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Guy at the Movies is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Jeff Nelson.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
1.5/5
Dolly (2025) Jeff Nelson The style and sporadic grotesqueness aren’t enough to save Dolly from being a nothingburger of a slasher. It isn’t scary or thrilling, and the small body count makes the lack of suspense particularly glaring.
Posted Sep 23, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Mārama (2025) Jeff Nelson Stappard’s unnerving world works best when it allows us to stew in discomfort, rather than relying on lackluster jump scares in this haunted house of colonization.
Posted Sep 22, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Appofeniacs (2025) Jeff Nelson There isn’t anything new said on AI horrors, but Piliero clinches an explosive, crowd-pleasing conclusion that opens the blood-soaked floodgates with glee.
Posted Sep 21, 2025  Edit critic review
2/5
Coyotes (2025) Jeff Nelson The alluring B-movie premise doesn’t lean far enough into its absurd horror-comedy roots, ultimately cornering itself into a silly third-act climax that ends with a whimper.
Posted Sep 20, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Fixed (2025) Jeff Nelson The laugh-per-minute ratio isn’t particularly high, but it’s a concise and entertaining adventure.
Posted Aug 03, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Touch Me (2025) Jeff Nelson While Touch Me is admirably ambitious, it doesn’t do enough with its sensory-charged premise.
Posted Aug 03, 2025  Edit critic review
2/5
Foreigner (2025) Jeff Nelson Revelations of generational identity are buried underneath a muddled horror story that doesn’t know what it wants to be. 
Posted Aug 02, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Lurker (2025) Jeff Nelson Equal parts unnerving and intoxicating, Lurker unveils the darkest side of obsession.
Posted Aug 01, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
The School Duel (2024) Jeff Nelson A terrifying and compelling portrait of America’s numbness to violence against our youth, even if its inspirations are a little too plainly worn.
Posted Aug 01, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
$POSITIONS (2025) Jeff Nelson As messy as $POSITIONS can be, it’s funny and extraordinarily stressful.
Posted Jul 30, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
LifeHack (2025) Jeff Nelson The computer-set POV isn’t for everyone, but LifeHack is a thrilling embodiment of what screenlife movies are capable of.
Posted Jul 30, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Hellcat (2025) Jeff Nelson Bodell’s feature debut has a compelling hook, but its rushed narrative and emotional beats lead to an unearned final act.
Posted Jul 26, 2025  Edit critic review
2/5
Terrestrial (2025) Jeff Nelson The story of a sci-fi-obsessed writer blurring his reality with the fantasy he reads and creates is far more compelling than the direction the film chooses.
Posted Jul 24, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Redux Redux (2025) Jeff Nelson Redux Redux catapults itself into a sci-fi league all its own. It proves just how far creativity and heart can take an overworked narrative device, opting for relying on character above all else.
Posted Jul 23, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Dog of God (2025) Jeff Nelson This Latvian horror fever dream doesn’t always stick the landing, but its unflinching portrait of human cruelty makes for an oddly compelling journey.
Posted Jul 22, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Superman (2025) Jeff Nelson It sidesteps origin-story fatigue, plays with franchise tropes, and serves as a solid start for the new DCU, even if it isn’t revolutionary.
Posted Jul 08, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Ponyboi (2024) Jeff Nelson Ponyboi blends two familiar halves – a drug deal gone wrong and an LGBTQ+ coming-of-age story – into something fresh and compelling.
Posted Jun 26, 2025  Edit critic review
2/5
M3GAN 2.0 (2025) Jeff Nelson M3GAN 2.0 dials down the horror and the camp, swapping them for convoluted action/sci-fi spectacle.
Posted Jun 25, 2025  Edit critic review
2/5
Hot Milk (2025) Jeff Nelson Lenkiewicz becomes so fixated on subtext that she neglects crafting a narrative that resonates emotionally.
Posted Jun 24, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
28 Years Later (2025) Jeff Nelson Boyle and Garland’s ambition is undeniable, but their genre-blurring gamble dilutes the series’ horror DNA.
Posted Jun 18, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Dangerous Animals (2025) Jeff Nelson Dangerous Animals digs into the true predators, rather than the long-misunderstood ones beneath the ocean’s surface. It won’t unlock any new traumas on either front, but it’s a good summer thrill ride.
Posted Jun 02, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Life of Chuck (2024) Jeff Nelson A touching but uneven tribute to life’s fleeting magic, occasionally marred by over-narration.
Posted Jun 02, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Bring Her Back (2025) Jeff Nelson It’s a reductive take on trauma and grief, especially compared to sharper recent psychological horror dramas that unpack these themes with greater nuance.
Posted May 16, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) Jeff Nelson The jaw-dropping action spectacle is there, but so is a hindering ocean of exposition that hardly feels right for a final chapter.
Posted May 14, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Final Destination Bloodlines (2025) Jeff Nelson Final Destination: Bloodlines doesn’t stray from the established formula, while integrating a new layer of survival that revitalizes the series without abandoning its freak accident-prone core.
