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Ripple Effects is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Diana Cheng.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3/4
Materialists (2025) Diana Cheng A very pleasant movie not just for the summer season, and one I’m sure Jane Austen herself would like to watch.
Posted Jun 26, 2025  Edit critic review
4/4
The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023) Diana Cheng ... this gem of a documentary could well reflect what Orin stands for, a pure joy, passionate in its production, unassuming but inspiring in essence.
Posted Jan 26, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Small Things Like These (2024) Diana Cheng It’s small films like this that make cinema arts gratifying aesthetically and meaningful socially in our world that needs constant critique and reflection.
Posted Nov 09, 2024  Edit critic review
3.5/4
His Three Daughters (2023) Diana Cheng ... writer director Azazel Jacobs confronts the subject in a realistic and mindful way, eliciting from his three main actors honest and powerful performance.
Posted Sep 23, 2024  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Taste of Things (2023) Diana Cheng The film is not just about the taste of food, but of love, beauty, sensuality, and human connection, offering a deeply gratifying viewing experience.
Posted Jul 10, 2024  Edit critic review
4/4
The Zone of Interest (2023) Diana Cheng With its one hour and forty-five minutes duration, the film is succinct, well-paced and edited, naturalistic in its styling, and leaves viewers with haunting ponderings after.
Posted Feb 16, 2024  Edit critic review
3.5/4
American Symphony (2023) Diana Cheng The doc is an intimate look into the duality of triumph and suffering, the vibrancy and the vulnerability of life, a candid and endearing love story.
Posted Dec 04, 2023  Edit critic review
3/4
The Holdovers (2023) Diana Cheng Payne’s forte of capturing the humanity in conflicting relationships is apparent in his works. Such is the main drive and the fun found in 'The Holdovers', where we see Payne reunites with Sideways‘s Giamatti.
Posted Nov 18, 2023  Edit critic review
3/4
Nyad (2023) Diana Cheng NYAD is an inspiring film not just for its subject matter but for the performance of the two lead actors which is most memorable.
Posted Oct 28, 2023  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Anatomy of a Fall (2023) Diana Cheng 'Anatomy of a fall' brings back the joy of pure cinema experience, that is, watching a film that’s made up of a well-crafted script delivered by superb acting, captured in astute camera work, especially with close-ups depicting the nuances of emotions...
Posted Oct 07, 2023  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017) Diana Cheng Listening to the narration in the documentary and seeing the iconic photos and footage of significant turns of history, Didion’s analyses just as well could have applied to our world today... “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.”
Posted Sep 09, 2023  Edit critic review
3/4
Past Lives (2023) Diana Cheng It’s not about “taking the road less travelled” as Frost would tell with a sigh, but the road not taken that keeps the traveller thinking what could have been.
Posted Jul 05, 2023  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Living (2022) Diana Cheng It’s interesting to note the cross-cultural transferral, for the film is about the universal theme that we all share as a humanity, living a meaningful life in the face of death.
Posted Apr 22, 2023  Edit critic review
3/4
The Quiet Girl (2022) Diana Cheng ... akin to the literary source... Bairéad has created on screen a sparse and sensitive rendering of Keegan’s story, camera shots that are calm storytelling and restraints that convey emotional depth.
Posted Mar 25, 2023  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) Diana Cheng ... their Best Original Screenplay fuses science fiction, action, comedy, and family drama all at once. Genre jumping might be a better term to describe the Daniels’ creative mode of filmmaking.
Posted Mar 13, 2023  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) Diana Cheng The juxtaposition of mellow, ponderous music with outward conflicts always makes interesting contrasts, just like mixing comedy with drama, humour and sadness, which McDonagh is so apt in doing.
Posted Mar 04, 2023  Edit critic review
3/4
Tár (2022) Diana Cheng Field's feature... is a forceful narrative and an astute study of power set within an artistic and cultured realm.
Posted Feb 06, 2023  Edit critic review
3/4
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) Diana Cheng Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig, never mind his accent), a dapper Columbo, a sunny locale, striking set design, a well-written screenplay and seamless editing, and not least, an animated ensemble cast, we get an entertaining feature.
Posted Jan 07, 2023  Edit critic review
3 out of 4 Ripples
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) Diana Cheng Overall, a delightful two-hour respite from the summer heat, or any season.
Posted Jul 27, 2022  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) Diana Cheng Reprising the success of the original TV series, Julian Fellowes focuses on the characters and their stories; the setting is exactly as it is, a beautiful backdrop, which is always a plus.
Posted Jun 22, 2022  Edit critic review
4/4
The Power of the Dog (2021) Diana Cheng The Power of the Dog is exquisite cinematic storytelling... A Western only in its setting, with no shootouts but no less intense, characterization astute, conflicts psychological.
Posted Feb 02, 2022  Edit critic review
3/4
The Lost Daughter (2021) Diana Cheng Overall a stirring screen adaptation with superb performance.
Posted Jan 24, 2022  Edit critic review
4/4
Passing (2021) Diana Cheng What Larsen has written, Hall has materialized on screen with parallel, meticulous mastery.
Posted Nov 13, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
The Truth (2019) Diana Cheng Overall, The Truth is a light-hearted feature, leisurely paced with embedded humour. Koreeda's intention might be more cerebral than comical.
Posted Jul 17, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Father (2020) Diana Cheng The Father is like the Rashomon of dementia.
Posted May 26, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Dig (2021) Diana Cheng Director Simon Stone has chosen to turn a spectacular archeological find into a lyrical, visual narrative that is elegiac and ponderous in tone.
Posted Jan 31, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
Pieces of a Woman (2020) Diana Cheng Well acted and absorbing.
