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TheIndependentCritic.com is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Richard Propes.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3.0/4.0
Love & Other Crimes (2025) Richard Propes Love & Other Crimes may not tread a whole lot of new narrative ground, however, the ground it does cover is well done and leaves us with maximum impact
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
Standout: The Ben Kjar Story (2025) Richard Propes Standout is a rich, engaging documentary that tells a meaningful story and tells it well.
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
Chiquita (2025) Richard Propes At a mere 46-minute running time, writer/director Trivikram Gajulapalli's Chiquita isn't your usual narrative feature fare in a myriad of ways.
Posted Jan 25, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4.0
A Fighting Legacy (2025) Richard Propes It's an engaging, entertaining documentary as much about the Muay Thai community as it is the actual fighting.
Posted Jan 24, 2026  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
Hazel's Heart (2025) Richard Propes Convincing both as the gruff, unforgiving father and the relentlessly devoted man doing whatever it takes to save his children, Savante adds much of the electricity that engagingly moves Hazel's Heart forward.
Posted Jan 09, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4.0
Our Happy Place (2024) Richard Propes For the most part, I had Our Happy Place figured out early on and was correct. I'd guess the same will be true for many viewers. This, coupled with the film's narratively repetitive nature, makes it a difficult view.
Posted Jan 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4.0
Been Here Stay Here (2024) Richard Propes Been Here Stay Here is a gentle yet powerful whisper of a film.
Posted Dec 30, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
Misfits (2025) Richard Propes Meola and Simone, in particular, are top-notch and give the film the grounding it definitely needs. You believe these two together and that gives an honesty to Josh's grief.
Posted Dec 28, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
The Choral (2025) Richard Propes While The Choral may not be the best motion picture you see this year, it's a rather beautiful film with a strong ensemble and meaningful storytelling.
Posted Dec 28, 2025  Edit critic review
2.0/4.0
Bitter Desire (2025) Richard Propes There's a decent little thriller somewhere within Bitter Desire, though mostly sub-par production values and hit-and-miss performances keep the film from rising above mediocrity.
Posted Dec 25, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4.0
The Mean One (2022) Richard Propes I found David Howard Thornton's Grinch to be a gas.- and I found myself drawn to Krystle Martin's Cindy You-Know-Who as she returns to the Newville of her traumatic past.
Posted Dec 25, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/4.0
The Mighty Oaks (2025) Richard Propes The Mighty Oaks carries with it a quiet, honest intimacy that may never hit like a tearjerker or even a crowd-pleaser in any traditional sense, but the longer I've had to rest with this film the more powerfully its story has rested within me.
Posted Dec 24, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
David (2025) Richard Propes David is a visually impressive and emotionally resonant motion picture.
Posted Dec 23, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
The Dummy Detective (2025) Richard Propes Don't be a dummy. Check out The Dummy Detective.
Posted Dec 21, 2025  Edit critic review
1.5/4.0
Merv (2025) Richard Propes Who doesn't like a sweetly funny rom-com centered around a personable pooch during the holiday season? I guess that's me. I'm that person. I don't.
Posted Dec 13, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/4.0
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) Richard Propes I loved Wake Up Dead Man. I loved that it made me laugh. I love that it made me think. I loved that it called into account the institutions that surround us without condemning those who exist within those institutions.
Posted Nov 29, 2025  Edit critic review
4.0/4.0
One Battle After Another (2025) Richard Propes This is a film that needed someone the caliber of DiCaprio to pull it off and DiCaprio absolutely delivers in what should be considered one of his best performances to date.
Posted Nov 22, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4.0
The Big Scoot! (2025) Richard Propes The Big Scoot is an engaging, entertaining indie doc with colorful characters, beautiful lensing, and a low-key and inspiring story.
Posted Nov 22, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/4.0
Baby Brother (2024) Richard Propes You may not be entertained by Baby Brother, but you sure won't forget Baby Brother anytime soon.
Posted Nov 20, 2025  Edit critic review
1.0/4.0
Playdate (2025) Richard Propes To say that Playdate is one of the worst films of 2025 feels like an understatement.
Posted Nov 17, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4.0
The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024) Richard Propes A sublime example of two top-notch actors elevating their material.
Posted Nov 16, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
Clown in a Cornfield (2025) Richard Propes Even if you don't particularly jibe with the actual story, this is a fun film to watch with a terrific turn by Katie Douglas and a strong ensemble cast in support.
Posted Nov 15, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink (2023) Richard Propes Fiercely engaging and absolutely vital, Stripped for Parts is a film not to be missed about a story that must be told.
Posted Nov 12, 2025  Edit critic review
1.5/4.0
Romancing Sydney (2025) Richard Propes The simple truth is that "Romancing Sydney" is a romantic comedy where I never felt a thing and I never laughed.
