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Christopher Cross
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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100 Yards (2023) |
Its simple plot leads to a higher emphasis on the presentation and action itself, both of which dazzle... - Drink in the Movies
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| Posted Sep 21, 2023
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Working Class Goes to Hell (2023) |
Simultaneously bleak and hilarious, “Working Class Goes to Hell” takes a firm stance and rides it to a chaotic and uproarious conclusion underscored by the stark realities of a power-hungry world. - Drink in the Movies
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| Posted Sep 20, 2023
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Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia (2022) |
What stands out during Ernest and Célestine’s latest adventure is the narrative prevalence of music and how that is reflected in the film’s presentation. - Drink in the Movies
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| Posted Sep 18, 2023
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The Gullspång Miracle (2023) |
Fredriksson’s film explores a human reaction to suddenly knowing everything and nothing – one that forces the film to dissect the role religion plays within a tight-knit family and the truths they aren’t willing to accept. - Drink in the Movies
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| Posted Sep 07, 2023
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Ride On (2023) |
Yang still occasionally reminds audiences why Chan’s blend of action and comedy is still entertaining. Unfortunately, everything surrounding that legacy is sterile, safe, and uninspired. - Drink in the Movies
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| Posted Jun 02, 2023
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The Roundup: No Way Out (2023) |
The clean impact of a fist juxtaposed against the messy bloodshed surrounding Detective Ma still provides a solid entry within this surprisingly successful franchise. - Drink in the Movies
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| Posted Jun 02, 2023
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Fast X (2023) |
Fast X is an idea without direction: fun in the moment, but the lack of closure on any arc and the mishandling of other arcs serve as a reminder that the franchise was always held together by duct tape. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted May 19, 2023
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Museum of the Revolution (2021) |
Museum of the Revolution is an intimate but painful watch. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted May 18, 2023
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Tetris (2023) |
Tetris feels like a by-the-numbers thriller that can’t tell whether it wants to be an Armando Iannucci knock-off or a John le Carré adaptation. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Mar 29, 2023
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Hidden Blade (2023) |
An otherwise atmospheric and moody period piece, Hidden Blade always seems to undercut its strengths and delivers a middling spy film that never quite scratches below the surface. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Feb 17, 2023
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Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023) |
There are a lot of loose ends that feel frayed, but in the end, Magic Mike’s Last Dance is still a solid swan song for a surprisingly nuanced character study. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Feb 15, 2023
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Knock at the Cabin (2023) |
An apocalyptic thriller that cribs off modern-day anxieties of Earth’s impending doom, Shyamalan’s latest is a furious work of art that maintains the director’s usual weaknesses to its benefit. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Feb 04, 2023
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The Accidental Getaway Driver (2023) |
Sing J. Lee’s slow-burn drama presents the true story it’s based on with an acute visual acumen that captures the unnerving intensity of the situation and the surprisingly heartening bonds that form within a harrowing situation. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Feb 02, 2023
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Drift (2023) |
Heartbreaking and sincere in its depiction of life after unspeakable pain, Drift settles into a satisfying conclusion that reiterates the strengths of its actors and the endearing chemistry between their characters. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Talk to Me (2023) |
Talk to Me introduces an exciting new spin on the possession genre that effectively utilizes tropes for a grief-stricken horror showcase. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Jan 30, 2023
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Divinity (2023) |
Not afraid to plunge into the madness, Divinity is always cooking up a new hallucinogenic experience for the viewer that is rooted in a basic human urge that can be packaged and sold. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Jan 25, 2023
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Infinity Pool (2023) |
Brandon Cronenberg’s latest film takes a glimpse into the darkest corners of privilege with exacting precision, providing a canvas for its actors to lean into their most deranged performances yet. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Jan 24, 2023
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Polite Society (2023) |
The passion for its characters and the fear of losing your only support system is strongly felt throughout Polite Society; it’s just too preoccupied with leaving an impression. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Jan 24, 2023
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birth/rebirth (2023) |
The performances’ potency and the screenplay’s wittiness breathe some life into a tired formula as it tries to navigate the tumultuous relationship between science and morality. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Jan 22, 2023
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Run Rabbit Run (2023) |
Run Rabbit Run makes the unfortunate decision to stick to its philosophy of less is more. As a result, everything suffers, and there is no real catharsis for the audience or the characters. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Jan 22, 2023
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The Pod Generation (2023) |
The Pod Generation fails to break focus from its main characters long enough to see that it’s rarely delving into any of its ideas with meaningful depth. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Jan 22, 2023
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The Wandering Earth II (2023) |
Entertaining enough in its action, Frant Gwo’s successor to The Wandering Earth is a bombastic, high-octane fight for survival that broadly examines why that fight matters. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Jan 21, 2023
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Kim's Video (2023) |
Kim’s Video grafts one video store’s wild story to the personal connection film has to its filmmakers. In the process, it provides an example of why preservation and access are vital components to keeping an art form alive. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Jan 20, 2023
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Skinamarink (2022) |
