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humpday

1834988

2009-07-30

Amy Nicholson

A

1fresh

I.E. Weekly

This is an excruciating dramedy of schadenfruede for the anything-goes hipness of the last decade and a half which has devalued contentment as a cop out

1Positive

http://www.ieweekly.com/cms/story/detail/humpday/2542/

humpday

1834949

2009-07-30

Gary Thompson

B

1fresh

Philadelphia Daily News

I walked into Humpday expecting grainy, hand-held art, and an episode of the The Honeymooners broke out.

1Positive

humpday

1834948

2009-07-30

Carrie Rickey

3/4

1fresh

Philadelphia Inquirer

While at times the improvisational dialogue sounds like audio filler, the three leads are poignant and perceptive. Likewise Shelton's film, considerably more complex than those 'bros will be bros' comedies of male bonding.

1Positive

humpday

1834808

2009-07-30

Brian Orndorf

B-

1fresh

BrianOrndorf.com

A tale of gay chicken slathered with a thick coating of verbal wandering, Humpday is cute, well acted, but exceptionally trying at times, using an aesthetic reserved for realism to push across a trite frat house concept.

1Positive

http://www.brianorndorf.com/2009/07/film-review-humpday.html

humpday

1834356

2009-07-27

Ben Mankiewicz

1fresh

At the Movies

Those conversations were really memorable and really well executed.

1Positive

humpday

1834355

2009-07-27

Ben Lyons

0rotten

At the Movies

It kind of runs out of steam.

0Negative

http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/atm/

humpday

1834082

2009-07-24

Rene Rodriguez

3/4

1fresh

Miami Herald

With astute and subtle precision, [director] Shelton burrows deeply inside the psyches of her characters who do not want to admit that they've changed considerably since they last saw each other a decade before.

1Positive

humpday

1834074

2009-07-24

Robert Abele

4/5

1fresh

Los Angeles Times

Unlike a lot of institutional raunch in today's comedy, Humpday finds laughs out of what is rarely made explicit between buddies.

1Positive

http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-humpday24-2009jul24,0,6432972.story

humpday

1834045

2009-07-24

Kirk Honeycutt

0rotten

Hollywood Reporter

Shelton never follows up on the film's satirical possibilities.

0Negative

humpday

1834044

2009-07-24

Liz Braun

2/5

0rotten

Jam! Movies

One of the big problems in Humpday for this viewer is the characters, none of whom really engages a viewer's imagination or emotion.

0Negative

humpday

1833995

2009-07-24

Christopher Kelly

4.5/5

1fresh

Dallas Morning News

Even if the movie doesn't completely work, it's apt to leave you talking about it for days.

1Positive

humpday

1833994

2009-07-24

J. R. Jones

0rotten

Chicago Reader

The scenes between husband and wife are spectacularly awkward and arresting, though the movie grows more dubious the nearer the guys get to their shooting session in a local hotel room.

0Negative

http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/humpday/Film?oid=977800

humpday

1833957

2009-07-24

Peter Howell

3.5/4

1fresh

Toronto Star

[A] startlingly good comedy that makes Brüno seem barely daring.

1Positive

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/671014

humpday

1833929

2009-07-24

Brian Tallerico

1fresh

Movie Retriever

A very good dissection of friendship, sexuality, ego, domesticity, and our perceptions about who we are and how far we are willing to go to prove that we are not so easily-defined.

1Positive

http://www.movieretriever.com/blog/389/movie-review-humpday/1701659

humpday

1833758

2009-07-24

Jennie Punter

3/4

1fresh

Globe and Mail

Evolves so naturally it never feels outrageous.

1Positive

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/humpday/article1228542/

humpday

1833757

2009-07-24

Chris Bumbray

8.5/10

1fresh

JoBlo's Movie Network

I find it interesting that that the two best films about men that I've seen this summer (The Hurt Locker being the other) have been directed by women.

1Positive

http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=27619

humpday

1833728

2009-07-24

Peter Sobczynski

0rotten

eFilmCritic.com

A film that promises to be an outrageous comedy exploring contemporary sexual mores winds up coming across as little more than this generation's "Baghead."

0Negative

http://www.efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=2801

humpday

1833661

2009-07-23

Tricia Olszewski

0rotten

Washington City Paper

There's more overanalysis here than in a week's worth of The View.

0Negative

humpday

1833611

2009-07-23

Jan Stuart

1fresh

Washington Post

Humpday radiates with the sheen of a film that has been thought out within an inch of its witty and insightful life.

