Lael Loewenstein
Tomatometer-approved critic
Valiant One (2025)
31%
“Fairly engaging and pretty well done. Low budget, but well done.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Feb 11, 2025
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Love Me (2024)
47%
“There might be some interesting ideas behind it, but it was weird and didn't work for me. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Feb 11, 2025
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You're Cordially Invited (2025)
48%
“The movie really dumbs down to its audience and assumes they're not capable of understanding weddings, wedding movies, or comedies.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Feb 11, 2025
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Dog Man (2025)
80%
“I had very low expectations of Dog Man, and I was pleasantly surprised... There's a sweetness and a tenderness. The movie had heart.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Feb 11, 2025
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Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2024)
95%
“A well-considered, thoughtful look at her career and life. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Feb 11, 2025
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Companion (2025)
93%
“A nice piece of counter programming for Valentine's Day, for people who don't want some mushy romantic movie but something a little funny, a little bit off and dark. An absolutely impressive debut by Drew Hancock.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Feb 11, 2025
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Daruma (2023)
100%
“There's a quirky charm to this film. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Dec 5, 2024
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The World According to Allee Willis (2024)
100%
“Wow, this is a fascinating and weird person to make a movie about... You do get a sense that she's a really unique, amazing person. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Dec 5, 2024
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Elton John: Never Too Late (2024)
77%
“It's an awful lot to shove in, and a lot is left out. But there are wonderful things, including a performance with John Lennon. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Dec 5, 2024
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All We Imagine as Light (2024)
100%
“A lyrical, meditative, beautiful, sad but also hopeful story of sisterhood. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Dec 5, 2024
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Red One (2024)
30%
“It's worth hanging in there, because [Chris Evans and Dwayne Johnson] are just so fun to watch together. They know how to sell a big action movie.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Dec 4, 2024
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White Bird (2023)
76%
“A very serviceable telling of a story that we've seen one way or another many times before.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Nov 4, 2024
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Daytime Revolution (2024)
93%
“This was really fascinating... It really humanized John and Yoko.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Nov 4, 2024
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Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink (2023)
“A very important documentary.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Nov 4, 2024
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Blink (2024)
89%
“A really inspired premise, beautifully told... [But] it left me with some questions.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Nov 4, 2024
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The Outrun (2024)
82%
“An unfocused cluster of fragmented images that left me feeling as a viewer feeling disconnected and dissociative rather than invested in the character and her journey.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Nov 4, 2024
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Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
31%
“It felt like it was trying to be too many things all at once and didn't accomplish them. Having said that, Phoenix is always good.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Nov 4, 2024
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Paradise Is Burning (2023)
100%
“There's a real energy that's coursing through the film through this constantly roving, moving camera. You never feel like you can sit still, and that's appropriate to the content of this film.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Sep 17, 2024
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The Cowboy and the Queen (2023)
“A tender, sweet and endearing story. ” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Sep 17, 2024
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His Three Daughters (2023)
98%
“Quite well directed and acted. Every one of the women is excellent.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Sep 17, 2024
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I'll Be Right There (2024)
86%
“[Director Brendan Walsh] keeps everything very contained but also simmering... A really excellent indie film.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Sep 17, 2024
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
75%
“I don't think the plot really hung together that much... But, having said that, Michael Keaton goes balls to the walls with this performance. He seems to be having so much fun.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Sep 16, 2024
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Confessions of a Good Samaritan (2023)
100%
“A fascinating window into that whole world and highlights the need for organ donation.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Jul 13, 2024
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The Mandela Effect Phenomenon (2024)
29%
“Unintentionally hilarious.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Jul 13, 2024
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The Secret Art of Human Flight (2023)
97%
“The best part of the film by far is Paul Raci.” –
FilmWeek (LAist)
Jul 13, 2024
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