Jules Brenner
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
Movie reviews from the heart of Hollywood
Roma (2018)
96%
2.4/5
“The astounding size of the purse to promote "Roma" paid off with a nomination and other awards, but it buys me little appreciation except for the downright beauty of the black and white imagery.” –
Cinema Signals
Apr 12, 2019
Full Review
The Others (2001)
84%
3/4
“The visual delights of horror filmmaking are all extremely well realized by the low-key, modulated lighting of Spanish Cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe, displaying mastery of his medium in a setting and story that amply provide the opportunities.” –
Cinema Signals
Oct 29, 2018
Full Review
On Body and Soul (2017)
90%
4/5
“A bit long in the telling, or may just feel that way, but very involving for romantics and arthouse types despite or because of its air of restraint, emptiness and hope--not to say, loving originality.” –
Cinema Signals
May 4, 2018
Full Review
Baby Driver (2017)
92%
4/5
“Breakneck auto action matched with a stirring sound track, plus a freshly conceived central character -- this joy ride will keep a hip audience strapped to their seats.” –
Cinema Signals
Apr 17, 2018
Full Review
Wind River (2017)
87%
4/5
“Sheridan leaves little doubt about the psychological depth he aims to join to criminality. Renner's low key competence and authority supports that and says much about his growing suitability for this kind of role .” –
Cinema Signals
Jan 26, 2018
Full Review
The Shape of Water (2017)
92%
2.5/5
“For me, this manner of finding your beloved pretty much died with the tide.” –
Cinema Signals
Jan 6, 2018
Full Review
Wonder Wheel (2017)
31%
3/5
“If there are acts in a filmmaker's career, "Wonder Wheel" may be a sign that the auteur is in the last act of a prolific, ofttimes brilliant one.” –
Cinema Signals
Dec 14, 2017
Full Review
La La Land (2016)
91%
3.5/5
“Any concerns about the experimental nature of this film fantasy are blown away by the sheer talent and attractiveness of the stars.” –
Cinema Signals
Dec 25, 2016
Full Review
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
74%
4/5
“The ever fertile mind and imagination of Ms JK Rowlings opens a portal to a world of hilarious anthropomorphism and high eccentricity.” –
Cinema Signals
Dec 22, 2016
Full Review
Miss Sloane (2016)
76%
4/5
“The message that resonates is that drama belongs to the combative.” –
Cinema Signals
Dec 2, 2016
Full Review
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
84%
4.2/5
“A feel-good biopic about a WWII pacifist who earns the Congressional Medal of Honor with shots of morphine and a will of cast iron. Nominations could be part of the film's earnings.” –
Cinema Signals
Nov 24, 2016
Full Review
Love & Friendship (2016)
96%
3.5/5
“The trick for Beckinsale was to make it stylish and comedic enough to maintain audience sympathy for such an inscrutable demon, which is actually a bit of an acting tightrope to walk.” –
Cinema Signals
Nov 5, 2016
Full Review
Long Way North (2015)
98%
3/5
“With animation art that is both minimalist and fascinating, the girl power throbs in this old-timey riff on courage and adventure. To a teen and under, the motive and the wonderment will take you far.” –
Cinema Signals
Oct 21, 2016
Full Review
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
90%
4/5
“Marvel, with its comic strip cool, Industrial Light & Magic control of gravity, what may be the largest ensemble of characters in its movie history and visual artistry, has done it again.” –
Cinema Signals
May 30, 2016
Full Review
The Trust (2016)
62%
3/5
“A bit of light larceny and a trippy ride-along with more than a little magical realism featuring an outlandish interpretation by Nicolas Cage of a corrupt detective who mentors and depraves a junior officer with off-the-charts avarice.” –
Cinema Signals
May 14, 2016
Full Review
Spotlight (2015)
97%
4/5
“Near-breathless high-tension performances from a fully immersed ensemble, each member conveying an unflagging determination to unveil the breadth of degeneracy.” –
Cinema Signals
Feb 28, 2016
Full Review
The Hateful Eight (2015)
74%
2.5/5
“I'm left hoping that the sage of violent cinema will get back his former edge of ingenuity for something less toxic.” –
Cinema Signals
Jan 12, 2016
Full Review
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
93%
4/5
“The creative team is to be commended for a franchise resurrection that catches the spirit of what knocked the socks off a prior generation of galactic film fans. Epic entertainment. Epic movie event.” –
Cinema Signals
Jan 3, 2016
Full Review
The Revenant (2015)
78%
4/5
“In a rare performance that intertwines the character with an appreciation of what the actor had to do to achieve it, DiCaprio sets a new standard of physical sacrifice for the realization of a role.” –
Cinema Signals
Dec 28, 2015
Full Review
The Big Short (2015)
89%
3/5
“Told the way it is, the story is both expose' and entertainment. The traders taking the biggest profits come off as sympathetic heroes. We tend to like stories about underestimated people who get the last laugh or which expose corruption in high places.” –
Cinema Signals
Dec 14, 2015
Full Review
The Peanuts Movie (2015)
87%
2.5/5
“The movie is composed of brief little episodes that seem to simulate comic strip panels but the style makes the film tiresome.” –
Cinema Signals
Dec 5, 2015
Full Review
Youth (2015)
72%
4/5
“Sorrentino mixes issues of mortality with ironic understatement and satiric wit in his unrushed vacation itinerary.” –
Cinema Signals
Nov 22, 2015
Full Review
Bridge of Spies (2015)
91%
4.5/5
“A riveting tale spun around a relationship between a spy and a lawyer. Hanks and Rylance produce a chemistry that makes history boil with intrigue.” –
Cinema Signals
Nov 2, 2015
Full Review
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation (2015)
94%
3.5/5
“The clumsy technical skill and James Bond promotion were trumped by the actors. They were doing their best every minute and, in the final analysis, made it fun.” –
Cinema Signals
Oct 26, 2015
Full Review
The Martian (2015)
91%
4/5
“Damon has a "care for me" gene that (one can argue) makes him one of the MVPs in Hollywood and he just takes us along with him on a ride that I, for one, wouldn't have missed.” –
Cinema Signals
Oct 14, 2015
Full Review
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