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Melanie Fischer

Melanie Fischer's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% EDIT “A pastel-colored slush puddle that feels more like watching two hours’ worth of Wicked-themed music videos than a narratively cohesive film.” – Pajiba Nov 26, 2025 Full Review Regretting You (2025) 29% EDIT “Everything about the movie feels small -- not just because it is quite simply not good, but by the fundamental nature of what it is. ” – Pajiba Oct 31, 2025 Full Review A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) 36% EDIT “A Big, Bold, Beautiful Journey feels untethered from any kind of emotional truth or reality. It is a simulacrum molded in the vague shape of “romance,” but it’s just a glossy, plastic surface that’s completely hollow on the inside.” – Pajiba Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Highest 2 Lowest (2025) 83% EDIT “There is plenty that could be said about this film, both good and bad. But the experience of watching this film was so dominated by one thought I feel compelled to give it the full attention it deserves: This film has no rhythm.” – Pajiba Sep 12, 2025 Full Review Eden (2024) 58% EDIT “Well cast, well acted, and in several regards truly quite well made. But the screenplay by Noah Pink is just such a weird feathered fish of a story that is neither here nor there and scattered rather everywhere.” – Pajiba Aug 27, 2025 Full Review Materialists (2025) 77% EDIT “A film that, while not without merits, feels fundamentally in conflict with itself, equally unsatisfying to both those who love rom-coms and those who resent the typical contrivances of the genre.” – Pajiba Jun 20, 2025 Full Review Another Simple Favor (2025) 58% EDIT “In happier news, Another Simple Favor is still fun. It’s just not very good. While it might not live up to the standard of the first film, it keeps true to its spirit, even if it’s less of a carefully constructed puzzle and more a vibe.” – Pajiba May 8, 2025 Full Review G20 (2025) 55% EDIT “Long story short: is G20 good? Not really. Is it fun? Kinda-sorta-sometimes, in a plane movie, no thoughts, head empty, smooth brain way.” – Pajiba Apr 18, 2025 Full Review Disney's Snow White (2025) 39% EDIT “Snow White is a nothingburger of a film buried under an avalanche of bluster that, watching the movie itself, feels both utterly absurd and more or less inevitable. ” – Pajiba Mar 26, 2025 Full Review Unstoppable (2024) 77% EDIT “Unstoppable, in disappointing contrast to Anthony himself, does not even attempt to rise to the occasion, timidly walking the path most travelled with minimal fanfare. ” – Pajiba Jan 22, 2025 Full Review Small Things Like These (2024) 93% EDIT “A quiet, intimate character study, Small Things Like These is about as honest and accurately titled a film as there ever was. Because this film is absolutely small, but not in a bad way.” – Pajiba Dec 2, 2024 Full Review Lonely Planet (2024) 39% EDIT “There’s no nuance rewarding the attentive audience, no subtleties to entice repeat viewing. Even Laura Dern, for all her talent and charm, can only do so much with a character and story about as dynamic as reading a phone book.” – Pajiba Oct 18, 2024 Full Review Omni Loop (2024) 84% EDIT “To give credit where credit is due, Omni Loop does manage to explore a time travel story from a new angle. Unfortunately, the experience of watching it also suggests that perhaps there is a reason why no one ever explored it previously.” – Pajiba Oct 3, 2024 Full Review Greedy People (2024) 60% EDIT “As the title somewhat suggests, everyone in Greedy People sucks, but not enough to where it becomes actually enjoyable to watch most of them suffer.” – Pajiba Aug 30, 2024 Full Review Inside Out 2 (2024) 91% EDIT “Inside Out 2 is not a masterpiece, and putting it toe-to-toe against its predecessor would be an ill-matched fight. But it’s an entertaining movie that gets the basics right and pays sufficient homage to the spirit of the original.” – Pajiba Jun 21, 2024 Full Review Atlas (2024) 18% EDIT “At best, the mecha action sequences serve as a reminder that, once upon a time, Pacific Rim was a good movie, and two hours of your life might be better spent revisiting that.” – Pajiba May 31, 2024 Full Review The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) 68% EDIT “What’s there is mostly fine, sometimes decent, and occasionally even good-ish -- the real trouble is what isn’t there. The film is rife with a sense of incompleteness; missing tension, missing relationships, missing a sense of fun. ” – Pajiba Apr 29, 2024 Full Review Damsel (2024) 56% EDIT “With Damsel, they’ve hit the bullseye of this low-hanging target—a movie fine enough that most people you know will likely at least half-watch it, and bland enough that most of us will have forgotten about it entirely in a month’s time.” – Pajiba Mar 20, 2024 Full Review Lisa Frankenstein (2024) 52% EDIT “Lisa Frankenstein plays out like a Disney Channel original movie that wants you to know that it’s not like the other girls; it wants to be subversive, irreverent, edgy, and camp but is far too lazy, and derivative to succeed at being any of those things. ” – Pajiba Feb 16, 2024 Full Review The Holdovers (2023) 97% EDIT “In The Holdovers, Payne has managed to maintain that same keen-eyed insight, but without the sense that the film itself is an active participant in the torment. It’s a rare and remarkable balance to hit.” – Pajiba Dec 1, 2023 Full Review TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR (2023) 98% EDIT “Closing your eyes, you do almost feel like you’re there. Not quite, of course -- nothing can fully replicate the real deal -- but there’s little imagination required.” – Pajiba Oct 30, 2023 Full Review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) 95% EDIT “Mutant Mayhem is an incredibly polished piece of children’s entertainment that takes cues from the best of what’s come before and executes them well. The fresh artistic style provides a facelift to a deeply familiar story. ” – Pajiba Aug 8, 2023 Full Review Oppenheimer (2023) 93% EDIT “ Oppenheimer is a refreshing outlier, stunning if severely imperfect; and, ironically enough for its subject matter and bleak outlook, a glimmer of hope. ” – Pajiba Jul 25, 2023 Full Review No Hard Feelings (2023) 71% EDIT “Elevated by strong performances and buoyed by the relative dearth of mainstream comedy films these past several years, No Hard Feelings is worth a trip to the theater for Jennifer Lawrence fans and those simply in the mood for a good laugh. ” – Pajiba Jun 29, 2023 Full Review The Blackening (2022) 87% EDIT “All things combined, The Blackening is a treat for both horror and comedy fans well worth checking out on the big screen while you can; it’s best with a crowd.” – Pajiba Jun 22, 2023 Full Review
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