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Mr. Movie's Film Blog is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Nadine Whitney, Travis Johnson.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Beau Is Afraid (2023) Travis Johnson Beau is Afraid is a sprawling, rambling, picaresque story drenched in neurosis and packed with bizarre characters and encounters, all more or less functioning on an allegorical rather than literal level.
Posted Feb 09, 2024  Edit critic review
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) Travis Johnson Were we champing at the bit to learn how Donald Sutherland’s Machiavellian President Coriolanus Snow schemed his way to power in the years before the original The Hunger Games
Posted Dec 04, 2023  Edit critic review
The Creator (2023) Travis Johnson At the end of the day, this is an album you buy for the cover art but never actually want to listen to.
Posted Nov 08, 2023  Edit critic review
Don't Worry Darling (2022) Nadine Whitney There is a great film in the bones of the one we are presented with, one that is neater and more compact and doesn’t struggle with the internal logic it presents.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Halloween Ends (2022) Nadine Whitney Myers is the walking embodiment of evil. If the repeated message in Halloween Kills wasn’t enough to get that across, then the script of Halloween Ends hammers it home.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
3/5
Crimes of the Future (2022) Nadine Whitney Crimes of the Future may be better described as ‘echoes of the past,’ yet it is evocative enough to avoid at any stage being boring.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
The Professor and the Madman (2019) Nadine Whitney The film is stuffy, sanctimonious, and so wholly riddled with self-indulgence that it has already been consigned to the dust bin of cinematic history as an abject failure.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Mrs. Lowry & Son (2019) Nadine Whitney The basic problem with the film is that it’s so clearly an adapted stage play. Wastes both Spall and Redgrave’s talents.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
A
Little Women (2019) Nadine Whitney Greta Gerwig’s interpretation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women is a joyous and sensitive celebration of family, girlhood, and the resilience of women.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Judy (2019) Nadine Whitney The film belongs to Zellweger; everybody does indeed love a comeback — and, as the film makes abundantly clear, Garland didn’t get to enjoy one, so the audience will be cheering on Renée’s.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
1917 (2019) Nadine Whitney The power of 1917 lies in its ability to tell a human story of a single mission and translate that into an account that encompasses the brutality of trench warfare.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Sound of Metal (2019) Nadine Whitney Darius Marder has crafted an incredible debut built around loss and fear that never wallows or becomes sentimental.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Long Story Short (2021) Nadine Whitney Writer/director Josh Lawson has created a charming and kind film that keeps its pace brisk and entertaining. Audiences invest in Teddy, not only because he’s likable, but in many ways, he’s relatable.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Promising Young Woman (2020) Nadine Whitney Promising Young Woman is a bleakly funny and razor witted film that pulls no punches in its takedown of modern rape culture.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Six Minutes to Midnight (2020) Nadine Whitney Six Minutes to Midnight had the opportunity to be a small but tight espionage thriller but sadly squanders the potential by veering into cliché and having almost zero dramatic tension.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
2/5
Radioactive (2019) Nadine Whitney Satrapi’s ambition in Radioactive is to move beyond a generic biographical story, yet it so often falls back into the very tropes it was hoping to avoid.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
A
Another Round (2020) Nadine Whitney One thing that is certain is that the audience can raise a glass to Vinterberg’s work with Mikkelsen, which never fails to captivate. Salut!
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) Nadine Whitney Judas and the Black Messiah is a large film with a fine ensemble of actors, but it’s also a character study that focuses on small moments.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Crisis (2021) Nadine Whitney A relatively second-rate script and lackluster direction on Jarecki’s part leaves the film a sadly less than riveting experience.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Wrath of Man (2021) Nadine Whitney A mid-tier Ritchie film that does have its pleasures, and those seeking some solid action set pieces won’t be disappointed.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Black Widow (2021) Nadine Whitney Black Widow provides a fitting send-off for Natasha by giving her the space to put herself completely on the line for what she believes in.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Scream (1996) Nadine Whitney What makes Scream so successful is that it balances fun with horror in a way that had the audience looking back to the genre films that they loved with fondness.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
CODA (2021) Nadine Whitney CODA is a delight, a warm hug of a film that knows its genre and makes the very most of it. Siân Heder’s script is simple, and the message that she sends is heartfelt. A crowd-pleaser with love to spare.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Land (2021) Nadine Whitney For director/star Wright this film could have been something significant if she didn’t place herself second to the land she was filming on.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Last Night in Soho (2021) Nadine Whitney Regardless of some questionable narrative choices, the pure spectacle of Last Night in Soho may well have audiences wanting to go downtown in Swinging London.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Bullet Train (2022) Nadine Whitney Bullet Train is bombastic and silly, but it rarely pretends to be anything else. Is it a great movie? No, not by any stretch. Is it a fun movie? Yes, but like the rails, the bullet train goes off, mileage really may vary.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Blue Bayou (2021) Nadine Whitney Ultimately Blue Bayou is a tear-jerker, but the audience will be unsure when to shed their tears because there are just too many depressing moments.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Licorice Pizza (2021) Nadine Whitney Licorice Pizza is nostalgic and heartfelt, funny, and wise. A change of pace from Anderson’s impressive filmography, yet it is still recognizably his. It may be a minor key compared to some of his other works, but it’s a song that you’ll enjoy playing.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
