Chris Buckle
Chris Buckle's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
The Skinny
Movies reviews only
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The Naked Prey (1966) |
Cornel Wilde impresses on both sides of the camera, giving a committed, physical performance in the lead and keeping the action lean and relentless as director - The Skinny
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| Posted Nov 04, 2015
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Turbo Kid (2015) |
Turbo Kid has plenty of warmth and charm to fall back on, securing it the instant cult status it clearly craves. - The Skinny
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| Posted Sep 29, 2015
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Cruel Story of Youth (1960) |
A cynical tale of wayward youth presented with a suitable degree of directorial maturity. - The Skinny
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| Posted Sep 01, 2015
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Forty Guns (1957) |
An early example of genre revisionism, but the tone isn't always so serious thanks to some of the most overt innuendo ever put on screen. - The Skinny
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| Posted Jul 06, 2015
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Wooden Crosses (1932) |
Countless films declare 'war is hell', but few do so with as much bitter veracity as Wooden Crosses. - The Skinny
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| Posted Mar 31, 2015
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Hide Your Smiling Faces (2013) |
Despite its languid pacing, there's an underlying unease that never entirely relaxes its grip. - The Skinny
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| Posted Nov 05, 2014
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God Help the Girl (2014) |
Winsomely engaging, largely thanks to Emily Browning's gamine lead performance. - The Skinny
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| Posted Aug 21, 2014
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The Paternal House (2012) |
The film charts the legacy of patriarchal violence across further generations of the same Tehran household, with a series of single-act scenes taking place in '46, '66, right up to '96 ... - The Skinny
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| Posted Jun 25, 2014
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Set Fire to the Stars (2014) |
The tone is curiously flat and the script light on genuine insight: we see the torment fuelling Thomas, but too rarely share or understand it. - The Skinny
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| Posted Jun 25, 2014
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The Quiet Ones (2014) |
Pogue repeatedly allows tension to dissipate, and only a handful of moments come close to inspiring actual fear. Otherwise, it's cheap jolts all the way. - The Skinny
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| Posted Apr 11, 2014
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Captain Phillips (2013) |
The closing scene's visceral impact is so pronounced that the film's less successful aspects (in particular, some unsubtle attempts at socioeconomic commentary) retreat from mind like backwash from a hull. - The Skinny
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| Posted Oct 18, 2013
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The Artist and the Model (2013) |
While these ruminations on life, death, art and suchlike don't necessarily say anything original, they're nonetheless uttered eloquently ... - The Skinny
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| Posted Sep 19, 2013
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What Maisie Knew (2012) |
What Maisie Knew squares its emotions believably, provoking upset and anger at its scenes of collateral damage, but also inspiring respect for the resilience of youth. - The Skinny
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| Posted Aug 16, 2013
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Only God Forgives (2013) |
Ponderous dialogue swerves into self-parody, while frequent scenes of dismemberment and suchlike bore rather than appall, making it difficult to care who slices who in its escalating litany of ultra-violence. - The Skinny
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| Posted Aug 02, 2013
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Post Tenebras Lux (2012) |
A bewildering array of arresting imagery - glowing devils, self-decapitation, joyless sex clubs and public school rugby matches - that seems to confrontationally resist reconciliation. - The Skinny
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| Posted Jul 15, 2013
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The Complex (2013) |
While the central yarn delivers the right mix of pathos and frights, it also feels derivative of past works ... - The Skinny
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| Posted Jul 09, 2013
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Gegenwart (Consequence) (2012) |
It ironically undercuts the typical connotations - absence, loss, finality - associated with such a workplace. - The Skinny
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| Posted Jul 09, 2013
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Blancanieves (2012) |
Comfortably tops its bigger-budgeted contemporaries by every possible measure: it's more fun, more stylish and decidedly more memorable. - The Skinny
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| Posted Jul 05, 2013
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Stephen Hawking Biography (2013) |
For all its wealth of detail, Stephen Hawking the man remains somewhat unknown. - The Skinny
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| Posted Jul 03, 2013
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(undefined) |
[Exudes] a muted dignity despite the anger simmering inside. - The Skinny
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| Posted Jul 03, 2013
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Svengali (2013) |
Suffers from ... datedness, its industry caricatures and underdog narrative ripe with clichs. - The Skinny
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| Posted Jun 27, 2013
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A Story of Children and Film (2013) |
For the most part, this side-odyssey is a stimulating and perspective-broadening experience. - The Skinny
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| Posted Jun 27, 2013
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I Am Breathing (2013) |
Deeply moving, with moments of absurd humour and profound beauty amidst the sadness. - The Skinny
