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Curtis Woloschuk
Curtis Woloschuk's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Movies reviews only
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Joy (2015) |
Charged with navigating a half-dozen equally fraught relationships, Lawrence is at the top of her dexterous game. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Dec 23, 2015
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Orion: The Man Who Would Be King (2015) |
We're left to marvel at the collection of outlandish characters who contributed to the Orion legend. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Dec 03, 2015
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Mommy (2014) |
Mommy is Dolan's own problem child. Consequently, it proves fitting that his evident love for it not only saves it but establishes it as a potent reminder that sometimes cinema feels most vital when it's this raw and messy. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Jan 29, 2015
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Blackhat (2015) |
As fascinated with harnessing light as the early humans were, Mann sees the skylines of Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Jakarta as fluorescent palettes with which to indulge his aesthetic whims. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Jan 23, 2015
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American Sniper (2014) |
Clint Eastwood's latest portrait of a man of violence unfolds with an immediacy that the octogenarian multi-hyphenate rarely musters anymore. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Jan 06, 2015
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The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2014) |
Its unhurried pace and inability to wring tension from the conflicting accounts ensures that though it fascinates, the film never fully enthrals. - Total Film
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| Posted Jul 21, 2014
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Under the Rainbow (2013) |
An accomplished actress herself, Jaoui draws committed performances from her ensemble that effectively ground the breezy material. - Total Film
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| Posted Jul 11, 2014
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Devil's Knot (2013) |
Egoyan listlessly retraces the trial's tragic course but uncovers nothing new about human nature in the belaboured process. - Total Film
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| Posted Jun 20, 2014
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IL Etait Une Foret (2013) |
Jacquet employs some poetic licence (and lyrical voiceovers) to venture into more fantastical territory. - Total Film
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| Posted Jun 20, 2014
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In Bloom (2013) |
As civility and sympathy prove to be in ... short supply, the girls' unwavering devotion to each other makes for absorbing drama. - Total Film
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| Posted May 05, 2014
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Haunter (2013) |
Though [Natali's] haunted-house tale ultimately lacks the strong storytelling its high concept calls for, it still compels with its ambition, occasional eloquence, and heart-in-the-right- place vibe. - Total Film
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| Posted Apr 02, 2014
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Noah (2014) |
Aronofsky's first bona-fide blockbuster is a sweat-stained labour of love. Audacious and uncompromising, it's a legitimate epic. - Total Film
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| Posted Mar 31, 2014
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The Weekend (2013) |
Equally quick-witted and drawing from the same well of low-grade misanthropy (or perhaps it's just Britishness), Nick and Meg enjoy an easy repartee, tossing cutting remarks with the aplomb and precision of circus knife throwers. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Mar 20, 2014
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Non-Stop (2014) |
Despite the escalating ridiculousness, Non-Stop remains passable escapism until it runs headlong into a "Can I get real for second?" climax. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Feb 28, 2014
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Pompeii (2014) |
There are few other action filmmakers who can bring such enthusiasm to wanton destruction, racking up a massive body count and yet ensuring that the carnage goes down as smoothly as an overly buttered piece of popcorn. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Feb 21, 2014
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A Field in England (2013) |
[A Field in England] demonstrates how genuinely spellbinding cinema can be when it's wielded by an artist who doesn't so much play by his own rules as forego such restrictions entirely. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Feb 12, 2014
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That Awkward Moment (2014) |
Gormican operates under the assumption that we're still fully invested in these commitment-phobes, waiting on tenterhooks to see if they can wrap their heads around the Monogamy for Dummies life lessons being imparted. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Jan 30, 2014
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Doomsdays (2013) |
Mullins has fashioned a hilarious revisionist rebel movie that's absurdity is rivaled only by its acuity. - Grolsch Film Works
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| Posted Jan 27, 2014
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Grudge Match (2013) |
Cheap sentimentality can't disguise the crashing cynicism on display. - Total Film
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| Posted Jan 20, 2014
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Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014) |
It feels like the announcement of a franchisor's global expansion strategy. Nothing on screen can equal the dread that arises at the very thought of Euro Paranormal Activity. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Jan 06, 2014
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Devil's Knot (2013) |
It feels like work-for-hire by a director who can barely feign interest. A true crime. - Grolsch Film Works
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| Posted Jan 02, 2014
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Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery (2013) |
Misfire stokes nostalgia for a time when great down-and-dirty films seemed to emerge from the ether rather than being laboriously born of very public cap-in-hand petitions. - Grolsch Film Works
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| Posted Jan 02, 2014
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Grudge Match (2013) |
The seniors' climactic bout might be the most dispiriting scene to unfold in a boxing ring since a broken-down Mike Tyson surrendered to Kevin McBride back in 2005. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Jan 02, 2014
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August: Osage County (2013) |
