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Julia Bembenek

Julia Bembenek's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Under the Shadow (2016) 99% 8.5/10 EDIT “Under the Shadow's greatest achievement is creating a genuinely terrifying film that also serves as an accurate and sympathetic encapsulation of life during wartime.” – Under the Radar Oct 19, 2016 Full Review The Lovers and the Despot (2016) 79% 7/10 EDIT “A dynamic telling of a fascinating interlude in international politics and film history.” – Under the Radar Sep 29, 2016 Full Review The Waiting (2016) 36% 5/10 EDIT “James Caan's surprisingly nuanced performance ... does a lot of work in tipping the scales from substandard to mediocre.” – Under the Radar Sep 29, 2016 Full Review Klown Forever (2015) 59% 6.5/10 EDIT “Pleasant and moderately chuckle-eliciting.” – Under the Radar Sep 1, 2016 Full Review My King (2015) 72% 7.5/10 EDIT “Though the central relationship goes to some almost unbelievable and unforgivable lengths, My King leaves a nostalgic longing and wistful acknowledgement of the inevitability of change.” – Under the Radar Aug 29, 2016 Full Review Sun Choke (2015) 88% 2/10 EDIT “Sun Choke is plagued by the vague and cryptic.” – Under the Radar Aug 15, 2016 Full Review For the Plasma (2014) 59% 5/10 EDIT “As the plot spools out and never finds any moments of true narrative clarity, the film's particularities feel less and less sure-footed.” – Under the Radar Aug 1, 2016 Full Review Nuts! (2016) 94% 8/10 EDIT “Nuts! [uses] the fascinating story of one long forgotten con man to illuminate deeper facets of media history and theory that continue to resonate today.” – Under the Radar Jun 29, 2016 Full Review High-Rise (2015) 60% 8.5/10 EDIT “Wheatley succeeds in preserving the kaleidoscopic horror-show genius of Ballard.” – Under the Radar May 13, 2016 Full Review I Saw the Light (2015) 19% 2.5/10 EDIT “The historical facts feel overtly dictated, and the emotional ties needed to win the audience over are hazily sketched.” – Under the Radar Mar 29, 2016 Full Review The Corpse of Anna Fritz (2015) 56% 3.5/10 EDIT “The Corpse of Anna Fritz doesn't invoke the philosophical horror needed to take it out of B-movie territory.” – Under the Radar Mar 29, 2016 Full Review Hunted (2015) 40% 4/10 EDIT “Predictability undermines the action and suspense elements.” – Under the Radar Mar 29, 2016 Full Review Krisha (2015) 95% 8.5/10 EDIT “The film excels in navigating the actual space of a family get together.” – Under the Radar Mar 18, 2016 Full Review The Wave (2015) 83% 6/10 EDIT “The film brings Thor's hammer into 2015, succeeding within the scope of its genre.” – Under the Radar Mar 2, 2016 Full Review Tricked (2013) 38% 4/10 EDIT “The results of the experiment don't quite make all the tedium of construction worthwhile ... The pieces fit together, but the impact is fleeting at best.” – Under the Radar Mar 2, 2016 Full Review The Sheik (2014) 5/10 EDIT “A parade of talking heads, augmented by stock footage and photomontage for the bulk of the Sheik's wrestling days.” – Under the Radar Mar 2, 2016 Full Review Glassland (2014) 84% 8/10 EDIT “A very artful portrayal of the storms of the ultra-human condition.” – Under the Radar Feb 10, 2016 Full Review The Pack (2015) 55% 5/10 EDIT “Despite the interesting openings the film punctures in its formula, the detours from the expected course of events are short and return us firmly to known genre territory.” – Under the Radar Feb 10, 2016 Full Review Lamb (2015) 83% 8.5/10 EDIT “By turns creepy, beautiful, heartbreaking, and threatening, Lamb powerfully reckons with the human need to find someone to hold onto.” – Under the Radar Jan 12, 2016 Full Review The Lady in the Car With Glasses and a Gun (2015) 80% 6/10 EDIT “The Lady of 2015 is a stylish, occasionally inventive, and fun remake.” – Under the Radar Dec 15, 2015 Full Review Funny Bunny (2015) 57% 6/10 EDIT “Even the off-the-charts quirk levels -- actual bunnies hop through frame a LOT -- are tolerable.” – Under the Radar Dec 9, 2015 Full Review Dementia (2015) 79% 2/10 EDIT “Frankly, Dementia is just too clumsy to ever be thrilling.” – Under the Radar Dec 9, 2015 Full Review Orion: The Man Who Would Be King (2015) 87% 5/10 EDIT “There's not really that much to talk about once the mask and all the mystery that accompanies it is taken away.” – Under the Radar Dec 9, 2015 Full Review
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