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We Are Movie Geeks is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Cate Marquis.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3.5 out of 4 stars
Deaf President Now! (2025) Cate Marquis The powerful documentary DEAF PRESIDENT NOW tells the story of that game-changing eight-day protest, which took place before the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act and did so much to change how other people saw Deaf people. It marked a major..
Posted Jun 17, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5 out of 4
We Were Dangerous (2024) Cate Marquis New Zealand director Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu's satiric WE WERE DANGEROUS is surprising - entertaining, funny yet terrifying, as these three independent girls resist the institution's efforts to break their spirits...
Posted May 11, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5 out of 4
The Trouble with Jessica (2023) Cate Marquis The British dark comedy THE TROUBLE WITH JESSICA has trouble for all, in a satirical tale where a dinner party between old friends goes so very, very wrong. Director Matt Winn's dark tale features a starry British cast, with Rufus Sewell, Shirley Hende
Posted Apr 26, 2025  Edit critic review
3 out of 4
The Legend of Ochi (2025) Cate Marquis THE LEGEND OF OCHI is an oddball film, with one foot in the real and one in myth, and packed with symbolism but grounded in human feelings and relationships. It is visually stunning, due to location shooting in Romania, and it is impressively inventive..
Posted Apr 26, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
White Bird (2023) Cate Marquis As the tense story of the Jewish girl hidden in the barn unfolds, director Forster skillfully weaves in a message of hope and human empowerment into this sensitively-told wartime drama
Posted Oct 03, 2024  Edit critic review
2/4
Back to Black (2024) Cate Marquis ...the documentary is the much better film, and you will learn much more about the talented but self-destruction Amy Winehouse from it than this biopic. BACK TO BLACK often assumes the audience knows things about Amy Winehouse...that they may not.
Posted May 24, 2024  Edit critic review
3/4
Causeway (2022) Cate Marquis Jennifer Lawrence gives a heart-rending performance as a wounded Afghan war veteran healing from injuries, obvious and not. CAUSEWAY...has a contemplative pace but it is a fine showcase for Jennifer Lawrence...reminding us how very talented she is.
Posted Nov 15, 2022  Edit critic review
2/4
The Forgiven (2021) Cate Marquis There are plenty of squirm-worthy moments...of neo-colonial privilege...[b]ut there is...redemption in its later half...contrasting the wild life of privilege of the rich partiers against the struggle to simply live of the people whose land it truly is.
Posted Nov 03, 2022  Edit critic review
3/4
Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down (2022) Cate Marquis Gabby Giffords certainly won't back down, as directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West show us in this uplifting, even joyful documentary. With interviewees including President Barack Obama, Julie Cohen and Betsy West take us on an inspiring, hopeful journey.
Posted Aug 12, 2022  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Mr. Malcolm's List (2022) Cate Marquis MR. MALCOLM'S LIST is a Regency romance following "Bridgerton's" lead with the color-blind casting but without the anachronisms, for a romantic romp with an attractive cast in a story that blends elements of Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma."
Posted Jul 22, 2022  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Elvis (2022) Cate Marquis Luhrmann's ELVIS is less a straight-forward admiring biopic than a magical fairy-tale built around the complicated relationship between the singer and his shady manager.
Posted Jun 22, 2022  Edit critic review
3/4
Julia (2021) Cate Marquis Julia serves up a well-rounded exploration of Julia Child's long career and life, and does so in a charming, affectionate way.
Posted Nov 24, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
House of Gucci (2021) Cate Marquis House of Gucci is an entertaining, engrossing film that mixes crime thriller with farce. While it is a good film, an enjoyable film, one can't help but feel it could have been more.
Posted Nov 24, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
The War Below (2021) Cate Marquis Despite a few stumbles, this is a worthy and entertaining war drama, emotionally satisfying and a fascinating bit of history.
Posted Nov 13, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
Hive (2021) Cate Marquis Hive is a touching, inspiring drama about the power of sisterhood, filled with fine performances, particularly by star Yllka Gashi, and an insightful glimpse into another culture.
