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Deadline Hollywood Daily

Deadline Hollywood Daily is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Anna Smith, Dominic Patten, Pete Hammond, Todd McCarthy, Valerie Complex
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
Playground (Un monde) (2021)

Anna Smith

Playground is a sensitive approach to a topic with universal relevance, that reminds us all what it felt like to be in that world.
Posted Jan 31, 2022
2
Plaza Catedral (2021)

Anna Smith

Salas puts in a compelling performance, while De Casta flits between cocky threat and ambiguous charm with a tender touch.
Posted Jan 28, 2022
3
Utama (2022)

Todd McCarthy

Loayza Grisi has fashioned an exceptional debut that reveals a heightened visual sense, strong skills with non-professional actors, and the shrewd good sense to offer up something fresh and new.
Posted Jan 27, 2022
4
Navalny (2022)

Todd McCarthy

It's a swift, inspiring, propulsive film with a dashing and intelligent central figure enacting a drama that he can't possibly win, except for a freak of luck or in the eventual annals of history.
Posted Jan 26, 2022
5
Blood (2022)

Todd McCarthy

Certainly there are moments of beauty and Juri keeps you in the film for the most part, but this is an observational work far more than a dramatic one. Long before the film is over, you are convinced that it's time for her to move on.
Posted Jan 25, 2022
6
Lucy and Desi (2022)

Pete Hammond

The perfect companion piece to Sorkin's film [Being the Ricardos], and a compelling documentary portrait all on its own.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
7
You Won't Be Alone (2022)

Todd McCarthy

A bloody -- and bloody good -- vampire tale that squeezes quite a few new twists out of fundamentally familiar material.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
8
Sharp Stick (2022)

Todd McCarthy

The scenes and characters here feel freshly minted and alive, and most of Dunham's outrageous gambits pay off in unexpected humor; few go where she goes and win the way she does.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
9
Summering (2022)

Pete Hammond

There are things to talk about after the movie ends. And it doesn't ever talk down to its intended audience. If anything, the adults are the ones desperately in need of connecting with their inner kid.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
10
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)

Pete Hammond

This is Thompson at her best, a witty, dazzling. and above all brave performance that will undoubtedly be talked about.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
11
The Cathedral (2022)

Todd McCarthy

D'Ambrose has the technique and narrative instincts down; presumably next time we'll see what else he has on his mind.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
12
Living (2022)

Pete Hammond

Nighy in a role for which he will be remembered captures the soul of such an understated and reserved man... This is not a flashy performance on any level and that is what makes it so beautiful.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
13
Am I OK? (2022)

Valerie Complex

Am I Okay? is truly a collective effort as everything co-exists harmoniously. It's directed with such ease and clarity by Allynne and Notaro. There is something to be said for queer women managing a story about queer women.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
14
Palm Trees and Power Lines (2022)

Todd McCarthy

It's a life lesson that shouldn't have to have been learned this way, and Dack doesn't put any artificial spin on it to alleviate the nasty degradation of it all.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
15
God's Country (2022)

Todd McCarthy

A disturbing, unusually class-and-race-conscious modern Western that paints a pretty despairing view of human relations in red state America.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
16
Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)

Pete Hammond

Raiff is bound to become an indie darling as if further proof was needed, but Cha Cha Real Smoothcements him as the real deal both in front of and behind the camera.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
17
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022)

Pete Hammond

This admirable if flawed attempt deserves our praise for the effort, but only partially gets us to the altar.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
18
Nanny (2022)

Valerie Complex

Nikyatu Jusu understands the horror genre and how to use subtlety, mystery, and color to create atmospheric tension.
Posted Jan 22, 2022
19
Nothing Compares (2022)

Dominic Patten

What the film [reveals] anew is an artist far more principled, talented and enduring than her critics and many of her contemporaries.
Posted Jan 22, 2022
20
Call Jane (2022)

Anna Smith

It approaches its serious subject with a smile, falling comfortably alongside the likes of On the Basis of Sex and Misbehaviour as a cheerful, accessible feminist drama.
Posted Jan 22, 2022
21
Master (2022)

Todd McCarthy

Unfortunately, despite its brainy dialogue and sometimes comic approach, the film is also preachy and obvious in its point-making...
Posted Jan 22, 2022
22
892 (2022)

Pete Hammond

Corbin is firmly in control behind the camera and with particular expert help with his editor Chris Witt. The British actor Boyega is superb in every aspect of the role, as is the commanding presence of the late Williams.
Posted Jan 21, 2022
23
The Princess (2022)

Anna Smith

This is a carefully arranged narrative that doesn't just chart the story of Diana's fame but becomes the story of a woman whose private life became public property.
Posted Jan 21, 2022
24
When You Finish Saving the World (2022)

Pete Hammond

Merging activism, the fate of the planet and other lofty themes with more trivial pursuits, Eisenberg comes up with a winning debut.
Posted Jan 21, 2022
25
Fresh (2022)

Pete Hammond

Fresh may not exactly live up to its title as it caves (sorry Mimi) to familiar tropes of the horror genre in its second half, but in playing with the whole theme of consumption in all its meanings Kahn's outrageous script has points to make.
Posted Jan 21, 2022
26
Emergency (2022)