1Positive

http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/humpday,1156500.html

humpday

1833570

2009-07-23

Robert Davis

65/100

1fresh

Paste Magazine

Shelton often seems hemmed in by the high concept, but she manages to worm her way out so expertly that when it's over, the whole thing feels like it was built backwards, starting not with the premise but with the final, observant conversation.

1Positive

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/07/humpday.html

humpday

1833566

2009-07-23

Ty Burr

2.5/4

0rotten

Boston Globe

Humpday just wrings every uncomfortable laugh from its premise then shudders to a halt: cut, end credits.

0Negative

http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2009/07/24/humpday_offers_up_laughs_and_limitations/

humpday

1833526

2009-07-23

Matt Pais

3.5/5

1fresh

Metromix.com

Features excellent performances and a plenty discussion-worthy take on personal and marital boundaries--and the way that the same thing looks different from various angles.

1Positive

http://chicago.metromix.com/movies/movie_review/humpday-review/1306071/content

humpday

1833507

2009-07-23

Roger Ebert

3.5/4

1fresh

Chicago Sun-Times

Humpday is funny, yes, but also observant and thought-provoking.

1Positive

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/humpday-2009

humpday

1832885

2009-07-17

Dana Stevens

1fresh

Slate

Humpday may not be the single best movie I've seen so far this year -- though it's certainly a contender for the title -- but it's without doubt the most surprising.

1Positive

http://www.slate.com/id/2222572/

humpday

1832530

2009-07-16

Christy Lemire

1fresh

Associated Press

Shelton shows great insight into the contradictory mind of the modern man.

1Positive

humpday

1832106

2009-07-14

Robert Levin

3/4

1fresh

Critic's Notebook

Transforms a thoroughly outrageous premise into a thoughtful study of the burdens of 21st-century masculinity.

1Positive

http://www.criticsnotebook.com/2009/07/humpday.html

humpday

1831869

2009-07-11

Avi Offer

5.65/10

0rotten

NYC Movie Guru

Initially refreshing, witty and awkwardly funny, but it morphs into a shallow, tedious, lazy and ultimately forgettable comedy.

0Negative

http://www.nycmovieguru.com/july10th09.html#humpday

humpday

1831826

2009-07-10

Edward Havens

D

0rotten

FilmJerk.com

Sadly, the most interesting characters in "Humpday" are not the main focuses of the story.

0Negative

http://www.filmjerk.com/reviews/article.php?id_rev=1808

humpday

1831778

2009-07-10

Frank Swietek

C

0rotten

One Guy's Opinion

Has moments of insight and cleverness, but it's pretty threadbare in every sense.

0Negative

http://www.oneguysopinion.com/Review.php?ID=2821

humpday

1831747

2009-07-10

Joe Neumaier

4/5

1fresh

New York Daily News

One of the best indie films of the year, Humpday is a lighter descendant of 'sex lies and videotape,' yet burrows just as deep into the male psyche and the human capacity for self-deceit.

1Positive

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2009/07/10/2009-07-10_humpday_soul_power_.html

humpday

1831745

2009-07-10

Kyle Smith

1/4

0rotten

New York Post

Few kinds of art are more boring than the insistently transgressive, and few movies are more boring than Humpday.

0Negative

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/in_the_end_it_just_art_riacNIIf8qfbDcfjgvUyuJ

humpday

1831715

2009-07-10

Andrew O'Hehir

1fresh

Salon.com

Lynn Shelton's breakthrough bromance comedy is funny, sharp and true -- with no preachy sexual politics.

1Positive

humpday

1831712

2009-07-10

Ethan Alter

1fresh

Film Journal International

Mumblecore comes of age with this smartly written and well-acted, grown-up version of a "bromantic" comedy.

1Positive

http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/reviews/specialty-releases/e3i16eec4cb803d7b6fb22352beffda02b7

humpday

1831691

2009-07-10

Moira MacDonald

3/4

1fresh

Seattle Times

Humpday surprises us from beginning to end. It's a fresh take on the familiar topic of friendship -- and a wise one.

1Positive

humpday

1831664

2009-07-10

Mary F. Pols

1fresh

TIME Magazine

Humpday makes you squirm and think, in the best possible way.

1Positive

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1909592,00.html

humpday

1831663

2009-07-10

Bob Mondello

8/10

1fresh

NPR.org

The film ends up being about not just a really idiotic dare, but about the bounds of friendship and the bonds of marriage — and about much more besides.

