Gary Goldstein

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Los Angeles Times
For 1,126 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 53% higher than the average critic
  • 12% same as the average critic
  • 35% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 5.9 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Gary Goldstein's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 60
Highest review score: 100 Other People
Lowest review score: 0 The Remake
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 555 out of 1126
  2. Mixed: 408 out of 1126
  3. Negative: 163 out of 1126
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    • 52 Metascore
    • 70 Gary Goldstein
    Heleno
    That's not to say Heleno, with its magnetic energy, sensual re-creation of 1940s and '50s Brazil and bold storytelling lacks punch; the movie is nothing if not watchable. But, by presenting more surface than depth to De Freitas' womanizing, arrogance and volatility (an implied closeness to his unseen mother is about as far as the film digs), it largely feels like an arm's length effort.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 70 Gary Goldstein
    Life Happens
    Aided by a nimbly voluble script by Kat Coiro and Ritter, it emerges as an amusing kaleidoscope of contemporary urban angst and romantic aspirations.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Gary Goldstein
    The Details
    It all adds up to create a dicey morality tale that's as improbable as it is strangely believable.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Gary Goldstein
    Whirlybird
    Quibbles aside, Whirlybird proves a memorably evocative time capsule of 1980s and ’90s Los Angeles and the people who made — and captured — the news, as well as a stirring portrait of regret.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Gary Goldstein
    Liv & Ingmar
    Although enjoyable, the movie is perhaps best suited to cinéastes already intimate with Bergman's venerated body of work as well as with Ullmann's many acclaimed screen roles.
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    • 70 Gary Goldstein
    Guilty Men
    Its plot can be opaque and its characters often too remote and inscrutable to embrace, but Guilty Men, Colombia’s official Oscar entry for 2018, remains an absorbing, visually gripping crime-thriller from writer-director Iván D. Gaona.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Gary Goldstein
    Paint It Black
    An intriguing audio-visual sense, deft editing and Shawkat’s committed performance elevate this strangely watchable film.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Gary Goldstein
    Company Town
    Although the movie...could use some second-half tightening and a bit more objectivity (Georgia-Pacific and Koch Industries did not comment in the film), it remains a vital, eye-opening portrait.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 70 Gary Goldstein
    And Now a Word from Our Sponsor
    With the nimble Greenwood and a kinder, gentler-than-usual Posey in charge, "And Now" proves a thoroughly engaging lark.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 70 Gary Goldstein
    The People vs. George Lucas
    You don't have to be a "Star Wars" nut to enjoy this fast-paced film, though it's sure to resonate most with those whose childhoods - and beyond - were shaped by the 1977 phenomenon.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 70 Gary Goldstein
    Hercules
    The mythically powerful demigod is back on the big screen in the simply titled Hercules and the results are canny, fast-paced, and, for what the film attempts to accomplish, enjoyable.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Gary Goldstein
    Infinite Storm
    This is a daring and memorable depiction of trauma, compassion and resilience.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Gary Goldstein
    The Harvesters
    Kallos’ tough, austere, often Bergmanesque debut feature (he’s an admitted fan of the Swedish master) also offers a vivid window into South Africa’s churchgoing, agriculture-dominant Free State region, as well as of several lingering effects of apartheid and the cultural decline of the nation’s Afrikaner population.
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