Posted Nov 10, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4.0
Tether (2025) Richard Propes This is not a perfect film. It's a lower-budgeted film and there are definitely times throughout that it shows. However, there's something inspired about a filmmaker choosing to tackle such a deep, meaningful, and necessary film with his debut.
Posted Nov 10, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
An Earl E. Christmas (2025) Richard Propes Godfrey is serving up humor with heart and a weird affection for the family dysfunctions that seemingly follow us all.
Posted Nov 10, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
The Bigfoot Club (2025) Richard Propes This is a film that just plain feels good, an entertaining motion picture with characters you enjoy getting to know and a story that draws you in.
Posted Nov 10, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
The War Between (2024) Richard Propes Yungul's dialogue sparks more than simply easy conflicts or unconvincing redemptions. Yungul builds these relationships and creates a tapestry of trust and mistrust, old tapes and new experiences.
Posted Nov 09, 2025  Edit critic review
4.0/4.0
Happy Birthday (2025) Richard Propes Happy Birthday is a truly moving picture and one of the most moving pictures of 2025.
Posted Oct 16, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/4.0
Truth & Treason (2025) Richard Propes Truth & Treason is yet another winning effort from Angel Studios.
Posted Oct 11, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
Ba (2024) Richard Propes Wong has crafted an engaging indie drama that will hopefully find the audience it deserves.
Posted Sep 14, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
A/way (2024) Richard Propes McDonald is quite the wonder here, her quiet vulnerability and natural performance perfectly aligning with scenes where she's collaborating with non-actor Martinique locals.
Posted Sep 04, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
Shudderbugs (2022) Richard Propes It's true that Shudderbugs is a psychological thriller, however, it's a unique thriller that defies the genres usual expectations.
Posted Sep 02, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/4.0
Little Jar (2022) Richard Propes I'm not sure I can imagine anyone else playing Ainsley than the marvelous Kelsey Gunn.
Posted Sep 01, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
Attack of the Corn Zombies (2023) Richard Propes Attack of the Corn Zombies is yet another indie winner from Acrostar Films.
Posted Aug 23, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/4.0
Time Travel Is Dangerous (2024) Richard Propes Both Syratt and Stevenson are sublimely cast with impressive comic sensibility and the ability to lean into the wackiness of it all without going too far overboard.
Posted Aug 17, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/4.0
If You Should Leave Before Me (2025) Richard Propes It's difficult to imagine two more perfectly cast leads than Shane P. Allen and John Wilcox.
Posted Aug 15, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/4.0
Breakup Season (2024) Richard Propes Breakup Season is an engaging and meaningful feature debut from H. Nelson Tracey and that rare indie drama that never hits a false note.
Posted Aug 13, 2025  Edit critic review
C+
Last Chance (2023) Richard Propes There's no denying that Last Chance is a timely film and it uses that timeliness to create a thoughtful, engaging story told for the times that we're living in.
Posted Jul 25, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/4.0
Magnetosphere (2024) Richard Propes While a film's cast always matters, the simple truth is that without the perfect ensemble Magnetosphere would never have worked. Magnetosphere works gloriously.
Posted Jul 22, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
Addy Daddy (2024) Richard Propes There's an awful lot to recommend about Addy Daddy, a difficult film to peg and a difficult film to market with its unique rhythms and vibes.
Posted Jul 15, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4.0
The Music We Call Country (undefined) Richard Propes An engaging tribute to the Bristol roots of Americana and early country music.
Posted Jul 09, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
Paw Mama (2024) Richard Propes Paw Mama is a heartfelt and human film.
Posted Jul 08, 2025  Edit critic review
2.0/4.0
Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) Richard Propes While a dramatic improvement over Jurassic World Dominion, Rebirth is also yet another reminder that for all the wonder of the original film it seems as if no one has ever really understood why that film remains a beloved classic.
Posted Jul 04, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/4.0
No Choice (2025) Richard Propes No Choice isn't a fun film to watch. No Choice is, however, a necessary film to watch.
Posted Jun 27, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
Bears on a Ship (2025) Richard Propes Castrillo's the maestro here and this is his B-movie symphony.
Posted Jun 26, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
I Really Love My Husband (2025) Richard Propes It's an engaging feature debut from G.G. Hawkins and a real sign of a compelling new indie voice on the horizon.
Posted Jun 22, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4.0
Father's Day (2024) Richard Propes Father's Day tells a meaningful story and tells it well.
Posted Jun 21, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
House of Abraham (2025) Richard Propes As Abraham, Hassel has a calm exterior with just the appropriate hint of menace. You trust him. You'd surrender to him. You're absolutely charmed by him. Yet, you wonder.
Posted Jun 16, 2025  Edit critic review
3.0/4.0
Echo Valley (2025) Richard Propes There are those thrillers destined to stick around in your psyche for quite some time. Echo Valley is that kind of thriller.
Posted Jun 07, 2025  Edit critic review
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