Leah Churner
Leah Churner's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Austin Chronicle
Film Comment Magazine
Cinema Scope
Movies reviews only
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Somebody Up There Likes Me (2012) |
Nick Offerman is a scene-stealing genius. - Cinema Scope
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Black Pond (2011) |
[Will] Sharpe's writing is full of stunning one-liners, insightful tangents and Freudian slips. - Cinema Scope
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Sun Don't Shine (2012) |
In its moodiness and slow pace, it resembles Curtis Harrington's Night Tide, but it's also as funny, violent and vertiginous as George Armitage's Miami Blues. - Cinema Scope
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's (2013) |
What's it like to try on clothes at one of the most expensive stores in the world? You won't find out in Matthew Miele's documentary. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted May 24, 2013
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At Any Price (2012) |
Though well-researched and competently acted, At Any Price doesn't risk much, having neither a thesis nor a resolution. Like an awkward hug between estranged relations, there's a lack of confidence in the execution. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted May 17, 2013
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No Place on Earth (2012) |
None of my formal quibbles is meant to make light of this heroic story. Indeed, some chronicle is better than no chronicle, but the past exists only in the retelling; how history is written is as important as the story itself. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted May 03, 2013
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The Angels' Share (2012) |
The title, by the way, refers to the distillation process: the 2% of whisky that evaporates in the barrel is known as "the angel's share." I'm afraid there's more than 2% evaporation going on in Loach's latest. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted May 03, 2013
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Disconnect (2012) |
Come on, guys: There's nothing cinematic about Googling. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Apr 26, 2013
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Graceland (2012) |
This is not a movie to see on a first date or with your family, but please do go see it, because Morales has pulled off something remarkable -- a fast-paced, tough, and twisty film that confronts real social problems. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Apr 26, 2013
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The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) |
The film is so velvety textured and dreamy, I would've stuck around for more. That is Cianfrance's special talent. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Apr 12, 2013
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Somebody Up There Likes Me (2012) |
Somebody is nihilistic, misanthropic, and weirdly relaxing. I've never seen anything like it. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Apr 05, 2013
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Wrong (2012) |
Have you ever been stuck at a party talking to a guy who thinks he's a comic genius? - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Mar 29, 2013
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The Call (2013) |
Claustrophobes beware of The Call, Brad Anderson's emotionally rending thriller that transpires almost entirely on the telephone. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Mar 22, 2013
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West of Memphis (2012) |
Moving and gruesome, West of Memphis is an eloquent disquisition on the banality of evil. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Mar 15, 2013
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Like Someone in Love (2012) |
Like Someone in Love won't break your heart while you're watching it. That will happen two or three days later, while you're sitting at a stoplight or in the checkout line at the grocery store. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Mar 15, 2013
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Greedy Lying Bastards (2012) |
Rosebraugh's arguments are sound and his heart is in the right place, but his execution is self-defeating. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Mar 08, 2013
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John Dies at the End (2012) |
A confusing plot to begin with, the adaptation of the novel is a certified mess, attempting to provide blow-by-blow illustrations of scenes from the source book, and lifting most of the narration and dialogue verbatim. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Feb 22, 2013
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Oscar Nominated Live Action Short Films 2013 (2013) |
This year's Live Action lineup honors a group of directors who've had successful careers in advertising, acting, recording, and arts activism. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Feb 07, 2013
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Stand Up Guys (2012) |
Guys has the lax, sleep-deprived vibe of one of those end-of-the-show "experimental" sketches on Saturday Night Live. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Jan 31, 2013
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Broken City (2013) |
Hughes manages to accomplish a feat I would have never thought cinematically possible: He creates a white-knuckle scene from a mayoral debate about zoning policy. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Jan 17, 2013
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Parental Guidance (2012) |
Poor Crystal. There remains a scintilla of dignity in his sad clown. He may beatbox while wearing wraparound sunglasses, but, thankfully for you and yours, he does not dance the robot. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Jan 04, 2013
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In Our Nature (2012) |
It's like an average weekend: nice enough, but tepid. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Dec 14, 2012
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Bad Kids Go to Hell (2012) |
The real mystery of BKGTH isn't who's doing the killing, but where the passion went in this independently produced screenplay-turned-comic-book-turned-movie. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Dec 07, 2012
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The Comedy (2012) |
All this is credible enough until Swanson exits the airtight bubble of his peers to bully New York City at large. - Austin Chronicle
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| Posted Nov 30, 2012
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