Dennis Schwartz
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
Dennis Schwartz is editor of the Vermont based film magazine "Ozus's World Movie Reviews." He has been a prolific online movie reviewer since 1998, also contributing to various publications all over the globe and maintaining an active website--where it's not uncommon for him to review as many as 365 films a year. In his other life, he was a poet, teacher, restaurant owner, wanderer and follower of Tibetan Buddhism (where he studied in Kasa, Devi, India).The first film he saw as a child, Bob Hope's Paleface, left a hunger for films that has not been sated with all the passing years. The critic who influenced him the most was Walter Benjamin, not a film critic but one of the truly great scholarly critics of the 20th century. The lesson the film critic learned from Benjamin is that all true art is subversive and unsettling.
Favorites:
Movie favorites (in no particular order):Dead Man/Beau Travail/Eyes Wide Shut/2001: A Space Odyssey/The Searchers/Dybbuk/Greed/Touch of Evil/The Passion of Joan of Arc/Eyes Without A Face.
Location:
Bennington, Vermont
Official Website:
http://dennisschwartzreviews.com/
The Legend of Ochi (2025)
80%
B-
“Enchanting but nonsensical family adventure/fantasy film.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 26, 2025
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Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025)
70%
C+
“The visuals look great, but the exhausting story is absurd.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 25, 2025
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That They May Face the Rising Sun (2023)
97%
A-
“A gentle film.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 24, 2025
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Most People Die on Sundays (2024)
B
“Quirky and meandering drama.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 23, 2025
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Jane Got a Gun (2016)
42%
B-
“A standard western.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 22, 2025
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The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
96%
A-
“A provocative re-imagining of the classic fairy tale.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 21, 2025
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Sinners (2025)
98%
A-
“Gives us a good idea of what life was like during the Jim Crow period in the Deep South.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 20, 2025
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Slanted (2025)
82%
B
“A bold satirical teen comedy turned into a body horror film that's rife with black comedy.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 19, 2025
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Water for Life (2023)
B+
“Passionate activist documentary on the importance of water as a global life and death issue.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 18, 2025
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The Quiet Ones (2025)
42%
C+
“Disappointing true heist story from Denmark.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 18, 2025
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The Wedding Banquet (2025)
88%
B
“An entertaining LGBT pic for all sorts of viewers.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 17, 2025
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The Life List (2025)
45%
C+
“A feel-good rom/com.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 17, 2025
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
88%
C+
“A rather blah film.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 16, 2025
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Another Simple Favor (2025)
81%
B
“To enjoy this pic you have to roll with its absurdities.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 16, 2025
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Fight or Flight (2025)
100%
B
“For action pic fans, this a flight worth taking.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 15, 2025
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Magic Hour (2025)
B-
“A heartfelt indie romantic tale.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 15, 2025
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Gunslingers (2025)
5%
C-
“It's a drab film with a large body count.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 14, 2025
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825 Forest Road (2025)
38%
C
“A flawed but entertaining paranormal horror pic.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 13, 2025
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The Safe House (2025)
C+
“A series of vignettes relating to everyday events.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 12, 2025
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The Amateur (2025)
61%
C
“A preposterous film.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 11, 2025
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State of Grace (1990)
85%
B
“A well-acted, lyrically written and solid thriller.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 9, 2025
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Invention (2024)
94%
B
“A wonky work of docufiction.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 9, 2025
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The Woman in the Yard (2025)
44%
C+
“More fitting as a folklore than a horror tale.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 8, 2025
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Screamboat (2025)
48%
C
“Exploitation splatter pic that's neither funny or scary.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 7, 2025
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Into the Deep (2025)
24%
C
“No Jaws.” –
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Apr 7, 2025
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