Alex Saveliev
Alex Saveliev's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Film Threat
Movies reviews only
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Condor's Nest (2023) |
It may not be a masterpiece or even a very good B-movie, but Condor’s Nest, like its determined protagonist, gets the job done. - Film Threat
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| Posted Mar 20, 2023
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Adopting Audrey (2021) |
Gentle, meandering, small-town cinematic fluff. - Film Threat
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| Posted Mar 13, 2023
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Blueback (2022) |
These visuals make the abundant preaching throughout Blueback palatable but make you long for a tighter focus and a subtler approach. - Film Threat
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| Posted Mar 06, 2023
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Cocaine Bear (2023) |
Desperately in search of a coherent plot, Cocaine Bear strings a dozen of them together with the hope that something sticks, a gag will land, a brutal death will be effective, a moment will resonate. None of that happens. - Film Threat
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| Posted Feb 27, 2023
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On the Line (2022) |
A few snappy one-liners courtesy of a confident lead sadly don’t make up for, well, everything else. - Film Threat
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| Posted Feb 23, 2023
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You Hurt My Feelings (2023) |
Hysterical, insightful, gentle, and touching, You Hurt My Feelings is a breath of the freshest air you can imagine. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jan 27, 2023
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Bad Behaviour (2023) |
What remains undeniable is Englert's directorial chops. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jan 27, 2023
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Magazine Dreams (2023) |
Bynum and Majors deserve major plaudits. The main character’s dreams may remain in his head, but these two have certainly climbed that mountaintop. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jan 27, 2023
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Infinity Pool (2023) |
Cerebral horror, not for the faint of heart. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jan 26, 2023
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Run Rabbit Run (2023) |
It lacks outright scares and novelty but makes up for it in some psychological depth. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jan 26, 2023
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Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023) |
Lambert and her team emphasize the importance of human connection, living each day as if it were your last. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jan 24, 2023
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Grasshoppers (2021) |
Grasshoppers shows us that we’re all grasshoppers in a way, jumping from one stage of life to another. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jan 10, 2023
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Empire of Light (2022) |
With Empire of Light, Mendes offers a similar, brief but delightful escape from reality. - Film Threat
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| Posted Dec 19, 2022
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Babylon (2022) |
The filmmaker throws everything he's got on the screen. Luckily, it all works. Bravo. - Film Threat
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| Posted Dec 15, 2022
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Emancipation (2022) |
Fuqua applies a sledgehammer to a subject that demands a fine paintbrush. - Film Threat
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| Posted Dec 13, 2022
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Utama (2022) |
An elegiac, minimalist fable, Utama is about many things: global warming, survival, our connections to each other, our priorities. - Film Threat
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| Posted Nov 22, 2022
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One Fine Morning (2022) |
Staggering in its simplicity, endlessly stirring. - Film Threat
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| Posted Nov 16, 2022
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I'm Totally Fine (2022) |
It’s difficult not to be charmed by the two impeccable leads and all the earnestness. - Film Threat
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| Posted Nov 14, 2022
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"Sr." (2022) |
A touching ode to a formidable individual whose countercultural comedies influenced generations of filmmakers. - Film Threat
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| Posted Nov 09, 2022
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Bruiser (2022) |
May leave you bruised, but don’t let that stop you from seeking it out.
