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Andy Klein
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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Adventures of the Naked Umbrella (2023) |
Weird and wacky things happen that are unfortunately generally not funny weird and wacky things. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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As We Know It (2023) |
It feels almost improvised... and unfortunately not that well improvised. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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Bella! (2023) |
I thought this was a pretty riveting documentary even with a subject matter I'm theoretically not very interested in. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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Your Lucky Day (2023) |
It's very well worked out, very gruesome, and totally compelling. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023) |
Both of these guys are really funny together and the whole thing was just a friggin' delight. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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Jezabel (2022) |
It's a film where the allegory... is driving the narrative instead of the story. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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It's a Wonderful Knife (2023) |
I mean, it's not It's a Wonderful Life. It wants to sort of be. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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The Marvels (2023) |
Oh boy, I am so tired of the MCU... Now it's the same film over and over and over again. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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Quiz Lady (2023) |
It's not special, but I thought it was really quite funny. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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What Happens Later (2023) |
A mild rom-com. It did not entirely work for me... I did not feel the chemistry between David Duchovny and Meg Ryan. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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Rustin (2023) |
I thought it was very well done. Colman Domingo is totally compelling. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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Fingernails (2023) |
I thought the whole premise was so ridiculous... I thought it was silly. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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The Marsh King's Daughter (2023) |
This is a very suspenseful film, at times unpleasantly so. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman (2023) |
It certainly moves quickly and does what it's supposed to do, but pretty minor. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 01, 2023
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Aberrance (2022) |
Visually well done, very suspenseful, and the style was wonderful. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 01, 2023
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Miranda's Victim (2023) |
Abigail Breslin plays the traumatized woman, and she's quite good, but it does go on a bit too long. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 01, 2023
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Cat Person (2023) |
Indeed, it does play out a little too long, but I bought the characters. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 01, 2023
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Totally Killer (2023) |
It's very funny and the suspense works. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 01, 2023
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The Burial (2023) |
A totally charming, crowd-pleasing "little guy versus the big guy" story. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 01, 2023
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She Came to Me (2023) |
Tomei is absolutely stunning in this. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 01, 2023
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The Royal Hotel (2023) |
This is a film that I admired more than I liked. I can't say I enjoyed it because I found what they were going through so gruesome. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Nov 01, 2023
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Outlaw Johnny Black (2023) |
This kind of film shouldn't have been over an hour and a half, and even at that it is kind of flat. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Oct 04, 2023
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The Retirement Plan (2023) |
This is really quite a lot of fun... It's very violent, but it hits a sentimental sweet spot for me. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Oct 04, 2023
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Carpet Cowboys (2023) |
It's always respectful of the people in the town and a sad commentary on the way capitalism's monopolizing of resources and consolidation ruins the American Dream. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Oct 04, 2023
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The Inventor (2023) |
All the things that I thought were outrageous inventions of the filmmakers turned out to be real when I checked the history. It's really quite dazzling in that way. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Oct 04, 2023
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A Haunting in Venice (2023) |
[Kenneth Branagh] seems way more interested in doing gothic horror than mystery. The mystery, in fact, does not make all that much sense. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Oct 04, 2023
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The Owners (2019) |
It's a nice chamber peace, but might be more amusing for people who don't go to HOA meetings than for those of us who do. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Sep 07, 2023
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Slotherhouse (2023) |
They play it totally straight while the content is totally ridiculous... That makes it, I thought, very amusing. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Sep 07, 2023
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Killer Book Club (2022) |
It's by the numbers and there's nothing special about it. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Sep 07, 2023
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You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023) |
An orgy of conspicuous consumption that's so distasteful. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Sep 07, 2023
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Golda (2023) |
It's not that insightful into who she was... Generally, it's just a history of the Yom Kippur War, and it assumes you know a whole lot about it already. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Sep 07, 2023
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Bank of Dave (2023) |
It takes great liberties with the factual backstory... [But] I'm glad they embellished it. It makes for a much more enjoyable film. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Sep 07, 2023
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Retribution (2023) |
It is suspenseful and the car chases are good -- except for an utter abdication of reality. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Sep 07, 2023
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Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story (2023) |
It's got a lot of a heart and is generally engaging throughout. It's 2 hours and 15 minutes, which I thought should be too long, but it keeps it going. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Sep 07, 2023
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Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd (2023) |
A sad film for those of who loved Syd Barrett. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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They Cloned Tyrone (2023) |
It drags on, frankly. I think it could've used to be 20 minutes shorter. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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Fear the Night (2023) |
It keeps you on the edge and does work, but it is in a sense just another home invasion thriller. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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Cobweb (2023) |
Creepy and scary... It really does keep you freaked out. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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Mad Heidi (2022) |
I loved Mad Heidi. This could be a classic midnight movie. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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20 Days in Mariupol (2023) |
It's horrifying and I wish there was a way to get a huge audience for it. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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The Beanie Bubble (2023) |
It's entertaining and whips right by. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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Barbie (2023) |
I fully enjoyed it, although I thought it got too preachy by the end. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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Oppenheimer (2023) |
Very impressive, and I want to say that the three hours whip right by. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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The Passengers of the Night (2022) |
I wish I loved it more... The dynamics are interesting, but I wish it were more engaging. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 21, 2023
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Once Upon a Time in Uganda (2021) |
I kind of loved this... The love of movies is so strong in this film. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 21, 2023
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The YouTube Effect (2022) |
My only complaint... Is that it's much big a topic for 90 minutes. But it's very well done. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 21, 2023
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The Out-Laws (2023) |
It's a wonderful cast... I thought this was a lot of fun, and as Netflix productions go this was one of the better ones. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 21, 2023
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Amanda (2022) |
I hated it... I had not a second of sympathy for either of these people. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 21, 2023
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The Lesson (2023) |
Very entertaining. It's not the most original story I've ever seen, but I thought it worked. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 21, 2023
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Biosphere (2022) |
It's pretty funny and actually very involving. - FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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| Posted Jul 21, 2023
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