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Katey Rich
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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Sing Sing (2023) |
Domingo's transcendent performance may be the center, but it's the world that flowers all around him that makes Sing Sing feel so special. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Sep 11, 2023
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His Three Daughters (2023) |
His Three Daughters finds cinematic power not just in its intimacy -- Lyonne’s silent movie star eyes have rarely evoked so much -- but with Jacobs’s careful camera, building a fully realized world within these weathered apartment walls. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Sep 11, 2023
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CODA (2021) |
Writer/director Sian Heder, with her exceptional cast, remains in full control of the tone even as the story follows every predictable beat. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Jan 29, 2021
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Concrete Cowboy (2020) |
A loving tribute to the very real Black horse culture that exists in North Philadelphia. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Sep 14, 2020
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Pieces of a Woman (2020) |
Kirby... brings to life a woman whom the film almost entirely defines by tragedy. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Sep 14, 2020
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The Girl (2012) |
The Girl has plenty of its own strength, and ought to make for fascinating viewing for anyone who always suspected there was a savage man behind all those classic horror films. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Aug 04, 2020
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My Bloody Valentine (2009) |
My Bloody Valentine 3D doesn't have nearly enough fun with either its jazzy technology or its inherently campy premise. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Apr 24, 2020
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Our Friend (2019) |
It's a small-scale human story, precious few of which make it to film these days. It's also, if you're in the market for that kind of thing, an extremely effective tearjerker. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Sep 11, 2019
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How to Build a Girl (2019) |
WInning and funny, while also a bit surface-level and predictable, it is an excellent case for the twin powers of Feldstein and Caitlin Moran, the author who adapted her own autobiographical novel to the screen. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Sep 09, 2019
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The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) |
It's the sort of movie that gives nearly every character a thoughtful closeup before, somewhat fantastically, bringing most of them back together at the end for a tender sendoff. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Sep 06, 2019
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The Hate U Give (2018) |
The film, directed by George Tillman Jr. and adapted by Audrey Wells, smartly streamlines characters and plots from the book, while inevitably losing some of the neighborhood color that made the novel and its characters feel so rich. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Sep 10, 2018
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I, Tonya (2017) |
But while the film sometimes feels busy and scattered, Janney and Robbie are vivid anchors, diving into the kind of complicated, boundary-pushing characters that, let's face it, are usually the domain of men onscreen. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Dec 04, 2017
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Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016) |
The sorority sisters of this movie aren't fighting for the right to party, but to do it on their own terms; Stoller, Rogen, and company have infiltrated the studio system to make a comedy on their own uncompromising terms. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted May 18, 2016
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Grease: Live! (2016) |
If you sensed a livelier energy while watching Grease: Live last night, a sense that there was something happening that people were excited to be part of, you weren't alone. FOX's first foray into the live TV musical genre scored huge ratings. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Feb 01, 2016
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The Wiz Live! (2015) |
The Wiz Live! was, wouldn't you know it, actually pretty good. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Dec 04, 2015
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The Night Before (2015) |
Seth Rogen may have grown up a lot since Knocked Up, but The Night Before still fits precisely into that wheelhouse of raunch comedy with heart. Thank goodness he hasn't grown up too much to make movies like this one. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Nov 19, 2015
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Beasts of No Nation (2015) |
Idris Elba's ferocious performance alone should be enough to keep Beasts afloat... and the True Detective fans who fell for Fukunaga and his man-bun (now cut short, alas) can see this and know just what a tremendous, ambitious talent he is. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Sep 14, 2015
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Equals (2015) |
Equals and its recycled dystopian ideas may feel like nothing new, but that's not a problem for the romance at its center, as old-fashioned as Romeo and Juliet and nearly as satisfying. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Sep 14, 2015
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Colonia (2015) |
For anyone following Watson's slow and steady path toward becoming one of her generation's finest actresses, Colonia is more evidence of the exciting career she's building. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Sep 14, 2015
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Straight Outta Compton (2015) |
Straight Outta Compton earns its place in the pantheon of biopics that are good, just not as great as the artists who inspired them. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Aug 13, 2015
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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) |
In an age when more and more movies just feel like stepping-stones toward the next, bigger things, is it so much to ask that it be a good movie all on its own? - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Jul 13, 2015
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Argo (2012) |
The emotional catharsis of Argo isn't what happens onscreen, but the sheer knowledge that the creaky old moviemaking system has put together something this crowd-pleasing and great. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Jan 13, 2015
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Big Hero 6 (2014) |
It's not as lovely as Pixar's best, or remotely as complex in its storytelling, but it makes for a refreshingly simple intro course on modern superhero-movie tropes. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Jan 05, 2015
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The LEGO Movie (2014) |
