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Dig Boston is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Cassidy Olsen, Isaac Feldberg, Jake Mulligan, Monica Castillo.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3/5
9to5: The Story of A Movement (2020) Jake Mulligan There are passages where the film plays like a PowerPoint, but only because it's truly committed to function over form.
Posted Aug 23, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002) Jake Mulligan Perceptive at dramatizing moments where teenagers' performances of masculinity and maturity inadvertently melt into something more fraught and real.
Posted Aug 06, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
The American Sector (2020) Jake Mulligan Often locates overwhelming extremes of eccentric Americana... as though it were chasing after the modern cinematic equivalent of certain Grant Wood paintings.
Posted Aug 06, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
No Sudden Move (2021) Jake Mulligan There's not a scene or even a line of dialogue that isn't tied into 'the ideas,' which is a quality with both positive and negative attributes.
Posted Aug 06, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
All Light, Everywhere (2021) Jake Mulligan Complicated and nuanced to a degree that actually befits the political debates and social dynamics that it depicts-a profound accomplishment for any American film.
Posted Aug 06, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
On the Rocks (2020) Jake Mulligan Piles up a respectable amount of dramatic weight given that it's a lightly comic narrative about a family of very well off New Yorkers living mostly charmed lives circa 2019.
Posted Aug 06, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
City Hall (2020) Jake Mulligan Even just taken as a portrait of Boston in the midst of what'll now forever be known as 'the moment before the pandemic,' it's a work of massive regional significance.
Posted Aug 06, 2021  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Truffle Hunters (2020) Jake Mulligan The human truffle hunters [collaborate] with the filmmakers to present their craft, trade, and lives from such a coy angle that it leaves one with little to engage.
Posted Aug 06, 2021  Edit critic review
2/5
Hopper/Welles (2020) Jake Mulligan To present this lightly edited archival object as though it were intentionally produced film art is straight up fraudulent.
Posted Aug 06, 2021  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Night of the Kings (2020) Jake Mulligan Fails its own test. Excessive duration is the whole thing, yet Night of the Kings is barely sketched out, much less spilling over.
Posted Aug 06, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) Jake Mulligan Really about writing fiction more than [it's] about the characters themselves or anything else.
Posted Aug 06, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
The Calming (2020) Jake Mulligan It's very human and very unspectacular-and when those qualities intersect, the film seems truer than most.
Posted Aug 06, 2021  Edit critic review
2/5
The King of Staten Island (2020) Jake Mulligan Probably the least rambunctious film that could've been made on the subject.
Posted Aug 06, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
The Killing Floor (1984) Jake Mulligan An intrinsically American historical epic.
Posted Aug 06, 2021  Edit critic review
1/5
Fatal Affair (2020) Jake Mulligan Fatal Affair has not one cinematic pleasure to offer.
Posted Aug 06, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Luciérnagas (2018) Cassidy Olsen Ramin's easily telegraphed relationship with Guillermo is not as illuminating as his kinship with a local hotel owner. Their solidarity, and the film's refreshingly irregular structure, make Fireflies worth catching.
Posted Feb 28, 2021  Edit critic review
5/5
Nomadland (2020) Cassidy Olsen It's a staggering portrait of a community searching for grace after being ravaged by American capitalism, and Zhao's greatest work yet.
Posted Feb 28, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
Lingua Franca (2019) Cassidy Olsen A mesmerizing, often terrifying slice of social realism from a filmmaker in complete control of the world she's depicting.
Posted Feb 28, 2021  Edit critic review
1.5/5
The Tax Collector (2020) Cassidy Olsen A strong supporting cast and a handful of provocatively gruesome action sequences can't save the poorly-paced movie from Ayer's worst instincts: A reliance on macho moralism, uninspired visual language, and broad, often racist stereotypes.
Posted Feb 28, 2021  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Sound of Metal (2019) Cassidy Olsen Sound of Metal prioritizes the emotional and physical reality of its subject above all else, combining an observational view of the deaf community with an immersive portrait of a man caught between loss and recovery.
Posted Feb 28, 2021  Edit critic review
4.5/5
First Cow (2019) Cassidy Olsen Here Reichardt's fundamental interest in kinship in the face of capitalism is baked into each part of the film: The bond between Cookie and King Lu is as tender and personal as it is critical to each man's survival in the great Oregon wilderness.
Posted Feb 28, 2021  Edit critic review
2/5
Rebecca (2020) Cassidy Olsen This new Rebecca, helmed by Ben Wheatley, is but an imitation of what Hollywood glamour and greatness looked like in 1940, produced by a studio that's in the midst of a long-term project to zombify that era.
Posted Feb 28, 2021  Edit critic review
Heaven Without People (2017) Monica Castillo There's a recognizable quality to it all -- enough to bring on sense memories of tense meals past.
