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Sophia Ciminello

Sophia Ciminello's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Biography:

Sophia is a lifelong film enthusiast who considers herself a scholar of Best Actress winners, the films of Paul Thomas Anderson, and 1970s cinema. She hosts and produces the podcast “Oscar Wild,” where she celebrates her love of cinema with retrospectives, deep dives on all 23 Oscar categories, and interviews with directors and creatives. She thanks her mother for her love of Old Hollywood and her father for letting her stay up late to watch the Oscars when she was in preschool. Her favorite Best Picture winners are All About Eve and Ordinary People. You can follow her on Twitter @sophia_cim.

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Black Bag (2025) 96% B+ “As the three couples dine, screenwriter David Koepp (Mission: Impossible, Panic Room) turns the story into a cocktail of The Thin Man and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, with a little bit of The Traitors sprinkled in.” – AwardsWatch Mar 6, 2025 Full Review Nosferatu (2024) 84% A “It’s a dark undercurrent that runs through Nosferatu, Robert Eggers’ masterful reimagining of the classic gothic tale and its folkloric origins.” – AwardsWatch Dec 2, 2024 Full Review Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) 100% A- “...instead of completely rebooting or recycling ideas, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl captures the magic of the earlier entries while introducing a new generation to the animation style and characters of the past.” – AwardsWatch Oct 31, 2024 Full Review Here (2024) 37% D “Despite the clear commitment to depicting every historical event possible, Here is reduced to an intergenerational family drama, an expensive sitcom where characters from the past and present wander on and off stage in front of a live studio audience.” – AwardsWatch Oct 28, 2024 Full Review Maria (2024) 75% A- “Larraín knows that Jolie’s movie star persona allows her to access the clash of the public and the private to an even stronger degree than her predecessors, but he doesn’t simply rely on the audience’s knowledge of her celebrity to craft the narrative.” – AwardsWatch Oct 1, 2024 Full Review The Brutalist (2024) 93% A “Brody has never been better, capturing facets of Lázsló’s genius and an underlying bitterness that only grows more apparent as the film and the Doylestown project progress.” – AwardsWatch Sep 27, 2024 Full Review The Outrun (2024) 82% B “Despite the script’s somewhat tricky narrative structure, Ronan is towering in the role, illustrating Rona as a young woman who is ferocious and delicate, vulnerable and strong.” – AwardsWatch Sep 5, 2024 Full Review The End (2024) 56% C “The songs are unmemorable, repetitive, and mostly fall flat.” – AwardsWatch Sep 4, 2024 Full Review Nickel Boys (2024) 91% A “The film’s impressionistic style recalls Ross’s groundbreaking work in his Academy Award-nominated documentary, Hale County This Morning, This Evening, yet feels like an even more clarified exploration of person and place in Nickel Boys.” – AwardsWatch Sep 2, 2024 Full Review Alien: Romulus (2024) 80% C+ “The best horror films use genre convention as a Trojan horse to introduce and comment on relevant political themes plaguing people in the current landscape. Alien: Romulus only lightly scratches the surface.” – AwardsWatch Aug 14, 2024 Full Review Back to Black (2024) 35% D “The horrific struggles of Amy’s life are well-documented, and for a film titled after an album, it’s baffling how little time Taylor-Johnson spends on Amy’s creative process and songwriting prowess” – AwardsWatch Apr 15, 2024 Full Review Drive-Away Dolls (2024) 63% B “Drive-Away Dolls works because of its comedic confidence and the ease between Qualley and Viswanathan, but it still feels a bit incomplete. Perhaps that feeling simply comes from knowing what the Coens’ work can feel like when collaborating as a pair.” – AwardsWatch Feb 21, 2024 Full Review Lisa Frankenstein (2024) 52% B- “While Lisa Frankenstein may lack the punch and polish required to deem it an instant classic, Williams and Cody have crafted a memorable coming-of-age horror comedy for a new generation.” – AwardsWatch Feb 7, 2024 Full Review Napoleon (2023) 58% C- “The script, penned by David Scarpa, can’t quite decide if it’s a drama, a comedy (there are at least two height-related jokes), or a farce. The seriousness combined with the comedic dialogue sometimes causes the film to venture into camp territory.” – AwardsWatch Nov 15, 2023 Full Review Freud's Last Session (2023) 44% C- “Hopkins and Goode have such a strong dynamic that it’s a shame Brown chooses to cut away to the thinly drawn subplots featuring minor characters.” – AwardsWatch Oct 31, 2023 Full Review Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) 93% A “In crafting Killers of the Flower Moon, Scorsese ensures that the pain and grief experienced by the Osage during the “Reign of Terror” will never be forgotten.” – AwardsWatch Oct 17, 2023 Full Review Priscilla (2023) 84% A- “Coppola shows the genesis of Priscilla’s identity as a woman bound to that shadow of a larger-than-life persona while separating her from it onscreen in real time. ” – AwardsWatch Oct 11, 2023 Full Review Maestro (2023) 78% A- “We don’t see a collection of the greatest hits when we reflect on our lives. Instead, we remember those specific memories of joy and suffering that made us feel the most alive. Bernstein wanted to share his life and his music with the world.” – AwardsWatch Oct 9, 2023 Full Review Foe (2023) 24% C- “It’s a shame that the script can’t manage the world-building and character development, as Mescal and Ronan are so well-suited to tackle a thorny marriage drama. ” – AwardsWatch Oct 1, 2023 Full Review Wildcat (2023) 59% B “Hawke understands that the best way to understand an artist is through their work. This film not only accomplishes that, but it also succeeds in introducing viewers to the complexities of Flannery O’Connor’s work. ” – AwardsWatch Sep 7, 2023 Full Review Saltburn (2023) 71% A “Fennell bravely holds up a mirror to the audience and says, "What if I didn't move the camera away and just let you watch your most depraved thoughts manifest onscreen?"” – AwardsWatch Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Nyad (2023) 85% C+ “Annette Bening is fierce as Diana, once again proving she is one of the greatest living actresses. Foster is the heart of NYAD as she discovers and embodies the warmth, athleticism, and humor of Bonnie. ” – AwardsWatch Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Barbie (2023) 88% A- “While Barbie focuses on the world’s most iconic doll and society’s relationship to her constructed meaning, Gerwig slyly makes a movie about what it means to be alive.” – AwardsWatch Jul 18, 2023 Full Review The Miracle Club (2023) 68% B “While The Miracle Club feels more committed to reaching a heartwarming, preachy conclusion about forgiveness than thoughtfully exploring its themes, audiences can still be charmed by its beautiful visuals and strong lead performances. ” – AwardsWatch Jul 10, 2023 Full Review Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) 95% A- “In its truest essence, Spider-Man is about love, death, family, grief, and how all of these pieces of life intersect when we’re too young to have it all figured out yet. ” – AwardsWatch May 31, 2023 Full Review
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