Bill Goodykoontz

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Arizona Republic
For 1,987 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 65% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 31% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 2.2 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Bill Goodykoontz's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 68
Highest review score: 100 Inside Out
Lowest review score: 20 Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,219 out of 1987
  2. Mixed: 713 out of 1987
  3. Negative: 55 out of 1987
1987 movie reviews
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    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    The Fits
    Genuine, honest, thrilling.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    American Hustle
    Boasting terrific acting, a brilliant soundtrack, outrageous outfits and hair, and a kinda-sorta based-on-fact story of ambition and greed, it’s relentless, in the best possible way.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    Whiplash
    The last act takes a couple of turns that rely too heavily on coincidence, but overall Whiplash (the title comes from the name of one of the songs the band plays) hits very few sour notes.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    Two Days, One Night
    There is strength in simplicity, something the Dardenne brothers' Two Days, One Night and its brilliant star, Marion Cotillard, prove emphatically.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    Killers of the Flower Moon
    Killers of the Flower Moon is a full-on cinematic experience. It’s rare that a movie that you should see is also one you want to see. This is one.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 100 Bill Goodykoontz
    Minari
    Minari is as moving as it is entertaining, and it is a lot of both.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Bill Goodykoontz
    Seymour: An Introduction
    This is a man who knows things, and Hawke creates an inspiring platform that allows him to share (at least some of) them.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 100 Bill Goodykoontz
    Marty Supreme
    Marty Supreme is breakneck, it’s nerve wracking and it is above all entertaining as all get out. It makes you eager to see what Chalamet’s going to do next.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Bill Goodykoontz
    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
    It's the best kind of fairy tale — tough, deep and meaningful, with a heroine who stays true to herself in spite of shallow temptations.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 70 Bill Goodykoontz
    The Alto Knights
    The Alto Knights is a good movie, but one that feels like it could have been great. And for what it’s worth, although I’m still not sure why it’s here, De Niro’s Pesci imitation is killer.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Bill Goodykoontz
    Phoenix
    The ending is stunning, a brilliant and forceful reclamation that doesn’t necessarily provide answers, but does provide hard-earned satisfaction.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    The Power of the Dog
    There is not a frame of The Power of the Dog, based on the Thomas Savage novel, that isn’t essential to the movie. This includes the first and certainly the last.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Bill Goodykoontz
    Columbus
    Much of the film is inert, like a still life with dialogue. That’s not a detriment. That’s an invitation to see a movie whose beauty stays with you long after it ends.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 100 Bill Goodykoontz
    The Artist
    The Artist is such an engaging, delightful film that, if you like movies, you will walk out of the theater with a smile. You just will; it's that inspired.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    The End of the Tour
    There was a cry from Wallace fans when Segel was cast (some are still up in arms), but he’s terrific. So is Eisenberg, in an even more difficult role.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Bill Goodykoontz
    Cameraperson
    It’s a uniquely affecting experience, and a uniquely affecting film. Cameraperson shows us the power of image as a tool of recording life, but also finds reasons that even in the worst situations, it’s still worth living.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    Anomalisa
    Kaufman and King somehow give felt puppets an independence they might otherwise have lacked. How? The magic of movies, I guess. Or, more likely, the magic of Kaufman’s mind.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    The Death of Stalin
    Lots of movies mix comedy and horror. But Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin makes real-life horrors the source of hilarity — and it is hilarious — while never making light of the insanity that inspired it.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
    "Three Billboards" is a really good movie filled with terrific performances, but what McDormand is doing here surpasses them all.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    A Film Unfinished
    To say that the film is uncomfortable to watch is an understatement. It's searing. Yet it's also invaluable.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Bill Goodykoontz
    Things to Come
    [Huppert's] remarkable. So, too, is Things to Come.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    The Grand Budapest Hotel
    It's a terrific movie.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Bill Goodykoontz
    Citizenfour
    The story Snowden tells is, of course, absorbing, disturbing and, yes, scary. Poitras' film, playing out as more and more is revealed, reported and published, comes off like a real-life spy thriller.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    Hamilton
    Hamilton defies a cynical reading. It is a great show, and an important one. Right now the latter might be more a more crucial description that the former. Don’t miss it.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Bill Goodykoontz
    The Father
    The Father has occasional splashes of humor, but, by design, it’s tough to watch at times. Hopkins’ performance makes it impossible not to.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    Inside Job
    Scarier than anything you'll find in a horror movie this time of year.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    Leave No Trace
    Leave No Trace is a beautiful film, heartbreaking in the self-awareness — both existing and burgeoning — of its characters.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    The King's Speech
    A host of British acting royalty, meanwhile, roams around the film: Derek Jacobi as the Archbishop of Canterbury, Claire Bloom as Queen Mary, Timothy Spall as Winston Churchill and so on.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Bill Goodykoontz
    Parallel Mothers
    It is a beautiful excavation, fueled by tremendous performances from frequent Almodóvar collaborator Penélope Cruz and relative feature-film newcomer Milena Smit.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 100 Bill Goodykoontz
    Hell or High Water
    Foster was born to this kind of role, rugged but soulful, and he’s outstanding. The surprise is Pine, giving by far his best performance.
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