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| Posted Nov 08, 2022
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Women Talking (2022) |
All that beautiful speechifying, to say nothing of substance. - Film Threat
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| Posted Nov 07, 2022
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Amsterdam (2022) |
Russell ends up dancing around genres, not quite fitting into any particular one, lurching ahead with an intense smugness. - Film Threat
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| Posted Oct 04, 2022
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We Are Gathered Here Today (2022) |
The film amounts to a truthful portrait of family supporting each other in a time of crisis and a painfully real depiction of the hell that was the pandemic. - Film Threat
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| Posted Sep 28, 2022
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The African Desperate (2022) |
A tongue-in-cheek study of the contemporary art scene – nothing new, to be sure, but done exceedingly well by insiders. - Film Threat
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| Posted Sep 19, 2022
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Match (2022) |
McGinly writes naturalistic dialogue, and both O’Reilly and Nichols are up to the task. - Film Threat
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| Posted Sep 17, 2022
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Pinocchio (2022) |
Pinocchio feels manufactured to appease everyone, with nary an original bone in its wooden body. - Film Threat
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| Posted Sep 15, 2022
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Loving Highsmith (2022) |
Seamlessly blends historical facts and nostalgic embellishments. - Film Threat
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| Posted Sep 08, 2022
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Balloon Animal (2022) |
Balloon Animal is a simple tale with next-to-no embellishments, both visually and thematically, which is quite a feat for a film that revolves around a circus. - Film Threat
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| Posted Sep 07, 2022
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Burial (2022) |
A moderately fun B-flick masquerading as an “elevated” genre piece, it doesn’t quite bury itself but never quite finds its footing either. - Film Threat
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| Posted Sep 02, 2022
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Get Away If You Can (2022) |
The ambiguity in this glacially-paced but atmospheric and at times striking little film doesn’t so much tantalize as frustrate – only because the filmmaker duo approaches something so much deeper, wiser, and subtler. - Film Threat
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| Posted Aug 25, 2022
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The Abandon (2022) |
The plot may have been told before, but certainly never quite like this. - Film Threat
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| Posted Aug 18, 2022
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The Nan Movie (2022) |
What’s the point of it all? What does The Nan Movie want the audience to feel since it’s clearly not laughter? All that ends up lingering post-credits is slight trepidation, a faint feeling of despair for humanity. - Film Threat
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| Posted Aug 08, 2022
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Prey (2022) |
Prey was never intended to be Shakespearean fare. What it sets out to accomplish, it does so masterfully, marking arguably the best entry in the series so far. - Film Threat
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| Posted Aug 07, 2022
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Code Name Banshee (2022) |
The by-the-numbers script by Matthew Rogers careens along, every so-called twist and turn predictable. No flair or creativity seems to have been applied to any of it. - Film Threat
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| Posted Aug 01, 2022
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Fair Game (1986) |
Suspend your disbelief, get a little intoxicated if you’re of age, if that’s your thing, and you’ll most certainly enjoy this wildly entertaining piece of trash. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jul 27, 2022
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It Snows All the Time (2022) |
It Snows All the Time resembles a prolonged PSA with all the production values and depth of an infomercial. It fails as both melodrama and character study, casting a superficial glance at a very serious subject. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jul 27, 2022
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She Will (2021) |
Based on the evidence on display, those wondering whether Colbert will soon become the Next Great Auteur may rest assured in the knowledge that she will. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jul 20, 2022
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American Carnage (2022) |
American Carnage has its eye on the right target; it just misses the bull’s eye. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jul 12, 2022
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King Knight (2021) |
Despite the mildly impressive cast and the filmmaker’s even more mildly impressive background, King Knight feels like a major step backwards for everyone involved. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jul 08, 2022
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Fourth of July (2022) |
C.K. is adept at character development, building a scene, and particularly applying poignant, unexpected touches. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jul 07, 2022
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The Lost Girls (2022) |
The ambition cannot be faulted. But it’s marred by oh-so-many flaws. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jun 23, 2022
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Lost Illusions (2021) |
Lost Illusions is certainly nothing we haven’t seen before, at least narratively. But it’s done very well. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jun 21, 2022
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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021) |
When was the last time you’ve seen a kids’ film that dealt with issues like parental abandonment or the fears and tribulations of adolescence? - Film Threat
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| Posted Jun 17, 2022
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The Righteous (2021) |
An insightful, disturbing, heartrending, borderline Shakespearean film... - Film Threat
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| Posted Jun 10, 2022
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Jurassic World Dominion (2022) |
Preposterous but entertaining, Jurassic World: Dominion not only finds new ways to inspire the awe and wonder sorely lacking from previous installments, it recaptures some of that Spielberg magic. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jun 09, 2022
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The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus (2022) |
The movie’s spectacularly goofy plot and low production values are counterbalanced by surprising chemistry between its principal cast, some tense situations, and an endearingly silly monster. - Film Threat
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| Posted Jun 02, 2022
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There Are No Saints (2022) |
I’d rather eat a baseball than have to sit through There Are No Saints ever again. - Film Threat
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| Posted May 31, 2022
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Men (2022) |
With Men, Garland practically taunts/dares the viewer not to have a visceral reaction. - Film Threat
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| Posted May 21, 2022
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The Last Victim (2021) |
The filmmaker sure pays a helluva tribute to the filmmakers he so clearly loves. Now let’s see him break new ground. - Film Threat
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| Posted May 13, 2022
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Homebound (2021) |
Perhaps it would’ve functioned better as a condensed short or an expanded, deeper dive into madness. As it stands, Godwin’s effort is both over-the-top and extremely conventional. - Film Threat
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| Posted May 03, 2022
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