Tony Macklin

Tomatometer-approved critic

Biography:

Please see my bio at http://tonymacklin.net/about.php.

Favorites:

http://tonymacklin.net/content.php?cID=18

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

Movies
TV

	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Review
2.5/5	100%	Chameleon (2019)	A multi-million dollar film can be a dud, while a low-budget project -- such as Chameleon -- can be impressive. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 15, 2020
2.5/5	No Score Yet	The Wake of Light (2019)	The Wake of Light is what an indie should be. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 3, 2020
3.0/5	74%	Richard Jewell (2019)	Clint Eastwood is still relevant. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 14, 2019
3.5/5	97%	Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) (2020)	Portrait of a Lady on Fire expands the art of film. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 12, 2019
3.5/5	97%	Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)	It's both a primer for the uninitiated and an aural feast for aficionados of sound. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 4, 2019
3.0/5	89%	The Two Popes (2019)	The Two Popes is a Master Class in acting. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 1, 2019
3.0/5	96%	The Irishman (2019)	In The Irishman, Marty stays personal. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Nov 26, 2019
3.0/5	95%	A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)	Thank the acting gods for Tom Hanks. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Nov 23, 2019
2.0/5	62%	Motherless Brooklyn (2019)	Norton has compared the movie to Chinatown (1974), but it's more like The Two Jakes (1990). - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Nov 11, 2019
4.0/5	69%	Joker (2019)	Joker is a wicked trip. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Oct 17, 2019
3.0/5	84%	Downton Abbey (2019)	Downton Abbey is the feel-good movie of the year. That's both its strength and its limitation. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Oct 4, 2019
3.5/5	82%	Judy (2019)	Since I'm in Las Vegas I like to set odds. Renee Zellweger is at least 1-10 to win Best Actress. She's a lock. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Sep 25, 2019
4.0/5	100%	Hitsville: The Making Of Motown (2019)	Hitsville: The Making of Motown shines a loving light on the past. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Sep 14, 2019
2.0/5	67%	Human Capital (2019)	Human Capital is mostly a character study - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Sep 11, 2019
2.5/5	30%	The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)	In The Red Sea Diving Resort, a rescuer states, "We leave no one behind." That becomes the motto of the film. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Aug 15, 2019
4.0/5	85%	Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (2019)	Tarantino thinks movies can change history. Wouldn't that be nice? - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Jul 30, 2019
2.0/5	44%	Murder Mystery (2019)	Murder Mystery is a lively hodgepodge. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Jul 6, 2019
3.0/5	74%	Ghost Light (2019)	Ghost Light is a heady concoction of whimsy and dread. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Jun 28, 2019
3.0/5	90%	Bull (2019)	Bull is about solitude and struggle in an alienating world. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Jun 8, 2019
2.5/5	89%	Rocketman (2019)	Rocketman is one of those movies you have to suspend your disbelief. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Jun 2, 2019
1.5/5	72%	All Is True (2019)	All Is True should be subtitled, The Shakespeares On Reality TV. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted May 19, 2019
2.0/5	50%	Tolkien (2019)	Movies about writers usually fail. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted May 13, 2019
2.0/5	85%	Tater Tot & Patton (2019)	Tater Tot & Patton is a niche, indie film. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted May 1, 2019
2/5	94%	Avengers: Endgame (2019)	When the action ends, the conclusion that follows is drawn-out and bland. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Apr 24, 2019
2.0/5	57%	The Highwaymen (2019)	The Highwaymen will be compared to the classic Bonnie and Clyde (1967). - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Apr 16, 2019
2.0/5	50%	The Things We've Seen (2017)	The Things We've Seen is an evocative movie. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 21, 2019
1.5/5	72%	Triple Frontier (2019)	Triple Frontier could have been a good film instead of the brutal, rigged mess it turned out to be. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 18, 2019
2.5/5	88%	To Dust (2019)	To Dust is macabre and mirthful, authentic and absurd. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 6, 2019
2.5/5	63%	Champs (2015)	Champs is sociological as well as soulful. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 2, 2019
2.5/5	93%	High Flying Bird (2019)	High Flying Bird could be titled, Here Comes LeBron. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Feb 10, 2019
2.0/5	92%	Stay Human (2018)	Stay Human should be titled Stay Positive. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 31, 2019
3.0/5	88%	Social Animals (2018)	Social Animals shows the fallible, would-be wizards who live behind the screen. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 24, 2019
2.5/5	80%	A Boy Called Sailboat (2018)	A Boy Called Sailboat is an odd and unique film. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 19, 2019
4.5/5	96%	Springsteen on Broadway (2018)	Springsteen outdid all the superheroes on screen in 2018. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 23, 2018
3.0/5	70%	The Mule (2018)	Clint can be proud. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 19, 2018
3.0/5	66%	Vice (2018)	Vice is clever and credible -- and surprisingly entertaining. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 17, 2018
2.0/5	96%	Roma (2018)	This year's gaga film is Roma. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 14, 2018
3.0/5	91%	Mirai (2018)	It probably will make you think about your own familial relationships. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 10, 2018
2.5/5	78%	Green Book (2018)	It's the film's right to do so, but the real world lurks just off camera. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Nov 30, 2018
1.5/5	74%	Destroyer (2018)	Destroyer should be titled Destroy-her. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Nov 27, 2018
2.5/5	94%	The American Meme (2018)	It is ironic how human the falsity can be. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Nov 19, 2018
1.5/5	40%	The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)	In 2018, schlock often rules. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Nov 12, 2018
2.5/5	100%	What Haunts Us (2018)	What Haunts Us has a power that lasts far after one views the film. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Nov 1, 2018
2.0/5	93%	The Old Man & the Gun (2018)	The Old Man & the Gun is not a swan song; it's a duckwalk -- without the guitar. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Oct 21, 2018
3.0/5	90%	A Star Is Born (2018)	A Star Is Born is part slog, part hymn. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Oct 6, 2018
2.5/5	81%	What We Started (2018)	What We Started is a sporadic, heartfelt history of EDM. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Sep 18, 2018
3.0/5	95%	RBG (2018)	The documentary RBG is a compelling clarion call. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Sep 7, 2018
2.5/5	60%	Operation Finale (2018)	Acting is the indomitable strength of Operation Finale. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Sep 5, 2018
2.5/5	96%	BlacKkKlansman (2018)	D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation is a great film. BlacKkKlansman is a good film. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Aug 17, 2018
3.0/5	90%	I Am Paul Walker (2018)	I Am Paul Walker is not a tell-all movie -- it's a best-of-him movie. - tonymacklin.net EDIT Read More \| Posted Aug 16, 2018