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John Oursler

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

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Sophie's Choice (1982) 74% 6/10 EDIT “Whatever the film's weaknesses are, it is, albeit unsurprisingly, saved by Streep.” – PopMatters Jun 17, 2020 Full Review Nashville (1975) 89% 9/10 EDIT “Politics and art collide in Altman's dense tapestry, showing that part of American's beguiling promise is the inevitability of commodification.” – PopMatters Nov 20, 2018 Full Review Julieta (2016) 84% EDIT “This sort of stunning classicism and bristling pace has come to signify Almodvar's later work.” – Brooklyn Magazine Dec 21, 2016 Full Review The Danish Girl (2015) 66% 2.5/4 EDIT “This style may make the film's subject matter more "acceptable" to a wider audience, but it also greatly stifles its impact, making it a largely unmemorable experience that illuminates little and impresses even less.” – Movie Mezzanine Dec 4, 2015 Full Review Nostalghia (1983) 88% 8/10 EDIT “Tarkovsky's hypnotic framing of Gorchakov's experience is made possible through his signature pacing, extended tracking shots, and slow zooms and focusing.” – PopMatters Mar 4, 2015 Full Review Beloved Sisters (2014) 71% 7/10 EDIT “Dominik Graf's Beloved Sisters [displays] a fascinating visual approach that distinguishes the film apart from its period counterparts.” – Under the Radar Jan 24, 2015 Full Review Under the Skin (2013) 83% 9/10 EDIT “A visionary, thought-provoking sci-fi masterpiece ...” – Under the Radar Jan 5, 2015 Full Review Naked as We Came (2011) EDIT “As in too much queer cinema, Naked is weighed down by wooden, charisma-free hunks in leading roles, but McWilliams proves a revelation whose passionate performance more than compensates for the distracting eye candy.” – Village Voice Jan 21, 2014 Full Review Indigo Children (2012) 20% EDIT “A film about an adolescent romance based on the pseudoscientific concept that some children possess special or supernatural powers.” – Village Voice Jan 14, 2014 Full Review Summer in February (2013) 32% EDIT “A ceaselessly bland take on the famed Lamorna artists' colony in Cornwall, circa 1911.” – Village Voice Jan 14, 2014 Full Review The Rocket (2013) 95% EDIT “A coming-of-age tale infused with fantastic elements that more than compensate for its predictability.” – Village Voice Jan 9, 2014 Full Review Liv & Ingmar (2012) 93% EDIT “Liv & Ingmar is an anecdotal treasure chest for cinephiles, but more than that, it's a beautifully told love story.” – Village Voice Dec 10, 2013 Full Review The Great Fallacy (2013) EDIT “Each theory and statistic supports the thesis, but the degree to which everyone and everything agrees elicits suspicion rather than interest.” – Village Voice Nov 12, 2013 Full Review Sunlight Jr. (2013) 63% EDIT “Collyer has a keen eye for underrepresented populations, but she'd be better served in the future to scale back on the overstatement.” – Village Voice Nov 12, 2013 Full Review Following the Ninth: In the Footsteps of Beethoven's Final Symphony (2011) 86% EDIT “Each anecdote builds upon the next to create that rarest of films: a documentary as ineffable and transformative in its reach as it sets out to be.” – Village Voice Oct 31, 2013 Full Review These Birds Walk (2013) 96% EDIT “A touching portrait of youthful resilience and displacement set amid the drab backdrop of war-ravaged Karachi, Pakistan.” – Village Voice Oct 31, 2013 Full Review Forced March (1989) EDIT “The film's meta qualities resonate mostly due to King's understanding of the ways in which media can help people process the past.” – Village Voice Oct 29, 2013 Full Review In the Name Of (2013) 79% EDIT “The exogenous factors contributing to his turmoil are the ones in which he's most indoctrinated, and by humanizing this broader struggle, Szumowska's institutional denouncements are even more heartbreaking and scathing.” – Village Voice Oct 29, 2013 Full Review Kill Your Darlings (2013) 77% 7/10 EDIT “The film works best when the characters' freewheeling creative process is channeled into Krokidas's filmmaking techniques, namely through exhilarating montages, snappy dialogue, and frenetic, charismatic performances.” – Paste Magazine Oct 17, 2013 Full Review Torn (2013) 100% EDIT “Michael Richter's intimate script traverses this mercurial territory without veering into hysterics-a great accomplishment.” – Village Voice Oct 15, 2013 Full Review Symphony of the Soil (2012) 63% EDIT “Despite director Deborah Koons Garcia's mighty effort to create a stimulating and visually engaging product, Symphony plays mostly like a taped lecture.” – Village Voice Oct 8, 2013 Full Review The Network (2013) 67% EDIT “Orner relies almost exclusively on interviews, and while not every story calls for bells and whistles, such a ho-hum approach doesn't do much for TOLO's inspiring work.” – Village Voice Sep 24, 2013 Full Review Zaytoun (2012) 46% EDIT “By the end ... the director's ambivalence is overwhelming, obscuring an important story with undeniable modern parallels.” – Village Voice Sep 17, 2013 Full Review Adore (2013) 32% EDIT “The disparity between the inherently trashy appeal of the story and the self-serious way it's presented cripples much of the potential for enjoyment.” – Village Voice Sep 3, 2013 Full Review The Future (2013) 80% EDIT “Alicia Scherson's enthralling Il Futuro asks the question no one wants to hear: How would you see the world after a personal tragedy?” – Village Voice Sep 3, 2013 Full Review
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