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Newport This Week (RI) is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Loren King.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Sinners (2025) Loren King Like Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Coogler’s bra­vura filmmaking brings a mythic approach to a sinister, larger than life story.
Posted May 16, 2025  Edit critic review
The Friend (2024) Loren King “The Friend” sneaks up on you. It’s a sweet charmer that by the end, becomes a moving tale of what it means to be human, which is all it really takes to love a pet.
Posted May 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Bob Trevino Likes It (2024) Loren King [There are] more than a few plot holes. But these are filled by two subtle and memorable performances that deliver ordinary, wounded, yet be­lievable characters not often found on screen.
Posted May 01, 2025  Edit critic review
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) Loren King A moving personal account of how quickly helplessness slides into hopelessness. But in its portrait of an ordinary man who followed his conscience, the film offers a lesson far beyond a Russian classroom.
Posted May 01, 2025  Edit critic review
The Penguin Lessons (2024) Loren King The film may be too light for such a dark time, but it’s hard not to root for The Penguin Lessons and its story of unlikely alliances that nudge the wounded toward redemption.
Posted May 01, 2025  Edit critic review
Merkel (2022) Loren King Director Eva Weber’s well-crafted and surprisingly entertaining film pro­vides not just important historical context but also illuminates the forces that shaped her character and world view.
Posted May 01, 2025  Edit critic review
Pangolin: Kulu's Journey (2025) Loren King A revelatory look at one of the oddest and most en­dangered mammals on earth.
Posted May 01, 2025  Edit critic review
Eephus (2024) Loren King A wholly original, lyrical and even elegiac experience and one of the best baseball movies to come along in years.
Posted Mar 22, 2025  Edit critic review
Secret Mall Apartment (2024) Loren King Beyond the novelty and no­toriety, the film asks broader and more universal questions about gentrification and the role of art in life and in society.
Posted Mar 19, 2025  Edit critic review
The Last of the Sea Women (2024) Loren King A lively and illuminating look at a vanishing way of life.
Posted Mar 08, 2025  Edit critic review
Wish You Were Here (2025) Loren King The charm and charisma of both Fuhrman and Massoud triumph over senti­mentality.
Posted Mar 08, 2025  Edit critic review
The Brutalist (2024) Loren King There’s no denying Bro­dy’s commanding screen presence as a wounded man in a new land trying to reconcile his artistry with his demons past and present. It’s his most dynamic role since his Oscar winner, “The Pianist.”
Posted Feb 19, 2025  Edit critic review
The Fire Inside (2024) Loren King The rapport between Henry’s coach and Destiny’s battling ath­lete is depicted with such empathy and realism that it doesn’t matter if you’ve seen movies like this before.
Posted Jan 17, 2025  Edit critic review
September 5 (2024) Loren King The tense film, featuring a stellar en­semble cast and seamless editing that blends archival and dramatic footage, deserves audience and awards attention.
Posted Jan 17, 2025  Edit critic review
Porcelain War (2024) Loren King The film is an immediate and gripping look at life during wartime, thanks to remarkable, on-the-ground footage shot by Stefanov, a first-time cinematographer.
Posted Jan 17, 2025  Edit critic review
Conclave (2024) Loren King For anyone craving an old-fashioned, polished, riveting, supremely entertaining melodrama made for adults, Conclave... checks every box.
Posted Jan 03, 2025  Edit critic review
Martha (2024) Loren King Cutler wisely anchors the film with his interview with Stewart and lets her relate her story in her own words. The disarming candor and occasional prickliness is revealing.
Posted Jan 03, 2025  Edit critic review
Woman of the Hour (2023) Loren King Kendrick deftly juggles timeline and tonal shifts to create a subversive crime thriller, with expected scares and unexpected empathy and humanity.
Posted Jan 03, 2025  Edit critic review
Wicked (2024) Loren King Even when the movie lags and too many characters are crammed into too much plot, “Wicked” re­mains buoyed by the magnetic performances of Erivo and Grande, whose chemistry is evident throughout.
Posted Jan 03, 2025  Edit critic review
Sugarcane (2024) Loren King Unforget­table storytelling and a compas­sionate testament to resiliency.
Posted Jan 03, 2025  Edit critic review
A Complete Unknown (2024) Loren King The film and Chalamet’s perfor­mance capture Dylan’s elusiveness, frequent meanness and arrogance, coupled with his once-in-a-gener­ation talent.
Posted Dec 31, 2024  Edit critic review
Saturday Night (2024) Loren King A showbiz tale that’s fairly point­less, but still entertaining.
Posted Nov 09, 2024  Edit critic review
Lee (2023) Loren King For those who don’t know much about the fascinating life of pho­tojournalist Lee Miller, “Lee” will immediately send you in search for books, documentaries and archives. That alone is a strong en­dorsement for any biopic.
Posted Nov 04, 2024  Edit critic review
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story (2023) Loren King The film offers rich material about his work as a spy for England during World War II...
Posted Oct 15, 2024  Edit critic review
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) Loren King Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is more than a nostalgic retread. It’s too macabre for younger kids, of course, but Burton’s signature marriage of sophisticated and gross-out humor remains effective and irresistible.
Posted Oct 04, 2024  Edit critic review
The Last Showgirl (2024) Loren King With themes of ageism and roads taken and not, The Last Showgirl is a showbiz story that’s universal.
