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GQ is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Chuck Klosterman, Esther Zuckerman, Jenni Miller, Joshua Rivera, Keith Phipps, Oliver Whitney, Scott Tobias, Vincent Mancini.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
B
Flight Risk (2025) Vincent Mancini Is it weird and stupid? Certainly. Is it also entertaining and fun? Absolutely. Making Mark Wahlberg bald in a movie with no narrative reason for his character to be bald is a stroke of absurd genius.
Posted Jan 29, 2025  Edit critic review
C
The Carpenter (2023) Vincent Mancini Not nearly as tasteless as one would hope for in "Jesus Didn't Tap: The Movie." It's less like "what if Jesus taught MMA" and more like "what if Jesus was the wise auntie in a Hallmark rom-com."
Posted Nov 15, 2024  Edit critic review
Saturday Night (2024) Esther Zuckerman Saturday Night moves quickly and looks good, trying to approximate a gritty ’70s milieu, but it also feels strangely hollow, because it never establishes why we should care about its characters beyond the institution we know they went on to create.
Posted Sep 18, 2024  Edit critic review
Friendship (2024) Esther Zuckerman DeYoung is not just a wonderful comedy director, but a great stylist, and there is a mournful quality to the visuals. Ultimately, he has made a movie about male loneliness.
Posted Sep 18, 2024  Edit critic review
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) Jesse Hassenger I’m trying to be charitable here, because if I’m being honest -- despite understanding the business case for them -- I’m baffled by the existence of reverent, unfunny Ghostbusters movies.
Posted Mar 22, 2024  Edit critic review
B
Drive-Away Dolls (2024) Vincent Mancini The gags are broad and the action campy, but the typical Coen flair for language and facility with sight gags shine through. And there is juuust enough cultural analysis that a deeper read is possible, though by no means necessary.
Posted Feb 23, 2024  Edit critic review
A Different Man (2024) Esther Zuckerman It all hinges on Stan's savvy performance as a man who will never be truly comfortable in his own skin.
Posted Jan 29, 2024  Edit critic review
Good One (2024) Esther Zuckerman The classic idea of a quote-unquote "Sundance film” is the little indie with a big heart. That's a description that can imply a certain amount of corniness. That is not the case with this film...
Posted Jan 29, 2024  Edit critic review
Ghostlight (2024) Esther Zuckerman Though uneasy with acting, Kupferer's Dan finds comfort in the theater as the themes of the play help him connect to both his aspiring-actress daughter and the son he’s lost.
Posted Jan 29, 2024  Edit critic review
A Real Pain (2024) Esther Zuckerman It's an elegant and elegiac offering from Eisenberg...
Posted Jan 29, 2024  Edit critic review
It's What's Inside (2024) Esther Zuckerman It's a fun ride that will be pleasing on the couch.
Posted Jan 29, 2024  Edit critic review
Love Lies Bleeding (2024) Esther Zuckerman It's a lurid affair with tons of gore that plays like an homage to pulpy thrillers of yore—a touch of Bound and a dash of She-Hulk. Frankly, it rules.
Posted Jan 29, 2024  Edit critic review
I Saw the TV Glow (2024) Esther Zuckerman An exquisitely surreal piece that defies easy genre categorization.
Posted Jan 29, 2024  Edit critic review
Stress Positions (2024) Esther Zuckerman Hammel, who also stars, has crafted a film that's part farce and part brutal satire of the queer Brooklyn bourgeoisie.
Posted Jan 29, 2024  Edit critic review
Thanksgiving (2023) Esther Zuckerman It all concludes in a denouement that implies that Roth isn't done with the holiday forever—and, hey, if a sequel comes along, I'd be down for seconds.
Posted Dec 29, 2023  Edit critic review
The Boy and the Heron (2023) Esther Zuckerman The Boy and the Heron is a movie that captures many of Miyazaki's long held obsessions while still managing to innovate in storytelling and visual form.
Posted Dec 22, 2023  Edit critic review
The Holdovers (2023) Esther Zuckerman The Holdovers might be the most perfect Giamatti-delivery vehicle we've gotten in a long time, one that understands that he's best when his talents for yelling are mixed with deep pathos.
Posted Dec 22, 2023  Edit critic review
Anyone But You (2023) Esther Zuckerman Sweeney and Powell are delightful as well as smokin’ in this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, one of the most charming big screen rom-coms in years.
Posted Dec 21, 2023  Edit critic review
Dicks: The Musical (2023) Esther Zuckerman Lane and Mullally are national treasures who’ll go to any length for a laugh, and Megan Thee Stallion's willingness to get involved with this whole thing just makes me love her even more.
Posted Oct 13, 2023  Edit critic review
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Joshua Rivera It whiffs on its biggest emotional moments.
Posted Dec 20, 2019  Edit critic review
Parasite (2019) Oliver Whitney An exhilarating rollercoaster ride that keeps you guessing at every sharp turn, and by the end, leaves you a bit paralyzed by its magnificence.
Posted Sep 17, 2019  Edit critic review
Knives Out (2019) Oliver Whitney It's a miracle anyone could find a way to breathe invigorating life into the murder mystery film, but thankfully, Rian Johnson is perfect for the job.
Posted Sep 17, 2019  Edit critic review
Hustlers (2019) Oliver Whitney Scafaria's film is at once smart and energized, told with visual panache and a rousing story about women going to any lengths necessary to survive.
Posted Sep 17, 2019  Edit critic review
A Hidden Life (2019) Oliver Whitney May not be as soul-stirring as his best, most profound work, but it's always a treat to see Malick confidently working in his meditative and spiritually transportive groove.
