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Pauline Adamek

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

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Urchin (2025) 96% 14/20 EDIT “… a quietly unsettling portrait that resists neat conclusions …” – FILMINK (Australia) Dec 20, 2025 Full Review The Golden Spurtle (2025) 93% 12/20 EDIT “… has an undeniable warmth; its humour is mild, its sincerity unpretentious.” – FILMINK (Australia) Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Shell (2024) 63% 14/20 EDIT “While the premise is serviceable, the execution is lacking: a film about surface polish that can’t quite find any of its own.” – FILMINK (Australia) Oct 28, 2025 Full Review The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) 86% 17/20 EDIT “… delivers the right amount of action while focusing on the emotional and ethical weight of identity, family, and interworldly belonging.” – FILMINK (Australia) Jul 24, 2025 Full Review The Divine Sarah Bernhardt (2024) 10/20 EDIT “… a sentimental biopic about a tedious woman.” – FILMINK (Australia) Jul 14, 2025 Full Review Widow Clicquot (2023) 80% 18/20 EDIT “Despite being an empowering tale of triumph, the best aspects of this film are its beauty and its restraint.” – FILMINK (Australia) Feb 5, 2025 Full Review Back in Action (2025) 31% 15/2 EDIT “If you’re in the mood for an escapist action flick, and you’re a fan of these leads, this entertaining movie will not disappoint.” – FILMINK (Australia) Jan 30, 2025 Full Review Saint Clare (2024) 32% 5/20 EDIT “… can’t decide if it’s a cheesy teen horror movie or a B-movie throwback.” – FILMINK (Australia) Sep 2, 2024 Full Review Bookworm (2024) 91% 14/20 EDIT “…an amiable cinematic journey that takes audiences through New Zealand’s breathtaking landscapes while delivering a blend of humour, adventure, and heartfelt drama.” – FILMINK (Australia) Aug 27, 2024 Full Review On the Line (2022) 21% 10/20 EDIT “… feels like a protracted exercise in trolling the audience.” – FILMINK (Australia) Nov 14, 2022 Full Review Still Working 9 to 5 (2022) 93% 12/20 EDIT “ reminds us why the film is as relevant today as it was when it lit up the box office four decades ago.” – FILMINK (Australia) Apr 4, 2022 Full Review Simple Passion (2020) 59% 11/20 EDIT “ essentially a shallow examination of sexual obsession.” – FILMINK (Australia) Feb 5, 2022 Full Review West Side Story (2021) 91% 10/20 EDIT “...audiences will walk away entertained but with little else.” – FILMINK (Australia) Dec 26, 2021 Full Review Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) 93% 15.5/20 EDIT “... a festival of fan service that somehow transcends its gimmick and delivers a surprisingly emotional journey.” – FILMINK (Australia) Dec 15, 2021 Full Review The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain (2020) 97% 15/20 EDIT “...harrowing viewing.” – FILMINK (Australia) Nov 13, 2021 Full Review Through the Glass Darkly (2020) 75% 15/20 EDIT “... an engaging whodunnit with just enough fresh elements and confident storytelling to see you through to its mildly predictable finale.” – FILMINK (Australia) Nov 2, 2021 Full Review No Sudden Move (2021) 92% 18.5/20 EDIT “...a complicated and taut drama, a superb heist movie, but above all a brilliant neo-noir...” – FILMINK (Australia) Jul 26, 2021 Full Review Collective (2019) 99% 18/20 EDIT “Filmmaker Alexander Nanau painstakingly crafts a detailed saga that gives a voice to the numerous parties involved - the journalists, activists, as well as the victims and their advocates.” – FILMINK (Australia) Feb 7, 2021 Full Review Lucky Grandma (2019) 95% 18/20 EDIT “...delightful...picaresque dark comedy...gorgeous without being too glossy, almost like a silent film with minimal dialogue, mostly relying on non-verbal cues and music.” – FILMINK (Australia) Oct 11, 2020 Full Review Four Kids and It (2020) 49% 15/20 EDIT “...a satisfying and substantial entertainment for all ages.” – FILMINK (Australia) Sep 17, 2020 Full Review First Love (2019) 98% 16/20 EDIT “Expect twists, turns, surprises, violence, love and Miike's wry, knowing wit.” – FILMINK (Australia) Mar 16, 2020 Full Review Just Mercy (2019) 85% 15/20 EDIT “....this legal drama manages to balance hard truths with an unwaveringly empathetic eye.” – FILMINK (Australia) Jan 8, 2020 Full Review Rocketman (2019) 89% 16/20 EDIT “...contains an emotional truth that will likely resonate with you for a long, long time.” – FILMINK (Australia) May 27, 2019 Full Review 2040 (2019) 100% 15/20 EDIT “...through a self-deprecating and endearingly 'dad joke' sense of humour, this inherently-political work is kept within the realms of the personal.” – FILMINK (Australia) May 3, 2019 Full Review On the Basis of Sex (2018) 72% 14/20 EDIT “Despite the low stakes, On the Basis of Sex has an uplifting and empowering tone that makes for an entertaining experience.” – FILMINK (Australia) Jan 7, 2019 Full Review
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