Posted Sep 27, 2024  Edit critic review
The Room Next Door (2024) Loren King It boasts many of Almodóvar's signature touches, such as saturated color, melo­dramatic flourishes and a plot that centers on the inner lives of women...it may not be is best film, but it is well worth a watch.
Posted Sep 26, 2024  Edit critic review
The Critic (2023) Loren King The film's balance between satire and sinister gets a bit lop­sided, but McKellen's sharp per­formance never flags. The Critic is enjoyable, but it's McKellen that makes it something more.
Posted Sep 26, 2024  Edit critic review
Copa 71 (2023) Loren King An extraordinary and important sports and history documentary.
Posted Aug 30, 2024  Edit critic review
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (2023) Loren King Mountain Queen should bring Lhakpa's gutsy achievements to the world's attention, at the same time highlighting the legacy of her spiritual ancestor, Pasang.
Posted Aug 23, 2024  Edit critic review
Janet Planet (2023) Loren King By far one of the best films of this summer, Janet Planet is a small miracle of a movie, carefully con­structed with sensitive, specific de­tail.
Posted Jul 18, 2024  Edit critic review
Water Brother (2024) Loren King Rhode Island natives Charles Kinnane and Daniel Kinnane direct in a loose, rollicking style that suits the one-of-a-kind Abbruzzi and his Water Bros. legend.
Posted Jul 11, 2024  Edit critic review
All of Us Strangers (2023) Loren King Haigh’s melan­choly, romantic ghost story, All of Us Strangers, was one of my favorite films last year and was unjustly overlooked by the Oscars.
Posted Jul 04, 2024  Edit critic review
Sing Sing (2023) Loren King Sing Sing is about the power of theater to heal, create empathy and transform.
Posted Jul 04, 2024  Edit critic review
Thelma (2024) Loren King An action caper centered on the title char­acter played by 94-year-old June Squibb, a no-nonsense grand­mother who teams up with an old friend, played by veteran actor Richard Roundtree, to avenge scammers who prey on the el­derly.
Posted Jul 04, 2024  Edit critic review
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2024) Loren King Bruce David Klein's film traces her life and career with plenty of dazzling ar­chival material, film clips and inter­views...
Posted Jul 04, 2024  Edit critic review
Merchant Ivory (2023) Loren King Merchant Ivory is essential film history and a fitting tribute to both men and their brilliant careers.
Posted Jul 04, 2024  Edit critic review
Ennio (2021) Loren King Rich with archival footage and career-spanning interviews, the film is an insightful look at what distinguishes Oates...
Posted Jul 04, 2024  Edit critic review
Ghostlight (2024) Loren King The brilliance of Ghostlight is in its subtle depiction of the power of Shakespeare’s poetry to produce empathy and to transform, if we allow ourselves, to become someone else.
Posted Jun 13, 2024  Edit critic review
The Idea of You (2024) Loren King Thanks to a smart script and tender performances, The Idea of You is both surprisingly substantial and genuinely romantic.
Posted Jun 07, 2024  Edit critic review
Sisters (2022) Loren King The film tells a familiar story of family dysfunction and an overburdened, hole-filled social safety net. But it’s depicted with such specificity of place and character that it feels fresh and jolting.
Posted Jun 07, 2024  Edit critic review
Babes (2024) Loren King Glazer, and especially Buteau, sometimes strike the right note of madcap and truthful. But such hits are mostly overpowered by misfires.
Posted Jun 07, 2024  Edit critic review
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg (2023) Loren King Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill draw on rich archival footage and interviews with friends and Pallenberg’s two surviving adult children, Marlon and Angela, to create a portrait of Pallenberg as a seminal figure of the ‘60s and ‘70s counterculture.
Posted Jun 07, 2024  Edit critic review
Queen of the Deuce (2022) Loren King Memorable both as a time capsule of the long-gone Times Square, when it was packed with porn, peep shows, strip clubs and pulsating neon, an era mourned by some but not all, and the one-of-a-kind pioneer who presided over a piece of it.
Posted Jun 07, 2024  Edit critic review
Girls State (2024) Loren King [There's a] smart, impassioned, high stakes spirit that perme­ates the new documentary, Girls State.
Posted May 02, 2024  Edit critic review
The Peasants (2023) Loren King Besides the alternately realistic and surreal animation, The Peas­ants rivals any feature this year in its cinematography, editing and score.
Posted Apr 26, 2024  Edit critic review
Remembering Gene Wilder (2023) Loren King Remembering Gene Wilder is more than a tribute to a one-of-a- kind performer. It’s also an essen­tial contribution to film history.
Posted Apr 12, 2024  Edit critic review
The League (2023) Loren King It’s a superb baseball film because it places the game in the context of American social and economic history; it’s a sport film even for people who don’t like sports.
Posted Apr 05, 2024  Edit critic review
Frida (2024) Loren King The many raw and revealing moments in Frida show why the artist and her art remain just as surprising, moving and relevant today.
Posted Mar 28, 2024  Edit critic review
The Reverend (2021) Loren King Director Nick Canfield’s cele­bratory documentary, The Rev­erend, will likely defy any notion you may have about gospel music or ministry.
Posted Mar 22, 2024  Edit critic review
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