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Tim Goodman
Tim Goodman's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Movies reviews only
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The Sunset Limited (2011) |
Sometimes filming a stage play does not work for television. That watching it as a television series asks of it things the play can not deliver (and is not supposed to deliver). Hence... The Sunset Limited doesn't work. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Aug 06, 2020
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Cinema Verite (2011) |
In Cinema Verite, 90 minutes might not do justice to the historical impact of An American Family. But it makes you wish there were 90 more minutes to the story, which is saying something. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Jun 03, 2020
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61* (2001) |
The beauty of 61, the Billy Crystal film for HBO, is that it early on makes a few dangerous missteps and corrects them quickly, all the while benefiting from a story as riveting and freshly modern as any sports story ever. - San Francisco Chronicle
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| Posted Mar 25, 2020
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Salem's Lot (2004) |
The first five minutes of Salem's Lot are great. Well, four minutes. And then Lowe's voice-over kicks in, which essentially starts the poison drip. - San Francisco Chronicle
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| Posted Jan 16, 2020
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Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein (2019) |
In the end, all that matters is that the rules of old television are broken. There is no form. Here, watch this thing we did, or not. There's something oddly likeable about that. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Jul 17, 2019
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Brexit (2019) |
For Americans, even if that story isn't our own, it's absolutely relatable and that makes it interesting. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Jan 16, 2019
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Sucker Free City (2004) |
A wholly original, restlessly real take on San Francisco gang life... Sucker Free City has the kind of non-Hollywood take on urban trouble that proudly makes it cousin to The Wire on HBO, and there really isn't any higher praise than that. - San Francisco Chronicle
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| Posted Nov 14, 2018
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A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All (2008) |
All told, it's not a classic, but there are worse ways to spend an hour (and for a good cause, maybe). - San Francisco Chronicle
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| Posted Nov 13, 2018
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The Tenth Inning (2010) |
The beauty, Burns and Novick seem to be saying here, is that the game is far bigger than any player. And it will endure. - San Francisco Chronicle
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| Posted Nov 13, 2018
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24: Redemption (2008) |
But playing off the fears of Sept. 11, 2001, is, in 2008, played out. Jack Bauer as Superman, or even Underdog, is tired. - San Francisco Chronicle
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| Posted Nov 13, 2018
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Too Big to Fail (2011) |
In a cast full of beautifully minimalist performances from superb actors, William Hurt gets to remind viewers who might have otherwise forgot just how great he can be. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Jun 25, 2018
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The Witness for the Prosecution (2016) |
Let's just say that Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution isn't like anything you'd expect as it adds a layer of psychological hopelessness to the whodunit -- nor is it anything you should miss. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Feb 01, 2017
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The Dresser (2015) |
It's delightful and winning, both sad and funny and touching on so many levels. Welcome this little gem into your arms if you can. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted May 31, 2016
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Peter Pan Live! (2014) |
It was a night where Williams and Walken, at disparate ends of the live performance, gave a lot to their roles and to the success of the night. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Dec 05, 2014
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Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever (2014) |
The Christmas miracle of this movie is that Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever isn't the worst Christmas movie ever. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Dec 01, 2014
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The Normal Heart (2014) |
The Normal Heart manages to work both sides of the issue - the anger at inaction and those complicit in turning a blind eye, and the personal toll the disease took. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted May 22, 2014
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The Challenger Disaster (2013) |
Credit the Science Channel with figuring out that this story had the kind of smarts and scientific elements at its core to be a great fit and perfect fodder for its foray into scripted material. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Nov 18, 2013
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Mockingbird Lane (2012) |
Not particularly scary, not particularly funny, this little-pilot-lost doesn't quite get there, despite an impressive pedigree. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Aug 14, 2013
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Phil Spector (2013) |
Mamet will succeed in planting doubt (reasonable or not) in viewers' minds in this account of the murder trial of the larger-than-life Spector, brilliantly embodied by Pacino. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted May 22, 2013
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SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden (2012) |
A movie that feels like a documentary at times, a cheesy docudrama at others and some kind of slapped-together film that wants to be taken seriously as well. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Oct 30, 2012
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Game Change (2012) |
It's a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at politics - as long as you're a Democrat. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Aug 03, 2012
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Recount (2008) |
It's impossible to overstate the excellent casting here. - San Francisco Chronicle
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| Posted May 27, 2008
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Born Rich (2003) |
It's [Johnson's] first film (it shows), but he strikes gold by getting the kind of access to his peers no one else could. - San Francisco Chronicle
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| Posted Jan 15, 2004
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The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) |
84 minutes of rolling musical back beat and supercharged cartoon warfare. It's also, clearly, great fun. - San Francisco Chronicle
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| Posted Jul 03, 2002
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Shot in the Heart (2001) |
Only a writer as talented as Mikal Gilmore could tell a story that punches you in the gut about every five seconds and yet leaves you hoping for more. - San Francisco Chronicle
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| Posted Mar 27, 2002
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The Mists of Avalon (2001) |
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| Posted Oct 21, 2001
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The X-Files (1998) |
Ultimately, in the film, Carter delivers the goods to die-hard fans. - San Francisco Examiner
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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