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Calum Baker
Calum Baker's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Radio Times
One Room With A View
Movies reviews only
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Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) |
The small emotional truths dotted throughout this remarkably consistent collection of stories add up to a supremely satisfying experience, and stand as the perfect introduction to a great film-maker. - Radio Times
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| Posted Nov 08, 2023
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The Amazing Mr. X (1948) |
Deserves to be far better-known as one of the period's more artistically accomplished B-movies. - Radio Times
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| Posted Oct 06, 2022
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Stormy Weather (1943) |
Although some of the images are outdated and outright offensive, this movie is all about the performances: - Radio Times
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| Posted Sep 29, 2022
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Her Way (2021) |
With striking political directness dotted among all the family drama, this is a highly worthwhile - Radio Times
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| Posted Sep 29, 2022
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The Man Standing Next (2020) |
Overall, the film's involving period detail and simmering intrigue allow it to stand alongside those classic American political thrillers of the 1970s.
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| Posted Sep 29, 2022
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The Watermelon Woman (1996) |
Dunye's smart and poignant twisting of history makes the film a timeless statement. - Radio Times
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| Posted Sep 29, 2022
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Il buco (2021) |
Carefully paced, with lingering, artful shots and only scant speech... proves gloriously gripping. - Radio Times
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| Posted Aug 04, 2022
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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
Wes Anderson's bright, meticulous style reaches its most complete expression in this painfully poignant period comedy. - Radio Times
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| Posted Jun 30, 2022
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Columbus (2017) |
While the characters are often swallowed up by the amazing buildings, their humanity never fades in this sweet and memorable drama. - Radio Times
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| Posted Jun 30, 2022
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Language Lessons (2021) |
Rather than getting bogged down in grim realities, Morales and Duplass have crafted a sweet ode to the benefits of connectivity and the joy of friendship. - Radio Times
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| Posted Jun 23, 2022
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Bringing Out the Dead (1999) |
A smart, urgent and compulsively entertaining blend of the personal, political and religious, this stands among both Scorsese's and Schrader's most accomplished statements. - Radio Times
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| Posted May 13, 2022
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Mingus (1968) |
It's a haunting tribute not only to one of the true masters of jazz, but also the very meaning of the music itself. - Radio Times
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| Posted May 06, 2022
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The Flintstones (1994) |
Despite a contrived climax and some expected schmaltz, this is a solid enough diversion with some one-liners worthy of the original series. - Radio Times
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| Posted May 02, 2022
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The Reason I Jump (2020) |
A moving and accomplished film that both inspires and educates, and ably demonstrates how individuals and families could benefit from more considered support and political policy. - Radio Times
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| Posted Mar 24, 2022
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Out of the Blue (1980) |
With its tense long takes and chilly, impoverished backdrop, this is a disquieting and often very upsetting film, but one marked by its clear poetic honesty. - Radio Times
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| Posted Feb 24, 2022
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Licorice Pizza (2021) |
The period is captured through pitch-perfect production design and costuming, while the young leads give sparkling performances that easily sell the film's smooth blend of melancholic uncertainty and nostalgic sweetness. - Radio Times
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| Posted Feb 24, 2022
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Drive My Car (2021) |
Drive My Car uses its remarkably unhurried pace to shattering effect. - Radio Times
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| Posted Feb 24, 2022
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Evil Dead 2 (1987) |
A gleeful, scrappy expression of sheer invention. - Radio Times
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| Posted Jan 20, 2022
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Little Joe (2019) |
This modern pharmaceutical twist on the "body snatcher" sub-genre makes for thoughtful, if uneven, viewing. - Radio Times
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| Posted Jan 13, 2022
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Mass (2021) |
Kranz's focus on thoughtful debate and lengthy monologues can come across as rather prescribed, but the film ultimately offers a searing insight into America's most unique - and urgent - social dilemma. - Radio Times
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| Posted Jan 13, 2022
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Boiling Point (2021) |
The film's frequent shifts in pace are carried along beautifully by Graham, whose realistic turn provides this almost comically jittery drama with its hammering heart. - Radio Times
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| Posted Dec 20, 2021
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Personal Shopper (2016) |
A hypnotic, haunting and thoroughly modern portrait of grief and alienation. - Radio Times
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| Posted Aug 12, 2021
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Cameraperson (2016) |
Through her smart balancing of tones, Johnson creates a graceful, ground-breaking and thoroughly cinematic work of art. - Radio Times
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| Posted Aug 12, 2021
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Martin Eden (2019) |
A vibrant, award-winning lead performance from Luca Marinelli dominates this drama about education, class status and the spirit of socialism. - Radio Times
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| Posted Jul 15, 2021
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It Must Be Heaven (2019) |
A memorably surreal shot of tanks rolling down a deserted Parisian street encapsulates the film's rare blend of delightful absurdism and heartbreak. - Radio Times
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| Posted Jun 24, 2021
