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Narrative Muse

Narrative Muse is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Debbie Holloway.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
The Matrix (1999) Debbie Holloway I’d go so far as to boldly say it’s basically a perfect movie.
Posted Sep 08, 2020  Edit critic review
Miss Juneteenth (2020) Debbie Holloway Miss Juneteenth is a treatise on how hopes and dreams are generational and communal, spilling down from mother, to daughter, to granddaughter
Posted Sep 08, 2020  Edit critic review
The Half of It (2020) Debbie Holloway Whether you were the jock, the nerd, or the popular kid, there's something in this movie that just might make you feel pretty darn seen.
Posted Sep 08, 2020  Edit critic review
Little Women (2019) Debbie Holloway Gerwig's adaptation makes sure to let the women watching know that their narratives, no matter how domestic or ordinary they may seem, are important.
Posted Mar 27, 2020  Edit critic review
Queen of Paradis (2020) Debbie Holloway Watch it not just for a behind-the-scenes peek into stunning photo shoots, but for an inspiring and encouraging glimpse into the world of a young and vibrant creator.
Posted Mar 23, 2020  Edit critic review
CRSHD (2019) Debbie Holloway CRSHD is the shallow-but-fun, sex-misadventure comedy we've all been waiting for, this time (FINALLY!) made by young women and starring young women!
Posted Oct 28, 2019  Edit critic review
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Debbie Holloway Furiosa and the women are the heart and soul of Fury Road, championing female life and autonomy into something that could have easily been a popcorn flick for bros.
Posted Oct 21, 2019  Edit critic review
He Named Me Malala (2015) Debbie Holloway Malala is a unique, surprising individual, who's part of a larger history of standing up to oppression.
Posted Oct 21, 2019  Edit critic review
Brooklyn (2015) Debbie Holloway Full disclosure: I did not expect to cry so much during Brooklyn - the journey of one woman learning to navigate her place in the world.
Posted Oct 21, 2019  Edit critic review
Still Alice (2014) Debbie Holloway What would I do if tomorrow a terrifying diagnosis dropped out of nowhere? How would I navigate the waters of disappointment and broken expectations?
Posted Oct 21, 2019  Edit critic review
Gayby Baby (2015) Debbie Holloway Being a kid is hard; being a parent is hard -whether you're straight or gay- all the time, no matter what.
Posted Oct 21, 2019  Edit critic review
Room (2015) Debbie Holloway Room isn't all heartbreak and despair. It's also a testament to how we make each other stronger, how we aren't meant to go at it alone.
Posted Oct 21, 2019  Edit critic review
Money Monster (2016) Debbie Holloway The temptation to steal, hide, and lie becomes stronger when it means simply moving numbers instead of banknotes, or tucking away data behind passwords and code.
Posted Oct 21, 2019  Edit critic review
Eye in the Sky (2015) Debbie Holloway It's a take on the impossible moral quandaries which arise in wartime - the things we take for granted and situations we hope to never face.
Posted Oct 21, 2019  Edit critic review
Weiner (2016) Debbie Holloway Weiner is a brisk, laugh-out-loud, fascinating peek into the campaign offices and living rooms of the people ensnared in Anthony Weiner's bizarre political saga.
Posted Oct 21, 2019  Edit critic review
The Fits (2015) Debbie Holloway The Fits is dark and cavernous, mysterious and pulsating, with a surreal take on adolescence and what it means to grow up.
Posted Oct 21, 2019  Edit critic review
The Little Prince (2015) Debbie Holloway The Little Prince is a beautiful blend of a classic story and a new, compelling one...stars hang from threads, and you can almost hear them laughing.
Posted Oct 21, 2019  Edit critic review
Spy (2015) Debbie Holloway It's the secret agent action movie flipped on its head. Mr. Perfect Agent has a secret weapon in his ear: Melissa McCarthy.
Posted Oct 21, 2019  Edit critic review
Selma (2014) Debbie Holloway ...[I]n zooming in on one moment, director DuVernay and writer Paul Webb really force us to live in the trial by fire that was the American South in 1965.
Posted Oct 21, 2019  Edit critic review
After Parkland (2018) Debbie Holloway In the wake of this school shooting, something began to change in U.S. dialogue and activism. This documentary holds a magnifying glass up to this pivotal event.
Posted Oct 21, 2019  Edit critic review
The BFG (2016) Debbie Holloway There are treasures to be unearthed in the loving and poignant last cinematic words of Mathison's adaptation.
Posted Oct 11, 2019  Edit critic review
A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015) Debbie Holloway I recommend the film not because it's a classic or it's my new favorite movie. But...It's worth disappearing into an old, old language and confronting difficult truths about life.