Maybe if Wells had served chicken instead of fish he might've discovered his appetite for unhinged debauchery. - Grolsch Film Works
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| Posted Jan 02, 2014
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The Armstrong Lie (2013) |
Faced with an opponent desperately clinging to the last vestiges of his reputation, Gibney uncharacteristically fails to fully pull back the curtain. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Dec 21, 2013
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Oldboy (2013) |
To its credit, Spike Lee's remake isn't a slavish imitation. On the other hand, its grit is a grey substitute for the original's vision and verve. - Total Film
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| Posted Dec 04, 2013
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Oldboy (2013) |
There's little perverse pleasure to be found in a revenge tale that's told without a trace of passion. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Nov 27, 2013
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Free Birds (2013) |
Even tykes will tell it to get stuffed. - Total Film
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| Posted Nov 25, 2013
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Delivery Man (2013) |
Spending its climax making overtures about risking it all without ever taking a chance itself, Delivery Man ultimately completes its own arc from laziness into outright gutlessness. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Nov 22, 2013
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Delivery Man (2013) |
A new release has rarely felt so stillborn. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Nov 21, 2013
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Ender's Game (2013) |
A young adult film that refuses to be easily dismissed. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Nov 07, 2013
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The Motel Life (2012) |
The Motel Life fulfills its modest ambitions, mining glimmers of muted beauty from these brothers' otherwise bleak existences. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Nov 07, 2013
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Muscle Shoals (2013) |
The film possesses considerable persuasive power despite its modest substance and simple construction, making it very much like the timeless songs it showcases. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Oct 30, 2013
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Wolf Children (2012) |
Despite rigorously ripping up the conventions of werewolf lore, Mamoru Hosoda's anime fantasy unfolds with an elegance that seems effortless. - Total Film
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| Posted Oct 25, 2013
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The Fifth Estate (2013) |
There's perhaps nothing more cringe-inducing than a square's view of a radical subculture. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Oct 21, 2013
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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) |
What Harald Zwart's film lacks is the focus that might make this cluttered set-up more than the sum of its dour design, raging hormones, incessant skirmishes and wearying exposition. - Total Film
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| Posted Aug 28, 2013
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Short Term 12 (2013) |
Ultimately, it's because of what goes unsaid in the film that its various onscreen relationships feel authentic and lived in. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Aug 23, 2013
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Kick-Ass 2 (2013) |
If Kick-Ass 2 manages to distinguish itself at all, it's by establishing a new standard for the level of disinterest a film can show in its title character. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Aug 18, 2013
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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) |
There's very little fun to be had watching a kids' flick so aware of its own mortality. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Aug 07, 2013
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2 Guns (2013) |
The climax unfolds with all the grace of a herd of bulls storming through a Mexican standoff. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Jul 31, 2013
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Red 2 (2013) |
You'd hope that, emboldened by the success of its predecessor, Red 2 would come out swinging. Instead, it opens with a shot of a Costco sign... - Total Film
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| Posted Jul 30, 2013
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The To Do List (2013) |
The To Do List ultimately proves a lazy, self-involved lover, too busy indulging its own fetishes and desires to tend to the viewers' needs or offer them much gratification. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Jul 24, 2013
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The Hunt (2012) |
Fittingly for a film that deals with actions that can't be undone, The Hunt leaves you with a sickening feeling that's almost impossible to shake. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Jul 23, 2013
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The Look of Love (2013) |
It's a case of "fourth time unlucky" for frequent collaborators Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan. Well, "uninspired" might be more accurate. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Jul 23, 2013
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Turbo (2013) |
The prevailing sense with Turbo is that it's overly calculated while receiving none of the basic care and attention it requires in order to thrive. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Jul 19, 2013
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A Little Closer (2011) |
Remarkably assured in terms of both tone and craft, A Little Closer suggests that Petock is poised to take a great leap forward with his next feature. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Jul 19, 2013
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Turbo (2013) |
It seems "slow and steady wins the race" doesn't carry much weight in an era of instant gratification. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Jul 16, 2013
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Cartoon College (2012) |
Failing to practice what it preaches regarding the focus and devotion that superior storytelling demands, Cartoon College remains little more than a rough sketch. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Jul 12, 2013
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A Hijacking (2013) |
Tobias Lindholm's slow-burning thriller makes a bid for verisimilitude that extends well beyond the use of natural light and handheld cameras. - Willamette Week
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| Posted Jul 10, 2013
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The History of Future Folk (2012) |
There's much to admire about visitors from beyond who believe that the answer to our problems might arrive courtesy of just the right chord progression. - Paste Magazine
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| Posted Jul 07, 2013
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