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Darren Ruecker

Darren Ruecker's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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The Shape of Water (2017) 92% 7/10 EDIT “The Shape of Water demonstrates Guillermo del Toro's masterful way with visual storytelling, but suffers slightly from narrative distractions.” – We Got This Covered Sep 17, 2017 Full Review Stronger (2017) 91% 7/10 EDIT “Stronger complicates the notion of the public hero in its heartfelt telling of Boston marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman's story, with terrific performances from Jake Gyllenhaal and Tatiana Maslany.” – We Got This Covered Sep 9, 2017 Full Review The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) 79% 9/10 EDIT “The Killing of a Sacred Deer envelops you in its strange, disturbing world with the manipulative skill of a true surrealist master.” – We Got This Covered Sep 6, 2017 Full Review Moonlight (2016) 98% 10/10 EDIT “Moonlight is proof that stories which are more specific and focused on idiosyncrasies and particulars of individuals are often more equipped to effectively engender universal responses.” – We Got This Covered Sep 19, 2016 Full Review Amanda Knox (2016) 82% 10/10 EDIT “Netflix adds another outstanding documentary to their lineup with Amanda Knox, a true crime dive that would make Errol Morris proud.” – We Got This Covered Sep 17, 2016 Full Review Two Lovers and a Bear (2016) 84% 8/10 EDIT “Two Lovers and a Bear finds a blend of magic realism, romance and isolation that produces a tremendously moving result.” – We Got This Covered Sep 13, 2016 Full Review Trespass Against Us (2016) 56% 3.5/5 EDIT “A fantastic score by The Chemical Brothers adds some emotional heft to support flawless performances all around.” – We Got This Covered Sep 12, 2016 Full Review Denial (2016) 82% 8/10 EDIT “Denial puts pro-fascist bigotry on trial, and succeeds in being satisfying without sacrificing dignity.” – We Got This Covered Sep 12, 2016 Full Review Nocturnal Animals (2016) 74% 9/10 EDIT “Nocturnal Animals confirms Tom Ford as an essential director, as he gives us two dazzling stories that combine for one powerful movie experience.” – We Got This Covered Sep 9, 2016 Full Review Snowden (2016) 61% 6/10 EDIT “Snowden makes the story of Edward Snowden entertaining and accessible for a wide audience, but offers little beyond that.” – We Got This Covered Sep 9, 2016 Full Review American Pastoral (2016) 24% 7/10 EDIT “American Pastoral doesn't quite nail its tone, but it's a compelling enough adaptation with a few truly inspired moments.” – We Got This Covered Sep 9, 2016 Full Review Manchester by the Sea (2016) 96% 10/10 EDIT “Sure to be one of the best films of this year, Manchester by the Sea delivers the soaring emotions of melodrama with a masterfully delicate touch.” – We Got This Covered Sep 8, 2016 Full Review La La Land (2016) 91% 9/10 EDIT “La La Land feels like a throwback and also like something we've never seen before, resulting in a dreamy musical that hits just about every note.” – We Got This Covered Sep 1, 2016 Full Review Anomalisa (2015) 92% 10/10 EDIT “Anomalisa is another remarkable work from Charlie Kaufman, who once again offers us a look inside his mind so that we might better understand our own.” – We Got This Covered Sep 19, 2015 Full Review Mississippi Grind (2015) 91% 8/10 EDIT “As an addiction story and road movie, Mississippi Grind makes for a good character study that is perfectly content taking its time, as if its destination really is less important than its journey.” – We Got This Covered Sep 16, 2015 Full Review Into the Forest (2015) 76% 4.5/5 EDIT “Into The Forest is admirably defiant of many tropes that spring up in most apocalyptic stories, emphasizing its small character moments over large dramatic ones.” – We Got This Covered Sep 16, 2015 Full Review The Family Fang (2015) 84% 8/10 EDIT “The Family Fang manages to mine well-earned laughs and genuine feeling from a unique and absurd family portrait.” – We Got This Covered Sep 16, 2015 Full Review Black Mass (2015) 74% 8/10 EDIT “Johnny Depp is transfixing as Whitey Bulger in a film that makes good use of tone and tension to tell its violent story.” – We Got This Covered Sep 15, 2015 Full Review He Named Me Malala (2015) 73% 9/10 EDIT “He Named Me Malala delivers a film worthy of its subject, a moving documentary look at an extraordinary young woman.” – We Got This Covered Sep 14, 2015 Full Review Freeheld (2015) 50% 8/10 EDIT “Freeheld shows the ways a conventional love story is affected when its participants are the victims of injustice.” – We Got This Covered Sep 13, 2015 Full Review Born to Be Blue (2015) 88% 10/10 EDIT “Ethan Hawke is at his very best in Born to be Blue, a deeply felt and profoundly moving depiction of the relationship between art and addiction.” – We Got This Covered Sep 13, 2015 Full Review Our Brand Is Crisis (2015) 36% 7/10 EDIT “Our Brand is Crisis privileges character over politics in another David Gordon Green film to find a characteristically distinct balance between the comedic and the dramatic.” – We Got This Covered Sep 13, 2015 Full Review 3 Generations (2015) 30% 7/10 EDIT “About Ray is not, in the end, a triumph, but is still good and necessary viewing for its subject matter.” – We Got This Covered Sep 12, 2015 Full Review Eye in the Sky (2015) 95% 9/10 EDIT “Eye in the Sky presents a talented ensemble of differing perspectives on the controversial use of drone missiles, forcing us to confront our own feelings about the complicated implications of modern warfare.” – We Got This Covered Sep 11, 2015 Full Review Demolition (2015) 53% 10/10 EDIT “Demolition finds a way to make its heavy-handed grief metaphor into a pleasingly self-aware and abundantly entertaining smash of a movie.” – We Got This Covered Sep 11, 2015 Full Review
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