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Rex Roberts

Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:

Film Critic, Film Journal International

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Whisky Galore! (2016) 42% EDIT “The characters are stock but the cast is appealing.” – Film Journal International May 11, 2017 Full Review Graduation (2016) 94% EDIT “Cristian Mungiu reflects on guilt and social responsibility in this Miller-like portrait of a man haunted by his own mendacity.” – Film Journal International Apr 5, 2017 Full Review Nocturnal Animals (2016) 74% EDIT “Tom Ford's fashionable thriller, cut on the bias, will appeal to loyal audience.” – Film Journal International Nov 17, 2016 Full Review Into the Inferno (2016) 92% EDIT “More fumarole venting than magma opus.” – Film Journal International Oct 27, 2016 Full Review Zero Days (2016) 90% EDIT “Alex Gibney sounds the alarm on cyber-warfare with this compelling, disturbing documentary that employs state-of-the-art graphics and innovative dramatic feints.” – Film Journal International Jul 7, 2016 Full Review High-Rise (2015) 60% EDIT “A self-indulgent muddle. Audiences will be hard-pressed to comprehend the characters, or even follow the plot.” – Film Journal International May 10, 2016 Full Review Tale of Tales (2015) 84% EDIT “A trio of fairytales for adults, Tale of Tales is painterly, theatrical and provocative, although, typical of anthology films, the parts are greater than the whole.” – Film Journal International Apr 21, 2016 Full Review Francofonia (2015) 87% EDIT “Resplendent and reflexive, gritty and silly, 'Francofonia' is much like its title, suggestive of rock concerts and recondite lectures.” – Film Journal International Apr 1, 2016 Full Review The Brothers Grimsby (2016) 37% EDIT “While there are smart lines and amusing sequences, the whole business becomes tiresome, then distasteful and, finally, a tad repugnant.” – Film Journal International Mar 10, 2016 Full Review Eye in the Sky (2015) 95% EDIT “Taut, provocative and timely, Eye in the Sky has the all the right elements.” – Film Journal International Mar 8, 2016 Full Review The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015) 62% EDIT “Macabre comedy featuring Emma Thompson as a besotted (but somehow beloved) harridan should attract fans of cheeky British (er, Scottish) crime dramas.” – Film Journal International Mar 8, 2016 Full Review Carol (2015) 94% EDIT “Faithful adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's love story features two moving performances in a wonderfully realized production.” – Film Journal International Nov 11, 2015 Full Review Mr. Holmes (2015) 88% EDIT “Mr. Holmes will delight Sherlock fans weary of seeing the imperious investigator reimagined as an action hero.” – Film Journal International Jul 15, 2015 Full Review Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014) 53% EDIT “Interesting but uneven.” – Film Journal International Jun 25, 2015 Full Review The Tribe (2014) 87% EDIT “In the end, [director Myroslav] Slaboshpytskiy pushes his story beyond plausibility, or it may be that he was striving for allegory all along...it's unclear.” – Film Journal International Jun 17, 2015 Full Review 1001 Grams (2014) 82% EDIT “Charming comedy handles weighty ideas with a light touch and winsome soundtrack.” – Film Journal International May 7, 2015 Full Review Kill Me Three Times (2014) 15% EDIT “The film fails to engage the audience in the action onscreen, and [its] laughs aren't jolly enough to compensate.” – Film Journal International Apr 8, 2015 Full Review Cut Bank (2014) 39% EDIT “[John Malkovich's] performance reminds us that good acting transcends mediocre material.” – Film Journal International Apr 1, 2015 Full Review Leviathan (2014) 97% EDIT “[Director Andrey] Zvyagintsev spins a compelling story with unexpected twists and turns and startling cinematic moments.” – Film Journal International Dec 23, 2014 Full Review Long Live Freedom (2013) 44% EDIT “Entertaining if cerebral fable will appeal to fans of Italian cinema but otherwise struggle to find an audience.” – Film Journal International Nov 7, 2014 Full Review Whiplash (2014) 94% EDIT “Whiplash is one of the most affecting and enjoyable movies of the year. Young director Damien Chazelle turns out to be a natural-born filmmaker with impressive chops.” – Film Journal International Oct 9, 2014 Full Review The Two Faces of January (2014) 80% EDIT “Making his directorial debut, versatile screenwriter Hossein Amini...has crafted an entertaining, evocative drama in The Two Faces of January.” – Film Journal International Sep 25, 2014 Full Review The Drop (2014) 88% EDIT “No, the performances are good enough, the story engaging enough, but The Drop never convinces us that the events unfolding on the screen are more than a filmmaker's conceit.” – Film Journal International Sep 11, 2014 Full Review Calvary (2014) 89% EDIT “Calvary, however, offers no redemption or even catharsis - at best, some talk of forgiveness - and McDonagh's crude drollery, if that's the word for it, feels forced, fake, as though anger is acceptable if delivered with a punch line.” – Film Journal International Jul 31, 2014 Full Review Words and Pictures (2013) 44% EDIT “A rom-com that knows its demographic -- boomers coping with the heartache and natural shocks that flesh is heir to -- Words and Pictures is too earnest for its genre.” – Film Journal International May 21, 2014 Full Review
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