Josh Modell
Josh Modell's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
AV Club
Movies reviews only
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Shoplifters of the World (2021) |
Nothing in Shoplifters Of The World comes close to those latter qualities. - AV Club
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| Posted Mar 25, 2021
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Taylor Swift: Miss Americana (2020) |
Whether this book is really open, and whether it reveals the "real" Taylor Swift or not, Miss Americana is convincing, positive, and entrancing nonetheless. - AV Club
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| Posted Jan 29, 2020
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Wrinkles the Clown (2019) |
Wrinkles The Clown has only the vaguest of justifications for its misdirection, which ultimately proves much less entertaining than a movie about a creepy clown who terrorizes misbehaving children ought to be. - AV Club
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| Posted Oct 01, 2019
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Liam Gallagher: As It Was (2019) |
It's a good story - especially the focus on music as redeemer - but it does feel a bit too warm and fuzzy. - AV Club
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| Posted Sep 18, 2019
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Mike Wallace Is Here (2019) |
Wallace had a deep, incredible career, and this documentary gets nobly beneath the surface considering its 90-minute runtime. - AV Club
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| Posted Jul 25, 2019
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What's My Name: Muhammad Ali (2019) |
Watching Muhammad Ali talk could be just as fun and engrossing as watching him fight, and often more so-each contributed equally to his celebrity. - AV Club
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| Posted May 15, 2019
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Ask Dr. Ruth (2019) |
As a documentary, Ask Dr. Ruth has it kind of easy: It's got an enchanting subject eager to tell a fascinating story. - AV Club
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| Posted Apr 29, 2019
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The Final Year (2017) |
Every big issue covered in the film can't possibly be done justice in 90 minutes, but even getting the broad strokes here offers more solid information than could be found on the nightly news ... - AV Club
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| Posted Jan 19, 2018
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Quest (2017) |
There are stretches of Quest that are tough to watch, and others you might never want to end. - AV Club
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| Posted Dec 08, 2017
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No Stone Unturned (2017) |
Try as it might to build a sense of mystery out of the story, No Stone Unturned actually doesn't have that much intrigue to work with. - AV Club
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| Posted Nov 09, 2017
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One of Us (2017) |
It's fascinating, but it feels incomplete. - AV Club
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| Posted Oct 19, 2017
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Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017) |
She's never without a strong emotion, which must get exhausting, even as it makes her a fascinating subject. - AV Club
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| Posted Sep 20, 2017
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School Life (2017) |
It's the kind of school that could never exist in today's America: It's too freewheeling, too unstructured. Maybe it won't exist in Ireland much longer either, so it's a good thing that School Life manages to capture its weird, wonderful world. - AV Club
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| Posted Sep 06, 2017
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England Is Mine (2017) |
It's a biopic that ends before its subject's life-changing work even really begins, so those without the knowledge to fill in the gaps will almost certainly leave wondering why they should care. - AV Club
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| Posted Aug 23, 2017
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David Brent: Life on the Road (2016) |
Gervais still wears Brent like a tailored suit, but 15 years of age has taken a lot of the bite out of both the performer and the character. - AV Club
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| Posted Feb 13, 2017
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Amanda Knox (2016) |
The documentary wants viewers to believe her. That's easy to do because the evidence is clear, but it doesn't make the story itself any less harrowing or fascinating. - AV Club
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| Posted Sep 29, 2016
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Danny Says (2015) |
It effectively makes the case that popular music would have been considerably different without his enthusiasm and support. - AV Club
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| Posted Sep 28, 2016
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The Reflektor Tapes (2015) |
Your enjoyment may vary, of course, depending on how seriously you take Arcade Fire's music: If you take it as seriously as the band does, this art project cum electronic press kit might resonate. For everybody else, it'll likely feel unfinished. - AV Club
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| Posted Sep 22, 2015
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Soaked in Bleach (2015) |
Whether he's way off base or not, Tom Grant is clearly a believer, and the ideas he presents via Soaked In Bleach-as unabashedly one-sided as they are-aren't easily dismissed. - AV Club
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| Posted Jun 11, 2015
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Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World (2014) |
