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publication only count toward the Tomatometer when written by the following
Tomatometer-approved critic(s):
Brent Simon, Harvey S. Karten, Perri Nemiroff
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
B+
Ruben Brandt, Collector (2019)
More evidence that we've come a long way since we watched Bugs, Elmer and Porky.
Posted Feb 19, 2019
2
C+
Patrick (2019)
Plays up to kiddies with poop, pratfalls and potential paramours but lack the heart of the great dog movies like "Hachi" and "Lassie Come Home."
Posted Feb 10, 2019
3
B+
Takes us step by step to the destruction of a culture.
Posted Feb 10, 2019
4
B
Cold War (Zimna wojna) (2018)
Its Polish folk dancers are a joy to watch.
Posted Jan 27, 2019
5
B
The Distant Barking of Dogs (2018)
What's really strange is that the 10-year-old star of the tale, having been hosted on a trip to NY, cannot wait to return to his decrepit, war-torn Ukranian village.
Posted Jan 27, 2019
6
B+
St. Bernard Syndicate (2019)
Has a fresh, zany screenplay, though Odessa, the title character, doesn't give a lick for it.
Posted Jan 27, 2019
7
B
The Golem (2019)
A satisfactory re-imagining of the Hebrew myth though unfortunately reduced in resonance with modern horror tropes.
Posted Jan 27, 2019
8
C
Arctic (2019)
The great Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen is burdened with a stagnant screenplay.
Posted Jan 27, 2019
9
C+
Serenity (2019)
A hack job with stereotypical characters.
Posted Jan 25, 2019
10
B+
Jihadists (Salafistes) (2019)
Filmmakers risk their lives getting up close and personal with some terrifying people.
Posted Jan 20, 2019
11
C+
Close (2019)
Convoluted thriller based on the career of a celebrated female bodyguard.
Posted Jan 17, 2019
12
B+
Girl (2018)
An emotional roller coaster for the title character who must discipline herself for a tough-love ballet teacher.
Posted Jan 13, 2019
13
B
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Saoirse Ronan is stunning, carrying herself as regal as a woman can be, stretching her terrific acting chops as a woman whose judgment in men is not always on the money.
Posted Dec 6, 2018
14
B
Shoplifters (Manbiki kazoku) (2018)
This ragtag Japanese family is so charming you might hope the shoplifters will never get caught.
Posted Nov 18, 2018
15
B+
El Angel (El ángel) (2018)
They say you should watch out for the quiet ones. Now we're counseled to beware of young men with baby faces. This exterminating angel is a real cutie-pie.
Posted Nov 4, 2018
16
B
Boy Erased (2018)
A rousing send-up of so-called conversion therapy.
Posted Oct 28, 2018
17
B+
The Price of Everything (2018)
Follow the money--in the art world as well as anywhere else.
Posted Oct 16, 2018
18
B+
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Melissa McCarthy as you've never seen her before: stunning.
Posted Oct 14, 2018
19
B
The Guilty (Den skyldige) (2018)
A Danish nail-biter, though all the action takes place inside a police station.
Posted Oct 14, 2018
20
C-
Change in the Air (2018)
There is no change that I could see.
Posted Oct 14, 2018
21
B+
Free Solo (2018)
Rock climbing is a one person sport yet Alex Hannold, who seems to have a death wish, makes the action as fascinating as a baseball world series.
Posted Sep 23, 2018
22
B+
All About Nina (2018)
Lots of comic moments, great performance by Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
Posted Sep 23, 2018
23
A-
One Wild Moment (2015)
A male fantasy is realized in another great performance from Vincent Cassel.
Posted Sep 23, 2018
24
B+
Colette (2018)
Keira Knightley's awards-worthy performance allows the film to soar both emotionally and intellectually.
Posted Sep 16, 2018
25
B+
Love, Gilda (2018)
26
C+
Bel Canto (2018)
A goofy plot virtually impossible to take seriously.
Posted Sep 10, 2018
27
C+
Where Hands Touch (2018)
Simplistic, saccharine script plus the absurdity of everyone's speaking English. Even on Amazon Prime episodes like "Jack Ryan," the Arabs speak Arabic.
Posted Sep 10, 2018
28
B+
Science Fair (2018)
These young people show that surprisingly, there is hope for the future.
Posted Sep 9, 2018
29
B
Museum (Museo) (2018)
A humorous look at a loser who steals Aztec treasures from Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology though there's no real chance that he can fence them
Posted Sep 7, 2018
30
B+
Active Measures (2018)
31
C
Support the Girls (2018)
For the most part, a plotless story.
Posted Aug 22, 2018
32
B-
Papillon (2018)
Respectable sequel to the 1973 road-and-buddy prison drama.
Posted Aug 20, 2018
33
B+
A Whale of a Tale (2018)
34
A-
The Wife (2018)
35
B+
Skate Kitchen (2018)
36
B+
The Swan (Svanurinn) (2018)
A 9-year-old sent for the summer to rural Iceland learns more about nature than she could absorb in any school book.
Posted Aug 5, 2018
37
B+
Madeline's Madeline (2018)
Helena Howard as title character is one of the great debut performances in recent years.
Posted Aug 5, 2018
38
B
A Prayer Before Dawn (2018)
Don't even think about committing a crime in Thailand.
Posted Aug 5, 2018
39
B
40
B+
Gavagai (2018)
A delightfully quirky road-and-buddy movie taking place in a remote area of Norway.
Posted Jul 28, 2018
41
B
Rondo (2018)
Rivers of blood stain the glossy wood floors in a sleazily satisfying thriller.
Posted Jul 27, 2018
42
A-
Among the most spectacular action pictures of all time.
Posted Jul 24, 2018
43
B+
The Bleeding Edge (2018)
Your orthopedist doesn't want you to see this.
Posted Jul 22, 2018
44
B+
Puzzle (2018)
Save the $200/hour on psychotherapy. Invest a couple of bucks on a jigsaw puzzle and turn from repressed mouse to confident woman.
Posted Jul 22, 2018
45
B+
The Captain (Der Hauptmann) (2018)
A stunning look at how the right overcoat can turn a schlemiel into a respected leader.
Posted Jul 22, 2018
46
B+
The two assassinations in the title are in the service of a film that allows Sam Elliott beautifully to convey the loneliness and melancholy of old age.
Posted Jul 20, 2018
47
B
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
More energy and imagination than the 2008 "Mamma Mia!"
Posted Jul 17, 2018
48
C
Damascus Cover (2018)
Casablanca, Morocco is a more interesting character than anyone in this picture.
Posted Jul 15, 2018
49
C+
Generation Wealth (2018)
Presumes to understand American by focusing on extremes.
Posted Jul 15, 2018
50
C+
Skyscraper (2018)