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Tom Carson
Tom Carson's reviews do not count toward the Tomatometer®. This is not a Tomatometer-approved critic, and this critic's reviews are not published on a Tomatometer-approved publication.
Movies reviews only
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Goodfellas (1990) |
All that's on the screen is a showy, humorless vaunting of directorial technique, and misplaced technique at that. Scorsese sets up the material as comedy, but he seems to consider it beneath him to let viewers find any of it funny. - L.A. Weekly
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| Posted Oct 18, 2023
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White Men Can't Jump (1992) |
It's rare for a Hollywood talent to be so sunny-minded yet intelligent; Shelton has better taste in what he enjoys about this country than anyone since Walt Kelly. - L.A. Weekly
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| Posted Aug 31, 2023
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A Dry White Season (1989) |
Palcy's narrative drive and the phenomenal editing (by Sam O'Steen and Glenn Cunningham) make the story so kinetic that we accept its simplifications. A Dry White Season may wear its heart on its sleeve, but at least its pulse races. - L.A. Weekly
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| Posted Jan 04, 2023
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Captain Phillips (2013) |
As successful as Greengrass's approach is overall, it does have its frustrations. - GQ
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| Posted Dec 05, 2016
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Gone Girl (2014) |
I'm not sure any other director has used Affleck this well. - GQ
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| Posted Nov 09, 2016
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Wild (2014) |
Wild's basic intelligence and craft, starting with Witherspoon's own performance, keep the movie watchable. - GQ
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| Posted Apr 26, 2016
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) |
That leaves Keaton to generate pretty much the movie's full quota of human simpatico unassisted. That he pulls it off shouldn't change your opinion of whether it was worth doing, but not many actors are this captivating. - GQ
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| Posted Feb 22, 2016
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Spectre (2015) |
This time around, the affectations of depth are often just tedious. But to a surprising extent, a lot of the thrill-ride stuff is pretty lackluster too. - GQ
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| Posted Nov 05, 2015
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Steve Jobs (2015) |
Call me a heretic, but a movie that tells us to admire a marketing genius as ego-driven and hard-nosed as Jobs for his spiritual example will never be my cup of tea. - GQ
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| Posted Oct 15, 2015
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