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North Shore 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): Daniel M. Kimmel, Sean Burns.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) Sean Burns Pandering in a fan service-y fashion. Around the third Duran Duran song I was like, ‘Yeah, we got it.’
Posted Jan 16, 2026  Edit critic review
The Rip (2026) Sean Burns Matt and Ben’s ‘Righteous Kill.’
Posted Jan 16, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) Daniel M. Kimmel "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" is a visceral film that will either convince you that a zombie movie can have substance or else make you wonder if the people praising the film are zombies themselves.
Posted Jan 16, 2026  Edit critic review
Is This Thing On? (2025) Sean Burns Giving Peyton Manning more dialogue than Dave Attell is what we call a misallocation of resources.
Posted Jan 09, 2026  Edit critic review
The Housemaid (2025) Sean Burns A clever little mousetrap of setups and misdirection, with some twists I didn’t see coming because I’m either too dumb or just punchy from serious movie season.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/5
David (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel The animated DAVID is a decidedly mixed bag. There are some things that impress while other parts of the film are cringeworthy. Perhaps the youngsters for whom this is directed to will be more charitable.
Posted Jan 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Goodbye June (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel "Goodbye June" may be a bit unusual for a Christmas movie, but it ultimately captures the spirit of the season. Some advice: have a box of tissues handy.
Posted Jan 02, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5
Re-Election (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel Perhaps no film with the premise of "Re-Election" could credibly pull off a forty-something man returning to high school as a student. This one strains as it huffs and puffs its way to the finish line.
Posted Jan 02, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Star People (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel "Star People" is an interesting drama that is being sold as a science fiction movie. It works as an interesting character driven drama, but as science fiction it’s a bust.
Posted Jan 02, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel "Avatar: Fire and Ash" continues to offer striking visuals and compelling storytelling and should more than satisfy fans of the series.
Posted Jan 02, 2026  Edit critic review
Ella McCay (2025) Sean Burns The whole film feels concussed.
Posted Dec 19, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Merrily We Roll Along (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel "Merrily We Roll Along" may seem like a cynical exercise about people who have messed up their lives, but it’s really about bad choices having consequences, and hoping not to lose the optimism of one’s youth.
Posted Dec 04, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Eternity (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel "Eternity" may be the best afterlife movie since "Defending Your Life" (1991). You’ll get caught up in both the romcom and "what if" elements and it will leave you thinking what you might do.
Posted Dec 02, 2025  Edit critic review
1/5
The Thing with Feathers (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel THE THING WITH FEATHERS is an extended meditation on grief and despair, two emotions you may experience if you try to slog through this film.
Posted Dec 02, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Adventure Tom (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel "Adventure Tom" may not achieve classic status, yet it is a well-crafted and enjoyable look at modern romance.
Posted Dec 02, 2025  Edit critic review
Left-Handed Girl (2025) Sean Burns Nina Ye gives the most endearing child performance since… well, since ‘The Florida Project.’
Posted Dec 01, 2025  Edit critic review
Jay Kelly (2025) Sean Burns Does anybody involved have any idea how off-putting and unrelatable this is?
Posted Nov 24, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Dummy Detective (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel The makers of THE DUMMY DETECTIVE are asking a lot. It’s a comedy that crosses a hardboiled film noir detective story with an Agatha Christie-like mystery. And ventriloquist dummies. You either have to accept it or not.
Posted Nov 23, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Nouvelle Vague (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel If you’re steeped in French cinema watching the making of "Breathless" will feel like stepping into a time machine. If you’re not, it may be like watching the film with the subtitles turned off and not knowing the language.
Posted Nov 23, 2025  Edit critic review
5/5
Wicked: For Good (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel "Wicked: For Good" joins its predecessor in jointly creating one of the best movie musicals in years.
Posted Nov 23, 2025  Edit critic review
The Running Man (2025) Sean Burns One of those megabudget movies from a major media conglomerate that spouts facile, anti-corporate slogans amid the wall-to-wall product placement.
Posted Nov 14, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Flights of Reverie (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel By the end of "Flights Of Reverie" you may still be puzzling out the details, but you’ve also been given food for thought on a number of topics. Not a bad return on the investment of your time.
Posted Nov 13, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
In Your Dreams (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel IN YOUR DREAMS is a charming animated offering from Netflix that should delight youngsters while opening the door to discussing dreams and nightmares.
Posted Nov 13, 2025  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Frankenstein (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel This “Frankenstein” cements del Toro’s reputation as one of the best contemporary filmmakers.
Posted Nov 10, 2025  Edit critic review
Predator: Badlands (2025) Sean Burns Feels like one of those crummy ‘Star Wars’ shows on Disney Plus: dense with lore, cheaply made and aimed at children.
Posted Nov 08, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Don't Trip (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel To appreciate “Don’t Trip” requires making allowances for a low-budget movie with ragged edges.There are some moments where it might feel the movie is out of control, but if you can make it to the end, it’s worth the effort.
Posted Nov 08, 2025  Edit critic review
1/5
Foibles (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel As a critic I can take pleasure in skewering a bloated Hollywood film or an overly pretentious indie, but in the case of “Foibles” it’s more of a disappointment.