It's one of the few movies based on a toy with no explicit story behind it. And it is, so far, the only one that's really good. - Vanity Fair
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| Posted Jan 03, 2015
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The Orphanage (2007) |
Though The Orphanage sticks fairly closely to a genre fomat, and the plot twists become a little predictable, the film packs surprises all the way to the end. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 14, 2014
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Who's Your Caddy? (2007) |
The lackadaiscal plot, cheesy jokes and lack of originality make Caddy nothing more than a trashy comedy, but at least it's occasionally an entertaining one. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Aug 04, 2014
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Oldboy (2013) |
As Oldboy moves on it feels more and more generic, as if a studio grabbed hold of the wheel and turned it into something more resembling a late-90s Ashley Judd thriller than either the original or any of Lee's films. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Nov 26, 2013
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Frozen (2013) |
This is rigorous Disney hit-making at its finest, but with enough charm to get away with it. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Nov 19, 2013
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The Best Man Holiday (2013) |
In its strongest moments, it's like spending a weekend with exasperating but beloved friends: full of jokes both witty and dirty, slap fights, heart-to-hearts, and an overwhelming good cheer that only occasionally teeters into sanctimony or sentiment. - Guardian
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| Posted Nov 13, 2013
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The Counselor (2013) |
With Fassbender a blank patsy in one corner, and Diaz and Bardem hot-blooded horror shows in another, none of the actors or characters of The Counselor ever seem to exist together ... - Guardian
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| Posted Oct 24, 2013
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Carrie (2013) |
Peirce might have made a fantastic horror movie about horrible teenage girls, but she and the actors alike are trapped within a framework that nobody seems brave enough to break out of. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 17, 2013
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Carrie (2013) |
Touches of wit and insight enliven the first half, but Carrie eventually devolves into lackluster modern horror cliches for a souped-up version of the famous finale. - Guardian
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| Posted Oct 17, 2013
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The Fifth Estate (2013) |
The Fifth Estate tries to ape its subject's bravado and innovation to near-disastrous results. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 15, 2013
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All Is Lost (2013) |
It's nothing new to watch an impressive survival story onscreen, but rare to see it done this well. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 15, 2013
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Romeo & Juliet (2013) |
Every generation gets their own Romeo and Juliet, but kids these days really didn't deserve this dull, cheapo attempt. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 11, 2013
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About Time (2013) |
About Time is funny and charming as all get out, but its messy core keeps the many pieces of quirk, sentiment and romance from lining up into anything worthy of all the talent here. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 03, 2013
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Captain Phillips (2013) |
True stories this remarkable are rare, and movies about them that work this well are even rarer. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 02, 2013
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Gravity (2013) |
Your mileage may vary on the film's more spiritual elements, but Gravity will make you believe in the higher power of movies. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 01, 2013
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Rush (2013) |
Rush's greatest strength is the rivalry that drew Howard to tell this story to begin with, and the gifted actors who bring it to life. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Sep 18, 2013
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The World's End (2013) |
A bittersweet, marvelously effective end of a certain goofy era, when friends banding together were enough to save the world. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Aug 22, 2013
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Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) |
A great film about the American civil rights movement is way overdue. The Butler, overwhelmed by flash and good intentions, doesn't even come close. - Guardian
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| Posted Aug 09, 2013
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We're the Millers (2013) |
A movie so lazy that it opens with clips from famous YouTube videos, just to prime the pump for laughs. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Aug 06, 2013
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The Spectacular Now (2013) |
At the very least, it proves that Woodley's vulnerable performance in The Descendants was no fluke, and sets up Teller as easily one of the best actors of his age. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Jul 29, 2013
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Red 2 (2013) |
It's not the summer's laziest sequel-- that's still Grown Ups 2 by a wide margin-- but it's a comfortable second place. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Jul 18, 2013
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Grown Ups 2 (2013) |
Believe it or not, Grown Ups 2 is better than at least one other movie in existence, and that movie is Grown Ups. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Jul 11, 2013
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Pacific Rim (2013) |
Pacific Rim is shiny and big and eager to please, but its originality can't save it from feeling as derivative and empty as any cobbled-together remake. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Jul 11, 2013
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White House Down (2013) |
Really silly, but really fun. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Jun 28, 2013
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World War Z (2013) |
No movie this blatantly cobbled together ought to work nearly as well as World War Z does. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Jun 19, 2013
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Fast & Furious 6 (2013) |
If endless mumbled monologues from Vin Diesel are the price to pay for watching The Rock land a leaping punch to the face, it's worth it. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted May 20, 2013
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The Great Gatsby (2013) |
Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby makes enough inventive and fairly amazing choices to earn its outsize existence. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted May 09, 2013
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