Laura Clifford
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
Reeling: The Movie Review Show has been produced by Robin and Laura Clifford at the Malden, Massachusetts cable access television station, MA온라인카지노추천, since March 16,1991. Reeling is also cablecast around Greater Boston and across the country. It is also available for streaming on Vimeo and at https://www.reelingreviews.com/.
Robin and Laura have attended film courses at Emerson College and workshops in 16 mm film production at the Boston Film and Video Foundation.
Favorites:
Red
Sid and Nancy
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
The Decalogue
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Being There
The Wizard of Oz
Official Website:
http://www.reelingreviews.com
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (2024)
94%
B
“the romantic comedy as coming of age story for a woman who's put her life on ice until she learns how to melt.
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May 15, 2025
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
80%
B-
“something of a letdown, pushing the impossibility of the mission to such extremes over and over that the whole thing becomes preposterous, rendered with a solemnity unrelieved by humor and exacerbated by Max Aruj and Alfie Godfrey's score...
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May 15, 2025
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Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted (2024)
100%
A-
“...uses unconventional methods to tell us a fascinating musical history. And it's just a plain old great hang.
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May 15, 2025
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Sister Midnight (2024)
96%
B+
“This uproariously funny, completely bonkers feature debut...utilizes everything from camera movement, editing, silent screen acting techniques and eclectic musical selections to create a comedic atmosphere for its audacious heroine.” –
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May 13, 2025
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Mission: Impossible II (2000)
57%
C+
“"M:I-2" is more entertaining than the more recent Bond films and its own predecessor and certainly doesn't lag, but it's all too apparent that even two good cooks may be too many.
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May 7, 2025
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Compensation (1999)
93%
B+
“the film's greater achievement is its use of archival photography to weave in specific histories of the past and then-present and silent film techniques which lend themselves to the deaf experience...a major rediscovery
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May 6, 2025
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Fight or Flight (2024)
77%
B
“The fledgling feature filmmaking team of director James Madigan and writers Brooks McLaren and D.J. Cotrona deliver the action comedy "Bullet Train" only dreamed of being, Josh Hartnett exhibiting tons of charisma in the lead.” –
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May 6, 2025
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Friendship (2024)
89%
B
“tackles male friendship with a cringe comedy pairing one man who hides his insecurities with another whose confidence is misplaced...can be a little scattershot, but when it hits its mark it's glorious.” –
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May 6, 2025
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Watch the Skies (2022)
82%
B-
“This 2022 Swedish film is being released in U.S. theaters as the first feature to use Flawless's Truesync AI dubbing process, which not only provides translation, but syncs the actors' lips to the new language...a fun romp” –
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May 5, 2025
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Sharp Corner (2024)
92%
C
“The result is frustrating, an intriguing concept hampered by far-fetched scenarios and a bizarrely off putting performance from Ben Foster.
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May 5, 2025
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Vulcanizadora (2024)
98%
B+
“This is a film that has elements of both James Wan's "Saw" and Kelly Reichert's "Old Joy," an indelible mix of friendship, doubt, despair and expiation.” –
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May 3, 2025
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Mission: Impossible (1996)
65%
C+
“"Mission Impossible" has two good scenes in a two hour film. ” –
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May 3, 2025
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The Surfer (2024)
86%
B
“another tale of Australian macho intimidation, one which director Lorcan Finnegan has stylized into something like the "Beach Blanket Bingo" version of "Wake in Fright"...It's an offbeat approach and for a while it works...” –
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Apr 29, 2025
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Thunderbolts* (2025)
88%
B-
“even though Marvel's latest doesn't really have anything new to offer...characters can make all the difference and "Thunderbolts" has the stellar, empathetic Florence Pugh...a mid-level Marvel with a top tier star” –
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Apr 29, 2025
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The Legend of Ochi (2025)
77%
B
“in this lovely fable about the glories of the natural world and the bond between a child and its mother, the rebellious Yuri is on a righteous path...a film whose musicality is its most essential ingredient.” –
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Apr 23, 2025
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The Accountant 2 (2025)
76%
B
“a twisty mystery almost grabbed from the headlines with its tale of sex-trafficking Salvadoran MS-13 gang members operating in the U.S. But the real emphasis of the film is the comedic reunion and strengthening relationship between the brothers” –
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Apr 21, 2025
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Fréwaka (2024)
95%
B+
“Writer/director Aislinn Clarke ("The Devil's Doorway") continues to explore Catholic repression in Ireland through the lens of the supernatural in her second feature, which evades the sophomore slump curse with its mastery of slow building dread.” –
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Apr 21, 2025
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On Swift Horses (2024)
51%
B-
“The film isn't very satisfying while you watch it, but it does have an odd staying power, mostly due to Elordi's performance and the American upheaval Minahan evokes.” –
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Apr 21, 2025
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The Shrouds (2024)
75%
C
“"Crimes of the Future" was a bit overstuffed with ideas, but "The Shrouds" 'spying-through-devices-placed-within-corpses-interred-by-GraveTech' is too far-fetched in its execution, derailing the film's momentum.” –
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Apr 17, 2025
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Sinners (2025)
97%
A-
“a career high...plays like the legend of blues musician Robert Johnson having sold his soul to the devil crossed with Roberto Rodriguez' "From Dusk Til Dawn" vampire rampage informed by the historical perspective of the Tulsa Race Massacre” –
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Apr 17, 2025
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The Wedding Banquet (2025)
88%
B-
“Cowriter/director Andrew Ahn ("Fire Island") modernizes Ang Lee's film, but the result plays like the made-for-television version, two separate couples and two matriarchs leading the film into too many sitcom situations.” –
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Apr 15, 2025
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The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
95%
B
“The Grimm Brothers' original Cinderella story had the stepsisters mutilate their feet to fit into her slipper...but Blichfeldt goes much further here, Elvira undergoing ghastly procedures you might be horrified to learn are based in historical fact” –
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Apr 15, 2025
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Drop (2025)
84%
C
“"Drop" ends up disappointing despite the general appeal of its concept, its charismatic leads and beautiful set design...a collection of cheap thrills.” –
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Apr 9, 2025
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The Amateur (2025)
60%
B
“...writers Ken Nolan and Gary Spinelli may leave a few holes and hanging plot threads, but director James Hawes and lead Rami Malek deliver a paranoid espionage thriller elevated by the psychology and palpable grief of its protagonist.” –
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Apr 8, 2025
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One to One: John & Yoko (2024)
90%
A-
“MacDonald has found a unique approach to reflect Ono's influence on Lennon, the couple's evolution as activists and how times have changed little...The whole is also grounded editorially by the couple's music...from stunning, newly restored footage” –
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Apr 5, 2025
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