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Karen Gordon

Karen Gordon's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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The Chronology of Water (2025) 90% B+ EDIT “Imogen Poots shines in Kristen Stewart’s impressive directorial debut, a film about a young girl who refuses to let trauma break her. ” – Original Cin Jan 15, 2026 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 93% A EDIT “Credit Chalamet for playing a character this loud and fast-moving, and yet giving us a bigger picture. He's not softening Marty to win us over. Those quick moments, where we see what else is in him, give him dimension. Suddenly he’s worth rooting for. ” – Original Cin Dec 24, 2025 Full Review Breakdown: 1975 (2025) 77% A EDIT “Morgan Neville excellent documentary looks at how movies reflected a fractured America in 1975.” – Original Cin Dec 18, 2025 Full Review Rental Family (2025) 87% B+ EDIT “A sensitive performance by Brendan Fraser anchors a sentimental movie about loneliness, connection, and finding purpose, while acting out therapeutic roles for real people in Japan. ” – Original Cin Nov 20, 2025 Full Review Sentimental Value (2025) 97% A EDIT “As in his previous film, the Oscar nominated The Worst Person In The World, Sentimental Value is at times melancholy, but it’s not melodramatic or tragic. Trier doesn’t manipulate us for dramatic value. There’s a real craft in the way he tells stories. ” – Original Cin Nov 13, 2025 Full Review It Was Just an Accident (2025) 97% A EDIT “Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's Palme d’Or–winning film keeps its tone light, as it asks us moral questions. ” – Original Cin Oct 23, 2025 Full Review Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) 61% B EDIT “The world needs more authentic stories about men struggling with and facing mental health challenges, and the film’s emotional core feels true. But it’s much less successful in weaving all the pieces together to make a truly powerful movie.” – Original Cin Oct 23, 2025 Full Review Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost (2025) 93% A EDIT “It's a loving, sweet and quiet exploration of the influence the couple had both on Ben and his sister Amy, and how they affected him as a father and a husband. Stiller squeezes an incredible amount into a mere 98 minutes.” – Original Cin Oct 23, 2025 Full Review The Mastermind (2025) 90% B+ EDIT “Kelly Reichardt’s study of a would-be art thief is a masterclass in subtle filmmaking.” – Original Cin Oct 20, 2025 Full Review Eleanor the Great (2025) 67% B EDIT “Scarlett Johansson makes an impressive directorial debut with a tender indie comedy/drama.” – Original Cin Sep 26, 2025 Full Review One Battle After Another (2025) 94% A EDIT “A tense action thriller/drama/comedy about sociopaths, narcissists, violent political extremists and people who make bad choices. His characters can be maddening. But by the end, even if you’re still grappling with them, you’re sorry to see them go.” – Original Cin Sep 23, 2025 Full Review Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) 65% B EDIT “It doesn’t quite catch the spark of the original, but I’m not sure that that’s so bad. They're 41 years older, but have barely changed. None has grown or become wiser or more connected to the world. For that reason alone, it’s great to see them again. ” – Original Cin Sep 11, 2025 Full Review The Thursday Murder Club (2025) 77% B EDIT “Led by Dame Helen Mirren, a well-ripened all-star cast delivers a light and enjoyable murder mystery. ” – Original Cin Sep 1, 2025 Full Review Splitsville (2025) 84% B+ EDIT “Screwball, rom-com, buddy film, Splitzville is a charming look at relationships, male insecurities and love. ” – Original Cin Aug 29, 2025 Full Review It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025) 98% A- EDIT “Amy Berg’s achingly intimate documentary gives us a view of the late singer Jeff Buckley through the eyes of people who knew him best.” – Original Cin Aug 16, 2025 Full Review Highest 2 Lowest (2025) 83% B- EDIT “Spike Lee and Denzel Washington team up for the fifth time in a movie that’s big on plot but doesn’t always connect on an emotional level. ” – Original Cin Aug 14, 2025 Full Review Shook (2024) B EDIT “Documentary filmmaker Amar Wala mines his own life in his lovely feature debut, which offers Toronto as Toronto and a writer in search of firm footing for his own life but not much in the way of drama.” – Original Cin Aug 11, 2025 Full Review An Honest Life (2025) B EDIT “An Honest Life is an interesting if undemanding thriller that weaves together themes of classism, anarchy, and ultimately a young character coming to terms with who he is, and how far off the path of an ordinary life he’s prepared to go. ” – Original Cin Aug 1, 2025 Full Review Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) 62% B EDIT “Utterly brainless fun with a big heart, and a "look at that!" legion of familiar faces in guest roles and cameos.” – Original Cin Jul 29, 2025 Full Review Eddington (2025) 68% A- EDIT “Phoenix and Pascal are brought to compelling loggerheads in Ari Aster's latest about COVID-19 restrictions in a small town in New Mexico.” – Original Cin Jul 17, 2025 Full Review Superman (2025) 83% C EDIT “Mixing superhero stuff with modern themes including social media, immigration and fascists, greedy capitalists teaming up to take over smaller and less economically prosperous countries. It’s a lot for one film to do, and often comes off just silly, ” – Original Cin Jul 10, 2025 Full Review Elio (2025) 83% B+ EDIT “Pixar strikes again with a sweet movie about a boy who meets the aliens of his dreams.” – Original Cin Jun 18, 2025 Full Review Materialists (2025) 77% A- EDIT “After the spare and almost meditative tone of Past Lives comes this snappy rom-com with serious star power that unapologetically follows the conventions of the genre, which means we can guess where it’s likely going to take us. But the ride is really fun.” – Original Cin Jun 13, 2025 Full Review The Life of Chuck (2024) 80% A-minus EDIT “The supernatural element is not the centrepiece of the film. In this story there is a more elusive, mystical question. The film contemplates not so much the meaning of life, but the meaning of a life. ” – Original Cin Jun 11, 2025 Full Review The Phoenician Scheme (2025) 77% A- EDIT “Anderson's latest is a wild and crazy ride with a surprisingly big heart.” – Original Cin Jun 6, 2025 Full Review
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