduction to Numan's music, but the other subjects are addressed too briefly to cohere as a narrative.” – Chicago Reader Apr 14, 2016 Full Review Only Yesterday (1991) 100% EDIT “Half coming-of-age story, half adult drama, the film demonstrates Takahata's belief that animation need not be limited to children's fantasy.” – Chicago Reader Mar 11, 2016 Full Review The Hateful Eight (2015) 74% EDIT “This is Tarantino's bleakest and most violent film, but it's also his slowest, a meditation on vengeance and justice in America and possibly in his own movies. Why he needs three hours to draw no apparent conclusion is unclear.” – Chicago Reader Dec 23, 2015 Full Review My All American (2015) 30% EDIT “This is ideal fodder for Pizzo's brand of college-sports inspiration, but he pours on the corn syrup a little too thick.” – Chicago Reader Nov 12, 2015 Full Review What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy (2015) 87% EDIT “[Wchter is] a frightening example of how the denial common to fascist regimes can endure long afterward.” – Chicago Reader Nov 12, 2015 Full Review Barista (2015) EDIT “I found the competition and the participants preposterous.” – Chicago Reader Nov 5, 2015 Full Review Obra (2014) EDIT “This is the kind of film whose "meditative" qualities seem to be a smoke screen for a lack of story or ideas.” – Chicago Reader Oct 15, 2015 Full Review Henry Gamble's Birthday Party (2015) 86% EDIT “The acting is so naturalistic and the various subplots are so well balanced that the confused piety of the characters gradually begins to feel like anyone else's everyday problems.” – Chicago Reader Oct 15, 2015 Full Review Dheepan (2015) 88% EDIT “Though it takes a jarring left turn at the end, this bears the same immaculate plot construction and tonal consistency of Audiard's previous films, augmented by sensitive, superlative performances from Jesuthasan and Srinivasan.” – Chicago Reader Oct 15, 2015 Full Review Cronies (2015) 67% EDIT “It boasts both a sophisticated understanding of racial politics and a finely attuned ear to the language and behavior of male camaraderie, but it never succumbs to sensationalism and overt moralizing.” – Chicago Reader Oct 15, 2015 Full Review The Young Kieslowski (2014) 56% EDIT “This indie drama is like Knocked Up without the jokes, social insight, or storytelling skill.” – Chicago Reader Jul 20, 2015 Full Review 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) 97% EDIT “The title refers to the fact that the day chronicled is ostensibly Cave's 20,000th alive, though the movie is so slowly paced that 20,000 days seems more like the running time.” – Chicago Reader Jan 5, 2015 Full Review The Case of the Three Sided Dream (2013) EDIT “By emphasizing live performance and audio recordings over interviews, Kahan lets Kirk's talent speak for itself.” – Chicago Reader May 1, 2014 Full Review
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