Andrew Marshall
Andrew Marshall's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Starburst
Movies reviews only
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Synchronic (2019) |
Meditating on mortality, the passage of time and the cycle of life, Synchronic is a deep and meaningful experience that requires some thought to fully absorb the significance of. - Starburst
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| Posted Jan 12, 2021
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The Mortuary Collection (2019) |
The Mortuary Collection is a mixed bag that won't be for everyone, but a distinct assortment of tales of humorous death with practical effects that add to its charm and amplify the retro stylings make the collection as a whole worth seeking out. - Starburst
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| Posted Oct 21, 2020
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Death of a Vlogger (2019) |
Death of a Vlogger is a sinister and compelling tale of how perception affects the nature of an observed reality... - Starburst
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| Posted May 12, 2020
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The Perished (2019) |
The Perished is not an easy watch, and was never intended to be one. - Starburst
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| Posted Oct 01, 2019
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The Vast of Night (2019) |
The Vast of Night is a well-made film that perfectly evokes the time and place in which it's set, but narratively everything about it feels too familiar to stand out, ultimately failing to distinguish itself. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 30, 2019
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Body at Brighton Rock (2019) |
Body at Brighton Rock is a insidiously sinister piece of psychological horror. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 30, 2019
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Darlin' (2019) |
Darlin' is an enthralling mix of incisive social commentary and unapologetic violence that surpasses its predecessor with more to say about issues of abuse, autonomy, religion, homophobia and misogyny. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 30, 2019
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Carmilla (2019) |
It portrays its central relationship as playful, sensual and exciting rather than driven by plain lust and is all the more an affecting tale as a result, while the performances from its young leads are mesmerising in their raw empathy. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 30, 2019
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The Furies (2019) |
The Furies squanders its potential on an overly familiar progression of events, resulting in a half-baked film that could have been so much more, yet is content to retread the same paths as countless films before it. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 08, 2019
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I See You (2019) |
I See You's primary stumbling point in its lacklustre effort to build compelling ambiguity, along with its unclear sense of what kind of film it's trying to be. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 08, 2019
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Aniara (2018) |
Aniara is an assortment of ideas that never gel together into a single narrative, instead half-forming into a fractured tale that fails to connect with the human emotion it tries to portray. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 05, 2019
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Get Duked! (2019) |
Boyz in the Wood is an alchemical concoction of many ingredients, but they all mix together to become a transmuted whole that transcends each of its facets. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 05, 2019
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Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) |
Although Memory: The Origins of Alien does contain some interesting talking points, overall the film feels like little more than a DVD extra, and lacks the substance attain the relevance to which it aspires. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 05, 2019
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Lucid (2018) |
If Lucid had picked a direction in which to go and stuck to it, it could have been far more compelling, but its meandering story and indistinct sense of purpose make it a frustrating watch. - Starburst
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| Posted Mar 27, 2019
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Tangent Room (2017) |
A cerebral take on a popular sci-fi concept that is all the more compelling for its simplistic interpretation. In a market dominated by big-budget sci-fi, it shows that even the smallest of productions can still make an impact. - Starburst
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| Posted Mar 11, 2019
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Dead in a Week (2018) |
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) is a jet-black comedy on just the right side of farce that nevertheless treats a serious topic with the respect it deserves, with distinctive characters populating a surreal yet believable tale of love and death. - Starburst
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| Posted Nov 12, 2018
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Clickbait (2019) |
A scathing observation of the habits of the internet age, Clickbait asks us to take a hard look at our online viewing habits and the true reasons for our enjoyment of the darker things that appeal to us. - Starburst
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| Posted Aug 29, 2018
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Iceman (2017) |
Iceman is an ambitious undertaking, if a little underwhelming in its execution. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 26, 2018
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White Chamber (2018) |
White Chamber has a lot to say but difficulty in adequately articulating it. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 18, 2018
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Zombillenium (2017) |
Zombillenium starts off well with an imaginative setup, but while the central idea is a compelling one with a great deal of potential, the meandering story prevents the film from being truly special. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 18, 2018
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Anna and the Apocalypse (2017) |
Anna and the Apocalypse is a compelling genre mashup that manages the rare achievement of doing service to each of its component facets. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 13, 2018
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In Darkness (2018) |
Despite a compelling opening, In Darkness ultimately reveals itself to be a substandard thriller, its increasingly ludicrous plot becoming irritating rather than entertaining, and eventually it feels like it doesn't actually matter how the film will end. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 02, 2018
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Calibre (2018) |
Intense, uncompromising and bleak as all hell, Calibre is not an easy watch, but its dive into the darkness of human nature is one that will stay with you, whether you want it to or not. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 02, 2018
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Marrowbone (2017) |
Its arrogant complacency in failing to properly set itself up to remain plausible after it drops its ludicrous bombshell makes it a prime example of how to do such things wrong. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 02, 2018
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Terminal (2018) |
Terminal is difficult to categorise, but equally hard to ignore. The unabashed hyper-reality of its setting draws you in, and then its assortment of varyingly demented performances keeps you engrossed until the end. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 02, 2018
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Blood Fest (2018) |
