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Film International is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Elias Savada, Gary M. Kramer, Giuseppe Sedia, Jessica Baxter, Matthew Sorrento, Zhuo-Ning Su.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Sayara (2024) Alexandra Heller-Nicholas A blood-soaked, visceral revenge film that centers women and their fight for empowerment without surrendering to reductive two-dimensional girl boss cliches.
Posted Nov 08, 2025  Edit critic review
Every Heavy Thing (2025) Alexandra Heller-Nicholas The real magic of Every Heavy Thing – like all of Reece’s films – is less the story itself than the unrelentingly charming and idiosyncratic way he chooses to tell it
Posted Nov 08, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Pastoral Hide and Seek (1974) Giuseppe Sedia Terayama never adopted a extremist, Godard-esque autobiographical stance or used the cinema to make moral statements about the present [The film] is a visually eclectic cri de coeur in response to passing of time and its impact on memories.
Posted Jan 27, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Bullet Ballet (1998) Giuseppe Sedia Described by the director as a cinematic reflection on his feelings of becoming a middle-aged man, Bullet Ballet perfectly displays Tsukamoto’s progression into artistic maturity before he reluctantly adopted digital cinema.
Posted Jan 27, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Gate of Hell (1953) Giuseppe Sedia On one hand, the reception of Gate of Hell was, indeed, the result of the short-term japonisme that affected world cinema stakeholders. On the other hand, it was a sumptuous reply to the angst and intricate storytelling as admired in Rashomon (1950)
Posted Jan 27, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Meanwhile on Earth (2024) Elias Savada While Clapin can easily handles the directorial skills here, the screenplay could have used some work, especially how it fails to tie things up. The filmmaker plays better when his characters are rendered on a cartoon palette.
Posted Nov 11, 2024  Edit critic review
The Substance (2024) Alexandra Heller-Nicholas A vision of hope, a statement of vindication, and an acknowledgement that the fleshy meat of our human selves – whatever shape it takes – is in a constant state of ever-moving, ever-changing flux.
Posted Sep 03, 2024  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Twisters (2024) Elias Savada You may not be fully swept away, but it’s a great Dolbyized and super-sized disaster ride.
Posted Jul 19, 2024  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Three Minutes - A Lengthening (2021) Elias Savada Not your conventional Holocaust documentary…. Fragments get incessantly replayed, slowed down, reversed, enlarged, and otherwise altered to sniff out clues and provide context, sometimes agonizingly so.
Posted Apr 16, 2024  Edit critic review
4/5
Civil War (2024) Elias Savada The in-your-face documentary-style naturalism in this boldly anti-war statement will deaden your senses with its pulsating climax as D.C. comes under siege. … This is a road movie like no other.
Posted Apr 14, 2024  Edit critic review
4/5
Monkey Man (2024) Elias Savada Revenge is savagely sweet in Monkey Man. Let the carnage begin.
Posted Apr 05, 2024  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Mad Props (2024) Elias Savada Humankind’s appetite for many things nostalgic is at play here, and it is a satisfying meal.
Posted Mar 12, 2024  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Dune: Part Two (2024) Elias Savada Dune: Part Two succeeds on its many storyline levels, big and small. Passion, power, corruption, oppression, romance, intimacy, and revenge all get their time in this sweeping spectacle.
Posted Mar 01, 2024  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Drive-Away Dolls (2024) Elias Savada Some secrets are best left for you to discover at the multiplex. Catch a ride with Drive-Away Dolls, which I feel will play better with a solid crowd — gay and straight — at the multiplex. Here’s a lighthearted, giddy gem. Absurd never looked so good.
Posted Feb 25, 2024  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Argylle (2024) Elias Savada Everyone’s too serious in this incredibly overproduced, over-CGI’ed Universal release, with Apple footing most of the nearly $200 million budget – better sell a bunch of its Vision Pro goggles to balance off this film’s losses.
Posted Feb 02, 2024  Edit critic review
4.5/5
The Holdovers (2023) Elias Savada Yup, it’s a big, gift-wrapped present filled with sentimentality and lovely, effective performances, expertly crafted scenes, and a terrific story.
