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Knight at the Movies

Knight at the Movies is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Richard Knight.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Richard Knight An exhilarating delight-a tongue-in-cheek, big-budget sci-fi blockbuster that could easily be this generation's Star Wars.
Posted Oct 02, 2014  Edit critic review
ParaNorman (2012) Richard Knight [A] darkly charming, at times forlorn, snarky little movie that both kids and their wised-up parents will love.
Posted Aug 17, 2012  Edit critic review
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Richard Knight A joyless, bitter epic without a hint of exhilaration.
Posted Jul 24, 2012  Edit critic review
The Invisible War (2011) Richard Knight Kirby Dick has again shown great restraint in presenting such inflammatory material, betting a clear-eyed approach will have an inflammatory effect on his audience -- and it does.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
Magic Mike (2012) Richard Knight Certainly delivers on its promise to titillate but doesn't offer anything much different than the 1981 TV movie For Ladies Only -- audiences apparently still craving the same old song and lapdance.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
Brave (2012) Richard Knight A charming and vibrant new member of the Disney/Pixar stable. And the heroine's flaming red hair is at last something that makes the fuss over 3D worthwhile.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
Rock of Ages (2012) Richard Knight Would have been more honestly titled Rock for Ages -- because that's how long this headbangers ball seems to go on.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
Prometheus (2012) Richard Knight Scott has indeed created another sci-fi classic -- brilliant mess that it is.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
Nate & Margaret (2012) Richard Knight A lovely surprise -- it's endearing rather than sticky-sweet; truly charming rather than forced; and is enriched by its two leading performances as well as several memorable supporting turns.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
In the Family (2011) Richard Knight Wang's unforced, contemplative approach seems like the perfect way to underline his message.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
Bully (2011) Richard Knight Hirsch's portrait imbues his everyday heroes with a dignity and grace that their tormenters obviously are too short-sighted to see and which shines in every frame of the film.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
Conversation Piece (1974) Richard Knight Flawed and misshapen as the movie remains, it's also clearly the work of a master of the camera-albeit one in his autumn years.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) Richard Knight In presenting an "honest," unvarnished portrait of herself, Madonna gives her one great performance in a movie.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
The Deep Blue Sea (2011) Richard Knight A triumph of style and substance - a rare distinction that Davies has managed time and again.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
The Hunger Games (2012) Richard Knight While a great ride of a movie, it is also one wrapped around an oddly disquieting message.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
21 Jump Street (2012) Richard Knight Interchangeable with dozens of other "dude" comedies that have come before it.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
I Killed My Mother (2009) Richard Knight For Dorval's acting alone, the film is a must-see. Add to that Dolan's own petulant performance, knowing eye for character detail, offbeat camera set-ups and assured direction, and the movie becomes a blissful character study. It's fabulous.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
John Carter (2012) Richard Knight It's one of those big-screen enterprises that doesn't leave much residue (not to mention pleasure) once its moved on to conquer its next audience.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
The Innkeepers (2011) Richard Knight Diverting and certainly worthy of examination; given all these pluses, I'd like to have seen more of West's compelling backstory threaded into his narrative.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
Tomboy (2011) Richard Knight The director's low-key approach to such a seemingly complex topic really illuminates the subject in both very basic and rather profound ways.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
Albert Nobbs (2011) Richard Knight Close's performance is no less sensational than Heath Ledger's as the close mouthed Ennis in Brokeback Mountain.
