Chris Ball
Chris Ball's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Scream 3 (2000)
43%
“The plot is just filler between a string of prolonged assaults. ” –
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Feb 19, 2025
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All the Way (2016)
85%
“Jay Roach, who directed all three Austin Powers films and Cranston in Trumbo, makes this 2016 HBO political drama relevant to today.” –
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Oct 7, 2020
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Ken Burns: The Civil War (2015)
100%
“Much copied since, the style gives a poignant power to events from the past.” –
Cleveland Plain Dealer
May 24, 2019
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Freaky Deaky (2012)
“Michael Jai White has some entertaining scenes as a swindling bodyguard. But it all feels like a bad "Starsky and Hutch" flashback.” –
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sep 11, 2018
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Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
74%
B+
“This low-key, authentic-feeling drama with touches of comedy stars effervescent Adams, scene-stealing Emily Blunt and reliably crusty Alan Arkin as their dad.” –
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Aug 18, 2018
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Duplicity (2009)
65%
B+
“Writer-director Tony Gilroy loads the fun script with complex double-crosses, but the payoff lacks the righteous punch of his previous film, "Michael Clayton."” –
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Aug 18, 2018
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Manifesto (2015)
75%
“Commenting on the role of artists in society today, the strident dissertations would be worthy of a graduate-level art theory class if they weren't so maddeningly pretentious.” –
Cleveland Plain Dealer
May 17, 2018
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1944 (2015)
“The film seamlessly shifts perspectives between the two sides but never hits you over the head with its message.” –
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Aug 18, 2017
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The Circle (2017)
15%
“Tom Hanks and Emma Watson star in this thriller from April that takes a shallow dive into an ongoing deep debate about cyber privacy versus openness.” –
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Aug 18, 2017
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Absolutely Anything (2015)
20%
“This 2015 film badly misses the mark.” –
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jul 11, 2017
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The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
64%
“Too often ... noble intentions are all this derivative effort has going for it.” –
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jul 11, 2017
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