Posted Oct 11, 2019  Edit critic review
Queen of Katwe (2016) Debbie Holloway There's a distinct burden to telling a true story well - and this cast and crew shouldered the task bravely.
Posted Oct 11, 2019  Edit critic review
Miss Representation (2011) Debbie Holloway If the media is so derogatory toward the most powerful women in the US, "then what does it say about [the] media's ability to take any woman in America seriously?"
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) Debbie Holloway It rises above expectations, and brings back the warmth and quirk so memorable in the original novel.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
I Will Follow (2010) Debbie Holloway Before 13TH and Selma, Ava DuVernay was making her big-screen directorial debut in I Will Follow - and it doesn't disappoint.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
Suffragette (2015) Debbie Holloway It's hard to believe that dropping our opinions into a ballot box, something we do so casually, took so much ink, blood, and screaming to accomplish. But it did.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
13TH (2016) Debbie Holloway Systems of oppression tend to reinvent themselves, according to 13TH. Is there a way to move past them?
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) Debbie Holloway I want to be up front with Harry Potter fans - this movie is not Potter caliber. But I still found it to be absolutely lovely and enchanting, with much to admire.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
The Edge of Seventeen (2016) Debbie Holloway The world is full of beautiful, complex humans. Sometimes it just takes a bit of growing up to notice them.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
20th Century Women (2016) Debbie Holloway What did it mean to be born, to grow up in, to die in, the 20th century? Well, it meant a lot of different things.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
Beauty and the Beast (2017) Debbie Holloway This movie brings major nostalgia for the 90's kid and fairy-tale lover and fills in some of those glaring plot holes from the original.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
My Cousin Rachel (2017) Debbie Holloway This film uses an engrossing love story to pierce the heart of the literary femme fatale archetype to its very core.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
The Zookeeper's Wife (2017) Debbie Holloway Antonina Zabinski was a woman of privilege and resources, and her family's true story of heroism and generosity is almost too beautiful to be believed.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
A Woman's Life (2016) Debbie Holloway A Woman's Life is a beautiful, bittersweet reminder of the most euphoric and most heartwrenching parts of life.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
Lady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story (2014) Debbie Holloway U.S. Navy SEAL Kristin Beck voices her newly embraced transgender identity, her transition, and shares the struggles she knows still lie ahead.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
Lady Macbeth (2016) Debbie Holloway I expected a dark period drama - but the film went way past that. This is no Jane Austen piece. Get ready for a truly psychological thriller.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
Patti Cake$ (2017) Debbie Holloway The cast is solid, the direction is colorful and bold, and our hero Patricia (AKA Killa P) is the talented version of ourselves we all aspire to be.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
The Incredible Jessica James (2017) Debbie Holloway Jessica James is kind of obnoxious, mean to her dates, and she's definitely her own biggest fan. But she's 25 and she's trying really hard.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
The Florida Project (2017) Debbie Holloway This drama provides so many emotional sucker punches. Like Moonlight, it shows, rather than tells, the beautiful, real, and raw story of everyday Americans.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
I, Tonya (2017) Debbie Holloway It easily earns high scores across categories: the music is infectious, the direction is like a Coen-brothers romp, and the cast is all-star caliber.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
A Wrinkle in Time (2018) Debbie Holloway It's a year be proud of the fade of girl-characters in movies who look to male companions and ask, wide eyed "What do we do now?" Not Meg. Not in Ava's movies.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
Loving Vincent (2017) Debbie Holloway Loving Vincent is a bit like "Starry Night." It's simple, it's soothing, yet somehow it's unlike anything you've ever seen before.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
The Prince of Egypt (1998) Debbie Holloway This story reminds me that in a world run by men and kings, there is wonder and strength in the woman, in the child, and in the slave, to change the course of history.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
A Fantastic Woman (2017) Debbie Holloway This isn't a story about discovering identity. This is a story of relationships, of grief, and of how social networks break down for the most vulnerable.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
Duck Butter (2018) Debbie Holloway The movie is almost entirely conceptual. It's not one for the history books. Still, it left such a warm spot of admiration in my heart after it was all said and done.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
High Life (2018) Debbie Holloway High Life is richly layered, atmospheric, and as creepy as poison ivy winding its way around your leg.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
Dead Women Walking (2018) Debbie Holloway Haunting and tender, this exploration of nine incarcerated women deals with the most chilling verdict any justice system has to offer: the death penalty.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
Too Late to Die Young (2018) Debbie Holloway Watching Too Late to Die Young felt like being carried by a gentle stream. It has a dreamlike, even-keeled quality one doesn't find in many Hollywood movies.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
Shoplifters (2018) Debbie Holloway Despite the hiding, the brokenness, and the stealing, this family in Shoplifters is a small snapshot of joy, and one that shines a sorely needed light.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
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