Tony Macklin
Tomatometer-approved critic
| Biography: |
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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| 2.0/5 | 68% | Ocean's 8 (2018) |
Ocean's 8 is one of those 2018 specialties, in which writing doesn't matter.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jun 10, 2018
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| 2.5/5 | 89% | Pope Francis - A Man of His Word (2018) |
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word is the quintessential anti-Trump film.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted May 17, 2018
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| 2.5/5 | 83% | Avengers: Infinity War (2018) |
For better or worse, Avengers: Infinity War is a blast.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted May 6, 2018
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| 3.0/5 | 74% | Paterno (2018) |
It's the Nittany Lions against the Christians.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Apr 10, 2018
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| 2.5/5 | 92% | The Shape of Water (2017) |
Why did The Shape of Water win the Oscar as Best Picture? ‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Mar 7, 2018
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| 2.0/5 | 97% | The Light of the Moon (2017) |
In The Light of the Moon, calculation and contrivance intrude, but fortunately creativity transcends them.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Feb 25, 2018
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| 3.5/5 | 97% | Black Panther (2018) |
Move over Star Wars. A new force is with us.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Feb 23, 2018
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| 1.5/5 | 25% | The 15:17 to Paris (2018) |
The empty chairs have taken over.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Feb 11, 2018
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| 2.0/5 | 87% | The Post (2018) |
The Post is a decent movie. That's its curse.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jan 11, 2018
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| 2.0/5 | 91% | Phantom Thread (2018) |
One wonders who the audience is for Phantom Thread. It demands a tolerant audience.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jan 6, 2018
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| 2.0/5 | 95% | Call Me by Your Name (2018) |
Most reviewers love it. I don't.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Dec 16, 2017
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| 2.0/5 | 82% | Molly's Game (2018) |
Molly's Game breaks in two.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Dec 7, 2017
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| 1.5/5 | 31% | Wonder Wheel (2017) |
Even die-hard fans of Woody Allen should be perplexed.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Dec 6, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 90% | I, Tonya (2018) |
I, Tonya is a sucker punch in the gut of the American Dream.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Dec 2, 2017
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| 4.0/5 | 92% | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) |
It sends its audience sprawling. It swerves past our preconceptions. ‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Nov 29, 2017
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| 2.5/5 | 96% | Mudbound (2017) |
Mudbound is a quality film, but it doesn't have the vision or depth of the novel.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Nov 27, 2017
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| 2.0/5 | 85% | Darkest Hour (2017) |
The cast often transcends the hokum of the screenplay.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Nov 20, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 80% | The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) |
The Man Who Invented Christmas puts the hum in "humbug." ‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Nov 17, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 55% | LBJ (2017) |
LBJ is a glass half-full of Texas moonshine. ‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 84% | Loving Vincent (2017) |
Loving Vincent takes us beyond the myth.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Oct 21, 2017
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| 2.5/5 | 87% | 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 | 86% | 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 | 92% | 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 | 90% | 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 | 74% | 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 | 80% | 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 | 73% | The Wizard of Lies (2017) |
Welcome back, Barry Levinson.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted May 23, 2017
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| 2.0/5 | 83% | 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 | 100% | 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 | 90% | Their Finest (2017) |
It becomes their Finest Kitchen Sink.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Apr 22, 2017
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| 3.0/5 | 75% | 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 | 86% | Lion (2016) |
You can start 2017 with positive vibes.‐ tonymacklin.net
Read More | Posted Jan 7, 2017
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| 2.5/5 | 93% | 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 | 94% | 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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