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Achy Obejas

Achy Obejas's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Mr. Magoo (1997) 9% 1/4 EDIT “This Magoo can't seem to figure out if it's for kids or adults. The plot's too simple for adults, with hardly an inside joke or double entendre, thrown in for good measure, yet it may be too confusing for younger kids.” – Chicago Tribune Mar 14, 2024 Full Review Compensation (1999) 93% EDIT “The handsome black and white film, which plays like a silent movie with its ambient soundtrack and ornate title cards, creates a complex and vivid, vintage Chicago using historical and family photos.” – Chicago Tribune Jan 9, 2023 Full Review The Watermelon Woman (1996) 92% 3.5/4 EDIT “The Watermelon Woman is quite smart, remarkably sophisticated filmmaking for a first-time director.” – Chicago Tribune Jan 22, 2022 Full Review Coming Out Under Fire (1994) 91% EDIT “Coming Out Under Fire is a fascinating and poignant look at how the ban affected seven lives.” – Chicago Tribune Jun 8, 2020 Full Review Cronos (1993) 88% 2.5/4 EDIT “While the film's first half entices with its secrets, the second half falls into a predictable narrative that refuses to even suggest possibilities.” – Chicago Tribune Oct 5, 2013 Full Review Cronicas (2004) 71% 3.5/4 EDIT “[Cordero's] lens is focused on a larger ethics, on what makes human beings heroes and monsters.” – Chicago Tribune Aug 25, 2005 Full Review November (2004) 31% 2/4 EDIT “Whatever we think one minute is utterly meaningless, without connection, the next.” – Chicago Tribune Aug 5, 2005 Full Review The Ninth Day (2003) 77% 2/4 EDIT “A film that strives for meaning and resonance but doesn't quite work.” – Chicago Tribune Jun 18, 2005 Full Review Nina's Tragedies (2004) 61% 3.5/4 EDIT “Nina's Tragedies is full of gentle, labyrinthian turns, sly and sweet.” – Chicago Tribune Jun 3, 2005 Full Review Don't Move (2004) 47% 1/4 EDIT “Manipulative in the extreme.” – Chicago Tribune May 13, 2005 Full Review Up and Down (2004) 83% 3.5/4 EDIT “It's been a long time since a movie allowed so many diverse narratives to fold into so unexpected, unified and satisfying a story.” – Chicago Tribune Mar 24, 2005 Full Review You I Love (2004) 39% 2/4 EDIT “To say the epilogue strains credibility is a kindness. The filmmakers seem set on a happy ending, no matter what the story itself is telling them.” – Chicago Tribune Mar 10, 2005 Full Review Testosterone (2003) 6% 1/4 EDIT “This is a movie in which things happen for no reason other than that the director wills them to happen in order for something else to happen, logic be damned.” – Chicago Tribune Nov 26, 2004 Full Review The Machinist (2004) 77% 3/4 EDIT “A moody psychological thriller with a stunning performance by Christian Bale at its core.” – Chicago Tribune Nov 18, 2004 Full Review Anatomy of Hell (2003) 26% 1/4 EDIT “A ponderous but very, very explicit exploration of gender roles and fears that frequently seems like a parody of the genre.” – Chicago Tribune Nov 11, 2004 Full Review A Day Without a Mexican (2004) 27% 2/4 EDIT “The movie in its extended version is frequently muddled, emotionally messy, a little heavy-handed and misses the real opportunity presented by the new format.” – Chicago Tribune Sep 16, 2004 Full Review Gold Diggers (2003) 0% 1/4 EDIT “For the most part, The Gold Diggers is not even chuckle-producing. At best, it might warm a cockle or two or provoke a bit of a smile.” – Chicago Tribune Sep 16, 2004 Full Review
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