Cory Woodroof
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
Cory Woodroof is a film critic based in Nashville, Tennessee. He writes for the Nashville Scene, The Playlist, The Young Folks and The Falcoholic, among other publications. He is also a board member with the Music City Film Critics' Association.
A Minecraft Movie (2025)
48%
“This is a pretty fun Jared Hess comedy for about 25-or-so minutes until it becomes … for the children. But that's okay! This generation's children also deserve something big and silly that will leave their parents utterly confused.” –
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Apr 20, 2025
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Companion (2025)
93%
“This movie feels destined to find its audience on the second wave, but it’s catnip for late January/early February moviegoing in this climate. ” –
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Apr 20, 2025
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Heart Eyes (2025)
81%
“The second OutKast's “Happy Valentine’s Day” started playing over the opening credits, you knew you were in good hands.” –
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Apr 20, 2025
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Novocaine (2025)
81%
“[Jack] Quaid’s friendly aura is such a strange fit for the material, but that’s why this works so well.” –
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Apr 20, 2025
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Black Bag (2025)
96%
“[Steven] Soderbergh is just about automatic at this point in his career, but Black Bag is a high even for his lofty standards. ” –
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Apr 20, 2025
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Mickey 17 (2025)
77%
“It’s nice to see such a singular filmmaker like Bong Joon-ho get carte blanche to do whatever he wants on Warner Bros. Discovery's dime. This is how it should be. ” –
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Apr 20, 2025
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Warfare (2025)
93%
“As it is, it’s still a devastatingly immersive plunge into the depths of combat hell with impeccable sound design and real grit to the filmmaking.” –
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Apr 20, 2025
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Drop (2025)
84%
“This is a very solid thriller, even if Christopher Landon’s films have been sharper in the past. There’s enough here to make an afternoon matinee worth it.” –
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Apr 20, 2025
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Eephus (2024)
100%
“Baseball is a lot like life, and Carson Lund's bracing Eephus does a stellar job of mirroring the highs and lows of time's sneaky passage against a pick-up game of America's pastime. ” –
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Apr 20, 2025
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Sinners (2025)
98%
“After putting in his time with all-time franchise work, [Ryan Coogler] finally made his magnum opus. ” –
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Apr 20, 2025
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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)
88%
“As lofty a bar as it is for any version of this to clear, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is the best Daffy/Porky adventure we've gotten since the Plucky Duck/Hamton J. Pig road trip in Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation.” –
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Mar 17, 2025
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I'm Still Here (2024)
97%
“Walter Salles' latest film is a heart-wrenching recounting the hardships Brazil's Paiva family faced at the hands of the country's early 1970s dictatorship. ” –
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Feb 28, 2025
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The Substance (2024)
89%
“The gallons of blood, refreshingly aggressive symbolism and sensational turns from [Demi] Moore and Margaret Qualley all make [Coralie] Fargeat's body-swap romp one of the delightfully unexpected Best Picture nominees of all time.” –
For the Win (USA Today)
Feb 28, 2025
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A Complete Unknown (2024)
82%
“James Mangold just knows how to make a sturdy movie for adults.” –
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Feb 28, 2025
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SNL50: The Anniversary Special (2025)
72%
“Saturday Night Live celebrated its 50th anniversary on Sunday night in the hallowed grounds of Studio 8H, and it was a reunion show for the ages.” –
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Feb 17, 2025
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By Design (2025)
71%
“Amanda Kramer has no problems paying homage to the “what the heck?” absurdism that marked the late, great David Lynch’s most mystifying works with her latest feature, By Design. ” –
For the Win (USA Today)
Jan 30, 2025
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Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore (2025)
96%
“It’s wonderful that this documentary meets the moment and gives this wonderful person the tribute they are rightfully owed.” –
For the Win (USA Today)
Jan 30, 2025
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Bubble & Squeak (2025)
35%
“While this film is as shallow as a puddle and as annoyingly symmetric as a kid kicking your airplane seat in rhythm, Bubble & Squeak still manages to beat you into submission to occasionally laugh at its central gag. Cabbage for everyone!” –
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Jan 30, 2025
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Third Act (2025)
100%
“Tadashi Nakamura will be able to pass down this film (and perhaps this type of storytelling) to his son, who can carry the torch forward one day. What a fitting tribute a son can give to his father.” –
For the Win (USA Today)
Jan 30, 2025
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Omaha (2025)
88%
“This is a film that’s hard to shake, but it’s not a film that forgets that a complex life still features its silver linings.” –
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Jan 30, 2025
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Lurker (2025)
96%
“Lurker feels like the kind of shrewd independent production that used to dominate Sundance at the turn of the millennium, eventually snatched up by M온라인카지노추천 Films and destined for cult status by the generation savvy enough to catch on to its wavelength.” –
For the Win (USA Today)
Jan 29, 2025
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Didn't Die (2025)
63%
“If someone took a film from the George A. Romero catalog and stuffed it in an NPR tote bag, they would get Didn’t Die.” –
For the Win (USA Today)
Jan 29, 2025
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Move Ya Body: The Birth of House (2025)
64%
“You’ll want to spin some disco and house records and throw your shock jock-attuned FM radio out of the window by the end, a testament to [Elegance] Bratton’s nifty look back at how the genre got its wings.” –
For the Win (USA Today)
Jan 29, 2025
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Life After (2025)
100%
“Life After does what the best political documentaries do: it challenges your perceptions on a hot-button issue and provides a very clear path forward for a solution.” –
For the Win (USA Today)
Jan 29, 2025
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Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
100%
“Since Gromit is basically animation’s Indiana Jones: The Wrong Trousers is Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Vengeance Most Fowl is The Last Crusade.” –
For the Win (USA Today)
Jan 18, 2025
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