Posted Jan 14, 2021  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Rebecca (2020) Diana Cheng ... judging on its own, this new Rebecca is choppy in its editing, neurotic in mood, and its altered ending leaves viewers with an unresolved moral issue.
Posted Oct 25, 2020  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Booksellers (2019) Diana Cheng A quietly riveting documentary of a collective history and a beloved artifact, and a prompt to keep it alive for all our sakes.
Posted Aug 16, 2020  Edit critic review
A Room with a View (2007) Diana Cheng As for Davis' new "twist" at the end ... I think that has altered the whole story from a light-hearted piece of social satire and endearing love story to a sombre drama with an awkward ending.
Posted Mar 04, 2020  Edit critic review
2 Ripples
Downhill (2020) Diana Cheng Julia Louis-Dreyfus... is effective in bringing out Billie's frustration. However, the issues of the movie are beyond her control, a real case of 'force majeure'?
Posted Feb 22, 2020  Edit critic review
4 Ripples
Little Women (2019) Diana Cheng The Oscar nominated director (Lady Bird, 2017) has surpassed herself in crafting an exquisite piece of artful creation.
Posted Dec 28, 2019  Edit critic review
4 Ripples
A Hidden Life (2019) Diana Cheng A Hidden Life offers an opposite stance different from Martin Scorsese's "Silence"... a real-life testimonial of a believer while in the face of persecution, still refuses to step on the Nazi fumie to renounce his faith.
Posted Dec 20, 2019  Edit critic review
3 Ripples
Marriage Story (2019) Diana Cheng The strong cast overall delivers, with Driver and Johansson offering some fine performance. But with such a commonplace subject matter, and so many movies have already done it, what's amiss is the very quirkiness and eccentricity Baumbach leaves out.
Posted Dec 04, 2019  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Farewell (2019) Diana Cheng In just 100 minutes of screen time, Wang has brought a contentious, ethical issue to a human level and wrapped it with heart.
Posted Nov 21, 2019  Edit critic review
3 Ripples
The Good Liar (2019) Diana Cheng The interplay between Mirren and McKellen more than compensates for the lack of plausibility in the revealing of truth in the latter part... Take it as pure escapism.
Posted Nov 16, 2019  Edit critic review
3 Ripples
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) Diana Cheng The adaptation exudes energy and humour. Iannucci has chosen his cinematic palette with bright colours and sprinkled with comedic sparks.
Posted Oct 18, 2019  Edit critic review
3 Ripples
Downton Abbey (2019) Diana Cheng ...while not delving into deeper stories, the movie overall can satisfy fans' longing and make a good introduction to pique the interest of first timers.
Posted Sep 28, 2019  Edit critic review
3 Ripples
Military Wives (2019) Diana Cheng The 'feel good' element is how the women deal with their own personal issue and accept each others' foibles to work together in harmony, reaping mutual support and deep friendship.
Posted Sep 28, 2019  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Goldfinch (2019) Diana Cheng Unfortunately, Hobie's antique lesson for young Theo is a metaphor for the adaptation. Other than a visual representation of the major plot of the novel, the film is a reproduction that lacks authenticity and liveliness.
Posted Sep 26, 2019  Edit critic review
2 Ripples
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) Diana Cheng Linklater is an expert in dialogues with his Before trilogy, where the camera follows two characters... talking throughout the movie and yet still captivating the viewers... But here, that magic is missing. Where'd you go, Linklater?
Posted Aug 17, 2019  Edit critic review
4 Ripples
Faces Places (2017) Diana Cheng The soul-stirring original music by Matthieu Chedid complement the meaningful duo collaboration.
Posted Aug 02, 2019  Edit critic review
2.5 Ripples
Yesterday (2019) Diana Cheng 'Yesterday'looks to have the privilege of a dynamic duo of movie magic (Curtis & Boyle), and it seems they'd planned it as a summer joy ride.
Posted Jul 03, 2019  Edit critic review
4 Ripples
An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) Diana Cheng Hu takes time to let the camera linger on his characters' faces, capturing their troubled psyche... Often, their reticence conveys depths that words deem unnecessary.
Posted Jun 20, 2019  Edit critic review
3 Ripples
Late Night (2019) Diana Cheng Katherine Newbury is masterfully played by Emma Thompson. She is spot-on in portraying the sharp-tongued, hard-nosed TV anchor who is too blinded by her own light...
Posted Jun 15, 2019  Edit critic review
2.5
The Aftermath (2019) Diana Cheng ... the unconvincing storyline abruptly stops any appreciation I've had of other cinematic elements up to that point.
Posted May 02, 2019  Edit critic review
2 Ripples
Greta (2018) Diana Cheng As for the prominent leitmotif, Franz Liszt's Liebestraum (Love Dream), it just serves to stir up yearnings for something deeper and artistically satisfying, instead of, alas, leaving us with an illusive dream.
Posted Mar 09, 2019  Edit critic review
3 Ripples
The Favourite (2018) Diana Cheng If you're on an existential quest for meaning, look elsewhere. This film is pure entertainment, irreverent, surreal, sumptuous in set design, costumes, make-up, and spot-on in editing and acting; but it's not for the serious meaning seeker.
Posted Jan 25, 2019  Edit critic review
4/4
Roma (2018) Diana Cheng Childhood memories are powerful markers of identity and experiences; thanks to"Roma"for evoking such while one is unaware, as it works magic in creating new imagery to sustain them.
Posted Dec 18, 2018  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Free Solo (2018) Diana Cheng ...stunning cinematography in chronicling star rock climber Honnolds' career and his rise to the peak (so far). What's thought-provoking is [the] focus not just on the physical but the psyche of those involved...
Posted Nov 26, 2018  Edit critic review
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