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Aaron Mesh
Aaron Mesh's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Movies reviews only
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) |
Crystal Skull is packed with this kind of Thrilling Wonder Stories boys' pulp, true to the series' zany serial roots and the gee-whiz mood of the '50s... A pity, then, that the third reel is such a washout. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Apr 12, 2023
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Up (2009) |
Whatever brainstorming session came up with Up allowed Docter and co-director Bob Peterson to grapple not only with old age, but with the kind of maturity rarely broached by cartoons. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Jun 14, 2016
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Spotlight (2015) |
The highest compliment I can pay Spotlight: I would watch this on TV. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Nov 18, 2015
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Quantum of Solace (2008) |
Quantum is still a very good Bond movie (if not quite a match for Casino, which was a great one). - Willamette Week
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| Posted Nov 02, 2015
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The Simpsons Movie (2007) |
All of which makes it harder to see The Simpsons Movie for what it is: A mediocre film based on an obsolete television show. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Aug 02, 2015
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Inception (2010) |
Inception is as exhilarating as any movie we'll see this summer -- and twice as exhausting. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Jul 20, 2015
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Bridesmaids (2011) |
All that straining for ribaldry feels a little sad, like Feig and his actors know they're sacrificing honesty for coarse bumptiousness. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Jun 30, 2015
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No Country for Old Men (2007) |
Death always gets the last laugh -- and what makes the Coens so remarkable is how they dare to cackle at the punch lines. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Feb 22, 2015
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The Artist (2011) |
Days after seeing The Artist, I find it hard to place any individual moments that resonated (aside from the doggie heroism) and I suspect that, title aside, the movie feels a complacent cynicism toward art. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Feb 17, 2015
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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
With apologies to Willy Wonka and his wallpaper-licking visitors, the titular Alpine resort is the most edible-looking lodge in cinema: a multitiered, pink-frosted castle designed to endure as an ambrosial memory. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Jan 02, 2015
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) |
It unspools like gangbusters. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Nov 18, 2014
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Pan's Labyrinth (2006) |
We are left with the unsettling knowledge that, in the universe crafted by Guillermo del Toro as well as in our own, we are always surrounded by monsters. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Nov 12, 2014
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The Girlfriend Experience (2008) |
The Girlfriend Experienceis a damning portrait of overindulgence, but it also manages to inspire sympathy for Sasha Grey: not by punishing her, but by gently, persistently reminding her that she became a commodity to achieve a lifestyle. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Oct 01, 2014
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Knocked Up (2007) |
[Apatow] makes responsibility and commitment funny; no mean feat. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Jul 08, 2014
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The Hurt Locker (2008) |
The Hurt Locker is horrifying. It's hopeless. I want to go see it again. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Jan 13, 2014
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Sicko (2007) |
In trying to decipher how Michael Moore has achieved his widespread popularity in the face of a somewhat cavalier attitude toward factual precision, there's no underestimating his savvy choice of targets. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Aug 05, 2013
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Iron Man (2008) |
Iron Man is better when Robert Downey Jr. is alone on the screen than when he's sharing it. It's when those inconvenient other people show up that the movie loses its way. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Aug 04, 2013
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Toy Story 3 (2010) |
Sit back, put on your glasses, and enjoy: It's summer, and Pixar has made you a treat. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Aug 04, 2013
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Inglourious Basterds (2009) |
The experience is like savoring a box of imported French chocolates, only the last one is filled with the wrath of God. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Aug 04, 2013
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