Valerie Complex

These types of films can be grating because they try to tackle so many issues at once instead of perfecting one concept and building a world around that.
Posted Jan 21, 2022
27
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019)

Valerie Complex

Dorji and cinematographer Jigme Tenzing don't deploy elaborate shooting techniques, but its simplicity is what makes the film charming.
Posted Jan 21, 2022
28
A Love Song (2022)

Pete Hammond

A Love Songis modest but worth the trip for audiences who want to take it.
Posted Jan 21, 2022
29
La Guerra Civil (2022)

Anna Smith

With a zippy pace and a busy score from Tony Morales, La Guerra Civil is an accessible study of boxers as cultural icons - and of the communities that both divided them and brought them together.
Posted Jan 21, 2022
30
Scream (2022)

Pete Hammond

The fun and surprising success here is the filmmakers craftily keep you guessing right until the end.
Posted Jan 13, 2022
31
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2021)

Pete Hammond

There's not a whole lot... in this noisy, busy concoction to engage anyone but the youngest consumers this time around.
Posted Jan 13, 2022
32
The 355 (2022)

Pete Hammond

This is thankfully not as shallow an enterprise as say, Charlie's Angels, but the potential was there for so much more. Still, there is fun to be had if you check your brain at the box office.
Posted Jan 7, 2022
33
American Underdog (2021)

Pete Hammond

The Warners' tale makes for the kind of crowd-pleasing biopic that regularly used to be churned out by Hollywood.
Posted Dec 23, 2021
34
A Journal for Jordan (2021)

Todd McCarthy

Apart from the frisky frissons sparked by the actors from time to time, this one feels very rote, a job of work rather than a creative and illuminating revelation of an unusual relationship between two emotionally alert people.
Posted Dec 23, 2021
35
Sing 2 (2021)

Pete Hammond

This is a real holiday confection and, pandemic be damned, should hopefully provide a nice respite for the season.
Posted Dec 22, 2021
36
The Intruder (El prófugo) (2020)

Valerie Complex

Meta is a talented director and I am excited for what she does next, but The Intruder just doesn't fire on all cylinders.
Posted Dec 21, 2021
37
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

Valerie Complex

It focuses on telling a heartfelt story that rings as true to reality as possible. This may cause hard-core Matrix lovers to loathe the direction that's been taken, but it's a breath of fresh air for me.
Posted Dec 21, 2021
38
The King's Man (2021)

Anna Smith

This blend of serious war film, boys' own adventure and preposterous comedy has its moments, but it's a strange brew that ultimately falls a little flat.
Posted Dec 14, 2021
39
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Pete Hammond

This movie does what the best movies always do: They thrill you and move you and make you want to cheer in a crowded theatre.
Posted Dec 14, 2021
40
Don't Look Up (2021)

Pete Hammond

Certainly the spirit of Billy Wilder also lives within McKay. We are the better for it, and I can't wait to see what he does next -- if we don't blow ourselves up before he gets the chance.
Posted Dec 7, 2021
41
Being the Ricardos (2021)

Pete Hammond

A heartfelt, fascinating and altogether riveting but loving look at the near-20-year relationship and marriage of this iconic couple that, for lack of a better word, simply nails it.
Posted Dec 7, 2021
42
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain (2021)

Valerie Complex

I can say that Frankie Faison illuminates an otherwise empty, hollow film.
Posted Dec 5, 2021
43
West Side Story (2021)

Pete Hammond

Further evidence, if it ever was needed, of the gifts of a filmmaker who recognizes the greatness of those who came before him and finds a way to honor them by making it all seem like so new and important once again.
Posted Dec 2, 2021
44
Nightmare Alley (2021)

Pete Hammond

It is easy to see why an actor would want to play someone as personally complicated, brutal, and lost as Stanton Carlisle, but Bradley Cooper, who grabbed the role in this new version, makes it his own and brings new frightening layers to it.
Posted Dec 1, 2021
45
107 Mothers (2021)

Anna Smith

Kiryazeva's expressive face brings moments of gentle comedy, but the overall tone is that of a serious observational docudrama, fascinating in parts and slow in others.
Posted Nov 30, 2021
46
Tereza37 (2020)

Anna Smith

Tereza37's gender politics never seem pointed: they are naturally woven into the fabric of an absorbing, character-driven drama with compelling, unshowy performances.
Posted Nov 29, 2021
47
The Humans (2021)

Todd McCarthy

The actors are uniformly impeccable; none are stars and they're all perfection. This is one of the rare one-set theater pieces that has actually been enhanced and deepened through its transfer to the screen.
Posted Nov 29, 2021
48
The Unforgivable (2021)

Pete Hammond

[Bullock] goes places I haven't seen her attempt before, and the rewards are rich...
Posted Nov 24, 2021
49
House of Gucci (2021)

Pete Hammond

This sometimes overloaded and overlong but nonetheless highly entertaining saga spanning three decades in the life of the infamous Italian fashion empire delivers the goods, especially with a top-drawer cast throwing it all against the wall.
Posted Nov 22, 2021
50
Boiling Point (2021)

Todd McCarthy

Graham surely conveys the man's burden with a wary nod to the realities embedded in the profession, and the film gives one a good idea both of what it takes to succeed in the kitchen and how you might not want to stay there forever.
Posted Nov 22, 2021