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Joe Blessing

Joe Blessing's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Azor (2021) 98% A EDIT “"Azor" is a film of impeccably polished facades capable of concealing horrors.” – The Playlist Nov 13, 2021 Full Review You Resemble Me (2021) 93% A- EDIT “You Resemble Me is a challenging film that tests the limits of empathy, but one whose lessons are ignored at our own peril.” – The Playlist Oct 14, 2021 Full Review The Truffle Hunters (2020) 97% A EDIT “A charming, life-affirming film.” – The Playlist Oct 13, 2020 Full Review Holler (2020) 92% B EDIT “While more specificity may have made the characters more memorable, Riegel's visual talent, Jessica Barden's quiet, internalized turn, and feel for her setting make "Holler" worth seeking out.” – The Playlist Sep 11, 2020 Full Review The Evening Hour (2020) 70% A- EDIT “Cole's moral turmoil is compelling throughout in this complex study of a character and the landscape that shaped him.” – The Playlist Jan 30, 2020 Full Review Fire Will Come (2019) 90% B+ EDIT “Fire Will Come thrives on the power of what is unsaid, the things that go ignored until they grow into a mighty roar.” – The Playlist Oct 4, 2019 Full Review Zombi Child (2019) 85% B+ EDIT “Zombi Child is the rare film that's both rich in ideas and fun, a reckoning with forces colonial powers would like buried, but that won't stay dead.” – The Playlist Oct 2, 2019 Full Review The Irishman (2019) 95% A EDIT “The Irishman is a major success for Scorsese, incorporating the best aspects of his past crime dramas and their thrilling energy while adding context to those films and wrestles with their legacy resonantly.” – The Playlist Sep 28, 2019 Full Review The Moneychanger (2019) 62% B EDIT “Even if the personal and political don't always line up neatly in The Moneychanger, it's an engaging character study of a man with little character, elevated by Veiroj's unusual eye.” – The Playlist Sep 10, 2019 Full Review Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019) 80% A EDIT “Broomfield's personal engagement and his embrace of the complexities of life and love elevate this film, which travels across decades and continents to show the lasting power of one connection.” – The Playlist Jul 3, 2019 Full Review Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019) 92% B+ EDIT “Containing some of his most open reflections and most electric performances, Rolling Thunder Revue is a terrific addition to the Dylan film canon and an absolute must for Dylanophiles.” – The Playlist Jun 11, 2019 Full Review Photograph (2019) 80% B EDIT “A wistful, old-fashioned romance for those struggling to move forward with one foot in the past.” – The Playlist May 17, 2019 Full Review Burning Cane (2019) 91% B EDIT “The strengths of "Burning Cane" are often also its weaknesses, but it would be an impressive debut at any age.” – The Playlist May 8, 2019 Full Review Just Don't Think I'll Scream (2019) 94% A EDIT “Just Don't Think I'll Scream exhibits the best kind of aesthetic innovation, namely, innovation inextricably married to the story being told.” – The Playlist Apr 19, 2019 Full Review Amazing Grace (2018) 99% A EDIT “Amazing Grace is a showcase of one of America's greatest talents and a rush of pure spiritual uplift.” – The Playlist Apr 5, 2019 Full Review Get Duked! (2019) 88% A EDIT “A love letter to the bonkers midnight novie genre.” – The Playlist Mar 17, 2019 Full Review We Are Little Zombies (2019) 93% A- EDIT “Little Zombies emulates not just the visual aesthetic of video games, but also their narrative logic, and the incongruity of the goal-oriented achievement that video games allow compared to the abstract nature of real-world problems.” – The Playlist Mar 5, 2019 Full Review Monos (2019) 93% A- EDIT “Though "Monos" feels very contemporary aesthetically, its subjects are timeless.” – The Playlist Feb 3, 2019 Full Review Light From Light (2019) 93% A- EDIT “A quiet and modest film with big subjects on its mind, that will reward those viewers with the patience to listen to the faint wavelengths at the end of the dial.” – The Playlist Feb 3, 2019 Full Review Premature (2019) 93% B+ EDIT “Zora Howard is a breakout talent and she endows this story with grace and passion.” – The Playlist Jan 27, 2019 Full Review The Mule (2018) 70% B- EDIT “The Mule isn't the crime thriller you're expecting, but if the idea of an oddball road trip with Eastwood toting a few kilos in the back sounds appealing, you're in for a treat.” – The Playlist Dec 12, 2018 Full Review The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) 38% B EDIT “The Girl in the Spider's Web loses a bit of individuality without Fincher/Mara, but succeeds as a gripping, visually impressive thriller featuring an explosive Claire Foy.” – The Playlist Oct 25, 2018 Full Review The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968) 100% B+ EDIT “Straub-Huillet both depict and impose such conditions on their viewers, making for a refreshing break from 2018.” – The Playlist Oct 24, 2018 Full Review A Violent Life (2017) 60% B+ EDIT “The complexity of A Violent Life will be difficult for many viewers, but this true-to-life moral intricacy is also what makes it such a valuable portrait of Corsica.” – The Playlist Oct 23, 2018 Full Review Djon África (2018) A- EDIT “Reis and Guerra bring to life the beauty, people, textures, and (stunningly shot) landscapes of Cape Verde as well as the difficulty of finding home.” – The Playlist Oct 23, 2018 Full Review
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