Jen Johans
Tomatometer-approved critic
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
86%
“Aside from what I can only describe a perilously weak conclusion, the premise is terrific and the cast are all first-rate, elevating it to the level of forgotten Disney Family Classic.” –
Film Intuition
Mar 19, 2025
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Sundown (2021)
78%
“My biggest takeaway from Sundown is how close it came to greatness before it all fell apart.” –
Film Intuition
Jan 19, 2022
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Single All the Way (2021)
70%
“[This] sharply written, sweet-natured gay Netflix holiday romcom gives us a fresh look at a familiar genre.” –
Film Intuition
Dec 2, 2021
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A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
83%
“A stellar technical achievement from these talented craftsmen, even if it doesn't fully work for me as a film overall.” –
Film Intuition
Nov 29, 2021
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A Castle for Christmas (2021)
75%
“A bumpy yet nonetheless, above-average cheery holiday romance.” –
Film Intuition
Nov 29, 2021
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Breakdown (1997)
83%
“Clocking in at roughly ninety minutes, Mostow's film plays like a gritty yet glossy entry into the universally relatable Ordinary Person in Extraordinary Peril subgenre” –
Film Intuition
Oct 13, 2021
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The Velvet Underground (2021)
98%
“told with so much affection, color, and vigor that it immediately draws you in with its too much too-muchness.” –
Film Intuition
Oct 13, 2021
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The Guilty (2021)
74%
“The new "Guilty" is utterly overstuffed, both with the baggage of Joe and the gravity of America in the present moment.” –
Film Intuition
Sep 29, 2021
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I'm Your Man (2021)
95%
“Humanistic and true.” –
Film Intuition
Sep 22, 2021
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Final Set (2020)
86%
“As invested in the human story as it is in its tennis.” –
Film Intuition
Aug 25, 2021
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Raging Fire (2021)
90%
“Ultra stylish in that glossy Hong Kong way where even the ultraviolence is beautiful.” –
Film Intuition
Aug 19, 2021
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The Dry (2021)
90%
“[The Dry] boasts one of Bana's strongest and most introspective turns in years...” –
Film Intuition
May 18, 2021
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Riders of Justice (2020)
96%
“[An] unorthodox holiday revenge dramedy.” –
Film Intuition
May 17, 2021
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Wrath of Man (2021)
68%
“[A] stealthily efficient '70s style heist revenge movie.” –
Film Intuition
May 6, 2021
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Run (2020)
88%
“To a large extent, "Run" plays like gangbusters.” –
Film Intuition
Apr 30, 2021
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The Courier (2020)
85%
“An altogether underwhelming, workmanlike endeavor” –
Film Intuition
Mar 25, 2021
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