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Gregg Shapiro
Gregg Shapiro's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Bay Area Reporter
Gregg Shapiro, the author of seven books, is an entertainment journalist, whose interviews and reviews run in a variety of regional LGBTQ+ and mainstream publications and websites.
Movies reviews only
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Saltburn (2023) |
Fennell deserves praise for the way she continues to incorporate queer characters and storylines into her work. Where Saltburn goes slightly awry is that some scenes... feel endless. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Nov 27, 2023
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My Animal (2023) |
My Animal fits in well with the other recent horror flicks that borrow from the groundwork laid by its predecessors and eventually putting a 21st-century spin on the storytelling. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Oct 26, 2023
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Kiss Me Kosher (2020) |
It's an effective queer romcom that also manages to make a political statement. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Oct 11, 2023
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Barbie (2023) |
Barbie, while far from perfect, is an unexpectedly delightful breath of fresh and campy air with a reasonably well-delivered feminist message. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Aug 08, 2023
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Egoist (2022) |
Suzuki, Miyazawa, and Agawa are all fantastic. Each actor gives a convincing and moving performance. Even with the heartbreaking elements of the story, Egoist is strongly recommended. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Jul 19, 2023
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Afire (2023) |
Afire takes a long time to ignite, but once it does, brace yourself. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Jul 19, 2023
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Joy Ride (2023) |
[Joy Ride] gets off to a great start, lags a bit, and then surprises us with scenes that are alternately outrageous and heartbreaking. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Jul 10, 2023
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The Little Mermaid (2023) |
That epic battle is the film's lowest low point (trust, there are others), in which Marshall forgot he was making a Disney movie and decided to dabble in some Marvel mayhem. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Jun 01, 2023
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Everything Went Fine (2021) |
While it lags in places, Everything Is Fine is saved by the first-rate performances by Marceau, Pailhas, Dussollier, Schygulla, and Rampling. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted May 17, 2023
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Showing Up (2022) |
To loosely paraphrase... Anton Chekhov, if there's a pigeon with a broken wing in the first act, it better take flight in the second act. Which it does, in what is easily the movie's most lighthearted moment. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Apr 25, 2023
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Swallowed (2022) |
While [Cooper Koch] the best part of Swallowed (and that's not saying much), it'll be interesting to see where he goes from here. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Mar 15, 2023
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Knock at the Cabin (2023) |
If Shyamalan is good at anything, it's creating tension and suspense, two things that Knock at the Cabin has in abundance. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Feb 08, 2023
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The Fabelmans (2022) |
When all is said and done, The Fabelmans is worth seeing, but in terms of Spielberg's canon, it's no Schindler's List. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Dec 15, 2022
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The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile (2022) |
If you weren't a Tanya Tucker fan before, this doc has the potential to make you one. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Nov 19, 2022
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The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022) |
With a guest list like this, you'd be better off not RSVPing to this wedding. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Nov 03, 2022
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Please Baby Please (2022) |
Kramer gets solid performances out of her cast, especially Riseborough, Melling, Glusman, and Moore. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Oct 28, 2022
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Phantom Project (2022) |
Phantom Project walks a fine line between being lighthearted and a little to woo-woo/touchy-feely. Nevertheless, Cano as Pablo is adorable enough to keep us watching what will happen to him next. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Oct 13, 2022
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See How They Run (2022) |
It's no Knives Out, but it's head and shoulders above either of Kenneth Branagh's unnecessary pair of 21st-century Agatha Christie remakes. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Oct 06, 2022
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Potato Dreams of America (2021) |
Hurley harvests his storytelling skills, resulting in a bumper crop of emotions, with laughter and tears in equal measure. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Sep 21, 2022
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Peter von Kant (2022) |
For an 82-minute movie, Peter Von Kant felt as if it would never end. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Sep 14, 2022
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Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) |
The genius of Sarah DeLappe's screenplay... is that the penultimate revelation brilliantly incorporates the handheld tech on which these characters depend. It's a conclusion that is as hilarious as it is horrifying. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Aug 17, 2022
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My Old School (2022) |
As much a tribute to the tribulations of those involved as it is an homage to someone who was able to pull off a hoax worthy of being memorialized in a documentary. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Jul 21, 2022
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) |
It's safe to say you've never seen anything like Marcel the Shell with Shoes On before, but you'll be glad you did. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Jul 12, 2022
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C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005) |
Set, as it is, during the especially turbulent 1960s and 1970s, and continuing into the 1980s, C.R.A.Z.Y. does an exceptional job of capturing the zeitgeist of those periods. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Jun 30, 2022
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All About Evil (2010) |
One of the most notable things about "All About Evil" is the way that Grannell managed to make the movie timely... - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Jun 28, 2022
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) |
