Mark Medley
Mark Medley's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
The Booksellers (2019)
90%
3/4
“I finished the film and felt compelled to turn off the screen and pick up a book.” –
Globe and Mail
Mar 12, 2020
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Indian Horse (2017)
80%
2.5/4
“... for the most part the cast fails to support the weighty material. Still, the essence and importance of [Richard] Wagamese's book - both the brutality and the beauty - shines through, more vital than ever.” –
Globe and Mail
Sep 19, 2017
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The Children Act (2017)
74%
2.5/4
“[Emma] Thompson who carries the film, both literally - she's rarely off-screen - and emotionally; the burden of this particular case weighs down almost every line of dialogue, registers in almost every expression on her face.” –
Globe and Mail
Sep 11, 2017
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Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! (2017)
74%
3/4
“Vegans and animal lovers might have a tough time stomaching parts of the film.” –
Globe and Mail
Sep 11, 2017
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Mary Shelley (2018)
41%
2/4
“It's somewhat amusing - especially Tom Sturridge, who turns Lord Byron into poetry's version of Jack Sparrow - but immediately forgettable.” –
Globe and Mail
Sep 11, 2017
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On Chesil Beach (2017)
67%
3.5/4
“The lead actors are both marvellous... Yet the film's most impressive performance might come from director Dominic Cooke, who has delivered an assured, wistful debut.” –
Globe and Mail
Sep 8, 2017
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Let the Corpses Tan (2017)
74%
3.5/4
“It's a profoundly weird film but hypnotic nonetheless.” –
Globe and Mail
Sep 8, 2017
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The Dark Tower (2017)
16%
2.5/4
“The Dark Tower is King's ultimate roller coaster - twisting and stomach-clenching and terrifying but, above all, fun. If only this version was as thrilling a ride.” –
Globe and Mail
Aug 4, 2017
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Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017)
100%
2.5/4
“It's a by-the-numbers profile, complete with the requisite visit to his childhood home, but, partway through, it becomes a rather piercing portrait of a man constantly doubting himself.” –
Globe and Mail
Apr 26, 2017
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
74%
1.5/4
“At least the monsters, when compared with their co-stars, have some personality.” –
Globe and Mail
Nov 18, 2016
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Fire at Sea (2016)
95%
4/4
“Harrowing, heartbreaking and humane ...” –
Globe and Mail
Oct 21, 2016
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Unless (2016)
55%
2/4
“What worked in Shields's quiet, contemplative novel about a family in crisis falls flat on screen.” –
Globe and Mail
Oct 14, 2016
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
65%
3/4
“It's supremely silly and filled with crater-sized plot holes, but it's a profoundly moving film, too - about trauma, about loneliness, about aging and family.” –
Globe and Mail
Sep 30, 2016
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Om Shanti Om (2007)
80%
3/5
“At almost three hours long the film drags a bit, but you'll have more fun at Om Shanti Om than most of the Hollywood movies released today. Watching it, you can't help but smile.” –
Canada.com
May 1, 2015
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The 50 Year Argument (2014)
78%
3/4
“A fascinating look back on the major social and political events of the second half of the 20th century and early years of the 21st ...” –
Globe and Mail
Jan 23, 2015
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The Hurt Locker (2008)
96%
3.5/4
“The Hurt Locker is a difficult film to watch, brutal and unflinching. You never feel like you can invest in a character because the next second they could be blown away. The film ratches up the tension like few movies in recent memory.” –
National Post
Jun 26, 2009
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Open Season (2006)
48%
2.5/4
“The film wraps mindless cartoon violence and a few fart jokes around life lessons about friendship and responsibility. Kids should like it; parents won't mind it.” –
Globe and Mail
Sep 29, 2006
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All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)
46%
2.5/4
“Director Jonathan Levine's film displays an intelligence lacking in most teen slasher pics.” –
Globe and Mail
Sep 23, 2006
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Everyone's Hero (2006)
42%
2/4
“Everyone's Hero is an after-school special stretched to feature-film length.” –
Globe and Mail
Sep 15, 2006
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