1Positive

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106165198

humpday

1831632

2009-07-10

Cynthia Fuchs

8/10

1fresh

PopMatters

In Humpday, Andrew can't help but compete with Anna, who has stolen his bro, or more precisely, his slowly receding notion of himself.

1Positive

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/107968-humpday/

humpday

1831438

2009-07-10

Stephen Holden

4/5

1fresh

New York Times

The movie's unblinking observation of a friendship put to the test is amused, queasy making, kindhearted and unfailingly truthful.

1Positive

humpday

1831382

2009-07-10

Sara Michelle Fetters

3/4

1fresh

MovieFreak.com

Delmore owns this scene, her transformation from perky good-natured housewife to a ball of twisted, heartbreakingly confused fury spectacular in both its believability and apparent effortlessness.

1Positive

http://www.moviefreak.com/artman/publish/movies_humpday.shtml

humpday

1899227

2009-07-10

Stephen Schaefer

C+

0rotten

Boston Herald

0Negative

http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1186731

humpday

1899223

2009-07-10

Andrea Chase

5/5

1fresh

Killer Movie Reviews

1Positive

http://www.killermoviereviews.com/main.php?nextlink=display&dId=1103

humpday

1899225

2009-07-10

Jonathan Kiefer

4/5

1fresh

Sacramento News & Review

1Positive

http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=1061947

humpday

1899222

2009-07-10

Dave White

C+

0rotten

Movies.com

0Negative

http://www.movies.com/movie-reviews/humpday-review/dave-white/m3919

humpday

1831378

2009-07-09

Kent Turner

3/5

1fresh

Film-Forward.com

Can director Lynn Shelton sustain enough interest building up to the will-they-or-won't-they resolution? Yes, thanks single-handedly to the cast.

1Positive

http://film-forward.com/humpday.html

humpday

1831377

2009-07-09

Eugene Novikov

B

1fresh

Film Blather

It milks its edgy high concept for plenty of laughs, but it also does more. Shelton has made a touching, quietly disturbing comedy about the way our minds can take us prisoner.

1Positive

http://www.filmblather.com/review.php?n=humpday

humpday

1831309

2009-07-09

Laura Clifford

C

0rotten

Reeling Reviews

...plays as if director Lynn Shelton watched Kelly Reichardt's "Old Joy" and decided to turn it into a comedy. It's abrupt ending plays like a filmmaker who has run out of idea.

0Negative

http://www.reelingreviews.com/humpday.htm

humpday

1831287

2009-07-09

Dustin Putman

2.5/4

1fresh

TheFilmFile.com

A warm and usually winning shoestring-budgeted effort that proves money does not equate to real talent.

1Positive

http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/09_humpday.htm

humpday

1831283

2009-07-09

Lisa Schwarzbaum

A-

1fresh

Entertainment Weekly

Writer-director Lynn Shelton sweetly, mischievously tracks Ben and Andrew as they jaw, shoot hoops, roughhouse, and hug it out.

1Positive

humpday

1831282

2009-07-09

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

3/5

1fresh

Spirituality & Practice

Explores the dynamics of male camaraderie, sexual politics, and competitiveness.

1Positive

http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19178

humpday

1831259

2009-07-09

Scott Tobias

A-

1fresh

AV Club

In scene after scene, Humpday carefully raises the stakes until it hits a finale loaded with humor, tenderness, and delicious ambiguity.

1Positive

http://www.avclub.com/articles/humpday,30167/

humpday

1831251

2009-07-09

Chris Cabin

3.5/5

1fresh

Filmcritic.com

ultimately plays as behavioral experiment and, slapping their stomachs and chests in nervous rhythm, its leads are prime specimens

1Positive

humpday

1831248

2009-07-09

Rick Mele

78/100

1fresh

AskMen.com

Ben (Mark Duplass) and Andrew (Joshua Leonard) are two college friends whose lives have taken very different paths. While Andrew's gone globetrotting, Ben settles down with a wife (Alycia Delmore) and a white picket fence. When Andrew shows up at Ben's do

1Positive

http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/movie/humpday.html

humpday

1831148

2009-07-08

Nick Schager

C+

0rotten

Lessons of Darkness

Ultimately devoid of anything much to say about sexuality or friendship.

0Negative

http://www.nickschager.com/nsfp/2009/07/humpday-2009-c.html

humpday

1831092

2009-07-08

Armond White

0rotten

New York Press

Humpday typifies the low-level indie film where characters talk out silly ideas they don't believe in anyway, just the pop confusion in their heads.

