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J.R. Kinnard

J.R. Kinnard's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).

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Studio 666 (2022) 56% 3/4 EDIT ““Studio 666” is good B-movie fun!” – Seattle Times Feb 23, 2022 Full Review Brian and Charles (2022) 85% 6/10 EDIT “Brian and Charles, a story about a seven-foot robot that loves cabbage, is a delightful celebration of inventiveness and ingenuity.” – PopMatters Feb 5, 2022 Full Review Emergency (2022) 91% 6/10 EDIT “Emergency is an unconventional love story about two friends with divergent views on what it means to be a young Black man in America.” – PopMatters Feb 5, 2022 Full Review Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power (2022) 69% 6/10 EDIT “In Brainwashed, Nina Menkes intersperses film clips and candid interviews to open our eyes to the myopic viewpoint present in our most cherished Hollywood films.” – PopMatters Feb 5, 2022 Full Review Descendant (2022) 100% 8/10 EDIT “Descendant films the stories from the progeny of the slaves of the Clotilda. The result is a testament to the spirit of a community that refuses to disappear.” – PopMatters Feb 5, 2022 Full Review You Won't Be Alone (2022) 93% 8/10 EDIT “Writer-director Goran Stolevski's You Won't Be Alone uses a simple horror premise to illuminate weighty themes of motherhood, jealousy, connection, and place.” – PopMatters Jan 29, 2022 Full Review When You Finish Saving the World (2022) 62% 7/10 EDIT “Jesse Eisenberg's debut comedy-drama, When You Finish Saving the World delivers cringes and finds trembling humanity within its narcissistic characters.” – PopMatters Jan 29, 2022 Full Review Am I OK? (2022) 81% 6/10 EDIT “Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne's coming-out Am I OK?, like its heroine, is messy, awkward, and eternally hopeful in the face of despair.” – PopMatters Jan 29, 2022 Full Review Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) 94% 8/10 EDIT “The premise of Good Luck to You, Leo Grande may sound crass but it's actually an exquisite examination of relationship dynamics through clever wordplay.” – PopMatters Jan 29, 2022 Full Review Fresh (2022) 82% 8/10 EDIT “Mimi Cave's thriller, Fresh is smart, transgressive, stomach-churning fun that also offers a few sly insights into the modern dating game.” – PopMatters Jan 29, 2022 Full Review Breaking (2022) 81% 7/10 EDIT “Abi Damaris Corbin's thriller 892, is a predictably grim affair about a US veteran, but a commanding performance from John Boyega keeps you riveted.” – PopMatters Jan 29, 2022 Full Review 2nd Chance (2022) 91% 6/10 EDIT “Defiant, charming, and clearly deluded, Richard Davis of Ramin Bahrani's documentary, 2nd Chance, never met an accusation he couldn't dodge.” – PopMatters Jan 29, 2022 Full Review Dual (2022) 72% 7/10 EDIT “Dual is an uncomfortable black comedy that asks the painful question: Are being loved and being true to yourself mutually exclusive.” – PopMatters Jan 29, 2022 Full Review Something In The Dirt (2022) 89% 7/10 EDIT “It's wonderfully twisted fun trying to keep up with the boys, which bodes well for repeated viewings.” – PopMatters Jan 29, 2022 Full Review Dolemite Is My Name (2019) 97% EDIT “Dolemite Is My Name celebrates his independent (and vulgar) spirit with a fittingly entertaining and breezy tribute.” – PopMatters Dec 19, 2019 Full Review Uncut Gems (2019) 91% EDIT “It's the kind of movie that burrows deep into your brain and demands that you watch it again. Sure, you feel dirty after placing your bet, but it's a small price to pay for such a wild ride.” – PopMatters Dec 17, 2019 Full Review The Irishman (2019) 95% 8/10 EDIT “This is a gritty, pitiless exposé that offers no absolution for its foot soldiers. Scorsese alerts you in the film's opening scene that things are going to be different this time around.” – PopMatters Nov 18, 2019 Full Review The Lighthouse (2019) 90% 9/10 EDIT “Director Robert Eggers' emotional powerhouse, The Lighthouse, is a profound allegorical reminder that no man is an island.” – PopMatters Oct 17, 2019 Full Review Ad Astra (2019) 83% 6/10 EDIT “Ad Astra succeeds as mildly entertaining 'soft sci-fi', even if it fails to land a substantial existential punch.” – PopMatters Sep 19, 2019 Full Review Cold Case Hammarskjöld (2019) 83% EDIT “Dynamite cinema that sweeps you into a world of intrigue that rivals any Hollywood thriller.” – Nonfics (Substack) Aug 14, 2019 Full Review Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019) 86% 8/10 EDIT “If for three hours, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood forestalls cynicism and irony to indulge a simpler time in the world of make-believe.” – PopMatters Jul 27, 2019 Full Review The Art of Self-Defense (2019) 83% 8/10 EDIT “Still, it's a successful provocation and a damn funny one at that. This movie has 'cult classic' written all over it.” – PopMatters Jul 18, 2019 Full Review Midsommar (2019) 83% 8/10 EDIT “While its artistic and thematic audacity are undeniable, Midsommar is sure to be one of 2019's most divisive films.” – PopMatters Jun 30, 2019 Full Review Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) 42% 5/10 EDIT “Calling the plot of Godzilla: King of the Monsters stale would be an insult to the fossilized potato chips hiding between your sofa cushions.” – PopMatters May 31, 2019 Full Review Avengers: Endgame (2019) 94% 9/10 EDIT “Big budget action filmmaking doesn't get much better than this.” – PopMatters Apr 24, 2019 Full Review
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