Jonah Koslofsky
Jonah Koslofsky's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
The Spool
Movies reviews only
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Red Rocket (2021) |
[Sean] Baker's gaze at his protagonist is nearly as sharp as his eye for strong compositions. - The Spool
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| Posted Nov 28, 2021
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The Master (2012) |
Hoffman conveys an emptiness that can only come from his character's awareness that he has made up that which he preaches. - The Spool
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| Posted Nov 28, 2021
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Ahed's Knee (2021) |
Indeed, if Lapid has translated one side of himself onto the screen here, it's his frustration with his nation, and his frustration with his own role as storyteller, not changemaker. - The Spool
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| Posted Oct 13, 2021
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The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) |
This synthesis of cinematic and theatrical leans towards the latter, producing an exciting and fascinating merger of mediums. - The Spool
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| Posted Oct 04, 2021
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Benedetta (2021) |
So while I admire Verhoeven's stubborn rejection of a simple, one-dimensional heroine, I can't help but wish we saw Benedetta a little more clearly. - The Spool
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| Posted Sep 24, 2021
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The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation (2021) |
The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual For Military Occupation is about as worthwhile as merely showing up to a J-Street event. - The Spool
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| Posted Sep 24, 2021
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Punch-Drunk Love (2002) |
This may be P.T.A. and P.S.H.'s least successful pairing, but it's still great fun. - The Spool
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| Posted Sep 14, 2021
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Magnolia (1999) |
Something ineffable in Hoffman's mannerisms, in the way he listens, expresses more than just patience but warmth. - The Spool
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| Posted Aug 18, 2021
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Stillwater (2021) |
Damon's just an empty head to hold a baseball hat and some sunglasses. - The Spool
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| Posted Aug 05, 2021
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Mandibles (2020) |
In other words, Dupieux's commitment to being silly is admirable, but the resistance to making his silly meaningful is exhausting. - The Spool
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| Posted Jul 22, 2021
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Boogie Nights (1997) |
Philip Seymour Hoffman is a standout in a movie chock-full of standouts. - The Spool
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| Posted Jul 20, 2021
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Hard Eight (1996) |
We come to understand that Sydney is a living loose end, a vessel for his own regret, a man incapable of resolving the conflicts he's created. - The Spool
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| Posted Jun 29, 2021
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F9 The Fast Saga (2021) |
F9 clearly illustrates the paradox the Fast and Furious franchise has become: a reliably fun franchise still lacking in essential entries. - The Spool
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| Posted Jun 23, 2021
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A Most Wanted Man (2014) |
A Most Wanted Man is about as drab as it is inessential. - The Spool
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| Posted Jun 04, 2021
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A Late Quartet (2012) |
Hoffman knew how to hold back, how to use his screen-time to imply an interiority without a script that spells everything out. - The Spool
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| Posted May 25, 2021
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The Getaway (1994) |
[A] rancid waste of time. - The Spool
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| Posted May 11, 2021
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) |
In a decade full of hundred-million-dollar stinkers, CATCHING FIRE isn't just the peak of its franchise, but a compelling work in its own right. - The Spool
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| Posted Apr 20, 2021
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Strangers With Candy (2005) |
Strangers with Candy is almost entirely incomprehensible, which wouldn't necessarily be a problem if it wasn't so constantly offensive. - The Spool
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| Posted Apr 13, 2021
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God's Pocket (2014) |
This might sound harsh, but God's Pocket is a movie that has no business existing. - The Spool
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| Posted Apr 13, 2021
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Shiva Baby (2020) |
Instead of one slow burn, Seligman structures her film around a series of crescendos, an escalating series of breaking points that'll have you gasping for breath. - The Spool
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| Posted Apr 13, 2021
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Owning Mahowny (2003) |
There's not much to root for one way or another, not much tension across the film's admirably tight runtime. - The Spool
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| Posted Mar 29, 2021
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Pirate Radio (2009) |
The camera in Pirate Radio won't stop wobbling - it's so damn annoying. - The Spool
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| Posted Mar 19, 2021
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Money for Nothing (1993) |
The problem here is that Menendez keeps steering this story into slapstick, when it's really quite tragic. - The Spool
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| Posted Mar 02, 2021
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Next Stop Wonderland (1998) |
Together, they make a film that doesn't really add up to its influences. - The Spool
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| Posted Feb 24, 2021
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Love Liza (2002) |
Love Liza's success can be traced back to Hoffman's uncompromising exploration of irreconcilable pain. - The Spool
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| Posted Feb 18, 2021