0Negative

humpday

1831081

2009-07-08

Sara Vilkomerson

1fresh

Observer

It's interesting that Humpday, a movie as sneakily taboo-nudging and subversive in a lot of the same ways as Sacha Baron Cohen's Brüno, opens on the same weekend but with a lot less fuss.

1Positive

http://www.observer.com/2009/movies/can-two-straight-men-make-gay-porno

humpday

1831033

2009-07-07

Kam Williams

2.5/4

1fresh

NewsBlaze

A homo erotic adventure which gives 'bosom buddies' a whole new meaning!

1Positive

http://newsblaze.com/story/20090707164950kamw.nb/topstory.html

humpday

1831003

2009-07-07

Edward Douglas

7.5/10

1fresh

ComingSoon.net

You have to give Lynn Shelton a lot of credit for trying to explore a part of the male lifestyle that often deliberately goes unspoken.

1Positive

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/weekendwarriornews.php?id=56884#4

humpday

1830888

2009-07-06

Katey Rich

4.5/5

1fresh

CinemaBlend

It's also hilarious, which makes all that unspoken relationship drama a lot easier to explore.

1Positive

http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Humpday-4011.html

humpday

1830880

2009-07-06

David Edelstein

1fresh

New York Magazine/Vulture

Lynn Shelton's marvelous chamber comedy Humpday butts up against the same sort of taboos as Brüno, and in its fumbling, semi-improvised way, it's equally hilarious and even more subversive.

1Positive

http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/57754/

humpday

1830866

2009-07-06

Bill Weber

2/4

0rotten

Slant Magazine

The problem is not the farfetched contrivance of Humpday, but how unmoored it seems from anything but self-satisfied cuteness.

0Negative

http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/humpday

humpday

1830817

2009-07-06

Marshall Fine

1fresh

Hollywood & Fine

With its easy-going pacing and consistently funny give-and-take, Humpday is more than just a one-joke movie. It's a perceptive comedy about masculinity.

1Positive

http://hollywoodandfine.com/reviews/?p=1138

humpday

1830225

2009-07-02

Emanuel Levy

B+

1fresh

EmanuelLevy.Com

The title suggests a titillating, frivolous film, but it's actually a serio comedy about socio-sexual taboos and the very nature of male friendship.

1Positive

http://www.emanuellevy.com/reviews/details.cfm?id=13714

humpday

1830097

2009-07-01

Cole Smithey

B-

1fresh

ColeSmithey.com

Alycia Delmore gives a nuanced performance as Anna, but it's the dumb-as-stumps performances from Duplass and Leonard that make "Humpday" a movie that you can laugh at as much as you laugh with it.

1Positive

http://www.colesmithey.com/capsules/2009/07/humpday-.html

humpday

1829894

2009-06-30

Fr. Chris Carpenter

B+

1fresh

Orange County and Long Beach Blade

More sophisticated than a brief plot synopsis indicates, and it is one of the most observant and intelligent movies ever about male relationships.

1Positive

http://www.gayblade.com/news0709_humpday.shtml

humpday

1827013

2009-06-16

Josh Bell

3/5

1fresh

Las Vegas Weekly

It's funny and sweet and curious about the nature of dude friendship, although Shelton, like her characters, equivocates a little too much about the eventual outcome.

1Positive

http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2009/jun/14/humpday/

humpday

1820064

2009-05-12

Aaron Hillis

1fresh

Village Voice

Hilariously perceptive.

1Positive

http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-05-13/film/summer-guide-surveillance-jennifer-lynch-s-first-in-16-years/2

humpday

1812735

2009-04-14

Mike Goodridge

1fresh

Screen International

Humpday is the most accessible film so far to come out of the so-called Mumblecore movement.

1Positive

http://www.screendaily.com/humpday/5000365.article

humpday

1802710

2009-03-17

Don R. Lewis

4/5

1fresh

Film Threat

Humpday is like a peek into the brain of dudes and it's either funny or discomforting depending on if you're a guy or a girl. As a guy, I only prayed my wife wasn't catching on.

1Positive

humpday

1798557

2009-02-25

Eric D. Snider

B+

1fresh

EricDSnider.com

Consistently funny, as well as genuinely insightful about the way men relate to one another.

1Positive

http://www.ericdsnider.com/movies/humpday/

humpday

1797520

2009-02-18

Erik Childress

3.5/4

1fresh

eFilmCritic.com

Humpday uses it absurd premise for maximum comic discomfort and its this approach that should have audiences unable to look away unless they are doubled over in laughter.