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| Posted Jun 19, 2013
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Olympus Has Fallen (2013) |
A movie that looks like a Die Hard film, feels (sporadically) like a Die Hard film, but lacks the wit and coiled adrenaline that made that series' debut a classic. - The Skinny
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| Posted Apr 18, 2013
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) |
Let's not mince words: Hansel and Gretel is not a good movie. - The Skinny
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| Posted Mar 07, 2013
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Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (2012) |
Should satisfy both long-term acolytes and those newly curious of Big Star's timeless artistry. - The Skinny
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| Posted Feb 27, 2013
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Caesar Must Die (2012) |
Delivers a compelling and considered take on immemorial themes. - The Skinny
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| Posted Feb 27, 2013
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Men at Lunch (2012) |
While some interviewees proffer genuine insights worth pondering, these can't balance the film's wayward focus and runaway aggrandisement. - The Skinny
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| Posted Feb 20, 2013
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Village at the End of the World (2012) |
Beautifully-shot and purposely unsentimental, Village... is an insightful study of lives in transition. - The Skinny
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| Posted Feb 20, 2013
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Lore (2012) |
The result is a stimulating portrayal of an under-examined aspect of Nazism's terrible legacy. - The Skinny
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| Posted Feb 14, 2013
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V/H/S (2012) |
Fails to fulfil its grisly potential. - The Skinny
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| Posted Jan 17, 2013
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Code Name: Geronimo (2012) |
The lead-up is hokey and unconvincing, as the filmmakers strain to inscribe personality on a cast of ciphers through hackneyed backstories and substantial guesswork. - The Skinny
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| Posted Dec 06, 2012
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Omar Killed Me (2011) |
Bouajila, in particular, is excellent in the lead role, convincingly internalising complex emotions: defiance, desperation, anger, and defeat. - The Skinny
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| Posted Feb 29, 2012
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The Mexican Suitcase (2011) |
Ziff's film impresses by adopting multiple distances, from the close-up excavation of mass graves to comparatively disassociated art exhibitions, all augmented by co-producer Michael Nyman's evocative score. - The Skinny
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| Posted Feb 23, 2012
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This Is Not a Film (2010) |
A bold artistic statement, a guided career retrospective, a political act, and a mediation on the very nature of cinema - all at once, with neither self-pity or intellectual elitism to muddy the waters. - The Skinny
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| Posted Feb 23, 2012
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Terri (2011) |
Like its eponymous protagonist, Terri sits awkwardly outside mainstream expectations, but is all the more appealing for it. - The Skinny
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| Posted Feb 23, 2012
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The Green Wave (2011) |
Offsetting any gaps in its historical record is the breadth of testimony. - The Skinny
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| Posted Sep 28, 2011
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In a Better World (2010) |
Though the performances are excellent, it aint no Dogtooth. - The Skinny
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| Posted Aug 24, 2011
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Project Nim (2011) |
Nim's journey is profoundly moving... - The Skinny
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| Posted Aug 10, 2011
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Cell 211 (2009) |
Any dips into melodrama are levelled out by its unpredictability, sympathies shifting multiple times in a kaleidoscope of greys that refuses to settle into blacks and whites. - The Skinny
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| Posted Jul 13, 2011
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Cold Fish (2010) |
The climax is formidably bloody, but if you've got the stomach for it, Shion Sono's ludicrous spectacle makes for compelling viewing. - The Skinny
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| Posted Apr 13, 2011
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Route Irish (2010) |
Loach's habit of filling out his cast with unknown faces resulting in some unconvincing scenes. But they don't detract from the righteous anger of regular collaborator Laverty's script... - The Skinny
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| Posted Mar 16, 2011
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Skirt Day (2008) |
There is significant salvation in the form of a committed lead turn from Isabelle Adjani, which won her a record-breaking fifth Best Actress Cesar. - The Skinny
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| Posted Dec 13, 2010
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Restrepo (2010) |
Restrepo gazes unflinchingly on those at the heart of a contentious conflict and renders their experience viscerally and -- most importantly -- humanely. - The Skinny
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| Posted Oct 06, 2010
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The Greatest (2009) |
[Mulligan's] charming performance overcomes the character's clichés and in the process affirms her burgeoning talent. - The Skinny
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| Posted Apr 08, 2010
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Double Take (2009) |
A dizzying mosaic of historical footage, vintage advertisements, contemporary interviews and a fiction strand adapted from Jorge Luis Borges combine and proffer multiple delights. - The Skinny
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| Posted Apr 01, 2010
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