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Mia Vicino

Mia Vicino's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Censor (2021) 89% 3/4 EDIT “The horror here is derived from an inability to cope, to gain closure, to accept that, despite what mainstream movies tell us, not every loose end in life ties itself up in an immaculate bow.” – Willamette Week Jun 24, 2021 Full Review Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021) 39% 2/4 EDIT “Spiral seems to have a noble goal of exposing the force's corruption and brutality, and in the first half, it even succeeds. But as the plot unravels, so does the movie's political statement, leading to a disaster of an ending.” – Willamette Week Jun 3, 2021 Full Review Nina Wu (2019) 81% 3/4 EDIT “Written by and starring Wu Ke-Xi in the titular role, this darkly surrealist character study... is a mesmerizing exploration of the myriad ways in which trauma completely alters one's mental health, one's identity, one's entire world.” – Willamette Week Apr 16, 2021 Full Review Supernova (2020) 89% 3/4 EDIT “Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci playing a loving couple on an RV trip in the English countryside is exactly as tender and intimate as it sounds.” – Willamette Week Mar 11, 2021 Full Review Nomadland (2020) 93% 4/4 EDIT “It feels human. It is human. And it's the best film of the year.” – Willamette Week Feb 18, 2021 Full Review Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021) 81% 3/4 EDIT “Though Barb & Star hits some overly familiar beats, it maintains enough originality for several laugh-out-loud moments. It's about time we got more risk-taking studio comedies like this one.” – Willamette Week Feb 18, 2021 Full Review True Mothers (2020) 91% 3/4 EDIT “True Mothers is a wistful ode to the infinite forms that family can take, a cogent assertion that there is no one-size-fits-all definition of motherhood.” – Willamette Week Jan 29, 2021 Full Review You Will Die at Twenty (2019) 89% 3/4 EDIT “Considering the parameters...Alala's groundbreaking feature-length debut is even more impressive.” – Willamette Week Jan 23, 2021 Full Review My Little Sister (2020) 94% 2/4 EDIT “Despite some genuinely tear-jerking moments, My Little Sister ultimately boils down to a navel-gazing, surface-level study of an insufferable privileged family.” – Willamette Week Jan 23, 2021 Full Review Wander Darkly (2020) 75% 3/4 EDIT “This confident directorial debut from Tara Miele is a psychological probe into the ways we reckon with trauma, effectively blurring the malleable lines between reality and memory.” – Willamette Week Dec 11, 2020 Full Review Let Him Go (2020) 85% 2/4 EDIT “Though both of these portrayals and the pastoral visuals of the Midwest mountains are breathtaking, the story itself is lethargic, never fully getting off the ground nor matching the strength of the source material, Larry Watson's eponymous novel.” – Willamette Week Nov 7, 2020 Full Review Coming Home Again (2019) 92% 2/4 EDIT “There are occasional bouts of monotony as we watch Chang-rae cook in silence for minutes at a time. It's intended to be elegiac, since Korean food plays such a crucial role, even if it often comes off a bit stagnant.” – Willamette Week Oct 24, 2020 Full Review She Dies Tomorrow (2020) 84% 3/4 EDIT “Anxiety itself is often irrational, so this is Seimetz's impressionistic response to that all-too-ubiquitous frustration. Embrace it.” – Willamette Week Aug 14, 2020 Full Review John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020) 94% EDIT “[John Lewis: Good Trouble] serves as a welcome and timely reminder that causing a stir is exactly what creates societal and political change.” – Willamette Week Jul 17, 2020 Full Review Charlie's Angels (2019) 52% EDIT “The characters ultimately fall flat. So does the storyline, which plays into every tired spy-movie trope, like the new recruit awed by a closet full of designer clothes and gadgets.” – Willamette Week Nov 20, 2019 Full Review Ready or Not (2019) 89% EDIT “If that premise seems impeccably stupid, don't worry, it's supposed to be. Weaving's performance anchors the so-so script, careening from eyes wide in horror to deadpan frustration.” – Willamette Week Aug 30, 2019 Full Review Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) 50% 2/4 EDIT “The mistake Linklater and team make is putting the should-be-missing Bernadette in nearly every scene, a choice seemingly hinging on the star power and talent of multi-Academy Award winner Blanchett.” – Willamette Week Aug 23, 2019 Full Review The Kitchen (2019) 24% EDIT “It's enjoyable overall if, instead of picking apart the cringe-worthy dialogue, you opt to bask in the blood-red glow of antiheroines unapologetically carving out their own spaces in a man's world.” – Willamette Week Aug 16, 2019 Full Review Men in Black: International (2019) 23% 2/4 EDIT “It's climactically a forgettable, though entertaining, sci-fi ride.” – Willamette Week Jun 20, 2019 Full Review Booksmart (2019) 96% EDIT “Ultimately, the vital takeaway is that nobody is one-dimensional, and neither is Booksmart.” – Willamette Week May 31, 2019 Full Review Long Shot (2019) 82% EDIT “There are definitely some pacing problems-and a muddled message about centrism that could've been elaborated on or dropped-but if the ultimate intention of a romcom is to make you both laugh and swoon, then Long Shot is right on target.” – Willamette Week May 9, 2019 Full Review The Aftermath (2019) 26% 2/4 EDIT “As it so often goes with Keira Knightley period pieces that aren't Atonement or Pride & Prejudice, it's safe to assume you'll feel the same way about this one as you do all the others.” – Willamette Week Apr 11, 2019 Full Review Miss Bala (2019) 22% 1/4 EDIT “The most memorable part of Miss Bala is when "Los Ageless" by St. Vincent plays during a party scene. That rules. The rest of the film, sadly, does not.” – Willamette Week Feb 25, 2019 Full Review
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