Posted Nov 08, 2025  Edit critic review
Hedda (2025) Sean Burns When Løvborg pulls the trigger, my viewing on Prime Video was interrupted by a commercial for UberEats. Ibsen would have loved that.
Posted Nov 04, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Ballad of a Small Player (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel An intense performance by Colin Farrell drives BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER. Farrell lets us see both the false confidence Doyle attempts to exude and his increasing desperation as things go wrong.
Posted Oct 30, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Anniversary (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel ANNIVERSARY is like last year’s film “Civil War.” It is a disturbing parable about the increasing polarization of our country and, like that earlier film, manages to do so without directly commenting on current events.
Posted Oct 30, 2025  Edit critic review
Bugonia (2025) Sean Burns It’s not as smug of a movie as ‘The Menu,’ but that’s not for lack of trying.
Posted Oct 27, 2025  Edit critic review
The Mastermind (2025) Sean Burns Without knowing for sure, I’d be willing to guess that Kelly Reichardt has some pretty strong feelings about the movie ‘Heat.’
Posted Oct 27, 2025  Edit critic review
5/5
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel You come away from “Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost” with an appreciation for them not only as entertainers, but as people who overcame adversity, formed a strong bond and did it all without screwing up their kids.
Posted Oct 27, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel What it seems to have come down to is “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” was asking too much of some viewers (and critics), who prefer straight-ahead narratives uncomplicated by tonal shifts. Take a chance on it and go with the flow. It’s worth the trip.
Posted Oct 27, 2025  Edit critic review
Roofman (2025) Sean Burns Though it’s a major studio release with big stars, ‘Roofman’ has the mellow, low-key vibe of an indie from the early aughts.
Posted Oct 15, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
John Candy: I Like Me (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel You come away from “John Candy: I Like Me” with both laughter and tears, happy that his comedic talents are preserved for new generations to discover and sad to think of what might have been.
Posted Oct 11, 2025  Edit critic review
2/5
Sincerely Saul (2024) Daniel M. Kimmel Clearly “Sincerely Saul” is not for every taste. Those of a certain age with an especially twisted sense of humor may be able to relate. Everyone else will wonder what the hell is going on.
Posted Oct 01, 2025  Edit critic review
The Lost Bus (2025) Sean Burns This is the kind of hokum screenwriters add to wax the egos of movie stars, and it does not reflect well on anyone involved.
Posted Sep 28, 2025  Edit critic review
Megadoc (2025) Sean Burns I could have watched this all day.
Posted Sep 23, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Motherland (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel “Motherland” is a flawed but provocative film that proves to be more interesting as a thought experiment than as a dramatic whole.
Posted Sep 19, 2025  Edit critic review
The History of Sound (2025) Sean Burns Impressively acted and entirely inert.
Posted Sep 19, 2025  Edit critic review
5/5
UnBroken (2023) Daniel M. Kimmel “UnBroken” confronts some of the horrors of the Holocaust, but its focus is on seven siblings who managed to survive. You won’t forget your encounter with this remarkable family.
Posted Sep 17, 2025  Edit critic review
The Baltimorons (2025) Sean Burns The story of an entitled sociopath who puts a woman that loves him through hell while ruining her family’s holiday, except disguised as a twinkly-eyed romantic comedy.
Posted Sep 16, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Triumph of the Heart (2025) Daniel M. Kimmel After seeing many films about the Holocaust, some stand out. It’s not because they answer how such evil could occur, but because they bring out the humanity of its victims. Anthony D’Ambrosio has succeeded in doing just that in TRIUMPH OF THE HEART.
Posted Sep 16, 2025  Edit critic review
2/5
Somnium (2024) Daniel M. Kimmel There’s a number of interesting things going on in SOMNIUM, a first feature by writer/director Racheal Cain. It makes the film watchable, but it’s a near-miss.
Posted Sep 16, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
The Cut (2024) Daniel M. Kimmel In the end, “The Cut” turns out not to be a movie about the big championship match, but about getting to the point where you finally get to take control of your own life.
Posted Sep 05, 2025  Edit critic review
1.5
Boys Go to Jupiter (2024) Daniel M. Kimmel Utilizing an animation style that’s a cross between the ‘60s television cartoon “Davey and Goliath” and the modern “South Park,” it is what some might call “surreal.” That’s a polite way of saying it’s an incoherent mess.
Posted Sep 05, 2025  Edit critic review
Caught Stealing (2025) Sean Burns It feels very much like something I would have snuck into at the Village East after a matinee of 'Feeling Minnesota.'
Posted Aug 31, 2025  Edit critic review
The Toxic Avenger (2023) Sean Burns A relentlessly good-natured effort, squeaky clean in its CGI blood spatters and careful to make sure only socially acceptable targets are punished.
Posted Aug 31, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
A Little Prayer (2023) Daniel M. Kimmel Strathairn is one of those people who we tend to take for granted, even though he’s a plus in nearly everything he’s in. In "A Little Prayer" he lets his eyes and his face convey much of his world-weariness, not broken but not whole either.
Posted Aug 29, 2025  Edit critic review
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