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School Library Journal

School Library Journal is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Kent Turner.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3.5/4
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018) Kent Turner Director Pamela B. Green makes film history a pleasure to watch and a gateway for those who would otherwise pass on the chance to explore moviemaking before the advent of sound.
Posted May 05, 2019  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Ready Player One (2018) Kent Turner An old-fashioned, though state-of-the-art, frolic ... Viewers need not be cut-throat Trivial Pursuit players to know Blondie from Buckaroo Banzai, though it wouldn't hurt.
Posted Dec 15, 2018  Edit critic review
2/4
A Wrinkle in Time (2018) Kent Turner This is the one film made by Disney where the sidekicks, a Disney trope if ever there was one, are restrained.
Posted Dec 15, 2018  Edit critic review
3.3/4
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018) Kent Turner It might be the highest compliment to say that the film version does not at all feel compromised in the transfer to screen; it tones nothing down.
Posted Aug 19, 2018  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Mary Shelley (2018) Kent Turner The author has the spotlight all to herself in the latest film retelling of the origins of Frankenstein.
Posted Aug 19, 2018  Edit critic review
4/4
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) Kent Turner The filmmakers structure this profile straightforwardly, but it inevitably becomes a tearjerker, producing a strong emotional response as it becomes apparent that Rogers's messages bear repeating-and relearning-now more than ever.
Posted Aug 19, 2018  Edit critic review
3/4
Wonder (2017) Kent Turner The movie fulfills a need for smart tween/middle grade drama at the multiplex, where it has had little competition this year.
Posted Nov 20, 2017  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Wonderstruck (2017) Kent Turner Fans of the book will have little to complain about.
Posted Oct 20, 2017  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Jane (2017) Kent Turner The call for conservation has rarely looked so captivating.
Posted Oct 18, 2017  Edit critic review
2/4
The Breadwinner (2017) Kent Turner The film's strongest appeal is for readers of the series and animation fans.
Posted Oct 04, 2017  Edit critic review
3/4
The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales... (2017) Kent Turner Spry and light-on-its feet ... with madcap, slapstick humor that will appeal to kids and adults.
Posted Oct 04, 2017  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Everything, Everything (2017) Kent Turner Director Stella Meghie's retelling aims for the heart, along with humor, tears, agita, and more. For the most part, the film succeeds.
Posted Jun 01, 2017  Edit critic review
2/4
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017) Kent Turner More than a little tiresome and less of a joyride.
Posted May 17, 2017  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Boss Baby (2017) Kent Turner The filmmakers know what its core audience likes, taking [the book]'s 32-page premise and tossing it around like a rubber ball and plowing through a checklist of giggle-inducing gags.
Posted Mar 30, 2017  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Before I Fall (2017) Kent Turner The filmmakers don't stint on the darker layers of the source material.
Posted Mar 03, 2017  Edit critic review
3/4
A Monster Calls (2016) Kent Turner The book's fans will be more than pleased by this moving and menacing adaptation.
Posted Dec 20, 2016  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Magnus (2016) Kent Turner Director Benjamin Rees generates suspense from the rhythm of the editing, which is given a boost by a varied, electropop score.
Posted Nov 15, 2016  Edit critic review
3/4
The Great Gilly Hopkins (2016) Kent Turner The film remarkably retains the book's essence.
Posted Oct 20, 2016  Edit critic review
3/4
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Posted Oct 20, 2016  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Long Way North (2015) Kent Turner Told in a tight 81 minutes, the well-structured adventure tale is stronger than the soft, pastel colored computer animation.
Posted Sep 30, 2016  Edit critic review
2/4
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) Kent Turner Burton leaves his juvenile actors on their own, adrift, or more appropriately, orphaned.
Posted Sep 30, 2016  Edit critic review
3/4
Queen of Katwe (2016) Kent Turner It's quietly triumphant, told modestly and straightforwardly.
Posted Sep 23, 2016  Edit critic review
2/4
The Little Prince (2015) Kent Turner The film comes across as an homage and extravagant promo for the book.
Posted Aug 04, 2016  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The BFG (2016) Kent Turner Though older viewers will find the tale too elongated, elementary-age audiences will find it glummy (yummy) rather than a bunch of rummytot.
Posted Jun 07, 2016  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Midsummer in Newtown (2016) Kent Turner Powerful and clear-eyed
Posted Apr 20, 2016  Edit critic review
3/4
The Jungle Book (2016) Kent Turner It sticks to the middle of the road, with a dash of danger from the novel and the jaunty feel-good vibe from the '60s.
