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Pam Grady
Pam Grady's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Boxoffice Magazine
Reel.com
San Francisco Chronicle
FilmStew.com
AWFJ.org
Movies reviews only
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Anatomy of a Fall (2023) |
2023 is the year of Sandra Hüller with two films that premiered at Cannes demonstrating the breadth of her phenomenal talent. In Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winner, she is a writer accused of murdering her husband - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Oct 12, 2023
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The Seer and the Unseen (2019) |
What is better than [the cinematography] in this enthralling documentary is its peek into the life of one extraordinary woman and the real country behind the glossy brochures and Instagram posts. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Sep 13, 2023
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The Thief Collector (2022) |
Out of a brazen act of theft, filmmaker Allison Otto fashions an indelible, all-American tale of life, larceny, and the pursuit of adventure, - AWFJ.org
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| Posted May 17, 2023
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Babylon (2022) |
A grueling filmgoing experience. It really does babble on and on and on and on. This is not a love letter to cinema, more like hate mail, odd coming from a director who has been treated well and lauded by his industry. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Dec 21, 2022
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Summering (2022) |
The trick of this immensely satisfying drama is that it is a movie about the inner lives of girls made by men. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Aug 11, 2022
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Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down (2022) |
Julie Cohen and Betsy West have made a resonant documentary, one the reflects its subject’s optimism, which remains firm despite everything that’s happened to her. Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down is essential viewing. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Aug 09, 2022
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Clara Sola (2021) |
First-time feature director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén skillfully blends touches of magical realism with almost documentary-like observations. The effect is to completely immerse us in Clara’s world. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Jul 01, 2022
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Inbetween Girl (2021) |
Galbraith is a standout in her first feature role, a charismatic performer who wholly inhabits Angie’s roiling emotions. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Jun 07, 2022
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Fanny: The Right to Rock (2021) |
just when you think there is nothing left to say, a new dramatic chapter unfolds as the women of Fanny, now in their 70s, reform the group, record an album, and pick up where they left off for another shot at that metal ring. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted May 19, 2022
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Superior (2021) |
An involving exploration of the bonds between siblings and their identities, so alike and yet so different. - San Francisco Chronicle
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| Posted Jan 19, 2022
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) |
The first Star Wars film in over 30 years to star the original cast alongside newcomers that include Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver... - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Sep 29, 2021
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Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015) |
A scorching, never-seen-before performance of "Me and Bobby McGee" is among the delights of Janis: Little Girl Blue, Amy Berg's insightful, moving documentary about the life of influential blues and rock singer Janis Joplin. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Sep 29, 2021
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45 Years (2015) |
As a couple facing a sudden fissure in their marriage in Andrew Haigh's riveting domestic drama, they are simply dazzling. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Sep 29, 2021
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She's Funny That Way (2014) |
...a film that dangles the promise of capturing some of that old Bogdanovich magic... - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Sep 29, 2021
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Mogul Mowgli (2020) |
A drama that rings with truth, about a musician's ambition, a son's relationship with his father and how the immigrant experience shapes following generations. - San Francisco Chronicle
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| Posted Sep 01, 2021
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Six Minutes to Midnight (2020) |
"Six Minutes to Midnight" is a suspenseful film, made that way less from its prewar setting and the violence it contains, than by one man running - racing, really - to stop a conspiracy and prevent a disaster. - San Francisco Chronicle
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| Posted Mar 22, 2021
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Tape (2020) |
Tape is a disturbing film precisely because it nails the culture of rape and sexual harassment that has been pervasive in so many industries for far too long. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Mar 26, 2020
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The Loved Ones (2009) |
Moviegoers with an aversion to violence will stay away, but genre buffs with a taste for the extreme should ensure healthy ticket sales. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Jun 01, 2012
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One Day (2011) |
A disaster, a dour When Harry Meets Sally. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Aug 26, 2011
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Gun Hill Road (2011) |
Despite the characters and grittiness of milieu, the overall vibe is that of a soap operatic Afterschool Special. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Aug 05, 2011
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Good Neighbours (2010) |
Inspired pitch-black humor and a crackerjack ensemble. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Jul 30, 2011
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Sarah's Key (2010) |
[An] elegant if uneven adaptation of Tatiana De Rosnay's novel. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Jul 22, 2011
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011) |
Visually, the film is a treat with Richard Wong's cinematography equally evocative at capturing the pastoral beauty and slower rhythms of rural 19th century China and the urban splendor and bustle of today's Shanghai. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Jul 19, 2011
