Bill Goodykoontz
Bill Goodykoontz's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Arizona Republic
Movies reviews only
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Tetris (2023) |
Egerton holds it all together as a man who is cheated, swindled, threatened and outmaneuvered. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Mar 27, 2023
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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) |
“John Wick: Chapter 4” is not a great piece of cinema, exactly, but it delivers on what it promises, time and again. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Mar 20, 2023
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Moving On (2022) |
It’s a welcome change from what we see so often, cloying roles beneath the talents of those involved. There’s no condescension here, just talent, and a lot of it on display. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Mar 14, 2023
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Inside (2023) |
It’s all Dafoe, all the time — basically a one-man show, with the exception of some brief dream sequences — and he is customarily all in on his performance. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Mar 13, 2023
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Scream VI (2023) |
“Scream VI” is a decent film with a transitional feel, a signal that you can take the show on the road and it still works. But it doesn’t leave you screaming for more. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Mar 08, 2023
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Creed III (2023) |
“Creed III” is definitely a people movie. And Jordan has trained his lens on the right subjects. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Feb 27, 2023
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Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023) |
At times the filmmakers rely a little much on the audience understanding the complexity of Luther’s character. Thanks to Elba, that doesn’t matter. He couldn’t play a character simply if he tries, and the film is better for it. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Feb 24, 2023
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Cocaine Bear (2023) |
Absurdity is what we came for, and “Cocaine Bear” could use even more of it. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Feb 23, 2023
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Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023) |
It’s all just monotonous splatter. It’s as if Frake-Waterfield expended all his good ideas on the concept, hoping that would be enough. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Feb 16, 2023
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Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (2023) |
Strictly on its own terms, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” isn’t much. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Feb 14, 2023
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Somebody I Used To Know (2023) |
“Somebody I Used to Know” never fully finds its footing as a romantic comedy. It plays more like an unfinished script, one in which the kinks haven’t been worked out yet. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Feb 09, 2023
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80 for Brady (2023) |
It is wrapped up in such a saccharine bow we’re expected to play along. And you want to — who doesn’t want to hear Lily Tomlin deliver an inspirational speech — but it’s a tough slog. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Feb 02, 2023
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You People (2023) |
“You People” is unfunny on arrival. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Jan 20, 2023
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Missing (2023) |
It’s not a direct cookie-cutter replica of its predecessor. The core ingredients are there, but the filmmakers added some extra spice. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Jan 17, 2023
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Dog Gone (2023) |
It’s all pretty regular stuff. Lassie come home, that sort of thing — if Lassie wasn't in a bunch of the movie and you cringed at every other line of dialogue. Woof. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Jan 13, 2023
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Sick (2022) |
“Sick” barrels into a new film genre with gusto, if not brilliance: the COVID slasher. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Jan 10, 2023
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Corsage (2022) |
Watch a documentary if you want straight facts. Watch what Kreutzer and Krieps have come up with here for something more. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Jan 05, 2023
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Women Talking (2022) |
This is Sarah Polley’s first film as a director since the amazing “Stories We Tell” in 2012. Let’s hope another decade doesn’t pass before she makes another. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Jan 04, 2023
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White Noise (2022) |
DeLillo’s novel is a singular work. But Baumbach’s “White Noise” is worthwhile in its own way. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Dec 26, 2022
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The Whale (2022) |
It features one great and a couple of really good performances. But it is not a great movie. I’m not even sure it’s much of a good one. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Dec 19, 2022
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Babylon (2022) |
It’s not the best movie you’ll see this year, but it’s the most movie by a long shot. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Dec 16, 2022
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) |
It’s still more of a spectacle than a movie. But as spectacles go, it’s a big one. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Dec 13, 2022
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It's a Wonderful Binge (2022) |
“The Binge 2: It’s a Wonderful Binge” is a disappointing sequel that starts with a great premise. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Dec 09, 2022
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Emancipation (2022) |
A mostly affecting, no-holds-barred look at degradation, inhumanity and, ultimately, inspiration. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Dec 05, 2022
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Violent Night (2022) |
To say “Violent Night” isn’t for everyone overstates the obvious. But if you’re looking for a bracing antidote to Hallmark Christmas movie treacle overload, it’s a holiday treat. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Nov 30, 2022
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The Eternal Daughter (2022) |
