Martin Knelman
Martin Knelman's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
90%
“The fact that it cannot, beyond a certain point, be verbalized is proof not that it's a mess but that it is so perfectly, sensuously cinematic that its experience is not easily translated into a linear medium of communication.” –
Toronto Star
Apr 9, 2025
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Planet of the Apes (1968)
86%
“An old-fashioned anything-goes hair-raiser that takes us back to the Saturday afternoon of childhood, when we could like movies without feeling compelled to explain why. As black comedy, it's an elbow-in-the-ribs triumph of excess.
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Toronto Star
May 2, 2024
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Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
82%
“The performers achieve a marvelous improvisational quality; while they're all good, it's Elliott Gould who walks away with the movie, coming into his own as a light comedian.” –
Globe and Mail
Jun 15, 2022
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Natasha (2015)
100%
3/4
“The movie succeeds because of its haunting lead performances.” –
Toronto Star
May 6, 2016
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Borealis (2015)
60%
3.5/4
“On the surface it seems like a chronicle about desperate people and troubled lives. Yet it's full of rich comic moments and euphoric revelations.” –
Toronto Star
Apr 7, 2016
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Al Purdy Was Here (2015)
100%
3.5/4
“Brian D. Johnson makes a strong transformation from Maclean's film critic to documentary director with this engaging account of the late Al Purdy, the colourful rebel poet who became a CanLit star.” –
Toronto Star
Dec 3, 2015
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The Forger (2014)
9%
2/4
“This limply directed tale emerges as a case study of an all too familiar type of art crime: the making of bad movies.” –
Toronto Star
Apr 23, 2015
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Fed Up (2014)
80%
3.5/4
“A compelling wake-up call in the form of a feature-length documentary.” –
Toronto Star
May 8, 2014
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