Tony Macklin
Tony Macklin's reviews (from any publication) always count toward the Tomatometer
because this critic is a Tomatometer-approved critic.
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Please see my bio at http://tonymacklin.net/about.php.
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http://tonymacklin.net/content.php?cID=18
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| Publications: | Bright Lights Film Journal, Las Vegas CityLife, Las Vegas Weekly, Fayetteville Free Weekly, tonymacklin.net |
| Critics' Group: | Las Vegas Film Critics Society |
| Location: | Las Vegas, NV |
Movie Reviews Only
| Rating | T-Meter | Title | Year | Review |
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| 2.5/5 | 88% | Blade Runner 2049 (2017) |
We replicants, who are critics, think Blade Runner 2049 is worthy of intelligent perception.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Oct 6, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 87% | American Made (2017) |
Those of you who thought earlier this year that Tom Cruise was on the verge of being Mummified as an actor, don't worry. ‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Sep 30, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 96% | Stronger (2017) |
Stronger brings humanity back to the screen.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Sep 19, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 87% | Wind River (2017) |
Wind River is so good, is it fair to wish it were even better?‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Aug 16, 2017
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| 2.0/5 | No Score Yet | Fare (2016) |
Fare is representative of the independent film today. It shares many of the trials and dilemmas of that aspiring category.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Aug 7, 2017
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| 1.5/5 | 89% | Lady Macbeth (2017) |
It's not my cup of bile.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jul 28, 2017
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| 2.0/5 | 92% | Dunkirk (2017) |
Nolan seems somewhat uninterested in the humans standing amid his spectacular effects. ‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jul 25, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 93% | War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) |
Despite some lapses in subtlety, War for the Planet of the Apes makes the incredible mostly credible.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jul 21, 2017
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| 2.0/5 | 92% | Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) |
It's Peter Parker Pastiche.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jul 9, 2017
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| 2.5/5 | 93% | Baby Driver (2017) |
It sometimes misses its target, but it certainly keeps on firing with high velocity.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jul 3, 2017
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| 2.0/5 | 78% | The Beguiled (2017) |
Coppola's film may have more birds chirping -- almost constantly -- than any film in history.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jun 20, 2017
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| 2.5/5 | 92% | Wonder Woman (2017) |
Wonder Woman is a "suspension of disbelief" movie. ‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jun 19, 2017
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| 2.5/5 | 76% | The Exception (The Kaiser's Last Kiss) (2017) |
The best reason for seeing The Exception is Christopher Plummer.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jun 4, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 81% | Chuck (2017) |
Chuck is a grueling, empathetic portrait of real-life heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted May 28, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 72% | The Wizard of Lies (2017) |
Welcome back, Barry Levinson.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted May 23, 2017
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| 2.0/5 | 82% | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is a slapdash extravaganza careening though bluster and banality.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted May 15, 2017
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| 2.5/5 | No Score Yet | Stray (2016) |
Stray is a one-of-a-kind indie film.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted May 1, 2017
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| 2.0/5 | 88% | Their Finest (2017) |
It becomes their Finest Kitchen Sink.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Apr 22, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 76% | Kong: Skull Island (2017) |
Kong: Skull Island wouldn't be what it is without Apocalypse Now.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Mar 16, 2017
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| 2.5/5 | 100% | Tower (2016) |
Tower enlists our humanity, and then preaches to us.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Feb 16, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 83% | The Founder (2017) |
How does the American Dream become the American Success Story? The Founder shows us.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Feb 14, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 90% | A Good American (2017) |
A Good American is a documentary against the war on truth.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Feb 5, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 91% | Elle (2016) |
Elle is an elle of a film. It's a doozy. Women rule.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jan 28, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 84% | Silence (2017) |
Of all the films of 2016, Silence may be the film that becomes a classic.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jan 19, 2017
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| 2.5/5 | 85% | Lion (2016) |
You can start 2017 with positive vibes.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jan 7, 2017
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| 2.5/5 | 92% | Hidden Figures (2017) |
You can start 2017 with positive vibes.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jan 7, 2017
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| 2.5/5 | 93% | Fences (2016) |
Denzel Washington is the man.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Dec 30, 2016
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| 2.0/5 | 92% | La La Land (2016) |
La La Land is a musical without grace.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Dec 12, 2016
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| 3.5/5 | 97% | Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) |
Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a kicky treat. ‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Dec 11, 2016
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| 3.5/5 | 88% | Born To Be Blue (2016) |
What makes Born to be Blue a special film is the phenomenal performance of Ethan Hawke as the addled, wounded Baker.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Dec 5, 2016
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| 3.0/5 | 56% | Rules Don't Apply (2016) |
Rules Don't Apply is a Warren Beatty crap-shoot.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Nov 28, 2016
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| 2.5/5 | 95% | Manchester by the Sea (2016) |
What's all the fuss about?‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Nov 22, 2016
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| 2.5/5 | 82% | Super 8 (2011) |
Like Silly Putty, Super 8 is silly fun. It stretches, snaps, and bounces. It's as elastic as pubescent imagination.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Nov 21, 2016
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| 3.0/5 | 89% | Loving (2016) |
Loving is a plaintive reminder of what once was.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Nov 20, 2016
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| 2.0/5 | 82% | Denial (2016) |
One of the problems with Denial is that it lacks the fire of conscience and replaces it with cool legal strategy.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Nov 14, 2016
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| 3.0/5 | 97% | Weiner (2016) |
Weiner is Rehabilitation Lost.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Oct 25, 2016
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| 3.5/5 | 72% | The Birth of a Nation (2016) |
The Birth of a Nation is a harrowing, human testament.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Oct 12, 2016
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| 2.0/5 | 63% | The Magnificent Seven (2016) |
Times are a-changing.'‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Sep 27, 2016
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| 3.0/5 | 61% | Snowden (2016) |
Snowden is a movie that percolates with ideas. ‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Sep 17, 2016
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| 2.5/5 | 85% | Sully (2016) |
Sully is a film made by a pro's pro about a pro's pro.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Sep 14, 2016
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| 2.5/5 | 92% | The Nice Guys (2016) |
The Nice Guys is a glorious mess of a movie.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Sep 5, 2016
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| 2.0/5 | 45% | Hands of Stone (2016) |
Hands of Stone is a mixed punching bag.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Aug 31, 2016
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| 4.0/5 | 98% | Hell or High Water (2016) |
Hell or High Water is an elegy for the disenfranchised.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Aug 20, 2016
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| 2.0/5 | 82% | Indignation (2016) |
Goodbye, Columbus becomes Goodbye, Indignation.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Aug 17, 2016
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| 2.0/5 | 91% | Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016) |
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words is a riff on the creative process.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Aug 9, 2016
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| 2.0/5 | 56% | Jason Bourne (2016) |
Jason Bourne was written by a film editor. That pretty much says it all.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jul 30, 2016
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| 2.0/5 | 70% | Café Society (2016) |
Cafe Society is glib rather than droll or witty or incisive.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jul 22, 2016
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| 4.0/5 | 100% | Six By Sondheim (2013) |
Six by Sondheim is an intriguing, human portrait of a man and his music, and if you care about creativity, you probably should seek it out.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jul 15, 2016
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| 2.5/5 | 73% | Our Kind of Traitor (2016) |
Our Kind of Traitor replaces the book's stings with the film's melodious strings.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jul 4, 2016
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| 1.5/5 | 69% | Swiss Army Man (2016) |
It's like outtakes from a failed project by M. Night Shyamalan or Mel Brooks.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jun 29, 2016
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