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Movie Reviews by John Defore - Page 13 of 68

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Review of Don't Let Go (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 25 Jul 2019

Estes finds a way to twist things up, organically adding a Groundhog Day element…

Review of Luz (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 20 Jul 2019

An effective exercise in stylistic pastiche that has more to offer than its eerie retro mood, Tilman Singer's Luz presents a refreshing take…

Review of Luz (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 20 Jul 2019

An effective exercise in stylistic pastiche that has more to offer than its eerie retro mood, Tilman Singer's Luz presents a refreshing take…

Review of Luz (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 20 Jul 2019

An effective exercise in stylistic pastiche that has more to offer than its eerie retro mood, Tilman Singer's Luz presents a refreshing take…

Review of Above the Shadows (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 19 Jul 2019

Though it may be amusing to watch Holly sneak around and expose others' lies, it would be much more fun if her own story rang true…

Review of Into the Ashes (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 19 Jul 2019

A capable cast abets the director, but the film's slow pace and half-hearted perspective shifts don't generate the gravitas that's clearly intended…

Review of The Amazing Johnathan Documentary (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 17 Jul 2019

Likely to inspire heated arguments about the ethics of nonfiction film, the diverting but not really satisfying pic makes weak lemonade from…

Review of Bottom of the 9th (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 17 Jul 2019

The director's sense of place counts for a lot here, and a sympathetic lead performance will have most who catch the film rooting for this underdog…

Review of Desolate (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 11 Jul 2019

A solid (if conspicuously handsome) cast does justice to the grim mood of Cipoletti's sophomore feature, but that mood sometimes suffocates…

Review of Crawl (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 11 Jul 2019

Accepting the film's own standard of plausibility, thrillseekers should appreciate the brisk pace with which scares, setbacks and possible…

Review of Firecrackers (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 11 Jul 2019

Neither over-bleak nor falsely heroic, the movie sensitively observes a short span that, however things work out, is going to be a turning…

Review of American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 11 Jul 2019

While left-leaning viewers will respond warmly to the film's common-sense take on Christianity's core teachings, one wonders if there might…

Review of Armstrong (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 11 Jul 2019

Though the documentary will be welcomed by a certain breed of space buff, both its impact and its commercial hopes are seriously diminished…

Review of Stuber (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 03 Jul 2019

The naggy tension between the leads turns into a fine chemistry. [SXSW work-in-progress review]…

Review of Anna (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 20 Jun 2019

The thrill is long gone in Anna, a lifeless and instantly forgettable spy flick whose lead, Sasha Luss, shows zero promise as a movie star…

Review of Anna (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 20 Jun 2019

The thrill is long gone in Anna, a lifeless and instantly forgettable spy flick whose lead, Sasha Luss, shows zero promise as a movie star…

Review of The Edge of Democracy (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 19 Jun 2019

A mournful but clear-eyed look at one of the many governments on the planet currently either going to or simmering in Hell, Petra Costa's The…

Review of Midsommar (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 19 Jun 2019

More unsettling than frightening, it's still a trip worth taking…

Review of Murder Mystery (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 14 Jun 2019

A tale as generic, and as dull, as its title…

Review of American Woman (2019)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 13 Jun 2019

Sienna Miller offers a beautiful, agile performance that would by itself justify the film's existence…

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