Dark Star probably doesn't do enough for the average viewer, who'll no doubt know Giger mostly (or only) as the man behind the appearance of Ridley Scott's Alien. - AV Club
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| Posted May 14, 2015
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Misery Loves Comedy (2015) |
While there's no single, monumental insight here-no a-ha moment that cracks the code of comedy-there are a ton of stories and opinions that comedy nerds should love. - AV Club
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| Posted Apr 23, 2015
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Champs (2015) |
Each fighter gets time to tell his story, and each is candid and thoughtful (and in some moments regretful) about their histories. - AV Club
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| Posted Mar 12, 2015
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Wild Card (2015) |
A largely forgettable lark, notable more for its slight diversions from action-movie norms than anything else. - AV Club
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| Posted Jan 29, 2015
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Harmontown (2014) |
Harmontown reveals a man who never seems far from a bleak cliff, and though it tries to present bright, joyous moments in his life, they're nearly always fleeting. - AV Club
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| Posted Oct 02, 2014
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The Dog (2013) |
As a portrait of a life lived strangely-and if you asked its subject, perfectly, with no regrets-The Dog is charming. - AV Club
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| Posted Aug 07, 2014
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Mistaken for Strangers (2013) |
If you admired The National-and particularly Matt Berninger-before, Mistaken For Strangers will humanize him more than his cryptic lyrics ever could. - AV Club
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| Posted Mar 27, 2014
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Particle Fever (2013) |
A compelling, if sometimes difficult to follow, story. - AV Club
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| Posted Mar 06, 2014
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Jobriath A.D. (2011) |
Because Jobriath himself was so elusive-there are no archival interviews with him included here, presumably because they don't exist-Jobriath A.D. itself seems elusive. - AV Club
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| Posted Jan 30, 2014
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Cold Comes the Night (2013) |
A crime drama so forgettable it practically erases itself as it runs, Cold Comes The Night has just one real selling point: Bryan Cranston. - AV Club
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| Posted Jan 09, 2014
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Spinning Plates (2012) |
As separate snapshots of three fascinating businesses, it's vivid and engaging. - AV Club
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| Posted Oct 24, 2013
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Haunter (2013) |
The occasionally intriguing, but ultimately middling Haunter is caught in some kind of gauzy haunted-house purgatory between a girl-powered YA story and a ghostly serial-killer mystery. - AV Club
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| Posted Oct 17, 2013
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Machete Kills (2013) |
Its tongue is jammed so far in its cheek that it scans, at least in parts, like an Austin Powers movie, albeit one with multiple beheadings and disembowelings. - AV Club
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| Posted Oct 10, 2013
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The Brass Teapot (2012) |
The Brass Teapot tries to force a moralistic, Twilight Zone-ish plot into an indie comedy, a task that proves impossible for first-time feature director Ramaa Mosley. - AV Club
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| Posted Apr 04, 2013
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Parker (2013) |
Though Parker starts off fairly strong, the action gets more predictable as it meanders toward its conclusion. - AV Club
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| Posted Jan 25, 2013
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The Mechanic (2011) |
Statham and Foster play off each other nicely, and director Simon West strikes a playful balance between carnage and conviviality, gore and gregariousness. - AV Club
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| Posted Jan 27, 2011
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Where the Wild Things Are (2009) |
Spike Jonze has recently said in interviews that his chief goal in adapting Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are was to try to capture the feeling of being 9. By that measure -- by just about any measure, really -- he succeeded wildly. - AV Club
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| Posted Oct 15, 2009
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Gamer (2009) |
It's clear that Neveldine and Taylor could have come up with something deeper, darker, and better for their third act. Instead, they lean on the easy cheat codes of conventionality, somehow forgetting they're better at exploding them. - AV Club
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| Posted Sep 04, 2009
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Year One (2009) |
It's a potentially funny, tricky premise, and in the hands of someone as talented and slightly skewed as writer-director Harold Ramis and a pair of writers from The Office, it should have worked. - AV Club
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| Posted Jun 18, 2009
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Crank: High Voltage (2009) |
Writer-directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor have written their own set of action-comedy challenges, and they slam-dunk pretty much every one. - AV Club
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| Posted Apr 17, 2009
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