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The Little Things (2021) |
Ultimately, though some elements, including a thoughtful climax, are almost on their way to being interesting, there is simply nothing working to make this worth enduring. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 15, 2021
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David Byrne's American Utopia (2020) |
Ultimately, the big draw here is less the music and the message than Byrne himself; he may be older and stiffer, but he still goes for it like nobody else. - Radio Times
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| Posted Jan 11, 2021
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Shirley (2020) |
Moss delivers another stand-out depiction of teetering sanity, while Decker perfectly utilises grainy film, low light and strange sound design to evoke Shirley's cooped up and isolated existence. - Radio Times
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| Posted Oct 27, 2020
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Undergods (2020) |
Film fans are so accustomed to post-apocalyptic wastelands these days that it's a relief when writer/director Chino Moya cuts away from the grim, Chernobyl-esque setting that opens his portmanteau and dives into the first of several bizarre stories. - Radio Times
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| Posted Sep 16, 2020
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Socrates (2018) |
This surprising through-line works, though; carried, along with so many things, by Malheiros' moving debut performance. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Aug 24, 2020
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Around the Sun (2019) |
Around the Sun shows spark, and its creators could no doubt do well in future, but its genial intellectual curiosity never quite finds form. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Aug 17, 2020
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The Fight (2020) |
Despite its frequent slides into insulting disingenuousness, however, the film's sheer strength of character keeps it truly engaging, as it describes an important roadmap to a far better world. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Aug 03, 2020
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A White, White Day (2019) |
What distinguishes all this is Ingimundur's relationship with his charmingly spiky granddaughter, Salka (Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir). The two bounce off one another remarkably, navigating the cutesier moments along with the more draining. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Jun 29, 2020
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Fire Will Come (2019) |
[Oliver] Laxe's particular brand of poetic realism is at its fullest expression yet: melancholic, careful, and gripping. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 12, 2020
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Blood on Her Name (2019) |
Blood on Her Name is a surprisingly fresh and empathetic look at mayhem in small-town America. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 02, 2020
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The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) |
With its strong performances, pacing and imagery, The Last Thing He Wanted is one (fairly hefty) script revision away from theoretical year-best territory. Instead it missteps, with increasing frailty. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Feb 26, 2020
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End of the Century (2019) |
This is lyrical, romantic, anxious. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Feb 24, 2020
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Talking About Trees (2019) |
Talking About Trees is a fascinating insight into fights faced by artists worldwide. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Feb 10, 2020
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20 Feet From Stardom (2013) |
No murders or revolutions necessary in this well-constructed and moving exploration of great talents who deserve their dues. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Jun 17, 2019
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Godzilla (2014) |
Though a lovingly-made and (relatively) worthwhile franchise update, the Nolanesque seriousness becomes pointless and distracting. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Jun 11, 2019
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Inherent Vice (2014) |
Compulsively watchable and suitably frustrating, this stoner noir is one of Anderson's cleverest films, no doubt - but by some distance his least wise. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 17, 2019
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Amy (2015) |
An incredible study and a challenge to public complicity, what sticks most from this tender and complex portrait is its subject's gaze; Kapadia forces us into Amy's mind and keeps us there. A cinematic treat. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 07, 2019
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The Salt of the Earth (2014) |
A genuine must-see for anyone who wants a studious, moving, sometimes horrifying and ultimately inspirational insight into what makes the world tick. Unmissable. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 07, 2019
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52 Tuesdays (2013) |
Well-drawn and well-acted, this microbudget Australian pic deserves to be seen by everyone. Genuine and realistic, this is empathetic without kowtowing to overwrought trans tragedy: Adelaide Buyers Club this ain't. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 04, 2019
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99 Homes (2014) |
Bahrani's vérité gets somewhat lost among his amplified quasi-thrillery plot beats, but this low-key master continues to grow with a wider scope and commanding actors. Don't miss 99 Homes. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 04, 2019
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Junun (2015) |
Better than a completist's curio, this experiment sees Anderson, on beautifully raw form, tackling a new theme: spiritual transcendence. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Apr 19, 2019
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Paper Planes (2014) |
Paper Planes hardly pushes the family film envelope, but fine acting and deft direction help stick the landing... - One Room With A View
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| Posted Apr 18, 2019
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Listen to Me Marlon (2015) |
Stylistically Listen to Me Marlon is lyrical, emotive and, for its sheer formal qualities, quite perfect. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Apr 18, 2019
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Anomalisa (2015) |
A late-breaking dream sequence is perhaps a slice of Kaufman too far, threatening to derail this beautiful journey through its sheer lack of subtlety - thankfully though, a compelling, hugely affecting final sequence brings it all back with panache. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Apr 09, 2019
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The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015) |
A sincere treatment with better pacing than similar films, The Man Who Knew Infinity is really at its best when showcasing its brilliant lead performers. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Apr 04, 2019
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