Brad Wheeler
Brad Wheeler's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Biography:
Globe and Mail contributor.
Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025)
14%
“These are two profoundly broken people who together, unfortunately, do not add up to one movie.” –
Globe and Mail
May 15, 2025
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Better Man (2024)
89%
“The irony of Better Man is that a chimpanzee representation makes the man all the more human.” –
Globe and Mail
Dec 20, 2024
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Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024)
100%
“Denied a second act, Shane is recognized with a heartfelt film that celebrates an undersung icon who lived her authentic self, sparkled on her own terms and defied the squares.” –
Globe and Mail
Aug 16, 2024
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I Am: Celine Dion (2024)
100%
“An affecting pageant of intense emotional moments chronicling the Quebec singer’s struggle with stiff person syndrome.” –
Globe and Mail
Jun 18, 2024
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The Beach Boys (2024)
89%
“Crisply chronicles the rise and fall of a sun-splashed act that was as American as apple pie and rise-and-falls. The band’s “Wouldn’t it be nice” notion was fantasy. ” –
Globe and Mail
May 24, 2024
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Civil War (2024)
81%
“Raw and electrically presented, Civil War is an ugly odyssey and an audacious premonition.” –
Globe and Mail
Apr 10, 2024
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
42%
“Aykroyd, who co-wrote the summer of 1984 blockbuster with the late Harold Ramis, is the heart and soul of a film that sets new against old.” –
Globe and Mail
Mar 21, 2024
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Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
43%
“Although One Love is not a great music biopic, it serves as an acceptable portrait of the man.” –
Globe and Mail
Feb 14, 2024
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Dreamin' Wild (2022)
90%
“[The] feelgood story of a long dormant musical dream finally realized was enough to earn major press attention, but is it enough for a feature-length film? Probably not, which is why writer-director Pohlad piled on the melodrama and leaned into clichés.” –
Globe and Mail
Aug 23, 2023
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Lightheaded: A Gordon Lightfoot State of Mind (2022)
“If Lightheaded is not perfect, it is perfectly acceptable as a warmly told story about kinship forged by shared musical tastes.” –
Globe and Mail
Jul 1, 2023
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Down for Life (2009)
3/5
“Disturbingly frank, the film assaults its viewers, but in a very effective way.” –
Globe and Mail
May 26, 2023
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The Mask (1961)
67%
1/4
“The Mask was low-budget in 1961, and that its kitschy appeal will be limited to genre fetishists and popcorn-chomping ironists in 2015.” –
Globe and Mail
May 8, 2023
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The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile (2022)
92%
“Tucker’s life is presented as a redemptive story, with sentimentality torqued whenever possible.” –
Globe and Mail
Nov 2, 2022
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Moonage Daydream (2022)
92%
“Freak out in a moonage daydream, oh yeah.” –
Globe and Mail
Sep 15, 2022
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Day Shift (2022)
57%
“Foxx, a gifted comedic actor, is rarely given anything funny to say. Neither is co-star Dave Franco, which is fine because zingers would have been wasted on him anyway.” –
Globe and Mail
Aug 12, 2022
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Country Gold (2022)
88%
“[A] thoughtful, offbeat dark comedy...” –
Globe and Mail
Aug 1, 2022
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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2021)
88%
“Mainstream audiences... will appreciate the context and the pairing of song and subject: Hallelujah mixes sex and spirituality, as did the libidinous Buddhist.” –
Globe and Mail
Jul 14, 2022
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Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel (2022)
69%
“Above all else a meditation on the value of artists and places where they can make their art.” –
Globe and Mail
Jul 7, 2022
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The Survivor (2021)
86%
“Foster’s emotionally sinewy portrayal of Haft is commanding and nuanced.” –
Globe and Mail
Apr 27, 2022
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Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood (2022)
91%
“More time capsule than space capsule, and too nostalgic by half.” –
Globe and Mail
Mar 24, 2022
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
30%
“Texas Chainsaw Massacre is what it says it is. You have your Texas, your chainsaw, your massacre.” –
Globe and Mail
Feb 18, 2022
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The Cursed (2021)
71%
“This is a werewolf film, the viewers should know. But there is no ow-woo to be had. This is no ordinary slash-and-snarl fandango.” –
Globe and Mail
Feb 17, 2022
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Agnes (2021)
68%
“Constantly surprises and entertains throughout.” –
Globe and Mail
Dec 9, 2021
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Only the Animals (2019)
93%
“One or two of the story turns are far-fetched, but the delicious absurdism of the situations are worth any contrivances. Only the Animals unfolds beautifully.” –
Globe and Mail
Nov 3, 2021
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Live at Mister Kelly's (2021)
100%
“With his film, Bogosian remembers a springboard venue in the evolution of the uniquely American artforms of jazz and comedy.” –
Globe and Mail
Oct 13, 2021
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