King Richard (2021) Nadine Whitney King Richard is undoubtedly a Will Smith vehicle that allows him to, once again, flex his dramatic chops in a way that resembles his best performance in Michael Mann’s Ali.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
A
The Lost Daughter (2021) Nadine Whitney If one is willing to make the effort to embrace the fractured nature of the protagonist, The Lost Daughter is a puzzle that, although not entirely solvable, is rich in its complexities.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Belfast (2021) Nadine Whitney Belfast is a simple story about complex times. Those looking for a deeply political film will not find it; instead, it is a tender piece about family and place. Branagh’s most personal film is his best in a very long time.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Cyrano (2021) Nadine Whitney Cyrano works more often than it doesn’t, but when it doesn’t, the film tends to jolt the viewer from the intricate world Schmidt and Wright are creating.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Press Play (2022) Nadine Whitney The soundtrack is good, if already a tad dated and sometimes distinctly on the nose (the cover of ‘Do You Realize??’ could have substituted for much of the script). Laura and Harrison’s unlikely story is diverting and moderately entertaining
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Not Okay (2022) Nadine Whitney Mia Isaac, as Rowan is spectacular, and if the narrative centered itself around her more, then Shepard’s film would have sharper teeth. The tendency for people to “make villains out of victims” (Rowan’s words) is a much more fertile ground to tread,
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
The Northman (2022) Nadine Whitney As a bloody and most certainly trippy revenge tale, The Northman is astounding in many places. Eggers may not have created the ultimate Viking tale, but he has crafted an astonishing spectacle that combines his established style with something larger.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
The King's Man (2021) Nadine Whitney For a prequel that promised something large, loud, and ostensibly entertaining, the movie just doesn’t quite suit up.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Morbius (2022) Nadine Whitney Morbius is a thin piece that lacks any reason to entice comic book fans, genre fans, or action fans.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Best Sellers (2021) Nadine Whitney Best Sellers is a film that does little to challenge and little to offend, and therein lies its central problem. There is just a sense of missed opportunities to really dive into something with much more wit and bite.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) Nadine Whitney There’s enough meat on the bones for the film to provide middling entertainment, but it’s a shame Waititi seemed to have so little to really flesh the movie out.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Strange but True (2019) Nadine Whitney If the film sorted out what genre it wanted to belong to, the audience would be less confounded and considerably more engaged.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Persuasion (2022) Nadine Whitney Don’t waste your precious time on a film that so profoundly misunderstands the work that it is based on that it makes one wonder if anyone involved in the production actually read the novel.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Enola Holmes (2020) Nadine Whitney Indubitably, with Enola Holmes, the game is indeed afoot for a quality adventure and decent mystery; but mostly, the audience will be enchanted by the young detective and her humor and humanity.
Posted Sep 17, 2023  Edit critic review
The Menu (2022) Nadine Whitney The Menu delivers an engaging time and will leave the audience with a tantalizing sardonic meal.
Posted Sep 06, 2023  Edit critic review
M3GAN (2022) Nadine Whitney Sometimes you know when something has cult-classic written all over it, and although M3GAN might be too of the moment to achieve that, it certainly has camp-classic stamped on it.
Posted Sep 06, 2023  Edit critic review
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022) Nadine Whitney I Wanna Dance with Somebody is a disservice to the memory of Whitney Houston. Make a playlist, watch videos, dance to her music. That’s a better way to remember her.
Posted Sep 06, 2023  Edit critic review
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) Travis Johnson John Wick: Chapter 4 is not just the magnum opus of the series, it actually corrects a problem that the series has had for a while, a question we haven’t had an answer for over the last couple of films. What does John Wick want?
Posted Apr 11, 2023  Edit critic review
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Travis Johnson But the film, for all its scale and excess, for all its lovingly detailed environments, feels bloated and less than the sum of its parts.
Posted Feb 26, 2023  Edit critic review
Werewolf by Night (2022) Travis Johnson Werewolf by Night is a solid effort and a fun little detour into less well-trod genre territory for Marvel.
Posted Nov 06, 2022  Edit critic review
Barbarian (2022) Travis Johnson Anyone who has sung enthusiastically to Dead Kennedys' “Let’s Lynch the Landlord” or simply fumed over a tardy rental repair (20 months and counting for my busted intercom) will get a kick out of Barbarian.
Posted Oct 31, 2022  Edit critic review
The Black Phone (2021) Travis Johnson The Black Phone is a solid, classical horror flick by a team who love the genre and excel at their craft — what more could you ask for?
Posted Sep 29, 2022  Edit critic review
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