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Charlie Schmidlin

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

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Sausage Party (2016) 82% C- EDIT “Its half-baked political ideas take away from the wholly satisfying and surreal Pixar riff it could have been.” – The Playlist Aug 13, 2016 Full Review The Trust (2016) 61% C+ EDIT “The Trust is many [...] things - darkly funny, flawed, with an eminently watchable dynamic between Cage and Wood - but from frame one it reasonably entertains.” – The Playlist May 16, 2016 Full Review In a Valley of Violence (2016) 78% B EDIT “With an enjoyable atmosphere, solid performances from Hawke, Travolta, Farmiga, and one gifted canine, In A Valley of Violence ends up a solid entry in a genre gradually fading from mainstream cinema.” – The Playlist Mar 21, 2016 Full Review Don't Breathe (2016) 88% C+ EDIT “Don't Breathe indeed reaches a unique destination in horror filmmaking. Unfortunately it fails to deliver a worthy emotional hook to pin its savagery onto.” – The Playlist Mar 15, 2016 Full Review Too Late (2015) 71% D EDIT “A confounding misfire.” – The Playlist Mar 14, 2016 Full Review Don't Think Twice (2016) 98% A EDIT “An entertaining, thoughtful portrait of friends in crisis when success is near.” – The Playlist Mar 14, 2016 Full Review Keanu (2016) 78% C EDIT “...a patchy mix between kidnapping crime comedy and glorified cat video.” – The Playlist Mar 13, 2016 Full Review Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) 87% B+ EDIT “The strength of Linklater's films have always been their ability to capture the textures of lived experience, and "Everyone Wants Some!!" is no different in that regard.” – The Playlist Mar 12, 2016 Full Review Band of Robbers (2015) 81% B+ EDIT “The end result may read as a gussied-up Funny or Die conceit at times, but through a surprising dramatic focus and well-written script it still performs wonderfully as an absurdist crime comedy with a wicked streak.” – The Playlist Jan 6, 2016 Full Review Can You Dig This (2015) B+ EDIT “There are shades of activism, real heart, and an inspiring tone, delivered entertainingly with a group of expertly chosen subjects.” – The Playlist Dec 16, 2015 Full Review Krisha (2015) 95% A EDIT “The film's brief 83-minute running time only compounds Krishna as a sharp breath with no exhale; shot and paced like a thriller, the film is a dreamlike view into a woman's inner life that ensures a tragic end.” – The Playlist Nov 18, 2015 Full Review The Big Short (2015) 89% B+ EDIT “"The Big Short" ends up an energetic and absorbing, marked deeply by its director's uniquely surreal vision.” – The Playlist Nov 13, 2015 Full Review Concussion (2015) 58% C EDIT “A lack of pace and illuminating insight are what keep "Concussion" from lasting resonance, its flaws threatening to dull the issue for drama in a way that the NFL could only appreciate.” – The Playlist Nov 13, 2015 Full Review Field N... (2015) 100% B EDIT “Intimate, singular, and hallucinatory on all aesthetic levels, the film strips politics down to the bone, not always successful but never opportunistic.” – The Playlist Nov 13, 2015 Full Review The Young Kieslowski (2014) 56% B+ EDIT “There's a charmer in here that's a fake-out of the most welcome kind.” – The Playlist Sep 8, 2015 Full Review Brand: A Second Coming (2015) 73% A- EDIT “It's a fascinating angle on a multi-faceted individual.” – The Playlist Aug 21, 2015 Full Review 6 Years (2015) 69% B- EDIT “There is enough in 6 Years from Farmiga and Rosenfield's performances to warrant a watch, and Fidell's ideas and subtle developments around such a challenging story are heartfelt and mostly well-rendered.” – The Playlist Aug 18, 2015 Full Review The Boy (2015) 67% C- EDIT “The director tries to generate a pace that his dramatic efforts fail to match.” – The Playlist Aug 10, 2015 Full Review The Babushkas of Chernobyl (2015) 100% A- EDIT “"The Babushkas of Chernobyl" both comments on and cuts through the Area 51-esque nature of the region, providing incredible depth and access to a situation that anybody who's hesitated before leaving an old neighborhood can believe.” – The Playlist Jun 19, 2015 Full Review 7 Chinese Brothers (2015) 73% B- EDIT “Schwartzman is the fulcrum element in the film, highlighting a tried-but-true blend of low-key delivery, disarming comic timing and fits of impotent anger that he's perfected.” – The Playlist Apr 10, 2015 Full Review Furious 7 (2015) 81% C+ EDIT “"Furious 7" finds the franchise at an unwanted crossroads, but it makes such a play for the diehard fans that it leaves everyone else at somewhat of a loss.” – The Playlist Mar 18, 2015 Full Review Trainwreck (2015) 84% A- EDIT “"Trainwreck" allows a new development and angle to Apatow's trademark anxieties through a unique point of view, and is one of his most hilarious and finely-tuned films to date.” – The Playlist Mar 16, 2015 Full Review Selma (2014) 99% A EDIT “"Selma" is vital correspondence, filmmaking lived on the streets where brutal facts were ignored then reported, and now snatched back from history to sustain a spirit few films can or will possess.” – The Playlist Nov 12, 2014 Full Review American Sniper (2014) 71% B- EDIT “Four or five stunning sequences in "American Sniper," including an intense firefight finale set during a sand storm, prove Eastwood still has his own capable handle on cinema.” – The Playlist Nov 12, 2014 Full Review The Gambler (2014) 43% C EDIT “"The Gambler" is a flawed, well-shot throwback that feels swayed by studio interference, full of performances serving a script that limits their efforts to one-liners.” – The Playlist Nov 11, 2014 Full Review
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