Posted Nov 13, 2021  Edit critic review
4/4
Belfast (2021) Cate Marquis This is an impressive film, working both as cinematic art and movie entertainment, powerful dramatically while warm, funny and sentimental in its childhood remembrances.
Posted Nov 12, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
Passing (2021) Cate Marquis Passing is a thought-provoking film, a well drawn view of the historical time period but a timeless look at interpersonal dynamics and the nature of some friendships.
Posted Nov 05, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
Mass (2021) Cate Marquis The drama offers much, with its thoughtful, complex discussion of difficult subjects, its delving into human nature and the human heart, and its stellar, multi-layered performances.
Posted Oct 28, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) Cate Marquis Besides the surprisingly good direction and the fine performances that ground the film, it is also filled with wonderfully beautiful, touching visual touches, with several scenes that slowly transform into what feel like paintings.
Posted Oct 22, 2021  Edit critic review
4/4
The Many Saints of Newark (2021) Cate Marquis The Many Saints of Newark delivers as a satisfying experience, a crime tale set in a volatile period, packed with depth, striking characters, drama and action, sprinkled with sly humor and crackling dialog.
Posted Oct 01, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
I'm Your Man (2021) Cate Marquis Both Dan Stevens and Maren Eggert turn in strong, affecting performances that make the film work, along with its well-crafted script.
Posted Oct 01, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
Old Henry (2021) Cate Marquis Writer/director Potsy Ponciroli's low-budget indie Western action film Old Henry sports a much better than expected cast, and is elevated greatly by Tim Blake Nelson in a rare lead role.
Posted Oct 01, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021) Cate Marquis This enjoyable documentary is an fine introduction to Boris Karloff and particularly his career, which reaches beyond his most familiar roles and deepens appreciation of his work.
Posted Sep 17, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Blue Bayou (2021) Cate Marquis Blue Bayou is a powerful film, filled with strong performances and delivering an important message with a punch.
Posted Sep 17, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
The Alpinist (2021) Cate Marquis Unsurprisingly, the visual aspect of the film is breathtaking, with Go-Pro, drone footage and other footage that allows us to follow Leclerc's wild adventures clinging to mountains.
Posted Sep 10, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Language Lessons (2021) Cate Marquis It feels a bit like listening in on two friends in a very lively, funny, interesting conversation. As story darkens and the relationship deepens between them, we are completely drawn in and our hearts can't help but be touched by their experiences.
Posted Sep 10, 2021  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Big Scary "S" Word (2020) Cate Marquis Coming in at under 90 minutes, this is an interesting, involving, worthy documentary that revisits the important but nearly forgotten history of American socialism and ties that history to the present in an insightful, informative way.
Posted Sep 03, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Lost Leonardo (2021) Cate Marquis It is a wild ride stranger-than-fiction tale, like something out of James Bond but true, and director Koefoed takes us on a outstanding, insightful tour of it.
Posted Sep 03, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
Together (2021) Cate Marquis Stephen Daldry's tale gives us a high-energy recap of our shared pandemic experience, spiked with incisive insights, through the evolving relationship of a sharp-tongued couple, an experience greatly enhanced by shining performances.
Posted Sep 02, 2021  Edit critic review
4/4
CODA (2021) Cate Marquis CODA's characters are so appealing in their feisty quirkiness and family warmth, that it is the kind of film you will want to revisit. The story is both universal and unique to these characters, and that is a combination that is hard to beat.
Posted Aug 20, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
Reminiscence (2021) Cate Marquis The film aims high, and while it does not really hit that mark, it does deliver good entertainment for those up for its classic noir/sci-fi mash-up.
Posted Aug 20, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Nine Days (2020) Cate Marquis Nine Days offers an intriguing premise to explore human life, featuring impressive acting performance, skillful direction and striking photography, all woven into an affecting, thought provoking drama, in an impressive directorial debut.
Posted Aug 13, 2021  Edit critic review
1.5/4
Old (2021) Cate Marquis Old abandoned its more interesting potential early, to embrace nonsensical plot elements that are riddled with internal inconsistencies.
