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Zeba Blay

Zeba Blay's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).

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You People (2023) 39% “You People is focused less on character or story and more on its central idea.” – Jezebel Jan 27, 2023 Full Review T-Rex (2015) 100% “If other boxing narratives have focused on the simplistic beauty of the American Dream, this documentary strives to explore the far messier complexities of it, the myth of it” – Shadow and Act Sep 15, 2022 Full Review Spies of Mississippi (2014) “Spies of Mississippi is as cohesive as it is engaging, another interesting portrait of a time in our past too often regarded as a sort of ancient history.” – Shadow and Act Sep 14, 2022 Full Review Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013) 64% “What’s left is a good performance by Benjamin, some interesting set pieces, and the general feeling that something, still, is missing.” – Shadow and Act Sep 14, 2022 Full Review Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014) 63% “A history reaching far back into the past and shining a light on those who paved the way for everyone, all of us, to affirm our own identities through the images we take of ourselves and each other.” – Shadow and Act Sep 14, 2022 Full Review Keep on Keepin' On (2014) 98% “Keep on Keepin’ On is a poignant if slow meditation on music, life, and legacy.” – Shadow and Act Sep 14, 2022 Full Review Belle (2013) 84% “Belle forms a rather interesting complement to another Fox Searchlight property, Steve McQueen’s much lauded 12 Years a Slave...” – Shadow and Act Sep 13, 2022 Full Review Five Star (2014) 75% “Five Star is a compelling portrait, and a refreshing take on a setting and characters too often sensationalized.” – Shadow and Act Sep 13, 2022 Full Review Girlhood (2014) 96% “Girlhood is vital, a reminder that there is so much more to be said, so much more beauty and complexity to be explored, in the coming-of-age story.” – Shadow and Act Sep 13, 2022 Full Review The Keeping Room (2014) 75% “Despite its few narrative flaws, The Keeping Room is a necessary addition to on screen depictions of the American Civil War...” – Shadow and Act Sep 13, 2022 Full Review Black & White (2014) “The final nail in the coffin – a Jason Mraz song plays us out, the folk singer crooning out the cringe-inducing lyrics...” – Shadow and Act Sep 13, 2022 Full Review Something Necessary (2013) “Imperfect as it is, what makes the film and this scene in particular so powerful is its emphasis on the fact that Anne’s story, all stories, deserve to be heard...” – Shadow and Act Sep 13, 2022 Full Review Virunga (2014) 100% “Virunga's biggest strength lies in never attempting to be one kind of documentary. There's an element of uncertainty, a sense of anxiety that one feels watching the film as at any moment it feels that something will go horribly wrong.” – Shadow and Act Jul 3, 2018 Full Review 1982 (2013) 78% “Enough cannot be said for how refreshing it is to see characters like these relate, interact, and grow with one another on screen.” – Shadow and Act Mar 19, 2018 Full Review Mother of George (2013) 91% “It's the technical end of Mother of George that truly elevates the film.” – Shadow and Act Aug 15, 2017 Full Review Elephant's Dream (2014) “In the pantheon of documentaries about the Congo, Elephant's Dream is an imperfect but incredibly necessary addition.” – Shadow and Act Apr 20, 2017 Full Review Brazilian Western (2013) “Westerns are often about good vs. bad, right vs. wrong, but here the struggle is deeper. Call it a reach, but by the end of the film, the sense isn't that João has been fighting not for what is right, but fighting for his right to personhood.” – Shadow and Act Mar 28, 2017 Full Review Let the Fire Burn (2012) 98% “There have been many documentaries comprised entirely out of archival footage, but few as powerfully and masterfully structured as this one.” – Shadow and Act Mar 28, 2017 Full Review Salvation Army (2013) 77% “It's hard to pinpoint exactly where director Abdellah Taia's Salvation Army goes wrong, mostly because it had so much going for it to begin with.” – Shadow and Act Jan 23, 2017 Full Review T-Rex (2015) 100% “If other boxing narratives have focused on the simplistic beauty of the American Dream, this documentary strives to explore the far messier complexities of it, the myth of it.” – IndieWire Jun 13, 2016 Full Review Poltergeist (2015) 29% 1/5 “Much like ancient cemeteries, exhume classic horror films at your peril. It's often wise to celebrate them instead of pillaging their graves for commercial gain.” – Digital Spy May 22, 2015 Full Review The Theory of Everything (2014) 81% 4/5 “For this film to work, the lovers had to work - thankfully, Redmayne and Jones have an easy, enchanting chemistry...” – Digital Spy Sep 15, 2014 Full Review Wild (2014) 88% 4/5 “This is a more-than-obvious bid on Witherspoon's part for a second Oscar, and if one can accept the extreme calculation at play here it's not necessarily a bad thing.” – Digital Spy Sep 15, 2014 Full Review Tusk (2014) 46% 3/5 “Ultimately, what makes Tusk work is its willingness to revel in what makes it ridiculous as well as terrifying.” – Digital Spy Sep 15, 2014 Full Review The Judge (2014) 49% 2/5 “No amount of Downey swag can distract from the fact that this is film is just 'okay', wearingly predictable despite the potential for so much more.” – Digital Spy Sep 15, 2014 Full Review
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