Movie Habit
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Tomatometer-approved critic(s):
Marty Mapes, Robert Denerstein
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
Brave Miss World (2013)
...as admirable as the subject of Brave Miss World is, the documentary focuses too much on Miss World and not enough on her work.
Posted Dec 7, 2020
2
3/4
Dense atmosphere and rich characters more than make up for a hook or a twist
Posted Jan 9, 2018
3
Fences (2016)
4
Passengers (2016)
Passengers is stranded in a world full of cooked up plot points and, at key times, a lack of gravity.
Posted Dec 23, 2016
5
3.5/4
It's not just slapstick, it's exquisite slapstick.
Posted Dec 20, 2016
6
3/4
The Flaw (2011)
The Flaw is a level and clear explanation of what happened in 2008. And it doesn't once mention tulips.
Posted Dec 20, 2016
7
3/4
It may not be the most interesting question Kore-eda has ever posed in a film. But it makes a nice addition to a lovely and gentle body of work about parents and children.
Posted Dec 20, 2016
8
3/4
Off the Rails (2016)
[Off the Rails has] such a charismatic protagonist and such an interesting conundrum at its core.
Posted Dec 20, 2016
9
3/4
Bird People (2014)
10
Café Society (2016)
Though hardly a knockout, Cafe Society qualifies as a showcase of sorts, less for Allen than for his production designer, Santo Loquasto, and his cinematographer, Vittorio Storaro.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
11
Jason Bourne (2016)
It would have been nice if the filmmakers had been able to make this Bourne revival better than the movies that spawned it.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
12
Our Kind of Traitor (2016)
13
Swiss Army Man (2016)
Swiss Army Man plays like Samuel Beckett Lite, a wobbly, repetitive two-actor journey into the absurd.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
14
15
The Lobster (2016)
Lanthimos wrings emotion out of human interaction in ways that are both bizarre and funny.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
16
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
I can't say that I hated watching Apocalypse. It unreeled with the usual fury, but its playbook evolves over two-and-a-half hours without finding much that's inspired.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
17
A Bigger Splash (2016)
18
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
19
The Meddler (2016)
Sarandon gives a committed and sometimes touching comic performance as a woman whose good intentions are inseparable from her desire to involve herself in the lives of others.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
20
Money Monster (2016)
21
Miles Ahead (2016)
22
Elvis & Nixon (2016)
I don't know who decided to team Shannon and Spacey in a comedy called Elvis & Nixon, but whoever it was deserves credit for a masterstroke.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
23
The Boss (2016)
Te movie's principal strategy (streaming profanity in inappropriate places) feels so familiar, it's a non-starter.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
24
Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
25
I Saw the Light (2016)
The movie misses the unaffected magic of Williams' best songs.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
26
Remember when comic book movies were fun? Well, you'll have to use your memory because there's not much fun to be found in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
27
Eye In The Sky (2016)
Taut and chastening, Eye in The Sky leaves you saddened and shaken.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
28
I suppose, then, that it's possible to characterize Embrace of the Serpent, which seems aimed at western audiences, as an instructive and necessary act of trespass.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
29
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Before it's done, 10 Cloverfield Lane takes an unexpected turn or two. So don't be fooled by a bit of rope-a-dope pacing; by the end, the movie delivers a strong punch.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
30
The Wave (Bolgen) (2016)
As a good, old-fashioned hunk of big-screen disaster, you could do a lot worse than The Wave, say last year's far more expensive and less involving San Andreas.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
31
Zootopia (2016)
Directors Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush do a fine job of keeping Zootopia amusing for kids and equally enjoyable for the adults who accompany them to theaters.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
32
Race (2016)
Given all its volatile and exhilarating ingredients, it's disappointing that Race doesn't have greater impact.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
33
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
34
The Revenant (2015)
35
The Lady In The Van (2015)
It may be more anecdotal than epic, but Lady in the Van should be welcomed for giving Smith an opportunity to add another memorable character to an already substantial portfolio.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
36
45 Years (2015)
To make this quiet drama work as well as it does requires actors who can operate in the subtlest of modes. For that, director Andrew Haigh has chosen well.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
37
The Finest Hours (2016)
The movie's ocean sequences are good enough to make The Finest Hours an acceptable -- if not great -- piece of January entertainment.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
38
Ride Along 2 (2016)
This second helping does little more than add a bit of Miami glitz to a formula that wasn't especially inspired to begin with.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
39
Mustang (2015)
40
Court (2015)
To borrow a phrase from a David Bowie song, Court is moviemaking at the speed of life, providing you still remember how life felt when moving at less than 100 miles an hour.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
41
Demolition (2016)
42
Moonlight (2016)
Whether you see Moonlight as a perfect movie or not, it's difficult to imagine that you won't be moved by the way Jenkins interprets and reimagines Tarell Alvin McCraney's play.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
43
Bleed For This (2016)
In fight-movie terms, I'd call it a draw.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
44
Touched With Fire (2016)
Honest and affecting.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
45
A War (Krigen) (2016)
Deeply troubling and appropriately ambiguous, A War is a fine and sobering movie.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
46
3.5/4
Colonia (2016)
It works really well as an entertainment, but more importantly because it doesn't seem to disrespect the reality of Colonia Dignidad.
Posted Apr 5, 2016
47
Music documentary offers exposure to The Residents, but it's mostly for fans
Posted Jan 3, 2016
48
Spotlight (2015)
A terrific film about true team work and the good journalists can do
Posted Jan 3, 2016
49
Kudos to Lawrence for helping bring a satisfactory conclusion
Posted Jan 3, 2016
50
3/4
Creed (2015)