Alex Saveliev

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For 411 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 58% higher than the average critic
  • 10% same as the average critic
  • 32% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 1.5 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Alex Saveliev's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 67
Highest review score: 100 No Country for Old Men
Lowest review score: 20 Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 245 out of 411
  2. Mixed: 144 out of 411
  3. Negative: 22 out of 411
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 100 Alex Saveliev
    Tommaso
    Erotic, sensual, and nostalgic, Tommaso showcases the sweetest side of Hollywood’s enfant terrible. As far his collaborations with Dafoe go, this marks the creative peak of their symbiosis.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Alex Saveliev
    The Aerialist
    While it’s abundantly clear that Farr and his star Dreya Weber, who produced the movie and is an actual aerialist, know that physics-defying world inside-out, they could use a lesson or two in defying a predictable, sentimental story arc.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Alex Saveliev
    Ricky Powell: The Individualist
    Buoyed by the palpable mutual respect between filmmaker and subject, this study of Powell’s life manages the feat of being as candid as Powell’s photography of gritty city streets and major pop culture icons like the Beastie Boys.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Alex Saveliev
    The Painter and the Thief
    Sometimes we need to bask in each other’s demons, to exorcise them and achieve a semblance of redemption. Ree traces such a relationship; like an evocative painting, The Painter and the Thief will remain engraved in your memory.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 80 Alex Saveliev
    Castle in the Ground
    While Castle in the Ground may not quite hold together from a narrative perspective, it’s so atmospheric, so acute in the small, tender moments it captures and is propelled by performances of such power, that it hardly matters.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Alex Saveliev
    Lorelei
    As it stands, Lorelei is perfectly imperfect. It demonstrates a filmmaker willing to go for broke, examine the dark recesses of our minds that others are too timid to touch.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Alex Saveliev
    Our Mothers
    Diaz wears his heart on his sleeve and elicits affecting performances from his cast, but his portrait of a country in turmoil feels incomplete.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 70 Alex Saveliev
    Blood and Money
    It may not quite reach the heights of Fargo, but if you enjoyed Cold Pursuit or the inferior-but-similar Daughter of the Wolf, then Blood and Money will be right up your dirt road.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Alex Saveliev
    Ghost Town Anthology
    He and Côté write an ode to human resilience; they compose a soliloquy about lost identities; they paint a portrait of people seeking meaning, guidance, warmth. The result is a soulful cinematic treatise on the gradual, painful loss of a city’s soul.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Alex Saveliev
    South Mountain
    The female-centric, lo-fi South Mountain is an excellent example of how little a budget matters when all the other puzzle pieces are in place. We need more cinema like this.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Alex Saveliev
    The Day Shall Come
    Once attuned, you’ll be rewarded with a sharply funny and oddly heartbreaking, albeit clumsily structured, indictment of our government... Armstrong’s razor-sharp trademark one-liners go a long way in saving this Day.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 50 Alex Saveliev
    The Flood
    The Flood nearly sinks under the weight of its contrivances, but is barely kept afloat by its two central performances.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Alex Saveliev
    The Incoherents
    A by-the-numbers underdog story, bolstered by an infectiously joyous spirit and admirable energy. Those with fond memories of 1990’s bands like Soundgarden and Pixies will especially respond to the nostalgic vibes.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Alex Saveliev
    Celebration
    An insightful character study, and an absolute must-watch for Saint-Laurent fans – or anyone with a remote interest in the fashion industry.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 90 Alex Saveliev
    International Falls
    Unlike its male protagonist, who seems to remain immune to the town’s charms, you will surely not want to leave International Falls.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 70 Alex Saveliev
    Almost Love
    Were it not for a few missteps, coupled with an abrupt resolution that doesn’t do justice to the preceding depth, Doyle would have had a little gem on his hands. As it stands, I almost love Almost Love.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Alex Saveliev
    Vitalina Varela
    A languorous and poetic study of faith, grief, love, death and regret, set against the disheveled, but gorgeously framed, backdrop of Lisbon’s ghetto.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Alex Saveliev
    The Carnivores
    Filled with non-sequiturs, abrupt cuts, and nightmarish interludes, The Carnivores is not without its moments of humor.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Alex Saveliev
    M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
    Manifesting and examining every parent’s worst fear, and bound to spark debate, this M.O.M. packs some acid with your lunch.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 40 Alex Saveliev
    Beneath Us
    If Pachman intended to reiterate the difficult plight of migrant workers, our disregard and abuse of them, then point made, I guess. Yet for a film titled Beneath Us, it certainly never digs deep under the surface.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 100 Alex Saveliev
    Young Ahmed
    Young Ahmed may be described as a coming-of-age story, a searing character study, a visceral tale of redemption, a critique of extremism and the society that seems oblivious to and/or helpless against such evil.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 70 Alex Saveliev
    After Midnight
    As genre hybrids go, After Midnight displays enough nuance and filmmaking savvy to qualify as a success.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Alex Saveliev
    Blood on Her Name
    An injection of self-aware humor here and there would’ve been welcome. Yet Blood on Her Name is a fine showcase for its star, and a sturdy debut from a director to watch.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Alex Saveliev
    10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up
    It’s refreshing to see romance looked at in such an authentic, yet still entertaining manner. As such, it brings to mind films by the great Nicole Holofcener.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Alex Saveliev
    Kill the Monsters
    Lonergan announces himself as a talent to watch with Kill the Monsters. He’s just gaining momentum. If he tones down his embellishments and tightens his focus, he could very well reach the leagues of the greats that so clearly inspired him.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 40 Alex Saveliev
    Swift
    There may be a lot going on here, but none of it sticks; there’s no momentum or a sense of purpose. In other words, Swift fails to achieve lift-off, over and over.
    • 29 Metascore
    • 40 Alex Saveliev
    Brahms: The Boy II
    None of it is remotely frightening or original, the admittedly good-looking film adding nothing new to this unfortunate horror subgenre.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Alex Saveliev
    Balloon
    The movie is a heart-on-the-sleeve, old-fashioned action-adventure thriller. This Balloon may not exactly soar, but it’ll give you a satisfyingly stirring ride.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Alex Saveliev
    Goalie
    It’s well-structured, handsomely shot, and features some impressive acting. The thing is there’s just not that much to make it stand out from the crowd either.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Alex Saveliev
    My Hindu Friend
    Babenco’s cinematic farewell isn’t perfect by a long shot. But it’s brave and poetic when it comes to facing mortality and rediscovering life. It is also most eloquent in referring to cinema as one’s lifeline with a wistful view of humanity, of those friends who stick around and those who don’t.
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