The frustrating thing about Blood Fest is that it can't seem to decide what kind of film it is. - Starburst
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| Posted Jun 27, 2018
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Incredibles 2 (2018) |
While not quite matching the highs of its predecessor, Incredibles 2 is still an energetic ride of excitement, adventure, humour and heart, and one that establishes plenty of scope for progression should Pixar wish to continue the series. - Starburst
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| Posted Jun 27, 2018
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Searching (2018) |
Searching is an utterly riveting watch. - Starburst
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| Posted Jun 27, 2018
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Bubba the Redneck Werewolf (2014) |
Bubba the Redneck Werewolf is a film as shamelessly trashy as the town in which it's set and the people who populate it but is an endearing piece of low-budget filmmaking that belies its limited resources with audacity, creativity and heart. - Starburst
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| Posted Jun 08, 2018
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Downrange (2017) |
Fortunately, despite (or perhaps because of) Downrange's nihilistic hopelessness, it's a masochistically enthralling experience. - Starburst
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| Posted May 23, 2018
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The Lullaby (2017) |
While the haunting apparition is certainly compellingly sinister enough, in terms of ghost action the film doesn't really offer much more than any B-class J-horror from fifteen years ago. - Starburst
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| Posted May 15, 2018
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Knuckleball (2018) |
The blunt simplicity of Knuckleball's story makes it easy to dive into, while the intense action keeps you riveted right up to its closing moments. - Starburst
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| Posted May 15, 2018
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Rabbit (2017) |
The emptiness of the Australian wilderness has seldom looked so beautifully threatening, the wide desolation paradoxically feeling claustrophobic. - Starburst
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| Posted May 15, 2018
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Dave Made a Maze (2017) |
The very concept of Dave Made a Maze is completely ridiculous, and it's by fully embracing this absurdity that its appeal shines bright. - Starburst
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| Posted May 15, 2018
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Spookers (2017) |
Overall, Spookers is a film whose constituent parts don't quite fit together, but nevertheless remains an eminently watchable piece of documentary filmmaking. - Starburst
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| Posted May 15, 2018
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Trench 11 (2017) |
A decent instalment of a recurrent subgenre, Trench 11 manages to be several films at once, each complementing the other in their amalgamation into a singularly realised tale of dread and terror. - Starburst
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| Posted May 15, 2018
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Battalion (2018) |
The shoddy effects and stilted acting might just coalesce into something vaguely fun if you're the kind of person who enjoys watching trashy films in the company of like-minded friends for the entertainment value of their sheer awfulness. - Starburst
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| Posted Feb 08, 2018
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The Three Don'ts (2017) |
Coarse, crude and unrelenting, The Three Don'ts is a brutal and compelling sucker punch of a debut, and one that promises great things to follow from its emerging talent. - Starburst
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| Posted Nov 21, 2017
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Throne of Elves (2016) |
Visually luminous but narratively lacking, Throne of Elves is a visual delight and should be entertaining enough for the young audience at which it's aimed, but older viewers will likely find its rudimentary and overfamiliar plot somewhat wanting. - Starburst
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| Posted Nov 10, 2017
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Sightings (2017) |
Sightings is a straightforward story driven by familiar notions and is largely devoid of any action, and is all the more compelling as a result. - Starburst
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| Posted Nov 10, 2017
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Inhumanwich! (2016) |
Creating an intentionally bad film that ends up as something entertaining rather than utterly disposable is much harder than you might think ... but the blunt force nostalgia trip of Inhumanwich! ... can be counted among them. - Starburst
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| Posted Oct 18, 2017
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Coffin 2 (2017) |
Coffin 2 is a decent enough follow-up to its predecessor, but is bogged down by too many characters and is overall just a little too clever for its own good. - Starburst
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| Posted Oct 18, 2017
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Vampire Cleanup Department (Gao geung jing dou fu) (2017) |
Vampire Cleanup Department starts well but ultimately ends up in overly familiar territory that meanders through a short running time. - Starburst
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| Posted Aug 09, 2017
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The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (Mogura no uta: sennyû sôsakan Reiji 2) (2017) |
The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio is a decent enough follow up and delivers everything we've come to expect. - Starburst
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| Posted Aug 09, 2017
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Snow Woman (Yuki onna) (2016) |
Snow Woman is as beautiful and haunting as its titular spirit, a sinister and mesmerising tale that lingers in the senses like the deep chill of her deadly breath. - Starburst
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| Posted Aug 09, 2017
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Killing Ground (2016) |
Killing Ground makes a genuine and wholehearted effort to be something different, and to a certain extent succeeds, but with the rest of it being too much of more of the same it doesn't stand out quite as much as it hopes to. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 21, 2017
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R.A.I.D. Special Unit (2016) |
RAID: Special Unit is a lot of fun to begin with, but its simple setup doesn't have the substance to sustain it for the length of an entire film. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 13, 2017
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Double Date (2017) |
A straightforward but consistently entertaining plot driven by smart dialogue and varied permutations of character interaction, Double Date is a rare fusion of genres that does justice to each. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 13, 2017
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The Dark Mile (2017) |
The entire final third of the plot appears to be missing. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 13, 2017
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The Little Hours (2017) |
The humour is unabashedly crude and the dialogue largely improvised, but what could so easily have been merely a single Nuns Gone Wild joke stretched out to 90 minutes, The Little Hours is instead a riotous delight of brazen lechery and bawdy absurdity. - Starburst
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| Posted Jul 12, 2017
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