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Michael Rechtshaffen

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Desert Hearts (1985) 77% EDIT “Desert Hearts deals with a same-sex physical relationship that is refreshingly free of angst and despair. ” – Globe and Mail Oct 12, 2025 Full Review Normal (2025) 83% EDIT “Handling it all with a detached, shrugging sense of doom, Odenkirk proves the right man for the job at hand in both of the film’s two tonally separate halves, and he’s supported by a colorful cast.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 17, 2025 Full Review Driver's Ed (2025) 80% EDIT “Cruises along pleasantly but without inspiration... Granted there’s nothing inherently wrong with that approach and, fueled by a charismatic young cast, the vehicle reaches its intended destination with few wrong turns on the way.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 15, 2025 Full Review Adulthood (2025) 77% EDIT “While Kaya Scodelario, Josh Gad and a cast of colorful characters keep it all reasonably engaging, the film... falls short of reaching its full potential.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 15, 2025 Full Review California Schemin' (2025) 95% EDIT “In the talented hands of James McAvoy, making his directorial debut, those well-traveled, rise-and-fall tropes nevertheless make for an underdog dramatic comedy that proves hard to resist.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 12, 2025 Full Review Nuremberg (2025) 72% EDIT “Backed by a roster of powerhouse performances led by Russell Crowe, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon, the commanding production looks like it could be an award-season contender.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 8, 2025 Full Review Good Fortune (2025) 78% EDIT “Summoning those deadpan days of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Parenthood, Reeves’ determined but out-of-his-depths Gabriel consistently scores as the film’s comedic secret weapon.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 8, 2025 Full Review John Candy: I Like Me (2025) 89% EDIT “A big-hearted documentary that’s as embracing and generous of spirit as the man himself. ” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 5, 2025 Full Review Eden (2024) 58% EDIT “Howard and screenwriter Pink shipwreck the Queensland-shot vehicle in a mishmash of styles. Neither quite satire nor thriller nor murder mystery, the film cries out for a sharper attack. ” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 16, 2024 Full Review The Fire Inside (2024) 93% EDIT “As its restless protagonist navigates the road to ultimate personal victory, director Morrison is right there with her, maintaining a propulsive momentum accentuated by editor Yoon’s rhythmic cuts and composer Tamar-kali’s elegant, percolating score.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 16, 2024 Full Review Friendship (2024) 88% EDIT “... A gleefully discomfiting portrait of male bonding that delivers some of the year’s biggest laughs.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 12, 2024 Full Review Sketch (2024) 95% EDIT “Worley has adroitly assembled the mega-mash-up into an engaging whole, with the help of an amiable cast and a crack technical team.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 10, 2024 Full Review The Life of Chuck (2024) 80% EDIT “Here, lacking in tonal connective tissue, The Life of Chuck may still leave in its wake the desired upbeat, life-hugging effect, but it ultimately proves to be an ephemeral one...” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 10, 2024 Full Review We Live in Time (2024) 79% EDIT “While We Live in Time and its subject matter might not lay claim to the audience uplift of Crowley’s Oscar-nominated Brooklyn, seldom has such an unflinchingly honest take on mortality felt so transcendently life-affirming.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 10, 2024 Full Review Dicks: The Musical (2023) 68% EDIT “Packs an infectious albeit ephemeral punch.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 14, 2023 Full Review Poolman (2023) 24% EDIT “Goes tonally off the rails from the start and proceeds to hit bottom with excruciating momentum, dragging a game ensemble, including Annette Bening, Danny DeVito and Jennifer Jason Leigh, down for the count.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 12, 2023 Full Review Ezra (2023) 70% EDIT “Earns its crowd-hugging stripes legitimately thanks to its superb ensemble and sensitive direction that never gets in the way of its knowing script.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 11, 2023 Full Review Dream Scenario (2023) 91% EDIT “Cage is comedy gold in one of the year's sharpest comedies yet.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 11, 2023 Full Review Finestkind (2023) 28% EDIT “While the end result is set in the present day, there’s a palpable throwback, been-there-done-that vibe to the proceedings.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 10, 2023 Full Review Seven Veils (2023) 76% EDIT “Essentially serving as a constant spectator, looking in on both the production and her own tangled life, Seyfriend impressively conveys a myriad of tamped-down, long-repressed emotions with an economy of dialogue at her disposal.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 9, 2023 Full Review Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023) 72% EDIT “A slyly subversive sci-fi satire that packs a sensory kick.” – Los Angeles Times Aug 21, 2023 Full Review KOKOMO CITY (2023) 99% EDIT “Kokomo City provides a humanizing, inclusive way forward.” – Los Angeles Times Aug 7, 2023 Full Review The Lesson (2023) 77% EDIT “The film proves as pleasingly undemanding as a typical summer read: neither a legit page-turner, nor easy to put down.” – Los Angeles Times Jul 11, 2023 Full Review Prisoner's Daughter (2022) 42% EDIT “A Prisoner's Daughter gets a necessary emotional lift from its strong lead performances, the blandly by-the-numbers redemptive family drama falls short of representing a return to early form for the Thirteen director.” – Los Angeles Times Jun 30, 2023 Full Review Nobody's Hero (2022) 65% EDIT “The ambitious twofer never manages to find a workable tone successfully bridging farce and satire.” – Los Angeles Times Jun 27, 2023 Full Review
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