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Frame Rated

Frame Rated is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Amelia Harvey
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
4/5
Supernova (2021)

Amelia Harvey

Supernova, through all its middle-class beigeness, is never afraid to be upsetting and real. But it never becomes a tough watch thanks to Tucci and Firth's inherent charms.
Posted Nov 30, 2020
2
4/5
Almost Famous (2000)

Amelia Harvey

Even today, this euphoric road trip perfectly captures the self-destruction of touring musicians in the 1970s. Music isn't about cocaine and long hair, free love and road trips... it's about a feeling.
Posted Sep 15, 2020
3
3/5
The High Note (2020)

Amelia Harvey

The High Note is a pleasant and unsurprising stroll through the music industry. It allows you to peer through a window into this world without allowing you to get to know anyone inside.
Posted Aug 26, 2020
4
4/5
The King of Staten Island (2020)

Amelia Harvey

The King of Staten Island drifts along much like its the characters. It's a subtle low-energy take on a coming-of-age comedy, perhaps lacking the highs and lows expected of an Apatow project, but there's an unexpected tenderness here.
Posted Jun 20, 2020
5
4/5
You Don't Nomi (2020)

Amelia Harvey

Jeffrey McHale's debut documentary examines how Verhoeven managed to make a film as professionally damaging as Showgirls, examining the misogyny and vulgarity behind his creative choices and why it's now become a cult favourite.
Posted Jun 4, 2020
6
4/5
Vivarium (2020)

Amelia Harvey

An intelligent script, stylish direction, and well-pitched performances should turn Vivarium into a cult classic. Like some of the best The Twilight Zone stories, Vivarium should leave you unsettled and a little anxious.
Posted Mar 28, 2020
7
3.5/5
Misbehaviour (2020)

Amelia Harvey

For a film with such a strong message, it's a bit too... pleasant. Protest and identity politics have their corners softened to broaden the film's appeal.
Posted Mar 14, 2020
8
3/5
Judy (2019)

Amelia Harvey

Despite the production's shortcomings, it's an uncomfortable watch and tragic because this isn't just Judy Garland's story but an example of Hollywood repeating itself.
Posted Feb 1, 2020
9
4/5
The Farewell (2019)

Amelia Harvey

Until the closing shot, this is a celebration of Asian actors, traditions, and relationships, never tainted with the need to please multiplex audiences of the west.
Posted Jan 14, 2020
10
3/5
The Party's Just Beginning (2018)

Amelia Harvey

With strong performances and acknowledgement that hedonistic lifestyles aren't healthy, the movie's an accurate portrayal of depression and millennial loneliness.
Posted Dec 10, 2019
11
4/5
Driven (2019)

Amelia Harvey

Driven skirts over the facts in order to offer audiences a light-hearted dramedy reminiscent of American Hustle (2013).
Posted Dec 1, 2019
12
1/5
Prey (2019)

Amelia Harvey

Prey might've been forgivable if it dived headfirst into its sense of ridiculousness, but it's ultimately too boring to even be so-bad-it's-good.
Posted Nov 8, 2019
13
3/5
American Woman (2019)

Amelia Harvey

If anything, American Woman shoehorns in too many accomplishments, heartache, and betrayals over its runtime. It delves a little too far into soap opera with its portrayal of the sprawling, sometimes extreme life of a woman...
Posted Oct 30, 2019
14
2/5
Ladyworld (2019)

Amelia Harvey

It's immediately clear the film's intention is to disorientate and disturb audiences, so it's a shame it does nothing more than irritate. Never has a so-called thriller been less thrilling and more forgettable
Posted Oct 16, 2019
15
4/5
The Day Shall Come (2019)

Amelia Harvey

The truth laid out by the film's sobering finale is simple to understand and will leave audiences walking out of the cinema breathless. Not since BlacKkKlansman has a finale with so many laugh-out-loud moments also felt like such a slap in the face
Posted Oct 11, 2019
16
4/5
Thunder Road (2018)

Amelia Harvey

Thunder Road is a raw nerve of a film; empathetic and tender towards people who shouldn't be likeable.
Posted Sep 21, 2019
17
2/5
The Kitchen (2019)

Amelia Harvey

The Kitchen dips between gruesome gangster flick and a cartoony comic-book action, unsure whether to offer violence for entertainment purposes or as a sombre portrayal of gang warfare.
Posted Sep 16, 2019
18
3/5
Pond Life (2018)

Amelia Harvey

Pond Life is close to being a cute, nostalgic British film but it feels too low key to be charming and touching.
Posted Aug 21, 2019
19
4/5
Fences (2016)

Amelia Harvey

This isn't a showy film with a lot of excitement but this is a masterclass in acting from one of the stage's fiercest writers.
Posted Jul 24, 2019
20
4/5
Jackie (2016)

Amelia Harvey

I challenge anyone who sees this movie not be moved by the scene where Jackie watches Lyndon B. Johnson be sworn into office aboard Air Force One, with fragments of her husband's skull still adorning her clothing.
Posted Jul 24, 2019
21
2/5
Rough Night (2017)

Amelia Harvey

Ultimately, the film's humour is predictable and the premise is well-trodden turf that's been done better elsewhere, and what laugh-out-loud moments that do exist are few and far between...
Posted Jul 24, 2019
22
3/5
Lady Bird (2017)