Posted Apr 15, 2016  Edit critic review
2/4
The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016) Kent Turner No one in the A-list cast (such as Naomi Watts and Octavia Spencer) will put this film at the top of a resume.
Posted Mar 17, 2016  Edit critic review
3/4
Beatles (2014) Kent Turner This movie will appeal to adults as much as younger viewers.
Posted Feb 26, 2016  Edit critic review
3/4
Phantom Boy (2015) Kent Turner Phantom Boy is a winner.
Posted Feb 26, 2016  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 (2015) Kent Turner The heroine goes out with a whimper in an unusually subdued conclusion for a film franchise that has kept the momentum going often at a roller-coaster pace.
Posted Nov 19, 2015  Edit critic review
2/4
Paper Towns (2015) Kent Turner Although the filmmakers ... stay true to [John Green]'s voice, they also soften it, downplaying the darkness and making one singular young woman more ordinary.
Posted Jul 24, 2015  Edit critic review
3/4
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015) Kent Turner With its snappy pace and sly sense of humor, this is one of the smartest YA adaptations in recent years and should appeal to a wider audience, in addition to cinephiles and the book's fans.
Posted Jun 11, 2015  Edit critic review
2/4
The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) Kent Turner It speeds past intricate intrigues and sketchy characterizations, moving like a sleek roller-coaster ride, free from clunky exposition.
Posted Mar 19, 2015  Edit critic review
2/4
Seventh Son (2014) Kent Turner The movie's imagination runs riot in the scenery, sets, and costumes in what is an otherwise routine centuries-long feud between good and evil with paper-thin motivations.
Posted Feb 05, 2015  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Paddington (2014) Kent Turner It also contains the most important ingredient from [Michael] Bond: a sense of humor, from the slapstick to the droll ... This film will evoke laughter, not tears.
Posted Jan 15, 2015  Edit critic review
2/4
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) Kent Turner Jackson's stretched-out adaptation gives off a militaristic bombast. Additionally, what was cuddly on the page is creepy and menacing onscreen.
Posted Dec 16, 2014  Edit critic review
3/4
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014) Kent Turner Just as the messianic rebel leader Katniss Everdeen has found her footing, the hit "Hunger Games" film series has become more assured with its latest installment.
Posted Nov 20, 2014  Edit critic review
2/4
If I Stay (2014) Kent Turner The life-or-death urgency is underpowered, when a few jolts are needed.
Posted Aug 22, 2014  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Giver (2014) Kent Turner For those coming to the film cold, The Giver may feel old hat ... For fans of [the book], though, there will be more than enough here that is recognizable.
Posted Aug 14, 2014  Edit critic review
3/4
The Fault in Our Stars (2014) Kent Turner The film belongs almost exclusively to Woodley. In a delicately balanced performance, she's both low-key and passionate.
Posted Jun 08, 2014  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Divergent (2014) Kent Turner The film is at its most captivating as the laws of the war-scarred world in a futuristic, decimated Chicago are laid out, and the heroine finds out what's in store for her.
Posted Mar 22, 2014  Edit critic review
2.4
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) Kent Turner What comes across like a fireside yarn in print has turned into an overlong schlep with extra baggage.
Posted Dec 12, 2013  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) Kent Turner It's doubtful a viewer will throw his/her hands in the air in exasperation, and in an Effie-like pout, wonder: "Why didn't they stick to the story?"
Posted Nov 21, 2013  Edit critic review
3/4
The Book Thief (2013) Kent Turner Perhaps it goes without saying, but this is not a typical family film for the holiday season.
Posted Nov 14, 2013  Edit critic review
3/4
How I Live Now (2013) Kent Turner A slimmed down dystopian world at its most bucolic. No arcane rules or a mishmash of ideology here, but a survival tale meets hot-and-heavy first love, with a punkish swagger.
Posted Nov 08, 2013  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Ender's Game (2013) Kent Turner The screenplay hews closer to the book, rather than following a potential franchise template.
Posted Nov 01, 2013  Edit critic review
2/4
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) Kent Turner A passable late-summer stand-in for its core audience until the new fall CW television season begins.
Posted Aug 21, 2013  Edit critic review
2/4
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) Kent Turner {Percy] wants to prove that he's not a "one-quest wonder," but this movie franchise-wannabe doesn't escape that dig.
Posted Aug 07, 2013  Edit critic review
3/4
The Spectacular Now (2013) Kent Turner The director's attention to well-rounded, non-stereotypical characterization is spread evenly throughout the ensemble.
Posted Jul 30, 2013  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Tiger Eyes (2012) Kent Turner Guided by a gentle pace, this is a quiet film, in tone and in its acting.
Posted Jun 18, 2013  Edit critic review
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