Posted Jul 15, 2012  Edit critic review
Joyful Noise (2012) Richard Knight A crowd pleaser that really pleases.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
Pariah (2011) Richard Knight Rees has crafted a moving and powerful first effort that is a welcome edition to the lesbian film canon.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
Angels Crest (2011) Richard Knight Nothing sticks for long in this strangely muted, depressing drama that blows from one scene to the next without any particular rhythm like one of the pretty snow drifts in the film.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
The Iron Lady (2011) Richard Knight The only reason to see the movie is Meryl Streep's performance-and then, only if you have yearned for Queen Meryl, Our Lady of the Accents.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Richard Knight Perhaps the best match-up to the acrid yet compelling talents of Fincher since 2007's Zodiac or maybe even his breakthrough feature, 1995's Seven.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
The Adventures of Tintin (2011) Richard Knight What begins as a bracing adventure yarn for kids of all ages descends into a charmless, increasingly chaotic last half that leaves you feeling pummeled rather than energized.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
The Artist (2011) Richard Knight A movie that is so old-fashioned from beginning to end that it's literally a breath of fresh air.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Richard Knight Densely plotted and edited with the assumption that fickle, easily distracted audiences will keep up and not lag behind. And woe be to the moviegoer who answers the call of nature.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) Richard Knight The whole movie, chock full of queer undertone, is one long sly smile-and deliciously so.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
We Were Here (2011) Richard Knight Cathartic and bittersweet with moments of joy and humor. Weissman's movie is a rare gift.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
Arthur Christmas (2011) Richard Knight The movie's idea that Santa and his elves have turned the distribution of presents every Dec. 24 into a major military operation makes me more than a tad uneasy.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
My Week With Marilyn (2011) Richard Knight It is Michelle Williams who really sets the movie apart. She eerily recalls the ethereal Monroe and her subtle shifts in mood really get at the heart of the often somnambulant girl-woman.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
The Descendants (2011) Richard Knight Although it's not quite a black comedy, it's still filled with the patented Payne quirky characters and I love Clooney in roles like this.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
3 (2010) Richard Knight The movie's too sleek and chilly and doesn't exactly call to mind a warm, romantic comedy.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston (2010) Richard Knight Less a portrait of its ostensible subject than that of his times, and the film suffers from yet another examination of the disco era.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
J. Edgar (2011) Richard Knight You keep wondering why anyone would bother with this spotty history lesson viewed through the distorted lens of such a despotic character and, much worse for dramatic purposes, apparently such a boring one.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
Anonymous (2011) Richard Knight Bombastic claptrap.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) Richard Knight Hypnotic and profoundly disturbing. I think this psychological thriller is one of the year's best films.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
The Skin I Live In (2011) Richard Knight Almodovar has delivered another transformative work that finds his queer sensibility in high, thrilling gear.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
Footloose (2011) Richard Knight You either go all the way with it or simply roll your eyes when confronted by its terrible, cynical crassness.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
The Ides of March (2011) Richard Knight Ironically, one ends up feeling both skeptical and cynical about this movie that wants to have it both ways but, instead, ends up just as deeply cynical and flawed as its characters and the system it seeks to expose.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
Puncture (2011) Richard Knight Although Evans is spectacular, the elements of this lopsided conspiracy thriller never quite jell.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
Weekend (2011) Richard Knight A stunningly simple, nearly perfect example of a romance movie whose burgeoning couple just happens to be gay.
Posted Jan 13, 2012  Edit critic review
I Don't Know How She Does It (2011) Richard Knight Tepid.
Posted Dec 30, 2011  Edit critic review
Gun Hill Road (2011) Richard Knight Though the story follows a familiar trajectory, Gun Hill Road offers a lot of fresh insight into the day-to-day transgender experience.
Posted Dec 30, 2011  Edit critic review
Circumstance (2011) Richard Knight An emotionally dense lesbian love story.
Posted Dec 30, 2011  Edit critic review
Contagion (2011) Richard Knight No one becomes a zombie as in 28 Days Later but the trajectory here is about the same and 10 times more frightening because of its true-to-life, very probable scenario.
Posted Dec 30, 2011  Edit critic review
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) Richard Knight With the exception of the opening segment this remake can't hold a candle to its chintzy but decidedly more satisfying forebear.
Posted Dec 30, 2011  Edit critic review
The Debt (2010) Richard Knight As political thrillers go, The Debt pays off.
Posted Dec 30, 2011  Edit critic review
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