Posted Jul 30, 2021  Edit critic review
4/4
The Green Knight (2021) Cate Marquis The Green Knight transforms a 14th Medieval poem into a gorgeous piece of cinema art.
Posted Jul 30, 2021  Edit critic review
4/4
The Hidden Life of Trees (2020) Cate Marquis The documentary has a good deal of such scientific information but Wohlleben, natural storyteller, always presents it in an accessible, even entertaining way.
Posted Jul 16, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 (2021) Cate Marquis The documentary is packed with marvelous underwater photography, exciting footage of the search at rolling sea, and is filled with the infectious enthusiasm of the scientists Zeman recruited for the quest.
Posted Jul 09, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (2020) Cate Marquis The resulting documentary is both informative and entertaining, with hardly a dull second.
Posted Jun 25, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Fathom (2021) Cate Marquis Fathom is an excellent documentary on whales, a stand-out mix of science and nature documentary with the extra bonus of a showcase for women scientists.
Posted Jun 25, 2021  Edit critic review
4/4
Breaking Bread (2020) Cate Marquis Breaking Bread is a wonderful film, filled with surprising insights on the cultures of the region, packed with delightful, interesting people determined to bridge the divide between them, and mouth-watering dishes that seem to waft off the screen.
Posted Jun 11, 2021  Edit critic review
4/4
Undine (2020) Cate Marquis Undine is a mysterious, magical, haunting film that could serve as a darker date movie but also offers a satisfying experience for anyone who loves fairy tales of the Grimm variety.
Posted Jun 04, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
Cruella (2021) Cate Marquis Cruella is surprisingly fun, high-energy, creative romp that spills outside the boundaries of expectations for its premise.
Posted May 28, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Limbo (2020) Cate Marquis This excellent film uses humor and insightful storytelling to deliver a thought-provoking, unexpected, and deeply human tale that rises above just the issue of immigration to a more universally human place.
Posted May 14, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Truffle Hunters (2020) Cate Marquis The Truffle Hunters is a magical, enchanting film that takes us inside an appealing but vanishing world of forests, age-old traditions, and dogs with their owners in pursuit of an elusive culinary treasure.
Posted Apr 16, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
Crisis (2021) Cate Marquis Crisis strikes the mark unerring accuracy in its exploration of the various elements that fuel the opioid crisis, and provides a timely reminder of this expanding crisis.
Posted Mar 05, 2021  Edit critic review
3/4
The Mauritanian (2021) Cate Marquis The Mauritanian is a good film, a sincere film with a worthy subject, and one that features a powerful central performance by Tahar Rahim but one that never fully catches fire dramatically.
Posted Feb 16, 2021  Edit critic review
4/4
Promising Young Woman (2020) Cate Marquis A complex film that is both entertaining and thought-provoking, with a strange but hypnotic mix of satire, social commentary and human drama.
Posted Jan 08, 2021  Edit critic review
4/4
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) Cate Marquis [Ma Rainey's Black Bottom] is an outstanding drama as well as a showcase for two great talents, Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman. It is hard to imagine a more perfect farewell to Boseman, a towering talent gone too soon.
Posted Dec 18, 2020  Edit critic review
3/4
Freaky (2020) Cate Marquis Freaky is most entertaining for fans of the teen horror comedy but has moderate comedic appeal even if one isn't, largely thanks to Vince Vaughn.
Posted Nov 13, 2020  Edit critic review
3/4
Let Him Go (2020) Cate Marquis The final showdown lights up the screening in a burst of bracing violence, firing up the audience in a thriller ending worthy of the best of classic drive-in Bs.
Posted Nov 06, 2020  Edit critic review
3/4
The Glorias (2020) Cate Marquis Taymor often bends time and blends different periods of Steinem's life in beautifully creative scenes, to crafting a wonderfully entertaining, insightful and moving portrait of a life and a movement that changed the world for women.
Posted Oct 08, 2020  Edit critic review
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