1Positive

http://efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=18171&reviewer=198

humpday

1792417

2009-01-22

Joshua Tyler

1fresh

CinemaBlend

A surprisingly real male relationship examination.

1Positive

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/SXSW-Humpday-Reviewed-12398.html

humpday

1791969

2009-01-20

Ray Greene

3/5

1fresh

Boxoffice Magazine

Shelton's ability to get terrific performances out of an unknown cast borders on the astonishing.

1Positive

http://boxoffice.com/reviews/2009/07/humpday.php

humpday

1791718

2009-01-16

Karina Longworth

1fresh

SpoutBlog

A whip-smart, uproariously funny comedy which uses a "bros will be bros" dare as the in point to talk about the inevitable loss of self in long term relationships.

1Positive

http://blog.spout.com/2009/07/07/humpday-review/

a_reasonable_man

2314663

2016-03-15

Dennis Schwartz

B

1fresh

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A quality thinking man's courtroom drama.

1Positive

https://dennisschwartzreviews.com/areasonableman/

a_reasonable_man

747749

2002-07-30

Steve Rhodes

3/4

1fresh

Internet Reviews

The beauty of the script, which mixes in large doses of witchdoctors and rural superstitions, is that it is always genuine and plausible.

1Positive

http://reviews.imdb.com/Reviews/234/23422

compared_to_what_the_improbable_journey_of_barney_frank

2290338

2015-10-22

Scott Renshaw

1fresh

Salt Lake City Weekly

It's less warts-and-all than a compelling profile of a man who just wanted to get things done.

1Positive

http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/damn-these-heels-film-festival-2014/Content?oid=2453024

compared_to_what_the_improbable_journey_of_barney_frank

2290334

2015-10-22

Frank Scheck

1fresh

Hollywood Reporter

the film is most successful when it concentrates on its subject's personal life. His candor in discussing his sexuality and other subjects is endlessly refreshing in this era when politicians are mostly defined by their timidity.

1Positive

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/compared-what-improbable-journey-barney-699268

compared_to_what_the_improbable_journey_of_barney_frank

2249825

2015-03-05

Sean Burns

1fresh

Movie Mezzanine

There are worse ways to spend 90 minutes than in the company of Barney Frank.

1Positive

http://moviemezzanine.com/the-improbable-journey-of-barney-frank-review/

julie

2060234

2012-02-22

Emanuel Levy

C+

1fresh

EmanuelLevy.Com

This mediocre thriller, starring Doris Day at the height of her popularity, was nominated for the Screenplay and Song Oscars.

1Positive

http://www.emanuellevy.com/review/julie-1956/

julie

1398943

2005-06-06

Dennis Schwartz

C+

0rotten

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Improbable crime thriller about a woman-in-peril, that is too uneven to be effective.

0Negative

https://dennisschwartzreviews.com/julie/

tall_tales_from_the_magical_garden_of_antoon_krings

2552669

2019-01-29

Renee Schonfeld

3/5

1fresh

Common Sense Media

Cute beehive and bug tale with lots of cartoon action.

1Positive

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/tall-tales-from-the-magical-garden-of-antoon-krings

tall_tales_from_the_magical_garden_of_antoon_krings

2547381

2019-01-10

Noel Murray

0rotten

Los Angeles Times

Even the preschool-aged fans of French picture-book writer-illustrator Antoon Krings will likely be bored by "Tall Tales," a funny-animal movie with a convoluted plot.

0Negative

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-tall-tales-review-20190110-story.html

barry_and_joan

102716412

2022-08-08

Edward Porter

4/5

1fresh

Times (UK)

Loosely structured, it relies a bit too much on its stars’ loveableness, but they do possess that quality in spades.

1Positive

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-films-this-weekend-from-nick-cave-to-danish-midlife-crisis-comedy-9z28rkfvw

barry_and_joan

102687422

2022-05-06

Veronica Lee

3/5

1fresh

The Arts Desk

Barry & Joan is a delightfully quirky film, informative and funny, and capturing a couple of troupers who are two of our few remaining links to vaudeville. A must for anyone interested in the history of theatre and comedy.

1Positive

https://www.theartsdesk.com/film/barry-joan-review-quirky-documentary-about-two-vaudevillians

barry_and_joan

102687309

2022-05-06

Dulcie Pearce

3/5

1fresh

The Sun (UK)

There’s plenty of interesting history, anecdotes and insights for variety enthusiasts and those who love to tread the boards.

