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John Petkovic

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 91% A “It's worth seeing even if you don't know the secret language of Python. And it just might convince you to join the cult.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Apr 1, 2025 Full Review The Exorcist (1973) 78% “The Exorcist accomplishes what so few horrormeisters save Stephen King have managed: It sets sin and salvation not in the realm of graveyards and goblins, but in day-to-day life.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Sep 29, 2023 Full Review The Trial (1962) 84% “Welles' direction is the perfect accomplice to the nightmare, creating one surreal scene after another.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Feb 10, 2022 Full Review A German Youth (2015) 100% A “It's a compelling portrait that masterfully tracks down and assembles footage to document the radicalization of youth in a seemingly stable society on the verge of teetering into oblivion.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Feb 21, 2020 Full Review Richard Jewell (2019) 77% A- “Paul Walter Hauser is pitch-perfect at channeling Jewell, delivering one of the year's most compelling performances.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Dec 12, 2019 Full Review The Road (2018) 100% “A moving, impressionistic portrait of a man trying to survive chaos during wartime.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Nov 25, 2019 Full Review The Irishman (2019) 95% A “As the credits scrolled across the screen, I couldn't help but think that The Irishman is it. The crew is old in the tooth. The world is a different place. And you might as well end it with The Irishman -- a triumph filled will splendor and sorrow.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Nov 13, 2019 Full Review Dolemite Is My Name (2019) 97% A “Moore was hardly the Kung Fu master, but he managed to kick down a lot of doors on the road to becoming a somebody. Dolemite Is My Name is a valentine to that man, but also the dream and spirit he embodied.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Oct 15, 2019 Full Review Joker (2019) 68% B+ “Phoenix is brilliant at exploring the depths of his demise to his ascent to avenging angel gone horribly wrong. He punctuates every step with sneering laughter.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Oct 2, 2019 Full Review Ad Astra (2019) 83% A- “It's an intimate voyage into memory and existence -- one that Pitt is stellar in conveying.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Sep 20, 2019 Full Review Yesterday (2019) 63% B “Imagine there's no Beatles. It's not so easy if you try. But Boyle is deft at pulling it off with this romantic comedy that ventures into The Twilight Zone and comes out of it with light-hearted laughs.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Jun 28, 2019 Full Review Dogman (2018) 84% “Fonte is brilliant in his portrayal of a hapless weakling, trying to scrape and deal and survive amid a society of derelicts. Pesce skillfully transforms his character from thug to a sort of rabid attack dog that preys on the fear of townsfolk.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Apr 4, 2019 Full Review Captive State (2019) 42% B “"Captive World" is effective at creating an environment and stocking it with characters; less so with weaving them together with a compelling narrative.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Mar 15, 2019 Full Review Climax (2018) 69% B- “At times, "Climax" cuts a bloody slice of ultra-violent horror that resides somewhere between "Suspiria" and "Salo." Ah, but this is Noe's psychedelic rave -- one that will no doubt be heralded by some and hated by others.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Mar 15, 2019 Full Review Mandy (2018) 90% A “Makes you realize how much deep physical and psychological weight Cage has to offer when he's unleashed with a script that has his back.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Sep 20, 2018 Full Review A Trip to the Moon (1902) 100% B “But it's fun for a whimsical getaway that will take you away from reality for a 87 minutes.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Apr 11, 2018 Full Review Control (Het Tweede Gelaat) (2017) B “But the cinematography and pacing are solid and fans of the genre will find it this killing spree entertaining.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Apr 9, 2018 Full Review If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd (2018) 100% A “Like many of the Slynyrd's lyrics, such simple words convey powerful passion to rock 'n' rebel. "If I Leave Here Tomorrow" captures it all well.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Apr 5, 2018 Full Review War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) 94% A- “While it might be loaded with technology, it has been tamed to serve the story -- even if the humans in it are a bunch of cretins.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Jul 13, 2017 Full Review The Survivalist (2015) 96% A- “Who knows how it will end, if it will at all. But we do know this: The Survivalist rolls out a uniquely personal vision and makes for a stellar debut by Irish writer-director Stephen Fingleton.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Jun 8, 2017 Full Review Salt and Fire (2016) 33% B- “Salt and Fire, you see, is well-made folly. And like cult camp classics of yore, it rolls out enough portent and absurdity to leave you snickering.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Apr 28, 2017 Full Review David Lynch: The Art Life (2016) 90% A- “While David Lynch: The Art Life might seem all too normal at first, it remains true to itself while getting (surprise, surprise) more than a tad odd as it goes along.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Apr 19, 2017 Full Review Frantz (2016) 91% A- “This is no war movie. This is no romance. It's something in between... as always seems to be the case with one of cinema's most eclectic stylists and idiosyncratic voices.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Apr 12, 2017 Full Review Nightlife (2016) A- “Pia Zemljic is stellar as the individual seeking answers but trapped in a web of people telling her, "I don't know."” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Apr 7, 2017 Full Review Murderous Tales (2016) B “At times, the show gets a bit clever. But Murderous Tales manages to save the day with its panache and, yes, its puppet prowess.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Apr 7, 2017 Full Review
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