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Alex Goldstein

Alex Goldstein's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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The City and the City (2022) 3/5 EDIT “It mostly stays on the right side of indulgence but at times it’s not so much telling Jewish stories as holding trauma up as a shameful mirror; that leaves an opening for powerful narratives that examine survival, too.” – One Room With A View Feb 17, 2022 Full Review Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes (2020) 91% 3/5 EDIT “It's not clear we get much more understanding of Derbyshire, other than reinforcing the message that she opens with herself: that she's a free spirit... But it's in recreating the moments of convention that Catz revives a spirit we want more of.” – One Room With A View Nov 4, 2020 Full Review Sound for the Future (2020) 3/5 EDIT “It's relentless and jarring, but slowly, out of the ramshackle chaos -- tapdancing one minute, snogging Malcolm McClaren's grave bust the next -- a deeply personal narrative starts to coalesce.” – One Room With A View Nov 4, 2020 Full Review The Human Voice (2020) 97% 4/5 EDIT “If it begins with elaborately sad, art school indulgence, The Human Voice certainly ends on something that feels more fresh, tangible and hopeful.” – One Room With A View Oct 19, 2020 Full Review Never Gonna Snow Again (2020) 95% 4/5 EDIT “It's an elegant plea to pay attention; to sit in at least awareness of our own contradictions and hypocrisies, and to plough our energies into more growth than destruction.” – One Room With A View Oct 12, 2020 Full Review Say Your Prayers (2020) 100% 3/5 EDIT “The target is too big, and it's carrying too much -- but it still succeeds in bringing the laughs.” – One Room With A View Sep 16, 2020 Full Review Artemis Fowl (2020) 8% 1/5 EDIT “But it's also a mistake to launch into an adaptation without understanding what it is that draws people to the text. And this clunky, incoherent reimagining misses almost every mark.” – One Room With A View Jun 15, 2020 Full Review Our Ladies (2019) 90% 4/5 EDIT “Our Ladies is at its strongest when it leaves storytelling in the hands of its young, talented cast. It is unflinching and non-judgemental about the girls' fully embraced sexuality, unsentimental about poverty and unimpressed by wealth.” – One Room With A View Oct 8, 2019 Full Review The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea (2019) 75% 5/5 EDIT “The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea is painful viewing, but the note of hope that it holds makes it nigh unmissable.” – One Room With A View Oct 7, 2019 Full Review Hope Gap (2019) 63% 2/5 EDIT “It's a muddled film; a painful little knot with moments of keen observation linked awkwardly together by a fumbled, too on-the-nose script, and oddly flat tone.” – One Room With A View Oct 7, 2019 Full Review The Unknown Saint (2019) 93% EDIT “The Unknown Saint is a film that really enjoys itself; it strips down to basics but finds room for plenty of wry observational humour, moments of warmth and a dash of contemplation.” – One Room With A View Oct 7, 2019 Full Review Maggie (2018) 63% 3/5 EDIT “The shift from offbeat to bonkers can be glorious. For Maggie, an erratic structure mirrors the film's examination of truth, perception and trust -- but unfortunately in a way that comes across as more haphazard than inspired.” – One Room With A View Oct 7, 2019 Full Review Lucky Grandma (2019) 95% 3/5 EDIT “Ultimately, Lucky Grandma is as paradoxical and irrepressible as its main character. It dons the garb of a dark comedy drama over a gangster's swagger, layering on the complexity deliberately -- with mixed, but highly engaging, results.” – One Room With A View Oct 7, 2019 Full Review The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) 92% 4/5 EDIT “As public discourse skews ever more vicious, it's refreshing to watch the razor-sharp mind behind The Thick of It and The Death of Stalin tackle still depressingly timely issues of poverty and inequality with a distinctly compassionate tone.” – One Room With A View Oct 7, 2019 Full Review Ready or Not (2019) 89% 4/5 EDIT “Ready or Not takes great pleasure in setting up and paying off obvious gags and gore, then switching things up with a sharp take that keeps things creepy and intelligent throughout.” – One Room With A View Sep 30, 2019 Full Review Late Night (2019) 80% 4/5 EDIT “Late Night is refreshing, charming and insightful, but falls just short of top-notch status by never being sure if it's going full Hollywood.” – One Room With A View Jun 7, 2019 Full Review Booksmart (2019) 96% 5/5 EDIT “By replacing wish fulfilment with something much more powerful, Booksmart cleverly balances full-body cringes with full-hearted affection.” – One Room With A View May 28, 2019 Full Review Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) 68% 3/5 EDIT “Is it a new childhood classic? No, but it's a fun romp that's sure to be well received.” – One Room With A View May 13, 2019 Full Review Us (2019) 93% 4/5 EDIT “Demanding repeat viewing, it's another superior showcase for Peele's bloody dissection of humanity with razor-edged wit.” – One Room With A View Mar 21, 2019 Full Review
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