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Life, Above All (2010) |
Thoughtful [and] emotionally resonant. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Jul 19, 2011
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Green (2011) |
Takal has a gift for dialogue and for character, the latter especially strong when it comes to Genevieve. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Jul 05, 2011
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Attack the Block (2011) |
Attack the Block may emerge as one of the summer's sleepers. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Jun 18, 2011
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Take Shelter (2011) |
Shannon makes the man's dilemma plain and moving, and that gives Take Shelter a resonance that last long after the final fade out. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Jun 10, 2011
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Small Town Murder Songs (2010) |
A lawman seeking redemption can't seem to escape sin in Ed Gass-Donnelly's haunting, rural drama. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Jun 07, 2011
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Stake Land (2010) |
Stake Land is the movie The Road should have been. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted May 06, 2011
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Earthwork (2009) |
Ordal certainly picked the right moment of Herd's career to memorialize, because while the tale seems to follow a predictable path, it eventually veers off into a different direction. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted May 03, 2011
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Water for Elephants (2011) |
The love triangle takes a familiar shape and the dialogue tends toward the banal. Rarely has running away to join the circus looked so dull. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Apr 21, 2011
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Insidious (2010) |
Wan strikes just the right notes of ever-building suspense as he establishes the trouble that befalls the Lamberts, but when Elise and her team enter the picture, Insidious goes off the rails. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Mar 29, 2011
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Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? (2010) |
While Queen of the Sun is filled with talking heads, this is no talking head documentary. Siegel uses various visual strategies to make his film more dynamic. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Mar 29, 2011
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Making the Boys (2009) |
It is hard to make a lively documentary out of talking heads, but Robey has done that as he puts the play into historical perspective. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Mar 22, 2011
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Bill Cunningham New York (2010) |
A warm, lively portrait of the artist. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Mar 15, 2011
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Battle: Los Angeles (2011) |
It presents an apocalyptic scenario that ought to be tense and horrifying but is instead unintentionally funny. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Mar 11, 2011
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The Human Resources Manager (2010) |
Israel's Oscar submission and Best Picture winner at the Israeli Academy Awards is an amiable but dark dramedy. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Mar 05, 2011
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Rango (2011) |
This reteaming of Depp with his Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski looks like a lock to emerge as the first genuine blockbuster of 2011. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Mar 01, 2011
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The Adjustment Bureau (2011) |
Nolfi makes a memorable directing debut in this sometimes silly, but also suspenseful and entertaining story. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Mar 01, 2011
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Heartbeats (2010) |
Remember the name Xavier Dolan. You're going to be hearing it a lot in the future. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Feb 26, 2011
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The Last Lions (2011) |
While the anthropomorphism Joubert employs to tell the lions' story may strike some as cloying, ultimately that doesn't distract from this tale of survival in an inhospitable environment. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Feb 19, 2011
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The Mill and the Cross (2011) |
An investigation into Pieter Bruegel the Elder's painting "The Way to Calvary," Majewski's film is a stunning piece of art in its own right. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Feb 11, 2011
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Just Go With It (2011) |
The positives have an edge over the negatives, but it probably doesn't matter either way. It is an Adam Sandler movie. It is a romantic comedy opening Valentine's Day weekend. It is going to be huge. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Feb 10, 2011
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I Saw the Devil (2010) |
Cinematographer Lee Mogae's elegant compositions alongside the beauty of the South Korean countryside at night, contrast with the horrific activities unfolding within the frame. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Feb 05, 2011
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Troubadours (2011) |
Troubadours is an amiable endeavor, if something of a puff piece. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Feb 04, 2011
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Our Idiot Brother (2011) |
A fine addition to the dysfunctional family comedy genre. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Jan 26, 2011
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Win Win (2011) |
A film with a big heart; it's an eccentric dramedy and a crowd pleaser. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Jan 26, 2011
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Gulliver's Travels (2010) |
A movie that ought to entice people to want to travel with Gulliver instead inveigles them to run from him. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Dec 23, 2010
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Brighton Rock (2010) |
With a cast that includes Helen Mirren and John Hurt and a well-told tale with equal appeal to Greene and suspense fans, the savvy distributor that picks this up will be in happy possession of a potential sleeper. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Dec 21, 2010
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) |
There is suspense and action in this film, but there is also lots of room for emotion, and for the audience, a satisfying build up to next summer's grand finale. - Boxoffice Magazine
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| Posted Nov 16, 2010
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