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Peter Sobczynski

Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:

Writer. Film Buff.

Favorites:

All-Time Faves:
Buckaroo Banzai
It's a Wonderful Lif
eDuck Soup
Dumbo
GoodFellas
Heathers
Jaws
Vivre Sa Vie
The Shining
Rio Bravo
Blow Out

Location:

Chicago, IL

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Return to Silent Hill (2026) 18% EDIT “ I suspect that even fans of the game will be less than impressed with the cut-rate look and feel of the proceedings, not to mention the lack of any noticeable tension or genuine scares.” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Jan 22, 2026 Full Review Mercy (2026) 24% EDIT “Mercy is just another instantly forgettable clunker of the sort that generally turns up in theaters in the chill of January—one that may well have you uttering its title any number of times while watching it” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Jan 22, 2026 Full Review Atropia (2025) 41% EDIT “Atropia is a great idea for a work of cutting satire but it pulls so many of its punches that it ends up feeling more like an old SNL sketch that has not exactly stood the test of time” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Jan 22, 2026 Full Review A Private Life (2025) 80% EDIT “The central lure of A Private Life is, of course, the opportunity to see Foster in an increasingly rare lead role and watching her go through her paces here with a combination of intelligence, determination and sly humor is indeed a delight.” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Jan 16, 2026 Full Review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) 92% EDIT “Although the middle story of planned-in-advance trilogies rarely work out well as individual projects, The Bone Temple bucks the trend by working as its own individual project and coming across as a little better than its not-exactly-shabby predecessor. ” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Jan 16, 2026 Full Review Greenland 2: Migration (2026) 51% 2/4 EDIT “For the most part, ‘Greenland 2: Migration' does not work, too often coming across like a $60 million work of uninspired fan fiction. ” – RogerEbert.com Jan 9, 2026 Full Review Primate (2025) 79% EDIT “ I cannot in good conscience recommend Primate but if all you are looking for on a cold January evening is a diseased monkey gorily slaughtering a group of good-looking dopes, this may prove to be satisfactory enough.” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Jan 8, 2026 Full Review Dead Man's Wire (2025) 91% EDIT “It is easily the most focused film that Van Sant has done in quite some time and the performances from Skarsgard and Montgomery are quite strong.” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Jan 8, 2026 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 93% EDIT “Marty Supreme is little more than bully boy bullshit, a work as annoyingly obnoxious and self-regarding as its central character.” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Jan 1, 2026 Full Review Song Sung Blue (2025) 78% EDIT “It wants to jerk your tears, pluck your heartstrings and set your feet tapping, often at the same time, and it mostly succeeds.” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Dec 29, 2025 Full Review No Other Choice (2025) 97% EDIT “No Other Choice is still worth watching due to the strength of the performances, some very funny moments here and there and a finale that is perhaps the most chilling thing to hit movie screens this year” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Dec 29, 2025 Full Review Anaconda (2025) 48% EDIT “Stick with the original Anaconda—it is easily the better film and the funnier one to boot” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Dec 29, 2025 Full Review Breakdown: 1975 (2025) 77% 2/4 EDIT “It ends up being little more than a rambling, undisciplined clip show that misfires as both history and entertainment.” – RogerEbert.com Dec 19, 2025 Full Review The Housemaid (2025) 74% EDIT “While far from perfect, it nevertheless makes for a fairly entertaining ride, thanks to its no-holds-barred attitude and the ways in which co-stars Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried throw themselves into their roles with heedless abandon.” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Dec 17, 2025 Full Review Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) 66% EDIT “Even fans may find themselves getting frustrated by the narrative wheel-spinning on display as well as Cameron’s insistence on focusing on meaningless minutiae regarding the world that he has created over any of the characters populating it.” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Dec 17, 2025 Full Review Ella McCay (2025) 22% EDIT “While undeniably uneven at times, Ella McCay is a real charmer of a film, a delightful, funny and at times moving work buoyed by a smart and insightful screenplay and a breakthrough performance from Emma Mackey in the title role. ” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Dec 11, 2025 Full Review You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine (2025) EDIT “For fans of Prine, You’ve Got Gold is pretty much essential viewing, of course, but for those who have never experienced his work before, it will serve as a wonderful introduction to his legacy” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Dec 4, 2025 Full Review Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025) 84% EDIT “Reflection in a Dead Diamond may not be particularly profound and it may not linger long in the mind after it ends but while it is playing, it is pure cinematic bliss” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Dec 4, 2025 Full Review Merrily We Roll Along (2025) 95% EDIT “The combination of Sondheim’s brilliant score and the quality of the performances are enough to make Merrily We Roll Along a reasonably viable screen incarnation of one of the most curious stage musicals of our time—at least until 2040, that is” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Dec 4, 2025 Full Review 100 Nights of Hero (2025) 68% EDIT “It is just good enough to warrant a look, even if it succeeds more as eye candy than as any kind of statement” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Dec 4, 2025 Full Review Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) 92% EDIT “A film that is a lot of fun to watch as it unspools before your eyes and even leaves you with something to think about afterwards other than trying to poke holes in the plotting.” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Nov 25, 2025 Full Review Rental Family (2025) 87% EDIT “The film is almost embarrassingly manipulative at times and not even Fraser, doing his best amidst dire circumstances, can quite sell it.” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Nov 20, 2025 Full Review Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% EDIT “A film that never quite justifies itself as anything other than a particularly blatant cash grab conclusion to a pair of films that would have been far more effective as one single streamlined unit.” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Nov 20, 2025 Full Review Jay Kelly (2025) 75% EDIT “The whole thing begins to feel like a full-length variation of the airless awards tribute that the story is itself building towards,” – Auteurist Class (Substack) Nov 20, 2025 Full Review The Carpenter's Son (2025) 31% 1.5/4 EDIT “The film is a generally tedious and occasionally goofy horror/coming-of-age saga featuring a performance from Nicolas Cage that will inspire more shrugs from viewers than anything else.” – RogerEbert.com Nov 14, 2025 Full Review
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