Posted May 13, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Clown in a Cornfield (2025) Jeff Nelson A genre satire falls short when it repeats the very clichés it’s trying to parody.
Posted May 08, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Thunderbolts* (2025) Jeff Nelson Thunderbolts* leans on long-established anti-hero tropes, but it comes to life when it wears its heart on its sleeve.
Posted Apr 29, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Misericordia (2024) Jeff Nelson Guiraudie’s tense concoction of dramatics, thrills, and dark humor is overly labored until it finally strips itself down to the bones of its captivating thesis.
Posted Mar 18, 2025  Edit critic review
2/5
Captain America: Brave New World (2025) Jeff Nelson Captain America: Brave New World runs into the issue of feeling like generic, toothless television.
Posted Feb 12, 2025  Edit critic review
4.5/5
All That's Left of You (2025) Jeff Nelson Every so often, a movie comes along that shatters your heart while trying ever so delicately to piece it back together. All That’s Left of You is one such film.
Posted Feb 05, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Monkey (2025) Jeff Nelson Osgood Perkins leans heavily into a mixed bag of humor and horror, where the film struggles to break free from its one-note slump.
Posted Feb 03, 2025  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Didn't Die (2025) Jeff Nelson Didn’t Die is a tangled tonal patchwork that struggles to mold its intriguing concept into a cohesive and compelling narrative.
Posted Feb 01, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Teenage Wasteland (2025) Jeff Nelson Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss delve into 1990s-era amateur journalism and its lasting impact on a community, viewed through a riveting and commanding present-day lens.
Posted Jan 30, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Virgin of the Quarry Lake (2025) Jeff Nelson There are plenty of thrills bubbling under the surface to keep you on the edge of your seat, but the film eventually renders flat.
Posted Jan 29, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Where the Wind Comes From (2025) Jeff Nelson Where the Wind Comes From doesn’t tread new ground, although it does satisfy as a cathartic indie dramedy with sparks of charm.
Posted Jan 28, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Cactus Pears (2025) Jeff Nelson Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears) subverts loss and grief as the point where queer love can unexpectedly grow, rather than where it may lead.
Posted Jan 27, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Third Act (2025) Jeff Nelson The greatest moments of emotional sincerity come when Tadashi shares the frame with his father and allows their flourishing bond to speak for itself.
Posted Jan 27, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Rains Over Babel (2025) Jeff Nelson Gala del Sol has an inspired, scrappy vision that momentarily radiates before its myriad of narratives begin to collapse.
Posted Jan 27, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
GEN_ (2025) Jeff Nelson The robust authenticity fuels this intersection between fertility and gender identity, even if the constantly shifting narratives sacrifice depth.
Posted Jan 25, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
DJ Ahmet (2025) Jeff Nelson Hints of tenderness are scattered throughout an otherwise familiar tale of adolescence that lacks conviction.
Posted Jan 24, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Better Man (2024) Jeff Nelson Rather than trying to reinvent the music biopic wheel, Gracey changes the lens through which we see it with surprising success.
Posted Dec 23, 2024  Edit critic review
3/5
The Room Next Door (2024) Jeff Nelson The Room Next Door candidly speaks to love and death in many forms, although its scattershot emotions don’t always connect as they should.
Posted Dec 19, 2024  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) Jeff Nelson The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim stretches itself thin for lore that feels like a footnote without breathing enough life into the characters and stakes to make the war impactful.
Posted Dec 09, 2024  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Nightbitch (2024) Jeff Nelson Nightbitch plays its outlandish premise far too safe, seemingly too afraid to fully embrace itself.
Posted Dec 04, 2024  Edit critic review
4/5
Nosferatu (2024) Jeff Nelson Nosferatu conjures a frightening Gothic horror nightmare soaked in macabre grandeur.
Posted Dec 02, 2024  Edit critic review
3/5
Queer (2024) Jeff Nelson Queer has an ethereal melancholy that is utterly spellbinding until it loses its way.
Posted Nov 25, 2024  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Gladiator II (2024) Jeff Nelson Gladiator II is a rehash of its predecessor that entertains on the Colosseum grounds but falls narratively flat.
Posted Nov 11, 2024  Edit critic review
4.5/5
No Other Land (2024) Jeff Nelson No Other Land is a deeply moving portrait of resilience in one of the most important films you’ll see this year.
Posted Oct 30, 2024  Edit critic review
3.5/5
All We Imagine as Light (2024) Jeff Nelson All We Imagine as Light beams with vulnerability and empathy, pondering whether its cosmopolitan vision is one made up of dreams or illusions.
Posted Oct 29, 2024  Edit critic review
3.5/5
September 5 (2024) Jeff Nelson September 5 is a nail-biting pressure cooker that wields its historical conflict as the setting for a television broadcast journalism thriller, centering its tension around ethics and responsibility.
Posted Oct 27, 2024  Edit critic review
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