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Margaret Lyons
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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Gad Elmaleh: American Dream (2018) |
Gad Elmaleh is the biggest stand-up comedian in France, and a few years ago he decided to conquer the American stage, too. This is his first English-language special, and it's solid. - New York Times
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| Posted Jul 17, 2019
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Judd Apatow: The Return (2017) |
He fares well, drawing on his anxieties and frustrations around raising daughters, and he somehow manages to be self-effacing while also talking about spending time with Paul McCartney and Barack Obama. - New York Times
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| Posted Jul 08, 2019
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The Tale (2018) |
"The Tale" is a push, then, to disseminate a hard truth - and by extension an argument for confronting the reality of abuse and abusers, no matter how painful that process might be. And it's effective. Frighteningly, unforgettably so. - New York Times
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| Posted May 25, 2018
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Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016) |
Ms. Fisher is brainy and salty and hilarious, and she's frank and eloquent in describing being bipolar. - New York Times
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| Posted Dec 28, 2017
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Too Funny To Fail (2017) |
That Too Funny to Fail doesn't meaningfully reckon with the insidious sexism within comedy is not much of a ding. As sweetheart hagiographies go, the doc is joyous and funny. - New York Times
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| Posted Oct 20, 2017
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The Wiz Live! (2015) |
It was fantastic. Where the others felt unintentionally campy and ridiculous, or downright strained and awkward, The Wiz had it figured out. - New York Magazine/Vulture
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| Posted Dec 04, 2015
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Veronica Mars (2014) |
Somehow, miraculously, the Veronica Mars movie is definitely not bad. It's pretty damn good, actually. - New York Magazine/Vulture
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| Posted Mar 14, 2014
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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005) |
- Time Out
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| Posted Nov 17, 2011
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Made of Honor (2008) |
- Time Out
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| Posted Nov 16, 2011
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