Hogg brings the creeping sense of dread to the film that great horror directors do. It keeps the audience on edge, even in the slowest moments. What’s wrong here? What are we seeing? More importantly, what are we not? - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Nov 30, 2022
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Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022) |
“Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” isn’t the best addition to the collection of adaptations, not by a long shot. But it’s surely the glitziest. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Nov 29, 2022
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) |
The enormously appealing thing about “Glass Onion” is watching the cast have an obviously good time with their characters and with each other. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Nov 22, 2022
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She Said (2022) |
It lags in a few places, but “She Said” gives you a journalism story to cheer for. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Nov 16, 2022
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The Fabelmans (2022) |
The acting is uniformly good, but Williams is exceptional, navigating a tricky role that requires her to be neither hero nor villain but something in-between, and all the more compelling for it. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Nov 15, 2022
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The Menu (2022) |
Mylod, working from a script by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, goes all in on the social commentary. Some of it is funny, some of it appalling, none of it as engaging as when Mylod uses food to make statements. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Nov 14, 2022
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Falling for Christmas (2022) |
Without Lohan, “Falling for Christmas” would be another of the near-anonymous morass of holiday movies so prevalent during the season. Even with her it’s not much more. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Nov 10, 2022
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is a movie about loss and moving on. It’s not as great a film as “Black Panther,” but it’s the right next step. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Nov 08, 2022
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Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022) |
“Is That Black Enough for You?!?” ultimately does what the best films like this do: make you wish there was more. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Nov 07, 2022
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) |
The film’s saving grace is how committed it is to the bit. And it is, really, one bit that lasts 1 hour and 48 minutes. But the cast is all in, particularly Radcliffe. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Nov 02, 2022
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Armageddon Time (2022) |
“Armageddon Time” is above all what it sets out to be: a story about growing up, and all the joy and pain that entails. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Oct 31, 2022
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Decision to Leave (2022) |
An uncomfortable, challenging joy. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Oct 26, 2022
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The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile (2022) |
The real draw is watching Tucker work with Carlile. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Oct 24, 2022
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Halloween Ends (2022) |
There’s a disjointed quality to everything, a sense that the film exists to play out the string. It’s a title in search of a story, and it never finds it. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Oct 13, 2022
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Tár (2022) |
Both harrowing and masterful — as art often is. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Oct 10, 2022
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Luckiest Girl Alive (2022) |
It’s up to Kunis to carry the film, and for the most part she does. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Oct 07, 2022
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Amsterdam (2022) |
The star wattage is blinding, but the film fizzles out. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Oct 05, 2022
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Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022) |
As with the greatest King stories, the best parts here are not the horror elements (of which there are few). It’s the time spent with the characters. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Oct 03, 2022
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Daddy Daughter Trip (2022) |
Too often the jokes don’t land. Neither does the physical comedy. The story doesn’t really hold. It’s clear that Schneider and his daughter love each other, and this film is a way to express that. But it’s a lot to ask of the rest of us to watch it. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Sep 29, 2022
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Smile (2022) |
“Smile” isn’t a great horror film, but there’s plenty here to make you … well, you know. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Sep 28, 2022
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Blonde (2022) |
The irony is that de Armas’ performance would be even more powerful in a less unwieldy film. Instead, we get relentless suffering. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Sep 20, 2022
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Don't Worry Darling (2022) |
This isn’t so much a movie as a gossip-delivery system. On that front it succeeds wildly. As a film, not so much. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Sep 19, 2022
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See How They Run (2022) |
The phrase “too clever by half” seems insufficient to describe “See How They Run,” a meta mystery film with an outstanding cast and an exhausting sense of self-satisfaction. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Sep 13, 2022
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Pearl (2022) |
West is having fun. Lurid fun, yes, but fun nonetheless. And if you’re a fan of horror and filmmaking, you will, too. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Sep 12, 2022
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Pinocchio (2022) |
Some films feel like classics from the start. Others don’t. The new “Pinocchio” falls into the latter category. Watching it makes you believe sometimes it’s best to leave well enough alone. - Arizona Republic
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| Posted Sep 08, 2022
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