1Positive

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/18465183/dr-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-review/

barry_and_joan

102686988

2022-05-05

Robbie Collin

3/5

1fresh

Daily Telegraph (UK)

You... can’t help but admire this duo’s determination not to cede the stage just yet.

1Positive

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/barry-joan-review-treading-boards-two-veterans-british-vaudevilles/

barry_and_joan

102686417

2022-05-03

Leslie Felperin

3/5

1fresh

Guardian

The whole package works a treat for theatre geeks, mime fans and lovers of “eccentric dance.”

1Positive

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/may/03/barry-joan-review-joyful-celebration-of-eccentric-entertainers

does_it_hurt

1653276

2007-07-16

Boyd van Hoeij

0rotten

european-films.net

Watching Boli li? would turn the film into a self-fulfilling prophecy, giving the makers exactly the fame they crave, even if it is only for the film's drawn-out 90 minutes. Do you want to play that game?

0Negative

http://european-films.net/content/view/584/118/

courage_and_stupidity

2747117

2020-12-02

Eric Campos

3.5/5

1fresh

Film Threat

Courage & Stupidity is very... nice. It's a very cute and sweet love letter to Spielberg.

1Positive

https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/courage-stupidity/

courage_and_stupidity

1373108

2005-03-28

Moriarty

1fresh

Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews

The film is shot with a loving eye for detail.

1Positive

http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/19976#1

desire_of_the_everlasting_hills

2495665

2018-08-08

Eve Tushnet

1fresh

The American Conservative

These stories are as richly textured as a nineteenth-century novel, suffused with hope and mystery, and told just about as well as I can imagine.

1Positive

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/2014/03/13/coming-out-catholic-the-movie/

escape_me_never_1935

2764494

2021-02-04

Forsyth Hardy

1fresh

Cinema Quarterly

The camera does its work of photographing Bergner smoothly, sensitively and unobtrusively and Paul Czinner in his direction reveals that mastery over mood which made Der Traumende Mund memorable.

1Positive

https://archive.org/details/cinemaquarterly103gdro/page/n191/mode/2up

escape_me_never_1935

2607701

2019-07-22

Ann Ross

1fresh

Maclean's Magazine

Elizabeth Bergner as the waiflike Gemma Jones, gives the finest screen performance of the year. Highly recommended.

1Positive

https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1935/9/1/shots-and-angles

escape_me_never_1935

2596442

2019-06-12

Helen Brown Norden

1fresh

Vanity Fair

It is due to the bright magic of Elisabeth Bergner that the film assumes importance.

1Positive

https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1935/7/hollywood-on-parade

escape_me_never_1935

2063213

2012-02-23

Variety Staff

1fresh

Variety

A well-produced film transcription of a story of moods and morbidity.

1Positive

https://variety.com/1934/film/reviews/escape-me-never-1200411063/

escape_me_never_1935

1995122

2011-07-02

Emanuel Levy

B-

1fresh

EmanuelLevy.Com

The great stage actress Elisabeth Bergner received an Oscar nomination for this melodrama, in which she plays an unwed mother.

1Positive

http://www.emanuellevy.com/review/escape-me-never-1935/

lamb_2021

102752181

2022-11-12

Dallas King

4/5

1fresh

Flick Feast

Like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, Lamb is one of the biggest surprises of the year and the most tender, heartfelt A24 film since A Ghost Story.

1Positive

https://www.flickfeast.co.uk/reviews/film-reviews/lff-21-lamb-2021-film-review/

lamb_2021

102746108

2022-10-25

Matt Pais

C-

0rotten

MattPais.com

Nobody wants to be the, “Your half-lamb/half-human story doesn’t feel real” guy, but I’m going to be.

0Negative

https://www.mattpais.com/movie-reviews/2021/11/30/lamb-review

lamb_2021

102742057

2022-10-12

Leslie Jamison

1fresh

The New York Review of Books

Jóhannsson asks us to recognize the violence embedded in loving a creature that is not yours to love.

1Positive

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2022/10/20/the-bears-kiss-in-the-eye-of-the-wild/

lamb_2021

102726324

2022-09-01

Zoë Rose Bryant

3.5/5

1fresh

Loud and Clear Reviews

Lamb is a twisted yet touching folk horror tale, bolstered by distinguished direction and affecting acting from Noomi Rapace.

1Positive

https://loudandclearreviews.com/lamb-review-horror-film-a24/