Erica Abeel
Tomatometer-approved critic
Anora (2024)
93%
“Anora is no Pretty Woman. ” –
Arts Fuse
Oct 27, 2024
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Home (2008)
93%
“This original but overlong fable about a family menaced by industrial progress captures fears about a planet out of control.” –
Film Journal International
Mar 29, 2024
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The Zone of Interest (2023)
93%
“Glazer’s impeccable technique captures humanity’s capacity for evil obliquely, like a black sun you can’t stare into. Zone is an essential experience.” –
Arts Fuse
Oct 12, 2023
Full Review
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
96%
“Triet has pulled off an impressive feat: housing a marital implosion and literary matters within the frame of a whodunit -- anchored by a new type of heroine. Fall marks the arrival of a master filmmaker.” –
Arts Fuse
Oct 12, 2023
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Test Drive (2017)
“Flawed though it may be -- and why must a film be “perfect”? -- Triangle remains a welcome addition to the Östlund canon. Having picked up tidbits about his next project -- likely a demolition of the donor class -- I’m prepared to love it.” –
Arts Fuse
Jul 13, 2023
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Triangle of Sadness (2022)
72%
“Flawed though it may be -- and why must a film be “perfect”? -- Triangle remains a welcome addition to the Östlund canon. Having picked up tidbits about his next project -- likely a demolition of the donor class -- I’m prepared to love it.” –
Arts Fuse
Oct 14, 2022
Full Review
Tár (2022)
91%
“A gripping character study anchored by an astonishing turn from Blanchett.” –
Arts Fuse
Oct 10, 2022
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Stars at Noon (2022)
62%
“Now in her 70s, Denis has made a youthful film about a full-throttle, doomed romance. That’s maybe the secret of its spell; if we haven’t been there, we wish we had.” –
Arts Fuse
Oct 6, 2022
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The Northman (2022)
90%
“A rude, bloody, hyper-violent Viking saga like nothing you’ve ever seen.” –
Arts Fuse
Apr 27, 2022
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Both Sides of the Blade (2021)
84%
“I won’t reveal how it all plays out except to say that while the credits roll Denis slyly inserts a denouement both comforting and wise.” –
Arts Fuse
Mar 18, 2022
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C'mon C'mon (2021)
94%
“Phoenix is so watchable you root for him at every stage of the journey. It's also the director's craft and artistic canniness that makes this film worthwhile.” –
Arts Fuse
Nov 24, 2021
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Red Rocket (2021)
90%
“The moment the credits rolled after Red Rocket, the new film from Sean Baker, I wanted to rush home and take a shower.” –
Arts Fuse
Nov 4, 2021
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Parallel Mothers (2021)
96%
“An odd thing for a critic to say -- it's best if you suspend critical judgment of this film, and simply allow its wayward momentum to bear you along.” –
Arts Fuse
Oct 15, 2021
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Crisis (2021)
66%
“Crisis displays a sophisticated understanding of how the long, scaly tentacles of corporate power reach into unsuspected corners.” –
Arts Fuse
Mar 5, 2021
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The World to Come (2020)
74%
“The best reason to see World is the performance of Katherine Waterston as Abigail. What a magical, compelling actress.” –
Arts Fuse
Feb 5, 2021
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Let Them All Talk (2020)
87%
“It's immensely entertaining to watch these skilled performers wing it.” –
Arts Fuse
Dec 30, 2020
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The Climb (2019)
90%
“With its insights into the less inspiring byways of the male psyche, The Climb is very much a guy movie. Yet any woman who's observed a bunch of dudes huddled together and cracking open the Bud Light while watching the [NFL] will "get" this film.” –
Arts Fuse
Nov 12, 2020
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French Exit (2020)
65%
“Defiant and tonally offbeat, French Exit mirrors, in a sense, its female protagonist, who doesn't give a damn what the world thinks of her.” –
Arts Fuse
Oct 23, 2020
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The Traitor (2019)
86%
“What ultimately makes the film worth watching is its epic sweep, the deft way Bellocchio and his below-the-credits team carve out the dramatic highlights of the 20-year war with the Cosa Nostra.” –
Arts Fuse
Feb 15, 2020
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1917 (2019)
88%
“1917 is a stupendous war movie about WWI that's quite unlike any other in the canon.” –
Arts Fuse
Jan 9, 2020
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Little Women (2019)
95%
“Gerwig's brilliant cast succeed in making Women a feel-good escapist movie with brains.” –
Arts Fuse
Dec 19, 2019
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A Hidden Life (2019)
82%
“A Hidden Life raises filmmaking to heights that will thrill Malick fans, thanks, in part, to the camera work of his D.P., Jorg Widmer.” –
Arts Fuse
Dec 12, 2019
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Marriage Story (2019)
95%
“Perhaps there's a second, even more intriguing story, lurking like a palimpsest behind Marriage Story. Still, viewers should enjoy the phenomenally crafted tale.” –
Arts Fuse
Nov 27, 2019
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
97%
“Portrait is a masterly work of historical realism done in high-flying poetic style.” –
Arts Fuse
Nov 1, 2019
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The Lighthouse (2019)
90%
“You'll not soon see another film so rich in cultural references. Visually, The Lighthouse is a knockout.” –
Arts Fuse
Nov 1, 2019
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