SSG Syndicate
SSG Syndicate is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this
publication only count toward the Tomatometer when written by the following
Tomatometer-approved critic(s):
Susan Granger
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
5/10
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
Unfocused and far-fetched, spinning a forgettable espionage-thriller...
Posted Nov 14, 2018
2
6/10
Beautiful Boy (2018)
Cautionary, straightforward saga about a frantic father dealing with his son's Meth addiction.
Posted Nov 6, 2018
3
8/10
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Melissa McCarthy might just win an Oscar in this poignant, engrossing crime caper, along with Richard E. Grant.
Posted Nov 6, 2018
4
5/10
Dizzying adaptation that flounders in incoherent excess.
Posted Nov 5, 2018
5
7/10
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Sinuous Rami Malek's magnificent performance should be high on the list for an Oscar nomination.
Posted Nov 4, 2018
6
6/10
Mid90s (2018)
Actor-turned-writer/director Jonah Hill has created an Insightful, edgy coming-of-age saga.
Posted Oct 31, 2018
7
7/10
22 July (2018)
A suspenseful, hard-hitting drama, a political warning that's all-too-relevant.
Posted Oct 31, 2018
8
3/10
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
Stilted, unimaginative, tiresome and utterly predictable - the quality of this comedic franchise is doing decidedly downhill.
Posted Oct 30, 2018
9
6/10
What They Had (2018)
Courtesy of a star-studded cast, this is a sensitive, yet all-to--familiar, ultimately soapy family drama...
Posted Oct 30, 2018
10
5/10
Hunter Killer (2018)
A fretful submarine saga, appealing primarily to those who enjoy watching imaginary military maneuvers.
Posted Oct 30, 2018
11
8/10
Free Solo (2018)
Awesome and intense, it's particularly appealing to extreme sports enthusiasts.
Posted Oct 20, 2018
12
8/10
The Hate U Give (2018)
Powerful and emotionally evocative - with timely political/cultural relevancy
Posted Oct 20, 2018
13
5/10
This sequel to the horror comedy fright-fest pales in comparison with its predecessor.
Posted Oct 17, 2018
14
6/10
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Seedy, slogging, self-conscious - yet suspenseful - concluding with Quentin Tarantino-inspired bloodshed and violence.
Posted Oct 16, 2018
15
6/10
Smallfoot (2018)
Slyly subversive, encouraging children to question authority and learn to think for themselves.
Posted Oct 15, 2018
16
6/10
The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
The film is sluggish and melancholy, yet Redford, a master at his craft, steals the show...
Posted Oct 15, 2018
17
8/10
First Man (2018)
18
7/10
Colette (2018)
Sensuously subversive...
Posted Oct 9, 2018
19
3/10
Venom (2018)
20
10/10
A Star Is Born (2018)
An exhilarating, bittersweet romance...
Posted Oct 8, 2018
21
7/10
Love, Gilda (2018)
Bittersweet documentary - superficial yet satisfying.
Posted Oct 3, 2018
22
4/10
Little Women (2018)
Artificial, stiltedly foolish update of Louise Mae Alcott's 150 year-old classic.
Posted Sep 29, 2018
23
5/10
White Boy Rick (2018)
Despite its intriguing premise, it's a superficial drug-dusting of the American Dream.
Posted Sep 25, 2018
24
7/10
Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
Incendiary agitprop, a savvy ploy to encourage more women, more young people, and more people of color to vote in the upcoming November elections.
Posted Sep 24, 2018
25
7/10
Sinister, shivery, supernatural fun for the whole family.
Posted Sep 23, 2018
26
4/10
Lizzie (2018)
Chloe Sevigny views Lizzie Borden as a feminist outlaw in this sketchily written, heavy-handed, highbrow horror movie.
Posted Sep 23, 2018
27
5/10
Life Itself (2018)
Capricious and existentially contrived, it revolves around fate's frustrating unpredictability.
Posted Sep 22, 2018
28
2/10
The Predator (2018)
Profanity-filled, tedious addition to the sci-fi/horror franchise...Where 's Arnold Schwarzenegger when you really need him?
Posted Sep 17, 2018
29
7/10
A Simple Favor (2018)
A slyly seductive, suspenseful, suburban neo-noir...
Posted Sep 16, 2018
30
4/10
Peppermint (2018)
A forgettable mediocrity, flavored with trite revenge cliches.
Posted Sep 10, 2018
31
3/10
The Nun (2018)
32
6/10
Juliet, Naked (2018)
33
8/10
The Wife (2018)
As the self-effacing, enabling title character, Glenn Close's nuanced performance is close to miraculous in its subtlety.
Posted Sep 9, 2018
34
3/10
The Little Stranger (2018)
Dumb & dull: it's a tediously understated, supernatural tease...
Posted Sep 4, 2018
35
8/10
Searching (2018)
Ingenious, innovative, computer-centric, psychological thriller...you won't be able to log off!
Posted Sep 3, 2018
36
7/10
Operation Finale (2018)
Seriously unsettling, particularly since one of Eichmann's sons, a staunch Nazi sympathizer, still lives in Argentina.
Posted Aug 31, 2018
37
3/10
The Happytime Murders (2018)
It's crude and trashy - stale vulgarity, making the trademark lawsuit prompted by the film's release its most interesting aspect.
Posted Aug 27, 2018
38
4/10
Papillon (2018)
Lacking charismatic leads, this tepid remake falls flat - for real drama, see the original.
Posted Aug 25, 2018
39
2/10
Mile 22 (2018)
40
7/10
Alpha (2018)
Survivalist adventure - and not just for dog lovers.
Posted Aug 20, 2018
41
9/10
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
A dazzling, enchanting romantic comedy that shatters Asian stereotypes.
Posted Aug 19, 2018
42
7/10
Silly, slapstick fun for youngsters - with a post-credit sequence touting the TV series.
Posted Aug 14, 2018
43
6/10
The Meg (2018)
A schlocky, splashy, by-the-numbers sea-monster movie.
Posted Aug 12, 2018
44
10/10
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Tense and timely, it's cleverly constructed and visually cathartic.
Posted Aug 11, 2018
45
6/10
The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
A screwball spoof that's salvaged only by the sarcastic sincerity of Kate McKinnon skewering MI6's icy chief (Gillian Anderson).
Posted Aug 8, 2018
46
8/10
Three Identical Strangers (2018)
Engrossing, often enraging - proving, once again, that truth is stranger than fiction.
Posted Aug 6, 2018
47
8/10
Eighth Grade (2018)
Insightful and excruciating, proving that Junior High is horrific, even more brutal than you remember...
Posted Aug 5, 2018
48
5/10
Equalizer 2 (2018)
Fragmented with too many subplots and unnecessarily sadistic violence, it's a ponderously contrived, avenging hero melodrama...
Posted Aug 5, 2018
49
9/10
Leave No Trace (2018)
Compelling and compassionate, it's a powerful character study.
Posted Aug 4, 2018
50
7/10
Christopher Robin (2018)
Sweetly sentimental, it's a low-key, feel-good family film.
Posted Aug 4, 2018