Few films reward the viewer as much as this, and Skinamarink will stick with you longer than you’d like, thanks to its unique, uncompromising, and haunting vision. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Jan 14, 2023
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M3GAN (2022) |
Johnstone’s film revels in the humor of its premise complete with pop songs and children’s toys gone awry. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Jan 09, 2023
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Nr. 10 (2021) |
While its mystery is far better staged than the payoff, Nr. 10 is a delightfully bizarre movie helmed by compelling performances and fascinating characters. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Dec 14, 2022
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Last Film Show (2021) |
A love letter to cinema and the art of projection, Nalin’s latest film is endearing and heartbreaking - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Dec 06, 2022
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Slumberland (2022) |
A limited imagination and an all-too-familiar narrative of a child coming to terms with grief results in a comfortable but uninspired adventure film that leans too heavily on an unrestrained Jason Momoa performance to stave off boredom. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Nov 22, 2022
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Lost Bullet 2 (2022) |
Pierret has crafted another intricate action thriller with a myriad of impressive stuntwork that would make any action junkie smile ear to ear. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Nov 12, 2022
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Devotion (2022) |
Devotion never truly switches out of biopic mode but it does provide some stellar aerial photography to feast on and a complex character for Majors to embody with fervor. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 22, 2022
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022) |
A heist film is nothing without a little tension and How to Blow Up a Pipeline delivers that in an exact and propulsive manner. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 22, 2022
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A Man of Reason (2022) |
A lack of ambition and a very rote screenplay leaves A Man of Reason with little to truly admire or justify its inception. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 20, 2022
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Hunt (2022) |
HUNT never finds the time to settle down and establish what is happening resulting in a film that is exhilarating in the moment but always at an arm’s length from the viewer. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 20, 2022
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Autobiography (2022) |
There’s a pervasive darkness that slowly creeps into every frame of Autobiography and Mubarak capitalizes on that to staggering effect. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 20, 2022
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The Son (2022) |
The Son never goes beyond feeling like an after school special led by a solid Hugh Jackman performance that’s surrounded by misfires at every turn. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 20, 2022
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Wendell & Wild (2022) |
Wendell & Wild brings together a devious level of lore and dizzying stop-motion with a cast of characters looking for a way out of their pain. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 19, 2022
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Project Wolf Hunting (2022) |
While it won’t move those looking for anything beyond its surface level thrills, Project Wolf Hunting is one of the most entertaining midnight films thanks to its commitment to maximalist genre fun. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 19, 2022
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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) |
A texturally gloomy film and a testament to McDonagh as a director that it’s still entertaining despite its devastating portrait of a friendship torn asunder. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 19, 2022
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Charcoal (2022) |
With many smaller threads sprawling out from its central narrative, Markowicz illustrates a world of exploitation and discomfort where some manage to thrive despite their circumstances. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 14, 2022
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Bones of Crows (2022) |
Bones of Crows has a very single thought on its mind and attacks racism and prejudices with an equal measure of anger and sadness. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 14, 2022
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Thunder (2022) |
Carmen Jaquier’s inquisitive Thunder is a rapturous feature debut that is as earnest in its pursuit of catharsis as it is accepting of its inability to be an individual in a God-fearing world. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 14, 2022
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Muru (2022) |
Tearepa Kahi’s Muru is a constantly unnerving experience and one that does away with subtleties to make its point clear and concise. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 14, 2022
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Women Talking (2022) |
Women Talking is a ferocious work that magnifies the reality that the world around us builds unbalanced systems of oppression. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 14, 2022
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Holy Spider (2022) |
What could too easily slip into repetition and generic thrills is elevated by Abbasi’s steady hand and reluctance to give his villain’s ideologies credence or empathize with him despite giving him a platform to project. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 14, 2022
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Patrick and the Whale (2022) |
In Mark Fletcher’s Patrick and the Whale, a connection and a thirst for understanding thread together impressive footage of various species of whales – with the acknowledgment that there’s so much more below the surface. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 11, 2022
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Butcher's Crossing (2022) |
A sturdy and subdued Nicolas Cage leads the otherwise rocky adaptation of John Williams’ western novel. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Sep 11, 2022
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Alienoid (2022) |
Often spinning multiple genre influences at once, it’s hard to dismiss Choi Dong-hoon’s Alienoid when its ambition is so out there. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Aug 24, 2022
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Orphan: First Kill (2022) |
Orphan: First Kill is surprisingly almost as delirious as Collet-Sera’s film. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Aug 23, 2022
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Beast (2022) |
Beast is both popcorn entertainment and a sincere look at grief’s ability to break us down but also build us back up stronger than ever. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Aug 22, 2022
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Carter (2022) |
Jung’s latest film delivers some dizzying action amidst an undercooked, familiar story of espionage and backdoor politics mired in risky decisions that rarely work. - Tilt Magazine
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| Posted Aug 17, 2022
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