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Patch Adams (1998) |
Patch Adams is full of shit. I truly can't think of a better way to describe it. - The Spool
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| Posted Feb 09, 2021
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The Empty Man (2020) |
As it stands, I can think of a lot of better ways to spend two-hours and sixteen minutes. - The Spool
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| Posted Feb 04, 2021
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The Big Lebowski (1998) |
What a great, silly movie. - The Spool
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| Posted Feb 04, 2021
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Nobody's Fool (1994) |
The formula the film follows endears, because Newman is able to make Sully both charming and an enormous screw-up. - The Spool
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| Posted Feb 04, 2021
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Flawless (1999) |
The more you pull at Flawless' threads, the more it unravels. It's not a Green Book level travesty, but it's plenty ill-conceived and outdated. - The Spool
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| Posted Feb 04, 2021
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Jack Goes Boating (2010) |
Nothing's groundbreaking, but at least over the course of adaptation JACK GOES BOATING picked up some cinematic flair, - The Spool
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| Posted Jan 13, 2021
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State and Main (2000) |
It's shockingly toothless stuff from the man behind Glengarry Glen Ross - nothing cuts as deep as it should. - The Spool
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| Posted Dec 29, 2020
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Doubt (2008) |
[W]hen every character besides Flynn lacks complexity, it's difficult for the priest to exist in a grey area. - The Spool
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| Posted Dec 22, 2020
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Along Came Polly (2004) |
[B]etween its tight construction and Hoffman's performance, if you're looking for a low-key movie night, pick Polly. - The Spool
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| Posted Dec 22, 2020
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When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) |
Does her husband notice her addiction? How could he not? Does he care? Who knows! - The Spool
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| Posted Dec 10, 2020
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Uncle Frank (2020) |
If Uncle Frank is the story of a man forced to reconnect with his family, it'd be nice if his family were made up of human beings. - The Spool
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| Posted Dec 02, 2020
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His House (2020) |
His House is as tight as it is tense. - The Spool
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| Posted Oct 31, 2020
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The Savages (2007) |
Hoffman humanizes a character who probably needs more years of therapy than he has years left. - The Spool
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| Posted Oct 28, 2020
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Tragic Jungle (2020) |
The Tragic Jungle is in no hurry, making its 96-minute runtime feel far longer. These images are rich, yes, but they're also so matter-of-fact. - The Spool
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| Posted Oct 11, 2020
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MLK/FBI (2020) |
Perhaps neither King nor the FBI were shining, perfect paragons of righteousness. But only one fought tooth and nail to make this country a better place. - The Spool
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| Posted Sep 25, 2020
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The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020) |
While the Babysitter movies are marketed as campy entertainment, they lack the heart to actually have any fun. - The Spool
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| Posted Sep 14, 2020
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The Ides of March (2011) |
There are a lot of conventionally-shot people talking in rooms - the most ambitious image lies on the poster. - The Spool
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| Posted Aug 19, 2020
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I Used to Go Here (2020) |
Rey, a veteran of the mumblecore movement, has no problem holding her audiences' feet to the fire. - The Spool
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| Posted Aug 10, 2020
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John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020) |
Just as Lewis doesn't have to live up to an impossible ideal for us to recognize him as a living legend, Good Trouble doesn't have to be the most groundbreaking documentary to exist as a worthwhile piece of filmmaking. - The Spool
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| Posted Jul 03, 2020
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Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn (2019) |
Yes, Roy Cohn had his fingers in a lot of pots, but Meeropol never makes clear why his influence and dishonesty was or is significant outside of the Rosenbergs. - The Spool
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| Posted Jun 20, 2020
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Villain (2020) |
When some excitement does arrive, the ensuing fisticuffs are about as easy to follow as the gruff accents. - The Spool
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| Posted May 19, 2020
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Spaceship Earth (2020) |
Like the structure it investigates, Spaceship Earth stands as a monument to what we can build. - The Spool
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| Posted May 12, 2020
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Arkansas (2020) |
[W]hile clearly influenced by plenty of Scorsese and Tarantino crime capers, Arkansas operates on a far smaller scale, and it doesn't really have its act together. - The Spool
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| Posted May 06, 2020
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Sea Fever (2019) |
A tense, well-crafted piece of filmmaking with a bit of a bite. - The Spool
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| Posted Apr 10, 2020
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Spenser Confidential (2020) |
Never comes close to justifying its own existence outside of an ego-stroking exercise for Berg and Wahlberg. - The Spool
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| Posted Mar 10, 2020
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