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Laura DeMarco

Laura DeMarco's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Greed (2019) 50% C EDIT “It's just that Winterbottom is too caught up in hammering home his point than making a movie that could make its point more slyly and thus powerfully.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Mar 4, 2020 Full Review EMMA. (2020) 86% A EDIT “Emma. is a delightful romp in which nothing really bad is ever threatened, but the skilled director and cast make the vagaries of young love and social class thrilling.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Mar 3, 2020 Full Review Downhill (2020) 36% C EDIT “With two of the greatest comic actors of our time as leads, Downhill seemed destined to trump the original. Would you believe, despite this talent, it's much, much less funny?” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Feb 10, 2020 Full Review Present.Perfect. (2019) 100% A EDIT “Can these Frenchmen and women find the redemption of Victor Hugo's characters? Ly provides no easy answers in his humane, poetic and shattering film.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Jan 22, 2020 Full Review Little Women (2019) 95% A EDIT “All of the casting is pitch perfect, but Ronan is especially strong as the headstrong Jo, who wants more from life than just marriages.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Dec 27, 2019 Full Review Frozen II (2019) 77% A EDIT “As in the original, the animation is luminescent, perhaps even more so with the autumnal colors of Arendelle and the icy beauty of the north when they visit. The story is smart and funny and wholly entertaining.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Nov 18, 2019 Full Review The Report (2019) 83% B- EDIT “A heavy handed, one-dimensional docudrama that may have worthy goals, but is mediocre moviemaking... This is not to say The Report isn't a worthy effort, but it would have worked better as a straight documentary.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Nov 14, 2019 Full Review Pain and Glory (2019) 96% A EDIT “Moving, beautiful and, ultimately, an ode to the power of art.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) 40% B- EDIT “Director Joachim Ronning imbues the complex story with a fittingly frenetic pace and energy, and despite its fairy tale structure, Jolie and Pfeiffer endow their characters with believable human emotions and frailties.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Oct 16, 2019 Full Review Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019) 86% A EDIT “It's a modern day, fractured fairy tale about the city of dreams that flawlessly blends fact and fiction.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Jul 26, 2019 Full Review The Lion King (2019) 52% B EDIT “Despite some slow spots, The Lion King is a lush, dramatic getaway to the land ruled by lions.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Jul 17, 2019 Full Review Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) 91% A EDIT “It has it all: great battles and special effects, a touching human tale, dramatic twists, wit and humor, stunning scenery, super-cool gadgets, a clear place in the Marvel mythology.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Jul 1, 2019 Full Review The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) 93% A EDIT “Talbot focuses on a downtrodden side of America rarely seen on film, but presents it with love and joy as well as sadness and heartbreak.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Jun 20, 2019 Full Review Toy Story 4 (2019) 96% B+ EDIT “Toy Story 4 is not as great as the original two, or as moving as the third installment, but it's a sweet summer movie that honors the innocent, creative spirit of childhood.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Jun 18, 2019 Full Review The Dead Don't Die (2019) 55% B EDIT “A Ghoulardi-like irreverent, rock 'n' roll, B-movie, anti-establishment spirit is all over The Dead Don't Die. Jarmusch may be serious in his condemnation of what we're doing to our planet, but he's warning us with a wink and a laugh.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Jun 14, 2019 Full Review The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) 60% A- EDIT “It's a wonderfully entertaining, luminously illustrated film, again with a slight undercurrent of sadness that adults may pick up on more than kids, but which makes the happy moments all the brighter.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Jun 5, 2019 Full Review High Life (2018) 83% A EDIT “Denis' brilliant formalism is in play from the first moment... Despite its out of this world location, High Life is ultimately a tightly focused human drama.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Apr 15, 2019 Full Review Mosul (2019) 83% EDIT “The powerful documentary is comprised of combat footage and raw interviews taken by Iraqi journalist, Ali Maula from October 2016 to August 2017.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Apr 4, 2019 Full Review Dumbo (2019) 46% A EDIT “Instead of the over-the-top quirkiness that has come to dominate his movies, Burton allows this (bitter)sweet, inspiring story of outsiders under the big top to shine on its own merits.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Mar 27, 2019 Full Review Gloria Bell (2018) 90% A EDIT “Ultimately, "Gloria Bell" is not a film about finding love, but about finding yourself. Or, like fifty-something Gloria in this lovely, poetic, bittersweet film, rediscovering yourself .” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Mar 20, 2019 Full Review Everybody Knows (2018) 78% A EDIT “Everybody Knows has plenty of twists and scares, but it's the insight into human nature and the lies we all tell that elevate this Spanish film to more than just a thriller.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Mar 6, 2019 Full Review Never Look Away (2018) 77% A EDIT “Loosely based on German artist Gerhard Richter, it's a decade and world-spanning drama whose ambition is matched by its finesse.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Feb 27, 2019 Full Review Cold War (2018) 92% A EDIT “It's a lot of thematic ground to cover, but it's all conveyed effortlessly in this poignant, poetic film that is never heavy or didactic despite its weighty subjects.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Jan 30, 2019 Full Review Mary Poppins Returns (2018) 79% A EDIT “No spoonful of sugar is necessary to help this modern delight go down.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Dec 17, 2018 Full Review Hot to Trot (2018) 71% A EDIT “In many ways, these same-sex couples are more creative than their mixed-gender counterparts -- because they need to be. For them, dance is both a personal and political expression, one of great passion.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Dec 7, 2018 Full Review
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