Amelia Harvey

Forget the insane hype and you may have a better experience with it. Gerwig's script is gentle and accessible, but also lacks the surprises of a Lena Dunham (Girls) screenplay, the sass of what Diablo Cody (Juno) might have brought to things...
Posted Jul 24, 2019
23
4/5
I, Tonya (2018)

Amelia Harvey

I, Tonya isn't about whether Harding was involved in Kerrigan's attack, but a portrait of America at the dawn of the 24-hour news cycle and the rise of becoming famous through notoriety.
Posted Jul 24, 2019
24
3/5
Professor Marston & The Wonder Women (2017)

Amelia Harvey

The arc of Marston's career is so fascinating that it seems a waste to boil the details down into such an ordinary biopic, merely ticking off his achievements
Posted Jul 24, 2019
25
3.5
Disobedience (2018)

Amelia Harvey

Disobedience works much better when the director lets McAdams and Weisz play their feelings out through soft glances and subtle touches. The plot gives itself away too soon, however, leaving the third act feeling empty and unfulfilling.
Posted Jul 24, 2019
26
4/5
Love, Simon (2018)

Amelia Harvey

What really makes this film a feat of queer cinema is how ordinary it is. It's a love story between two men, but without tragedy and angst, seeming quite radical for how sweet it is.
Posted Jul 24, 2019
27
3.5/5
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

Amelia Harvey

Many will discredit the movie, but there is something oddly charming about it. It's twee and idealistic, believing there's good in everything and everyone, and today we all need a bit of daydreaming.
Posted Jul 24, 2019
28
3.5/5
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

Amelia Harvey

Queen's subsequent rise to global fame is told through vignettes that are jolting and badly edited together, often arriving without context or connection
Posted Jul 24, 2019
29
4.5/5
Widows (2018)

Amelia Harvey

The plotting is also clunky at times and not much of the action is plausible, but with these astonishing performances, the flaws almost don't matter.
Posted Jul 24, 2019
30
4/5
The Favourite (2018)

Amelia Harvey

Despite being a costume drama it feels more modern than its corset-wearing peers. If you're not a fan of usual uptight period films, don't let the historical setting put you off.
Posted Jul 24, 2019
31
2/5
Beautiful Boy (2011)

Amelia Harvey

There are moments that are touching, but Beautiful Boy fails to dig deep into emotional depths. It skates the surface and refuses to evolve further than showing us how Nic's a smart kid on a bad path, David's a good dad trying his best...
Posted Jul 24, 2019
32
4/5
Vice (2018)

Amelia Harvey

As fun as Vice is to watch, it feels less like a rounded biopic and more like a feature-length Saturday Night Live sketch - albeit a very good one.
Posted Jul 24, 2019
33
3/5
Green Book (2018)

Amelia Harvey

. If one doesn't think too much about it, it's easy to enjoy Green Book on a surface level because it's well-intentioned Oscar-bait with touching performances...
Posted Jul 24, 2019
34
4/5
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

Amelia Harvey

On paper, it's a pretty uninteresting heist movie better suited to the Coen Brothers but, in reality, this is a heart wrenching and relatable portrait of loneliness
Posted Jul 24, 2019
35
3/5
If Beale Street Could Talk (2019)

Amelia Harvey

Both Jenkins and author Baldwin don't pull any punches when it comes to the atrocities of the US legal system, but overall If Beale Street Could Talk is a twee and pretty portal of love in 1970's Brooklyn...
Posted Jul 24, 2019
36
1/5
Under the Silver Lake (2019)

Amelia Harvey

If Under the Silver Lake aimed to leave audiences baffled, it succeeds. It's an uneven tale of dream-like ideas, barely pinned to something one might generously call a plot
Posted Jul 24, 2019
37
3/5
Dumbo (2019)

Amelia Harvey

This live-action adaptation is, ultimately, just a pleasant and safe filmgoing experience. It's not unenjoyable but it lacks the emotional hook of the cartoon.
Posted Jul 24, 2019
38
3.5/5
Wild Rose (2019)

Amelia Harvey

Wild Rose isn't a dazzlingly original movie, but it lands a strong emotional impact. It has a big heart and an unashamed optimism about hopes and dreams.
Posted Jul 24, 2019
39
3/5
Vox Lux (2018)

Amelia Harvey

The movie asks good questions but fails to answer them in an interesting way. What makes an ordinary person seek out superstardom and why is the public so obsessed with taking it away from them?
Posted Jul 24, 2019
40
4.5/5
Rocketman (2019)

Amelia Harvey

We've all seen the biopic about the sad but talented little boy who finds fame and fortune before descending into a dark world of drink and drugs but you've never seen a film that blends fantasy, musical, and biopic so seamlessly...
Posted Jul 24, 2019
41
4/5
Booksmart (2019)

Amelia Harvey

Booksmart doesn't want to make fun out of the nerds, and it has no interest in lecturing young audiences about sex, school, and prioritising one's education. It tells you it's okay to make mistakes.
Posted Jul 24, 2019
42
4/5
Support the Girls (2018)

Amelia Harvey

Despite the comedic tone, the issues in this film are serious and it tackles problems that feel relevant to the modern working woman.
Posted Jul 24, 2019