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ABC News Radio is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): David Blaustein, Stephen A. Russell.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Nouvelle Vague (2025) Stephen A. Russell Really, really, funny, Zoe Deutch's eye-rolls alone are really worth it ... and it looks beautiful ... will appeal to anyone who enjoys film history
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
Song Sung Blue (2025) Stephen A. Russell Jackman and Hudson are a charismatic pairing, but the documentary had a lot more bite.
Posted Jan 01, 2026  Edit critic review
The Choral (2025) Stephen A. Russell A really lovely community story, a little bit cheesy and comfortable, even if the boys in the choir are a bit forgettable.
Posted Jan 01, 2026  Edit critic review
Sentimental Value (2025) Stephen A. Russell If you love a film about a fractious family trying to find their way back together, this will really hit you in the feels.
Posted Dec 26, 2025  Edit critic review
Urchin (2025) Stephen A. Russell Fascinating... It's great to see Frank Dillane and Harris Dickinson bounce off one another in this film.
Posted Dec 26, 2025  Edit critic review
All We Imagine as Light (2024) Stephen A. Russell Luminous
Posted Dec 29, 2024  Edit critic review
A Real Pain (2024) Stephen A. Russell Lovely
Posted Dec 29, 2024  Edit critic review
4/5
The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) David Blaustein The LEGO Batman Movie is pure joy, gut-busting and delightful.
Posted Feb 10, 2017  Edit critic review
1/5
Fifty Shades Darker (2017) David Blaustein Oh, why am I even bothering? After watching those first 10 minutes, here's what watching the rest of Fifty Shades Darker is like: watching paint dry.
Posted Feb 10, 2017  Edit critic review
2/5
A Dog's Purpose (2017) David Blaustein The only reason I stayed to watch A Dog's Purpose is because it's my job and, from past experience, I know a movie can get better. A Dog's Purpose does get better -- but never to a point where it could be considered a good movie.
Posted Feb 03, 2017  Edit critic review
3/5
The Space Between Us (2017) David Blaustein Thematically, The Space Between Us may speak to teens who feel disenfranchised and misunderstood. Ultimately, though, it's a case study of a great concept diminished by a half-hearted effort.
Posted Feb 03, 2017  Edit critic review
4/5
Patriots Day (2016) David Blaustein Patriots Day is a profound and moving film about a city, ripped apart by hate, that quickly comes together to heal through love, heroism and patriotism.
Posted Jan 13, 2017  Edit critic review
4/5
A Monster Calls (2016) David Blaustein A Monster Calls is cathartic and thrilling to witness all at the same time.
Posted Jan 06, 2017  Edit critic review
3/5
Passengers (2016) David Blaustein Pratt, Lawrence and the superficial aspects of the story, along with the gorgeous aesthetic, are compelling enough to make Passengers at the very least interesting, and not a waste of your time.
Posted Dec 30, 2016  Edit critic review
2/5
Sing (2016) David Blaustein Sing lacks the emotional impact or storytelling power of the two other animated offerings out now, Moana and Trolls. But as intended, kids will like the singing animals and the music.
Posted Dec 22, 2016  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Assassin's Creed (2016) David Blaustein Assassin's Creed is easily the worst movie Fassbender and Cotillard have ever participated in.
Posted Dec 22, 2016  Edit critic review
3/5
Collateral Beauty (2016) David Blaustein Collateral Beauty isn't exactly a good movie. As noted, it's overly manipulative, and it also has several glaring continuity problems. At the same time, this tragic tale truly does offer catharsis and hope.
Posted Dec 16, 2016  Edit critic review
2/5
Office Christmas Party (2016) David Blaustein Office Christmas Party is the equivalent of a major league baseball team that has an all-star at every position -- but finishes in last place.
Posted Dec 09, 2016  Edit critic review
4/5
Jackie (2016) David Blaustein It's a stunning historical snapshot and nifty piece of filmmaking.
Posted Dec 02, 2016  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Allied (2016) David Blaustein Allied is a throwback, not only because it harkens back to some of the great espionage thrillers of decades past, but because with Pitt and Cotillard, you feel like you're watching true movie stars, the kind you'd see on [a] black-and-white newsreel.
Posted Nov 29, 2016  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Rules Don't Apply (2016) David Blaustein Stylish, though innocuous and intermittently feckless.
Posted Nov 29, 2016  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Bleed for This (2016) David Blaustein This is an unconventional boxing story that sells out a bit by playing with history, but it gives us enough gritty realism from the cast and camera work to make Bleed For This a solid boxing flick.
Posted Nov 23, 2016  Edit critic review
4/5
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) David Blaustein Rowling gives us new characters and creatures to fall in love with, and Newt and company will keep you coming back for more.
Posted Nov 18, 2016  Edit critic review
4/5
Trolls (2016) David Blaustein Trolls is simply a joyful movie.
Posted Nov 11, 2016  Edit critic review
4/5
Hacksaw Ridge (2016) David Blaustein No matter how you may personally feel about Mel Gibson, he knows how to stir our emotions and make us think.