Posted Nov 04, 2023  Edit critic review
4/5
Joan Baez I Am a Noise (2023) Elias Savada Joan Baez I Am a Noise is a lovely curtain call, offering time for Joan to frame how she ultimately crushed her life-long demons. It’s a heartbreaking journey into the horrifying past and a heartwarming walk into a future of forgiveness.
Posted Oct 06, 2023  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Creator (2023) Elias Savada With all the talk of artificial intelligence taking over our lives, this technically proficient film may be timely, but its futuristic concept – mankind vs. an enemy of its own making – flails about as a misguided, muddled search for (non-)human salvation
Posted Sep 29, 2023  Edit critic review
2/5
A Haunting in Venice (2023) Elias Savada Not the charm you might be hoping for, unless you’re a fan of endless rain, too many jump scares, unsettling camera angles, ragged hand-held camerawork, onerous close-ups, and a score drowning in dreary woodwinds and screechy violins.
Posted Sep 16, 2023  Edit critic review
4/5
Barbie (2023) Elias Savada Gerwig leaves a personal imprint on her film, as a boldly painted battle cry for womanhood and subversive social satire about misguided male perceptions.
Posted Jul 22, 2023  Edit critic review
4/5
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) Elias Savada Cruise and company battle an out-of-control sentient AI creation called ‘the Entity,’ which seems to have no weak points and quite a global advantage…. Preposterous? You bet. Fun? Of course!
Posted Jul 11, 2023  Edit critic review
4/5
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) Elias Savada For the most part Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny captures the frantic life of its central character — whether he wants it or not — racing around the planet for pieces of its past. It’s a grand send off.”
Posted Jun 30, 2023  Edit critic review
4/5
The Flash (2023) Elias Savada … the never-ending humor, miracle casting, excellent action sequences, bright script, and spot-on direction offer its audience a wonderful undertaking at the multiplex.
Posted Jun 15, 2023  Edit critic review
9.5/10
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) Matthew Sorrento It’s invigorating to see a broad entertainment reach the heights of cinema’s visual potential.
Posted Jun 03, 2023  Edit critic review
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (2022) Matthew Sorrento Just what the pinball tribe needs, and offers a whole lot for feel-good indie fans, too.
Posted Mar 29, 2023  Edit critic review
2/10
Cocaine Bear (2023) Matthew Sorrento For the few happy stoners who loved Strange Wilderness....
Posted Mar 07, 2023  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Spoiler Alert (2022) Elias Savada Filled with keen observant and honest life revelations that warms the heart before the moments of despair, Spoiler Alert offers up a warming cup of hot cocoa in a tragicomic setting.
Posted Dec 13, 2022  Edit critic review
4/5
Something In The Dirt (2022) Elias Savada The “intergalactic geniuses” Moorhead&Benson, a.k.a. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, are back to their deviously genre-bending antics for their fifth tag team feature.
Posted Nov 09, 2022  Edit critic review
4/5
Armageddon Time (2022) Elias Savada Armageddon Time takes a lot of effort to make a memorable, brooding statement; the solutions offered aren’t as satisfying as you might hope. The taste may be somewhat off-putting.
Posted Nov 05, 2022  Edit critic review
5/5
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) Elias Savada Pain, grief, disorientation, and a dash of violence are soulfully plotted together by McDonagh, with his vision so wonderfully conveyed through the expressive chemistry of Farrell and Gleeson.
Posted Nov 04, 2022  Edit critic review
3.5/5
For I Know My Weakness (2012) Elias Savada A raw journey into immersive filmmaking, asking for a wide berth when it comes to social ethics.
Posted Nov 03, 2022  Edit critic review
3/5
Burial (2022) Elias Savada Despite the director’s limited ability to handle low-budget action in his debut feature, his much more accomplished follow-up shows he still needs to work with better, less-confusing script material.
