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Abby Garnett

Abby Garnett's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Frank & Lola (2016) 68% EDIT “The film's success depends upon the tension between Frank and Lola, and even this cast can't overcome what feels like an essential disconnect in the central relationship.” – Village Voice Dec 7, 2016 Full Review 37 (2016) 22% EDIT “Grasten's film succeeds in further muddying the moral backwater dredged up by the Times story, but viewers who don't come forearmed with background knowledge will find it hard to stick with.” – Village Voice Oct 5, 2016 Full Review A Family Affair (2015) 73% EDIT “It's a potent psychodrama, pitting Marianne's reality against the one Fassaert is documenting. And who's to say which one is real?” – Village Voice Sep 15, 2016 Full Review Equal Means Equal (2014) 75% EDIT “A swiftly paced documentary about America's systemic war on women's rights ...” – Village Voice Sep 1, 2016 Full Review Zoom (2015) 61% EDIT “The characters emerge through disorganized happenstance, but come across more as inventions than people.” – Village Voice Aug 31, 2016 Full Review Stranger by the Lake (2013) 94% 4.5/5 EDIT “Stranger by the Lake progresses into a fascinating examination of lust, power, and apathy in the face of evil.” – Tiny Mix Tapes Jun 10, 2016 Full Review Vic & Flo Saw a Bear (2013) 88% 4/5 EDIT “[The film] is at times romantic but equally eerie, and has more than a few parallels to Bestiaire's subtle themes of isolation, control, and abuse.” – Tiny Mix Tapes Jun 10, 2016 Full Review Omar (2013) 90% 3.5/5 EDIT “Omar is essentially a tense political drama, but it doesn't shy away from either brutality or emotion.” – Tiny Mix Tapes Jun 10, 2016 Full Review Enemy (2013) 73% 4/5 EDIT “Despite his self-seriousness (and possibly because of it), Villeneuve is an inimitably stylish director, a weirdo with mass-market flair in the same vein as Paul Verhoeven or David Fincher.” – Tiny Mix Tapes Jun 10, 2016 Full Review A Touch of Sin (2013) 95% 4.5/5 EDIT “A Touch of Sin is a monstrous, desperate condemnation of the systemic ailments plaguing China today, including corruption, improperly regulated sex trade, and the mass displacement of rural workers.” – Tiny Mix Tapes Jun 8, 2016 Full Review Caught in the Web (2012) 7% 2.5/5 EDIT “The minor successes in Chen's film come from depicting humans interacting with humans, not humans reacting to tech phenomena, and as such the emotional payoffs, however universal, feel a bit misleading.” – Tiny Mix Tapes Jun 8, 2016 Full Review Miss Violence (2013) 80% 3/5 EDIT “Ultimately, though, the film trips over itself in the third act.” – Tiny Mix Tapes Jun 7, 2016 Full Review We Are the Best! (2013) 97% 4/5 EDIT “An uncommonly open-hearted film.” – Tiny Mix Tapes Jun 7, 2016 Full Review Manakamana (2013) 96% 4/5 EDIT “These eleven quiet episodes sometimes stop just short of still portraiture. But true to the nature of filmed observation, which is always more partial than it claims to be, each one contains a magical quality that's hard to describe.” – Tiny Mix Tapes Jun 7, 2016 Full Review In Bloom (2013) 90% 3/5 EDIT “While the film isn't particularly distinctive in stylistic terms, its light touch and attention to detail deliver unexpected rewards.” – Tiny Mix Tapes Jun 7, 2016 Full Review American Hustle (2013) 92% 2.5/5 EDIT “While American Hustle is flashy and entertaining, it's also sloppy and inconsistent.” – Tiny Mix Tapes Jun 7, 2016 Full Review Ma ma (2015) 24% EDIT “The dopey symbolism of Magda staring down a menacing crab on the beach (get it?) may be the film's biggest takeaway - even a grande dame of the screen can be taken down by stale poetry.” – Village Voice May 18, 2016 Full Review 3rd Street Blackout (2015) 40% EDIT “Much of the humor depends on Redleaf and Farsad coaxing relatable, Apatow-ian comedy out of their relationship; unfortunately, they're so bland that there's little to relate to.” – Village Voice Apr 27, 2016 Full Review The Invitation (2015) 90% EDIT “The buildup stretches longer than it should, but the payoff comes with a satisfying bang.” – Village Voice Apr 5, 2016 Full Review The Preppie Connection (2015) 11% EDIT “Toby and co. come across as a pale, anti-intellectual imitation of the college-aged friends in Donna Tartt's The Secret History - a novel that explores the roots of its characters' moral recklessness rather than just chalking it up to teenage feelings.” – Village Voice Mar 15, 2016 Full Review Glassland (2014) 84% EDIT “The film trudges along in Collette's wake, fumbling for something to focus on apart from the bleeding wound just offscreen.” – Village Voice Feb 11, 2016 Full Review Mountain Men (2014) 80% EDIT “Though Topher forges ahead bravely, it's all too clear that he's headed toward an underwhelming conclusion.” – Village Voice Jan 26, 2016 Full Review Anguish (2015) 62% EDIT “There's not much to be said about Sonny Mallhi's languid psychological drama - moonlighting as a possession-centered horror film - that hasn't already been said by the title.” – Village Voice Dec 15, 2015 Full Review The Genital Warriors (2014) EDIT “Like the ravings of a keyed-up screenwriter, there's conviction, if not logic, in its madness, and that makes it fun and fascinating.” – Village Voice Dec 15, 2015 Full Review A Royal Night Out (2015) 74% EDIT “Jarrold is best known for the feel-good Anglophile fantasies Kinky Boots and Becoming Jane, and A Royal Night Out is a genteel, succinct venture in the same vein.” – Village Voice Dec 1, 2015 Full Review
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