Posted Nov 04, 2016  Edit critic review
2/5
Inferno (2016) David Blaustein Despite the terrific cast, and even with two of our best storytellers in Hanks and Ron Howard, nothing in Inferno is believable or compelling enough to make us care about it.
Posted Oct 28, 2016  Edit critic review
2/5
Keeping Up With the Joneses (2016) David Blaustein Galifianakis is one of the funniest people on the planet. To put him in a movie and have him recite unfunny lines is like driving a Porsche in the slow lane and never shifting out of first gear.
Posted Oct 21, 2016  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) David Blaustein I'm a fan of Tom Cruise. I liked the first Jack Reacher movie. But this one has to be, in my opinion, one of Cruise's worst movies.
Posted Oct 21, 2016  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Accountant (2016) David Blaustein The Accountant should dispel any notion that Affleck isn't a solid actor. To deny that is just pure hating. Don't hate.
Posted Oct 14, 2016  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Birth of a Nation (2016) David Blaustein The Birth of a Nation is, at its very worst, a heavy-handed allegory about a great country's vile past. At its very best, it's a thoughtful, sobering and graphic reminder of the cruelty forced upon the ancestors of so many of our fellow Americans.
Posted Oct 07, 2016  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Girl on the Train (2016) David Blaustein Blunt's performance makes The Girl on the Train worth your while.
Posted Oct 07, 2016  Edit critic review
4/5
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) David Blaustein The movie fan in me loves Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. The movie critic in me found a few flaws, but forgivable ones.
Posted Sep 30, 2016  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Storks (2016) David Blaustein Perhaps I'm a bit out of touch, but does anyone really tell their kids anymore that the stork brings babies?
Posted Sep 23, 2016  Edit critic review
4/5
The Magnificent Seven (2016) David Blaustein The Magnificent Seven is a thoroughly satisfying, well-executed modern-day Western.
Posted Sep 23, 2016  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) David Blaustein We'll go along with it because Zellweger and friends are charming and, well, human.
Posted Sep 16, 2016  Edit critic review
2/5
Snowden (2016) David Blaustein Oliver Stone is, unquestionably, one of our greatest auteurs. That doesn't, however, mean all of his films are great. His latest offering, Snowden, is exhibit A.
Posted Sep 16, 2016  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Sully (2016) David Blaustein This truly is a film for the ages.
Posted Sep 09, 2016  Edit critic review
4/5
Don't Breathe (2016) David Blaustein Issues aside, Don't Breathe is sure to become a horror classic.
Posted Aug 26, 2016  Edit critic review
3/5
Hands of Stone (2016) David Blaustein Roberto Duran, hands down, was one of the greatest boxers of all time. Suffice it to say, a great boxer deserves a great biopic. Hands of Stone is not that, but it's not bad, either.
Posted Aug 26, 2016  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Sausage Party (2016) Jason Nathanson The premise may get a little old, but expect big laughs from this raunchy romp.
Posted Aug 19, 2016  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Ben-Hur (2016) David Blaustein The message is imparted with the subtlety of a Kanye West tweet.
Posted Aug 19, 2016  Edit critic review
4/5
War Dogs (2016) David Blaustein It's rare to get a quality film this time of year that's both smart and funny. Enter War Dogs.
Posted Aug 19, 2016  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) Jason Nathanson Meryl Streep is fantastically good at being incredibly bad.
Posted Aug 12, 2016  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Suicide Squad (2016) David Blaustein Suicide Squad is fine summer entertainment and the closest DC has come so far to keeping up with Marvel.
Posted Aug 05, 2016  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Bad Moms (2016) David Blaustein Based on the concept and cast, this is a movie you root for -- and then you walk away disappointed.
Posted Jul 29, 2016  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Jason Bourne (2016) David Blaustein Damon's previous Bourne efforts have been terrific. This film, though, proves we do not need Bourne again.
Posted Jul 29, 2016  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Secret Life of Pets (2016) David Blaustein I have children, and yes, I will be taking them to see The Secret Life of Pets, because it's still solid family fun with plenty of cute and intelligent jokes, as well as a few scary moments that aren't too scary.
Posted Jul 15, 2016  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) David Blaustein [It's] filthy and, on occasion, hilarious, with a lot of funny people executing some terrific physical humor and a few inspired, shocking jokes. Then there are the shocking jokes that simply don't land, coupled with incredibly shoddy production values.
Posted Jul 15, 2016  Edit critic review
2/5
The Legend of Tarzan (2016) David Blaustein The Legend of Tarzan needs to be a much better movie, considering there was virtually no one asking to see another film about a character that, popular as he once was, hasn't been part of our cultural conversation for decades.
Posted Jul 08, 2016  Edit critic review
3/5
Central Intelligence (2016) David Blaustein Thanks to its stars, it doesn't need to have a good story or a particularly good script to be entertaining. Which is fortunate, because this by no means is a good piece of filmmaking.
Posted Jun 24, 2016  Edit critic review
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