The endless array of special effects, dazzling though they are, function to distract from the fact that there's no there there. The most that director Sam Raimi can get out of his cast of actors is mugging and posing so the CGI can take center stage. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted May 18, 2022
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Port Authority (2019) |
Even with a conclusion that you could see from a mile away through oversized false eyelashes... there is enough dramatic tension to make it work. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted May 11, 2022
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7 Days (2021) |
Suffice to say that the honest and authentic writing and acting continue all the way until the closing credits... 7 Days is a nearly flawless two-character movie that elevates the genre to new and exciting heights. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted May 10, 2022
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Anaïs in Love (2021) |
For the most part, a movie about an inconsiderate young woman, whose mother is dying of liver cancer, and who makes the lives of the others around her unpleasant, is not a laugh riot. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted May 04, 2022
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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) |
Yeoh and Curtis are sensational, as is the supporting cast, including Hsu, Quan, Hong, and even Jenny Slate (as a disgruntled customer). One can only imagine how the Daniels will ever be able to top this film. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Apr 26, 2022
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Death on the Nile (2022) |
While Death on the Nile is only a minor improvement over Murder on the Orient Express, would it kill Branagh to turn Poirot over to a better actor? - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Feb 17, 2022
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Minyan (2020) |
The ensemble cast, especially Levine, Hurt, Rifkin, Bloom, and McCann, does a convincing job of establishing place, time, and mood. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Feb 02, 2022
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Cicada (2020) |
As debut films go, Fifer and co-director Kieran Mulcare have much to be proud of with Cicada. A welcome addition to the LGBTQ movie canon, Cicada is also a showcase for promising artists. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Jan 05, 2022
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Being the Ricardos (2021) |
Being the Ricardos attempts to cover a lot of ground and succeeds for the most part. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Dec 28, 2021
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No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics (2021) |
If ever there was a documentary subject that was long overdue, it would have to be that of LGBTQ+ cartoonists and comic book creators. Fortunately, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Vivian Kleiman saw fit to do so. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Dec 08, 2021
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Cured (2020) |
While it occasionally gets bogged down in the rehashing of historic facts and events... Cured is nevertheless informative viewing. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Oct 26, 2021
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Surge (2020) |
Calling it difficult to watch is an understatement. Nevertheless, it's worth watching to see Whishaw in action in this challenging film. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Oct 07, 2021
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Ema (2019) |
As unlikeable lead characters go, Ema is close to the top of the list, but as with that first startling image of the burning stoplight, it's difficult to look away. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Aug 26, 2021
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Zola (2020) |
Zola is original, immediate, fresh, futuristic, and certain to inspire countless imitations. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Aug 05, 2021
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Swan Song (2021) |
Kier gives a career-high performance and deserves to be remembered during awards season. Coolidge and the rest of the supporting cast are all exceptional, allowing Swan Song to take wing and soar. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Jul 29, 2021
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Sublet (2020) |
Sublet is a successful and welcome addition to [Eytan] Fox's canon. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Jul 07, 2021
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Twilight's Kiss (2019) |
More than anything else, Twilight's Kiss is recommended for its sensitive and realistic depiction of older gay men, particularly those in the closet. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted May 25, 2021
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F*ck7thGrade (2021) |
[Sobule is] a natural-born storyteller in song and in speaking, and hers is a story, a cautionary tale of survival, that needs to be told. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted May 06, 2021
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Funny Boy (2020) |
The timing of the release of Funny Boy couldn't be better than at this particular moment. If people are able to overlook some of the issues... Funny Boy is still worth seeing for its various messages of understanding. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Mar 04, 2021
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Breaking Fast (2020) |
Breaking Fast is an appetizing movie, with Sleiman's authentic performance as the centerpiece. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Feb 24, 2021
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One Night in Miami (2020) |
All four lead actors are incredible in the embodiment of their roles. Goree and Odom are particularly riveting, each giving an Oscar-worthy performance. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Feb 17, 2021
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Supernova (2020) |
In addition to that element of escapism, Supernova also brings dramatic realism to same-gender love and relationships, along with all the heartache that it potentially generates. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Jan 29, 2021
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The Prom (2020) |
You probably won't find yourself humming any of The Prom's tunes. The choreography is forgettable. Some of the performances, which are supposed to be parodies of the characters, are simply too exaggerated to be funny. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Dec 28, 2020
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Dating Amber (2020) |
Without spoiling it, it's safe to say that there is a big, teary conclusion that does its part in restoring our faith in the power of love and friendship. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Nov 17, 2020
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Stage Mother (2020) |
Fitzgerald keeps things lively and gets a strong performance out of Weaver. - Bay Area Reporter
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| Posted Nov 11, 2020
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