Posted Sep 17, 2019  Edit critic review
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) Oliver Whitney The type of film you fall swiftly in love with, and like the memory of an old lover, stays with you long after.
Posted Sep 17, 2019  Edit critic review
The Lighthouse (2019) Oliver Whitney The Lighthouse slowly snakes its way through your mind, gripping tighter until you relinquish all expectations and succumb to the strange, haunting glory of this wild ride.
Posted Sep 17, 2019  Edit critic review
Uncut Gems (2019) Oliver Whitney A Safdie Brothers movie isn't a Safdie Brothers movie if it doesn't stress you the hell out, and Uncut Gems does just that.
Posted Sep 17, 2019  Edit critic review
Pain and Glory (2019) Oliver Whitney Emotional and sensitive, Pain and Glory works like an intimate embrace, one that stings and soothes all at once.
Posted Sep 17, 2019  Edit critic review
Ford v Ferrari (2019) Oliver Whitney The behind-the-scenes automotive drama can swerve formulaic at times, but Ford v Ferrari really soars when we get to the track.
Posted Sep 17, 2019  Edit critic review
Amy Schumer: Live From the Apollo (2015) Maggie Lange It's buzzingly funny, but I don't think that's what makes it great. Slyly, Schumer's special is instructive.
Posted Jul 31, 2019  Edit critic review
Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019) Scott Meslow That's the most disappointing thing about Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood: Nothing about it is surprising, even when it intends to be, because it's all built on the bones of stuff you've seen Tarantino do before.
Posted Jul 25, 2019  Edit critic review
Crawl (2019) Noah Berlatsky Crawl is a pulpy, goofy version of that age-old man vs. nature conflict. But climate change isn't really about man vs. nature. It's man vs. his own waste products.
Posted Jul 18, 2019  Edit critic review
Aziz Ansari: Right Now (2019) Max Cea Right Now doesn't make any gesture towards neutrality. It's a rehabilitation project -- though, it's more than that, too. The special's bigger, and more intriguing, objective is encouraging you to process the show like you're there in person.
Posted Jul 11, 2019  Edit critic review
The Lion King (2019) Joshua Rivera As visually singular a work The Lion King is, it often presents itself as plainly as possible, causing many of its most powerful scenes to ring hollow as it fails to sustain or build any sort of emotional foundation in any given moment.
Posted Jul 11, 2019  Edit critic review
Midsommar (2019) Tom Philip The film's final shot reminds us that, as much horror as we'll find in the world, we'll find plenty more within ourselves.
Posted Jul 03, 2019  Edit critic review
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) Scott Meslow You're not going to hate Far From Home, but it's hard to shake the feeling that this Phase Three epilogue could have aimed a little higher and been a lot better.
Posted Jul 03, 2019  Edit critic review
Captain Marvel (2019) Joshua Rivera As an action movie, Captain Marvel is really clever, with more than a few twists that'll surprise both comics fans and newcomers...the biggest problem then, is that Captain Marvel is doing so much, we don't actually get to know her all that well.
Posted Jun 28, 2019  Edit critic review
Dumbo (2019) Joshua Rivera It wants us to believe that we can fly without that feather that gives us the confidence to overcome our fears. I'd believe them, if they ever stopped peddling feathers.
Posted Jun 28, 2019  Edit critic review
Us (2019) Joshua Rivera Jordan Peele's Get Out follow-up is a more ambitious, scarier film that you'll want to talk about with everyone.
Posted Jun 28, 2019  Edit critic review
Avengers: Endgame (2019) Joshua Rivera Avengers: Endgame is both a farewell and a celebration of 11 years of the audacious and wildly successful Marvel Studios experiment. It's very good at both of those things.
Posted Jun 28, 2019  Edit critic review
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) Tom Philip Ryan Reynolds's tiny yellow sleuth is the highlight of a nostalgia-fueled story that'll satisfy new and old fans.
Posted May 09, 2019  Edit critic review
Serenity (2019) Joshua Rivera Serenity is a movie that's truly about the journey, not the destination. But when you put it all out there, the twist doesn't really elevate the film's quality, just its lunacy.
Posted Feb 01, 2019  Edit critic review
Glass (2019) Joshua Rivera The timeline is barely comprehensible, with twists so openly telegraphed they'd have saved the Titanic.
Posted Jan 17, 2019  Edit critic review
Aquaman (2018) Joshua Rivera When you're riding a damn shark into war and there's an octopus playing drums and also Nicole Kidman is there? I wouldn't say no.
Posted Dec 20, 2018  Edit critic review
Drew Michael (2018) Max Cea With its digitally vacant aesthetic and cinematic emphasis, has the look of stand-up's future, but it's grounded in the style of the form's recent past.
Posted Dec 19, 2018  Edit critic review
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Joshua Rivera Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is wonderful in a lot of different ways.
Posted Dec 13, 2018  Edit critic review
Cam (2018) Tom Philip Cam is a new kind of scary movie, and for all its successful messaging, it's a chilling and deceptively fun one at that.
Posted Nov 29, 2018  Edit critic review
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) Tom Philip This is a movie you can set down and pick up again later on, just like the fictional storybook this movie uses as its framing device. And that, I think, is a gift worth getting.
Posted Nov 29, 2018  Edit critic review
Widows (2018) Joshua Rivera That's kind of incredible in a genre film, to get such a complicated cross-section of a place in one marvelously efficient thriller.
Posted Nov 21, 2018  Edit critic review
The Most Unknown (2018) Lincoln Michel It's particularly nice to watch in a political era defined by rampant nationalism and science skepticism.
Posted Oct 18, 2018  Edit critic review
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