Dana Stevens
Tomatometer-approved critic
Sinners (2025)
98%
“It’s both a wildly ambitious meditation on American history and a rip-roaring good time. ” –
Slate
Apr 21, 2025
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Warfare (2025)
93%
“But by choosing to skip over such traditional narrative strategies as character differentiation... the filmmakers leave out an element that is crucial to the viewer’s engagement. ” –
Slate
Apr 14, 2025
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Holland (2025)
21%
“The movie is more than two-thirds over by the time director Mimi Cave’s laborious establishment of the ironically perky mood resolves into anything as solid as a plot twist. ” –
Slate
Mar 31, 2025
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Mickey 17 (2025)
77%
“Mickey 17 is remarkable for the savagery of its satire of 21st-century capitalism. ” –
Slate
Mar 8, 2025
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Paddington in Peru (2024)
93%
“During an extended action climax that might stand as a separate movie titled Indiana Jones and the Jar of Marmalade, Paddington in Peru departs from its quiet storybook roots to become somewhat predictable if still amusing kids’ entertainment. ” –
Slate
Feb 13, 2025
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Kinda Pregnant (2025)
29%
“The script of Kinda Pregnant, co-written by Schumer and Julie Paiva, misses chance after chance to explore the real emotional issues raised by its highly artificial premise.” –
Slate
Feb 11, 2025
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You're Cordially Invited (2025)
48%
“Sadly, You’re Cordially Invited eventually founders on the same rocky shores as many recent attempts to revive the rom-com. ” –
Slate
Jan 31, 2025
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Babygirl (2024)
76%
“What keeps Babygirl from feeling preachy or self-serious is the film’s sense of humor and playfulness when it comes to matters of sex. ” –
Slate
Dec 24, 2024
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No Other Land (2024)
100%
“Film distributors who care about the future of the medium, not to mention the world, would do well to display a fraction of the bravery shown by this collective of young activist filmmakers.” –
Slate
Dec 20, 2024
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Janet Planet (2023)
85%
“The playwright Annie Baker shows a deft cinematic touch in her largely autobiographical directing debut.” –
Slate
Dec 20, 2024
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Hard Truths (2024)
95%
“Just 97 minutes long, Hard Truths is a deceptively slight movie that can barely contain its titanic central performance. ” –
Slate
Dec 20, 2024
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Eno (2024)
97%
“Having seen Eno only twice so far, I can vouch that the filmmakers’ technology resulted in two equally engaging and not altogether dissimilar movies: glimpses of the same enigmatic subject through separate facets of a prism.” –
Slate
Dec 20, 2024
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The Brutalist (2024)
93%
“The magisterial (yet also often funny) performances from virtually every member of the cast... and the sheer painterly beauty of its compositions make this one of the few movies this year I almost immediately went back to see for a second time.” –
Slate
Dec 20, 2024
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Moana 2 (2024)
61%
“Moana 2 seems more like a consumer product, in some subtle but unmistakable way, than the first film did. ” –
Slate
Nov 27, 2024
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Wicked (2024)
87%
“Despite the movie’s arguably excessive run time, it takes seriously its mandate to keep the audience not just entertained but dazzled.” –
Slate
Nov 20, 2024
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Gladiator II (2024)
70%
“Gladiator 2 (or as it’s spelled in the opening title, GladIIator) sadly comes off as less a reinvention of the original than a curiously literal retread of its plot beats, characters, and themes.” –
Slate
Nov 18, 2024
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Emilia Pérez (2024)
72%
“Right up to the ending, [Gascón] keeps finding newer and deeper ways to be Emilia Pérez, a character that’s all about the never-finished project of learning to become yourself.” –
Slate
Nov 14, 2024
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Blitz (2024)
81%
“The obstacle course McQueen sets for his young protagonist is so programmatic it sometimes plays out less like a hero’s journey than like a WWII-themed video game.” –
Slate
Oct 31, 2024
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Anora (2024)
93%
“It’s a crowd-pleaser, funny and sexy and raucous, while also being startlingly wise and tender.” –
Slate
Oct 21, 2024
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Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
31%
“The forward motion of the story is so minimal, and so broken up by long stretches of musical stasis, that the result barely feels like a movie. ” –
Slate
Oct 7, 2024
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The Wild Robot (2024)
96%
“The Wild Robot is a magnificent family film.” –
Slate
Sep 27, 2024
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His Three Daughters (2023)
98%
“His Three Daughters stars three great actresses and one hell of an ending.
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Slate
Sep 21, 2024
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The Substance (2024)
89%
“Fargeat approaches her material with a hatchet, hacking methodically away but rarely sculpting with any nuance.” –
Slate
Sep 19, 2024
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
75%
“A better-than-expected legacy sequel with its heart in the right place.” –
Slate
Sep 9, 2024
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Twisters (2024)
75%
“Chung directs action with visual clarity and, just as importantly, a vivid sense of drama. ” –
Slate
Jul 20, 2024
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