Mallory Andrews
Tomatometer-approved critic
Possessor: Uncut (2020)
94%
“Cronenberg's germ of a thesis in Possessor about the precarious boundaries between our various identities is still one that I find compelling despite the film's shortcomings in fully exploring them.” –
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Jul 12, 2021
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Blood Quantum (2019)
90%
“Despite the tonal awkwardness, it is undeniable that Barnaby has, in his words, "indigenized zombies" and confronted viewers with uncomfortable truths about Canada's history...” –
Cinema Scope
Sep 17, 2020
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Knuckle City (2019)
100%
“Leading man Mantsai is an especially riveting screen presence, solid as a one-two punch.” –
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Sep 7, 2019
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Murmur (2019)
100%
“The film is methodical but never plodding or unengaging, working as both a character study and a procedural documentary about the day-to-day of shelter caretaking.” –
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Sep 7, 2019
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Black Conflux (2019)
100%
“Black Conflux shines when it shows, less so when it tells...nevertheless, Dorsey is clearly a filmmaker to keep an eye on in future.” –
Cinema Scope
Sep 6, 2019
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The Third Wife (2018)
88%
“It is commendable that Mayfair deftly enables May and her sister-wives to explore their own agencies and sexualities without ever using their suffering as window dressing to illustrate the film's gritty authenticity.” –
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Sep 11, 2018
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One Last Deal (2018)
82%
“His eventual redemption in the eyes of his family (and God?) is predictable. In other words...meh.” –
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Sep 11, 2018
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Halloween (2018)
79%
“While some of the in-jokes and nostalgic mood-setting come off as a little too pleased with their own cleverness, the real effectiveness of this iteration of Halloween is the engagement with the franchise's treatment of PTSD.” –
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Sep 11, 2018
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Retrospekt (2018)
33%
“As a study in trauma, Retrospekt is unfortunately shallow, leaning too hard into its narrative conceit to carry the film to its predictable conclusion.” –
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Sep 10, 2018
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Kingsway (2018)
45%
“Kingsway suffers from complete tonal whiplash.” –
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Sep 8, 2018
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Blind Spot (1947)
80%
“Billed as an indictment of social services and mental-health institutions, the film's depiction of grief is dully one-note.” –
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Sep 6, 2018
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Ava (2017)
97%
“Foroughi's shrewd filmmaking uses the frame to advantage: the tightening of Ava's constraints is matched by the tightening of the mise en scène around her.” –
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Aug 16, 2018
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Shoplifters (2018)
99%
“As an observer of the various dimensions and dynamics of families, [director Kore-eda Hirokazu] is a modern master.” –
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Jul 5, 2018
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Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
91%
“Clouds of Sils Maria is a career best for Stewart, going toe-to-toe with the always formidable Binoche.” –
Cinema Scope
Sep 25, 2017
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Women He's Undressed (2015)
91%
“Women He's Undressed strives to be a cheeky jaunt through Orry-Kelly's illustrious career, but the man himself would undoubtedly be horrified to have been caught dead in this off-the-rack dreck.” –
Cinema Scope
Sep 25, 2017
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We Monsters (2015)
“None of the characters react in ways that are recognizably human, nor even recognizably sociopathic in the case of Fautz's terrible histrionics as the eternally pouty Sarah.” –
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Sep 25, 2017
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Spear (2015)
“Spear plays out like a minimalist musical.” –
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Sep 25, 2017
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Keeper (2015)
“Despite its carefully applied art-house sheen-naturalistic long takes, shallow depth of field, and subdued palette-Keeper is nothing more than rote baby-mama drama.” –
Cinema Scope
Sep 25, 2017
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Ninth Floor (2015)
100%
“Ninth Floor is worth a look-especially considering how the decades-old news footage looks painfully similar to contemporary images of racial unrest in Ferguson and beyond.” –
Cinema Scope
Sep 25, 2017
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Summertime (2015)
92%
“Overall, the film is a fairly typical retread of the lesbian-falls-for-straight-woman narrative.” –
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Sep 25, 2017
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In the Blood (2014)
“If the contrast between bad man-child/good doctor is supposed to be complex and compelling, it's all over too quickly to leave any lasting impression. T'is but a flesh wound.” –
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Sep 25, 2017
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Forever Pure (2016)
“That it is a female eye peering into the dark side of male-dominated sports fandom is especially compelling, as it astutely appreciates how quickly macho posturing can into heinous bullying.” –
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Sep 25, 2017
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City of Tiny Lights (2016)
61%
“There's hardboiled and then there's just a waste of perfectly good eggs; City of Tiny Lights is regrettably the latter.” –
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Sep 25, 2017
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A Decent Woman (2016)
60%
“It is fun at first, but the gag eventually wears thin.” –
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Sep 25, 2017
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Tulipani: Love, Honour and a Bicycle (2017)
50%
“Tulipani, Love etc. mistakes whimsicality for significance.” –
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Sep 25, 2017
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