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Matthew Kassel

Matthew Kassel's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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A Walk in the Woods (2015) 46% 3/4 EDIT “The real pleasures are not to be found in the sweeping shots of the Great Smoky Mountains but in seeing how Mr. Redford and Mr. Nolte's characters learn to get along.” – Observer Sep 2, 2015 Full Review Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014) 64% 2/4 EDIT “You get the gist of what he's saying, but at a certain point-near the third quarter of the film, I'd say-the prophet's ambiguous words start to grate.” – Observer Aug 6, 2015 Full Review The Runner (2015) 24% 2/4 EDIT “A slow-burning political drama that never heats up enough to draw the viewer completely in.” – Observer Aug 6, 2015 Full Review In Stereo (2015) 19% 3/4 EDIT “What ensues is a dark, manic farce, as much about the destructive things we do to those we care most about as it is a cautionary tale for love-seekers in their thirties.” – Observer Jul 2, 2015 Full Review May in the Summer (2013) 56% 3/4 EDIT “As much as May in the Summer is a comedy-May and her mischievous sisters may remind you of The Three Stooges-it is also an intimate and demystifying look at life in Amman, where the movie was actually filmed.” – Observer Aug 20, 2014 Full Review Love Is Strange (2014) 93% 3/4 EDIT “Mr. Sachs thankfully shirks the schtick, settling instead on a more mellow and meandering narrative, with pockets of humor and heartbreak, giving Love Is Strange its casual, welcoming feel.” – Observer Aug 20, 2014 Full Review The One I Love (2014) 83% 1/4 EDIT “Atonal and aimless, it zigzags clumsily from mood to mood, without any clear direction.” – Observer Aug 14, 2014 Full Review The Trip to Italy (2014) 88% 3/4 EDIT “The result is delectable, in spite of Mr. Coogan's self-conscious misgivings-meta-commentary on the film itself, one imagines-about repeating the trip.” – Observer Aug 14, 2014 Full Review Life After Beth (2014) 46% 2/4 EDIT “Even if Life After Beth is a unique entry in the zombie canon, it still registers as overkill. One gets the sense that Mr. Baena should have let this one die.” – Observer Aug 14, 2014 Full Review Night Moves (2013) 86% 3/4 EDIT “Ms. Reichardt does a stand-up job building suspense, with pockets of action here and there ...” – Observer May 28, 2014 Full Review Maleficent (2014) 54% 2/4 EDIT “Robert Stromberg's visually stunning if narratively predictable debut feature.” – Observer May 28, 2014 Full Review The Grand Seduction (2013) 60% 2.5/4 EDIT “If the film feels a bit clunky at times, it rarely slips into cliché.” – Observer May 28, 2014 Full Review Cold in July (2014) 84% 3/4 EDIT “It has a seedy underbelly that will appeal to hard-core Mickle fans; it's more deranged than it initially seems.” – Observer May 21, 2014 Full Review Words and Pictures (2013) 44% 3/4 EDIT “Predictable as it is lovely, with disappointments, regrets and resolutions all thrown into the mix of an uplifting tale.” – Observer May 21, 2014 Full Review The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014) 9% 1/4 EDIT “Mr. Williams' performance is so grating that you may find yourself more infuriated than amused.” – Observer May 21, 2014 Full Review Godzilla (2014) 76% 3/4 EDIT “Godzilla is loud and grandiose at times, but it's also an elegant, understated and welcome approach to the kaiju genre.” – Observer May 15, 2014 Full Review The Immigrant (2013) 85% 2.5/4 EDIT “Neither Ewa nor Bruno has much depth and often come off as stock characters in a movie with little new to offer about the immigrant experience.” – Observer May 15, 2014 Full Review A Short History of Decay (2013) 67% 3/4 EDIT “Modest but winsome.” – Observer May 14, 2014 Full Review Blue Caprice (2013) 83% 3/4 EDIT “The most frightening monster movie of the year.” – Observer Sep 4, 2013 Full Review A Teacher (2013) 34% 2.5/4 EDIT “If the title is vague, so is the script, which, at times seems to mistake ambiguity for complexity.” – Observer Sep 4, 2013 Full Review The Frozen Ground (2013) 60% 1/4 EDIT “A vague and forgettable crime thriller that would have benefited from more character development or at least a grounding of the narrative in one central protagonist.” – Observer Aug 21, 2013 Full Review Short Term 12 (2013) 98% EDIT “Short Term 12 strikes a delicate balance between emotional turbulence and artful understatement.” – Observer Aug 20, 2013 Full Review Elysium (2013) 64% 2/4 EDIT “Like Max, the movie has to keep moving, and Mr. Blomkamp lets you fill in the gaps yourself as it progresses. Or not.” – Observer Aug 14, 2013 Full Review You Will Be My Son (2011) 89% 2.5/4 EDIT “A kind of parable that is as much an effective portrait of intergenerational struggle as it is a slick psychological thriller with Shakespearian shadings.” – Observer Aug 14, 2013 Full Review Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) 78% 3/4 EDIT “If Ain't Them Bodies Saints seems insubstantial in structure, it may be because Mr. Lowery has chosen to focus on appearance over plot, which doesn't mean the movie is less effective as a result.” – Observer Aug 14, 2013 Full Review
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