Posted Dec 09, 2020  Edit critic review
Que Caramba Es La Vida (2014) Monica Castillo It seems like a new study about gender equality crops up every few days. Que Caramba could have used a bit more of a punch to get that across to its audience.
Posted Apr 13, 2016  Edit critic review
Amour (2012) Monica Castillo Beautifully shot, powerfully acted, and skillfully composed, Amour is worth pursuing.
Posted Apr 13, 2016  Edit critic review
Arbitrage (2012) Monica Castillo Really, it could use some nip/tuck on the screenplay, but the players are decent and the movie looks opulent enough.
Posted Apr 13, 2016  Edit critic review
The Comedy (2012) Monica Castillo For something titled The Comedy, this movie isn't funny. Or charming, likable, enjoyable, or any other adjectives you would find splashed on a poster.
Posted Apr 13, 2016  Edit critic review
Exit Elena (2012) Monica Castillo I liked the concept of Exit Elena more so than the execution.
Posted Apr 12, 2016  Edit critic review
The Armstrong Lie (2013) Monica Castillo The flow is constantly punctured by Gibney's interjections, as if we were hearing it from a jilted ex.
Posted Mar 12, 2014  Edit critic review
Saving Mr. Banks (2013) Monica Castillo The movie wrenches much too many artificial emotions, leaving an ooey-gooey, sappy aftertaste that isn't everyone's cup of tea.
Posted Dec 16, 2013  Edit critic review
Step Up Revolution (2012) Monica Castillo Despite the fact that there are four choreographers listed on the IMDB credits, even a few of the routines felt flat.
Posted Jan 22, 2013  Edit critic review
The Spectacular Now (2013) Monica Castillo It's a bittersweet movie that I can't wait to see again.
Posted Jan 22, 2013  Edit critic review
The Muppets (2011) Monica Castillo This is comedic gold!
Posted Sep 24, 2012  Edit critic review
Men in Black 3 (2012) Monica Castillo The third time is supposed to be the charm, right?
Posted Sep 24, 2012  Edit critic review
The Bourne Legacy (2012) Monica Castillo This is not the Bourne sequel you were looking for.
Posted Sep 24, 2012  Edit critic review
Cosmopolis (2012) Monica Castillo Well, if it isn't the most confounding movie of the year.
Posted Aug 31, 2012  Edit critic review
Savages (2012) Monica Castillo After all the fun we have with Del Toro's murderous perv, Travolta's crooked cop, and Hayek's sentimental cartel head, we return to the artificial heart of the story of the pot-smoking, gun-toting threesome.
Posted Jul 07, 2012  Edit critic review
People Like Us (2012) Monica Castillo Everybody gets angry at each other because no one talks or uses reason.
Posted Jun 30, 2012  Edit critic review
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011) Monica Castillo The lighting was so off in this movie that bright patches of sunlight made me squint and dark nighttime scenes lost some character's facial features.
Posted Jun 18, 2012  Edit critic review
Rock of Ages (2012) Monica Castillo No fun was had when I saw Rock of Ages. No fun at all.
Posted Jun 16, 2012  Edit critic review
Real Steel (2011) Monica Castillo Real Steel plays like a glossy commercial lasting over 90 minutes.
Posted Mar 10, 2012  Edit critic review
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) Monica Castillo I don't want to live on this planet anymore.
Posted Mar 10, 2012  Edit critic review
Project X (2012) Monica Castillo It's an all no-name cast of actors and actresses, culled from the depths of Craigslist.
Posted Mar 03, 2012  Edit critic review
The Woman in Black (2012) Monica Castillo It's silly and spelled out, but the fun house aspect remains.
Posted Feb 03, 2012  Edit critic review
Red Tails (2012) Monica Castillo It was a pretty fair movie (save for the weird zooming camera work that's become a trend-your movie feels dated five minutes after release).
Posted Jan 27, 2012  Edit critic review
Red Lights (2012) Monica Castillo Will someone give poor DeNiro a decent script?
Posted Jan 26, 2012  Edit critic review
Contagion (2011) Monica Castillo As disaster celeb-loaded disaster movies go, it could have been a lot worse.
Posted Jan 09, 2012  Edit critic review
War Horse (2011) Monica Castillo Spielberg works in some hefty homages to Gone with the Wind, The Searchers and Paths of Glory that may draw a few impressed gasps... or a couple of eye rolls.
Posted Dec 23, 2011  Edit critic review
Shame (2011) Monica Castillo Fassbender performs his role of the addict with a suave attitude that doesn't make you hate the guy. At first you envy him -- by the end, you pity him.
Posted Dec 17, 2011  Edit critic review
New Year's Eve (2011) Monica Castillo To keep it short and sweet: the movie is messier than Times Square at 3 a.m. on January 1st.
Posted Dec 10, 2011  Edit critic review
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