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Review of Talk to Me (2023)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 27 Jul 2023

Though it leans on familiar genre tropes and stylistic conventions, a devastating script and charismatic cast (spearheaded by Sophie Wilde)…

Review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 28 Jun 2023

What’s frustrating about Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny is how clearly it wants to recapture the magic of its predecessors while fundamentally…

Review of What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 04 May 2023

Though it sets out with noble intentions, What’s Love Got to Do With It is inelegant and reductive…

Review of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for The Playlist (3,871) on 20 Apr 2023

Are You There? God It’s, Margaret does an admirable job of honoring a beloved touchstone in the lives of so many young women…

Review of Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 19 Apr 2023

Little Richard: I Am Everything manages to find the proper balance between grace and respect towards Richard’s legacy and valid criticism…

Review of The Outfit (2022)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for The Playlist (3,871) on 17 Mar 2022

Even with a relative lack of action, and a confusing attitude towards introducing and removing characters from the narrative in rapid succession,…

Review of I Want You Back (2022)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for The Playlist (3,871) on 13 Feb 2022

Though the film boasts an impressive comedic roster and delivers a surprising number of thoughtful, emotional beats, its aimless storytelling…

Review of Marry Me (2022)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for The Playlist (3,871) on 10 Feb 2022

Even with a handful of toe-tapping songs written by Maluma and JLo specifically for the film Marry Me is an off-tune rom-com that should make…

Review of Birds of Paradise (2021)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for The Playlist (3,871) on 27 Sep 2021

While the film’s more artistic sequences feel out of place and not entirely thought through, Diana Silvers and Kristine Froseths’ performances…

Review of Queenpins (2021)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for The Playlist (3,871) on 08 Sep 2021

While it’s hardly the funniest film of the year, the based-on-a-true-story couponing antics and thoughtful look at motherhood and grief make…

Review of The Voyeurs (2021)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for The Playlist (3,871) on 08 Sep 2021

From the stiff leading performances to the clunky, pretentious dialogue, The Voyeurs often feels like an amateur outing, but there’s also…

Review of Cinderella (2021)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for The Playlist (3,871) on 05 Sep 2021

Though the comedic talents of its supporting cast (mainly Acaster, Ranganathan, and Brown), and the veteran performers (Brosnan, Driver, and…

Review of Cinderella (2021)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for The Playlist (3,871) on 05 Sep 2021

Though the comedic talents of its supporting cast (mainly Acaster, Ranganathan, and Brown), and the veteran performers (Brosnan, Driver, and…

Review of Stowaway (2021)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for Consequence (296) on 22 Apr 2021

Though it often feels like the safest, most predictable version of the film we could’ve gotten, Stowaway is a tense, chilling space thriller…

Review of Stowaway (2021)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for Consequence (296) on 22 Apr 2021

Though it often feels like the safest, most predictable version of the film we could’ve gotten, Stowaway is a tense, chilling space thriller…

Review of Shiva Baby (2021)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for Consequence (296) on 02 Apr 2021

Paced to perfection and grounded by a magnetic leading performance, Shiva Baby is as painfully awkward as it is impossible to look away from…

Review of kid 90 (2021)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 11 Mar 2021

Though clumsily paced and in need of a little more structure, Soleil Moon Frye’s Kid 90 is an achingly personal insight into what it means…

Review of Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 01 Mar 2021

Though Raya and the Last Dragon is a visual and audible spectacle anchored by an all-star cast, the film’s lack of originality and paper-thin…

Review of The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 12 Feb 2021

While it flirts with some exciting and original concepts, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is plagued with an uninspired story, flat characters,…

Review of The White Tiger (2021)

By Lauren J. Coates (21) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 22 Jan 2021

Ramin Bahrani’s The White Tiger thrives with terrific performances, compelling characters, and a biting sense of identity that hits the thematic…

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Lauren J. Coates has written 21 movie reviews between 02 Dec 2020 and 27 Jul 2023.

This film critic has awarded movies a score of 63% on average.

Lauren J. Coates has awarded high ratings to Shiva Baby (2021), kid 90 (2021), Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023), Talk to Me (2023) and The Outfit (2022). Read some of the reviews on this page to find out why Lauren J. Coates liked these movies so much.

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