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Preston Jones

Preston Jones's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).

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Split (2017) 79% 3/5 EDIT “Having weathered the ups and downs of more than 20 years in Hollywood, Shyamalan proves he's still capable of delivering a harrowing thriller, one smartly of a piece with his cinematic past, yet standing on its own as a diverting experience.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Jan 19, 2017 Full Review Why Him? (2016) 40% 3.5/5 EDIT “Why Him? doesn't reinvent the raunchy Christmas-themed comedy, but like a visit home for the holidays, it proves to be (oddly) comforting.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Dec 22, 2016 Full Review Gimme Danger (2016) 95% 4/5 EDIT “Diehard Stooges fans likely won't come away from Gimme Danger having learned anything particularly revelatory...but as a celebration of artistic tenacity, Jarmusch's appreciation for the band and its music serves as a handsomely made valentine.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Nov 3, 2016 Full Review Oasis: Supersonic (2016) 84% 3/5 EDIT “The documentary is frustratingly incomplete...Where [it] excels is at placing viewers within the maelstrom of hype whipped up by the British press, as well as in the frenzied global push behind the band's 1994 debut.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Oct 20, 2016 Full Review Sausage Party (2016) 82% 3.5/5 EDIT “Relentlessly filthy and often jaw-droppingly funny, this creation bearing the prolific imprint of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg is one of the most transgressive animated films to emerge from Hollywood in recent memory.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Aug 11, 2016 Full Review Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) 79% 4/5 EDIT “Crammed full of sly jokes and pitch-perfect song parodies (not to mention a staggering roster of surprise cameos), Popstar careens along, delivering far less abstract laughs than the trio's previous cinematic venture, 2007's Hot Rod.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Jun 2, 2016 Full Review Keanu (2016) 78% 4/5 EDIT “Pitched as a sort of film Hollywood struggles to make in an age of endless sequels and franchise-building, Keanu draws upon a deep well of satire and dry wit, exploring race and gender in ways most blockbusters avoid altogether.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Apr 28, 2016 Full Review Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) 28% 1/5 EDIT “For those who go to the movies to see coherent narratives, [this] is Hollywood's latest exercise in fan service...taking the usual screenplay ingredients of logic, reason and character motivation, tossing it all in a blender and filming the scraps.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Mar 23, 2016 Full Review Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) 68% 2.5/5 EDIT “Fey and the cast try to anchor Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, which was shot in New Mexico, a not-entirely convincing double for Afghanistan. Despite everyone's best efforts, the end result is a war in which everyone - and especially the audience - loses.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Mar 3, 2016 Full Review Zoolander No. 2 (2016) 21% 3/5 EDIT “As unnecessary sequels go, Zoolander 2 is relatively painless and generally amusing, and only occasionally strains for its punchlines - the climactic confrontation, in particular, tips from silliness into outright inanity.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Feb 11, 2016 Full Review Hail, Caesar! (2016) 86% 4/5 EDIT “Tinseltown may not make 'em like they used to, but fortunately for 21st-century audiences, the Coen brothers can still make an audience believe.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Feb 4, 2016 Full Review Anomalisa (2015) 92% 4/5 EDIT “Whether Michael Stone has really turned a corner in his life, or merely enjoyed a brief distraction from all that troubles him, is left unresolved at Anomalisa's conclusion, but this much is certain: The audience won't soon forget what it has experienced.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Jan 14, 2016 Full Review Room (2015) 93% 4/5 EDIT “It's a deeply satisfying, profoundly moving adaptation of a popular novel, an all-too-rare occurrence in modern Hollywood.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Dec 30, 2015 Full Review Daddy's Home (2015) 30% 3.5/5 EDIT “Mixing a message with mirth can be a recipe for trouble, but Daddy's Home manages to make some subtle points about the qualities of a good father, while also providing a deeply funny reunion between two of Hollywood's biggest stars.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Dec 22, 2015 Full Review In the Heart of the Sea (2015) 42% 2.5/5 EDIT “Although the film desperately strives to achieve the salt-stained realism of, say, Peter Weir's 2003 beautifully rough-hewn epic, Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World, In the Heart of the Sea falls far short of such lofty goals.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Dec 10, 2015 Full Review Bridge of Spies (2015) 91% 2.5 EDIT “For all Spielberg, his star-packed cast, led by Tom Hanks, and his on-screen and off-screen team (Joel and Ethan Coen co-wrote the screenplay) bring to the table, Bridge of Spies is remarkable only for how stuffy and surprisingly inert the film becomes.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Oct 15, 2015 Full Review Ricki and the Flash (2015) 64% 2/5 EDIT “The film roars to life too intermittently...but, sadly, too much of Ricki and the Flash is just the same old song.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Aug 5, 2015 Full Review Trainwreck (2015) 84% 4/5 EDIT “Trainwreck is a tart blend of frank sexuality and domestic drama, giving audiences something they rarely see at the movies: a woman unapologetic about wanting sex.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Jul 15, 2015 Full Review Amy (2015) 96% 4/5 EDIT “The ugly unraveling of Winehouse's life infuriates and saddens anew, as Kapadia's poignant documentary reminds viewers of what was and what might have been, but was ultimately, tragically never to be.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Jul 8, 2015 Full Review Magic Mike XXL (2015) 66% 1/5 EDIT “Delivered with all the subtlety of a crotch to the face, Magic Mike XXL is one of the most cynical, shallow sequels in recent memory.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Jun 30, 2015 Full Review Aloha (2015) 20% 1/5 EDIT “Now, Cameron Crowe's name above the title feels less like an invitation, and more like a warning.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com May 28, 2015 Full Review Into the Woods (2014) 70% 4/5 EDIT “The sly send-up of fantasy tropes and healthy doses of humor help Into the Woods feel very much like the books and films it gently satirizes, even as it stands on its own as a solid entry into the musical-fantasy genre.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Dec 24, 2014 Full Review American Sniper (2014) 71% 3/5 EDIT “But the adrenaline can't replace perception, and despite Eastwood's deft staging of the Iraqi scenes, they don't bring viewers any closer to understanding why Kyle insists on repeatedly returning to the war zones.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Dec 24, 2014 Full Review Glen Campbell... I'll Be Me (2014) 100% 4/5 EDIT “A wrenching document, Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me is a painful but necessary tribute to a singular talent.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Nov 20, 2014 Full Review The Theory of Everything (2014) 81% 4/5 EDIT “Anchored by a pair of mesmerizing performances from Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones, the film almost functions as a more thoughtful companion piece to the blockbuster Interstellar, which also concerns itself with matters of the heart amid the cosmos.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Nov 13, 2014 Full Review
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