Posted Aug 31, 2022  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Goodbye, Petrushka (2022) Elias Savada For those of us who like romantic comedies, Goodbye, Petrushka falls amidst the genre’s smaller ones best described as quirky, wobbly, and bittersweet, yet it is adorned with a solid heart on its music box sleeve.
Posted Aug 26, 2022  Edit critic review
1/5
Bullet Train (2022) Elias Savada … style only goes so far in the case of Bullet Train. It can’t make up for all the other problems, especially the leaky script, self-destructing humor, and bland visual effects. One for the crash-and-burn pile.
Posted Aug 05, 2022  Edit critic review
4/5
Jack Has a Plan (2022) Elias Savada [With] a low-key ghoulish humor…Jack Has a Plan bookends the moments of Jack’s emotional departure with an audio-visual scrapbook of memories and some lovely discoveries.
Posted Aug 02, 2022  Edit critic review
4/5
Neptune Frost (2021) Elias Savada Like eating cold ice cream, your brain might freeze from the intensity of Neptune Frost, one of the most unusual films I’ve ever seen.
Posted Jun 02, 2022  Edit critic review
4/5
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Elias Savada Top Gun: Maverick isn’t a great film, but it does entertain greatly as old fashioned fun.
Posted May 27, 2022  Edit critic review
3/5
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Elias Savada Sam Raimi follows the Marvel bible but still manages to have his own directorial flair…. Action is almost non-stop, and you might just be gasping for air as you stick it out through the final credits.
Posted May 06, 2022  Edit critic review
4/5
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022) Elias Savada An affectionate tribute blending some behind-the-scenes material and mostly older interviews with the films star Topol and others.
Posted Apr 29, 2022  Edit critic review
4.5/5
The Northman (2022) Elias Savada Fire and brimstone meet rot and decay, yet theres ambition afoot here. Eggers deserves a great deal of the credit for crafting another startling, big screen vision.
Posted Apr 22, 2022  Edit critic review
4/5
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) Elias Savada An enjoyable bromance that shows us that Nicolas Cage has once again bounced back into public view, although if you saw last years underseen Pig, I dont think he ever left the building.
Posted Apr 22, 2022  Edit critic review
3/5
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) Elias Savada Yes, its visually stunning (again), but Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore doesnt rise to the heights it could. Its a case of middle child syndrome, or someones just tired.
Posted Apr 13, 2022  Edit critic review
.5/5
Morbius (2022) Elias Savada A nonsensical FrankensteinDraculaJekyll & Hyde mashup from Marvel.
Posted Apr 01, 2022  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Lost City (2022) Elias Savada A ridiculous, fun-filled romp about an illusion behind an illusion.
Posted Mar 25, 2022  Edit critic review
4.5/5
The Outfit (2022) Elias Savada Yes, there's a theatrical cadence in the clever dialogue, but it's such a highly original, suspenseful piece that it works magic as the characters move about their set.
Posted Mar 17, 2022  Edit critic review
Playground (2021) Alexandra Heller-Nicholas A powerful, emotionally compelling film, Playground captures with enormous force the very velocity with which children lose empathy when thrown into the jungle of the playground.
Posted Mar 13, 2022  Edit critic review
4.5/5
The Batman (2022) Elias Savada For those of you who wondered if another reboot could find itself an audience after Christopher Nolan did such a fine job with his trilogy, please wonder no more.
Posted Mar 02, 2022  Edit critic review
3/5
Big Gold Brick (2022) Elias Savada (Director-Writer Brian) Petsos likes to mix some old-fashioned, heavy-handed whimsy with oddball characters, then sprinkle in a ton of exuberance. Maybe too much.
Posted Feb 23, 2022  Edit critic review
4/5
The Automat (2021) Elias Savada The Automat shouldn't be looked at as a eulogy 1902-1991, but as a celebration of its long and mostly successful life.
Posted Feb 15, 2022  Edit critic review
.05/5
Moonfall (2022) Elias Savada If you believe the moon is made of green cheese, then Moonfall has spoiled that cheese, and that causes film poisoning. If you're a reasonable person, you should avoid being in its vicinity.
Posted Feb 04, 2022  Edit critic review
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