Andrew O'Hehir
Tomatometer-approved critic
Chinatown (1974)
98%
“If Chinatown is the greatest of all American detective films -- and I think the case is a very strong one -- then that results from its remarkable confluence of ingredients.” –
Salon.com
Mar 8, 2024
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Sex Positive (2008)
82%
“Wein's film provides a fascinating and crucial slice of traumatic sexual history that's all but invisible to younger generations.” –
Salon.com
Dec 18, 2021
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Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America (2007)
41%
“Impressive and also absolutely ludicrous, this is the movie you need to recommend to that suburban metalhead cousin in desperate need of having his mind blown.” –
Salon.com
Dec 18, 2021
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We Pedal Uphill (2008)
36%
“More damaging is the fact that no narrative momentum ever emerges, and overhanging the whole thing is a penumbra of left-liberal apocalyptic thinking that isn't terribly interesting.” –
Salon.com
Dec 18, 2021
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Explicit Ills (2008)
54%
“This gentle, lovely and consistently surprising survey of life in a Philadelphia inner-city neighborhood that's gradually succumbing to gentrification marks the writing and directing debut of 28-year-old actor Mark Webber.” –
Salon.com
Dec 17, 2021
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
61%
“It’s a forgettable and discontented tale of entropy and corruption, of a grand, idealistic venture that has lost its way. It’s no Star Wars.” –
Sight & Sound
Dec 19, 2019
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Parasite (2019)
99%
“It isn't an easy ride, and as with life in the non-metaphorical world, the destination is uncertain. You'll see strange and wonderful things along the way.” –
Salon.com
Dec 11, 2019
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Prevenge (2016)
92%
“The film is a precisely crafted black-comic nightmare in a distinctive British tradition, built around a truly extraordinary performance.” –
Salon.com
Mar 26, 2017
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I am not your negro (2016)
99%
“An enormously resonant work of cultural history that should do much to renew attention to the lonely, prophetic voice of James Baldwin.” –
Salon.com
Feb 7, 2017
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The Decalogue (1989)
100%
“Nothing like Dekalog had ever been attempted on 온라인카지노추천 before, in Poland or the United States or anywhere else, and its narrative and thematic ambition is still impressive almost 30 years later.” –
Salon.com
Sep 2, 2016
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White Girl (2016)
70%
“An arresting and well-told tale ...” –
Salon.com
Sep 1, 2016
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Antibirth (2016)
68%
“Lyonne's performance is a marvel of humor and compassion.” –
Salon.com
Sep 1, 2016
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In Order of Disappearance (2014)
86%
“Moland possesses the rare ability to take a story where the viewer knows almost exactly what will happen and make it surprising.” –
Salon.com
Aug 26, 2016
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Kate Plays Christine (2016)
83%
“Greene and Sheil unearth a number of important clues without suggesting that any of them can explain everything” –
Salon.com
Aug 24, 2016
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War Dogs (2016)
62%
“Not only is "War Dogs" a surprisingly well-told tale in the classic American rags-to-riches-to-rags mode. It's also a mordant morality fable with a genuine heart of darkness.” –
Salon.com
Aug 18, 2016
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Sausage Party (2016)
82%
“Its observation that life is full of cruelty and there is probably no afterlife and we waste most of our lives consuming images of a reality we cannot fully apprehend is pretty much true, but neither novel nor amusing.” –
Salon.com
Aug 10, 2016
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Suicide Squad (2016)
26%
“Sure, it's terrible. But it's not even close to the worst movie of the summer or the year.” –
Salon.com
Aug 4, 2016
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Ghostbusters (2016)
74%
“A goofy, free-floating romp with an anarchic spirit of its own, a fresh set of scares and laffs and a moderate dose of girl power that is unlikely to seem confrontational to anyone beyond the most confirmed basement-dwelling Gamergate troll.” –
Salon.com
Jul 12, 2016
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Under the Sun (2015)
94%
“I think the lessons of "Under the Sun" go far beyond the tragic and idiotic delusions of North Korea's nightmare state, and that those lessons have direct application in Mansky's country, and in ours.” –
Salon.com
Jul 6, 2016
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The Purge: Election Year (2016)
55%
“Like most "exploitation movies," the "Purge" franchise is deeply moralistic at heart.” –
Salon.com
Jul 6, 2016
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The Innocents (2016)
95%
“A complex social allegory, delivered in a film of masterful restraint and great compassion.” –
Salon.com
Jul 1, 2016
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Blood Simple (1984)
94%
“Watching this beautiful restoration of "Blood Simple" I was actually struck by how non-bleak it is, how much the strength of the film lies in images of beauty, defiance and survival.” –
Salon.com
Jun 30, 2016
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The Neon Demon (2016)
59%
“Whether you think it's a brilliant feminist commentary or misogynistic softcore porn is entirely up to you. And who says those things cancel each other out?” –
Salon.com
Jun 23, 2016
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Germans & Jews (2016)
100%
“Subtle, compact but deeply resonant ...” –
Salon.com
Jun 9, 2016
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The Wailing (2016)
99%
“"The Wailing" is something like the most gruesome and gripping Scandinavian crime drama you can imagine, transported to a rain-sodden Asian backwater where everyone's in a bad mood and science, religion and superstition are locked in uneasy combat.” –
Salon.com
Jun 2, 2016
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