Alex Nguyen
Alex Nguyen's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Julie Keeps Quiet (2024)
91%
“Van Dijl’s film effectively centers its story of alleged abuse on the survivor, offering a glimpse into a journey into regaining one’s voice.
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Spectrum Culture
Apr 3, 2025
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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)
88%
“The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie struggles to juggle the rapid-fire cartoon humor emblematic of its predecessors with a singular narrative that ties the jokes together.
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Spectrum Culture
Mar 17, 2025
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The Room Next Door (2024)
81%
“While The Room Next Door may overexplain its characters, Swinton and Moore’s performances demonstrate enough restraint for the film to remain compelling.
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Spectrum Culture
Dec 19, 2024
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Hard Truths (2024)
95%
“Through its stunning performances, Hard Truths explores the limits of compassion and empathy, as well as what pushes us to hurt one another.
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Spectrum Culture
Dec 11, 2024
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)
97%
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig has a promising start, but it removes all subtlety by focusing its attention on thematic statements over character motivations.
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Spectrum Culture
Dec 3, 2024
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Black Box Diaries (2024)
98%
“Black Box Diaries chronicles a moving story of perseverance against a legal system that often silences survivors of sexual assault.
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Spectrum Culture
Oct 29, 2024
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The Substance (2024)
89%
“Despite the obvious passion behind The Substance’s visual palette, the film’s screenplay holds it back from saying anything meaningful.
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Spectrum Culture
Sep 20, 2024
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Only the River Flows (2023)
85%
“Only the River Flows enriches what could have been a run-of-the-mill neo-noir with pitch-black humor and a disregard for linear narrative and concrete resolution.
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Spectrum Culture
Jul 31, 2024
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Kinds of Kindness (2024)
71%
“Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness combines the old and the new, marking a return to his sadistic roots while incorporating the talents of a star-studded cast.
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Spectrum Culture
Jun 21, 2024
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Ghostlight (2024)
99%
“O’Sullivan and Thompson’s second feature can be predictable, but its ideas on cooperation, kindness and forgiveness hold undeniable power.
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Spectrum Culture
Jun 17, 2024
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I Used to be Funny (2023)
83%
“I Used to Be Funny’s unconventional narrative structure is more manipulative than smart, disrupting the film’s strong ideas on trauma and the healing process.
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Spectrum Culture
Jun 10, 2024
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The Dead Don't Hurt (2023)
86%
“While The Dead Don’t Hurt thankfully doesn’t fall in line structurally with the middle-of-the-road revenge Western, most of the ambitious swings are unsuccessful and result in a piece that only garners moderate interest.
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Spectrum Culture
Jun 4, 2024
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In Our Day (2023)
100%
“While In Our Day spends its runtime meandering through the mundanity of life, its simple revelations may be profound in times of uncertainty.
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Spectrum Culture
May 21, 2024
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Gasoline Rainbow (2023)
93%
“While Gasoline Rainbow’s unique production process certainly has interesting qualities, it results in plot contrivances that blunt the film’s emotional impact.
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Spectrum Culture
May 10, 2024
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Evil Does Not Exist (2023)
91%
“While much shorter than his previous effort, Drive My Car, Hamaguchi’s latest doesn’t relinquish any of the complexity.
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Spectrum Culture
May 6, 2024
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The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed (2023)
86%
“While Arnow’s deadpan humor may not be for everyone, her film has a welcome amount of sensitivity at its core.
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Spectrum Culture
May 1, 2024
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One Life (2023)
90%
“Despite Johnny Flynn and Anthony Hopkins’ stellar performances, One Life fails to capture who its central character is and what motivates him.
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Spectrum Culture
Mar 18, 2024
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Ferrari (2023)
72%
“In Enzo Ferrari, Michael Mann mythologizes his most driven and destructive protagonist yet.
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Spectrum Culture
Jan 8, 2024
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The Boy and the Heron (2023)
96%
“In The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki takes his darkest turn yet but still manages to see the beauty of the present and the promise of the future.
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Spectrum Culture
Dec 11, 2023
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Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros (2023)
100%
“A fascinating film on the inner workings of a restaurant that encourages audiences to think not only about the end product but the continuous evolution of how dishes are put together over a span of decades.
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Spectrum Culture
Nov 29, 2023
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The Case of the Talking Mongoose (2023)
44%
“Writer-director Adam Sigal’s inconsistent tone and tendency to spell out every thematic idea for the audience ultimately results in an unsatisfactory film.
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Spectrum Culture
Sep 6, 2023
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Fremont (2023)
98%
“Although small in scope, Fremont uncovers larger feelings of remorse and longing that remain true to life.
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Spectrum Culture
Aug 28, 2023
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The Pod Generation (2023)
42%
“The Pod Generation introduces some intriguing concepts but largely fails to explore them fully during its runtime.
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Spectrum Culture
Aug 16, 2023
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Haunted Mansion (2023)
38%
“Haunted Mansion is yet another example of an exciting independent director’s voice being stripped away in favor of a safe studio vision.
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Spectrum Culture
Jul 28, 2023
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Stephen Curry: Underrated (2023)
85%
“Peter Nicks’ documentary lacks the necessary analysis and insight needed to uncover the person behind Stephen Curry.
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Spectrum Culture
Jul 24, 2023
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