Gregory Nussen

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Screen Rant, Slant Magazine
For 173 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 34% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 60% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 5.3 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Gregory Nussen's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 60
Highest review score: 100 Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Lowest review score: 10 The Strangers: Chapter 3
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 89 out of 173
  2. Mixed: 55 out of 173
  3. Negative: 29 out of 173
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    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Gregory Nussen
    A Useful Ghost
    Underneath its story of the sudden animation of household products is a layered critique of late-stage capitalism, a plea for the humanity of queer folks, a rebuke of the erasure of history and of memory, and a challenge against traditionalism which holds back a people from necessarily breaking free, to the next stage of life.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Gregory Nussen
    Deepfaking Sam Altman
    In implicit ways, Deepfaking Sam Altman demonstrates just how out of touch from basic humanity these programs still are, which makes it all the more terrifying when we hear how they are being peddled as tools which can literally decide the fate of human lives.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 90 Gregory Nussen
    A Private Life
    Its bizarre blend of genre and tonality comes together in an altogether surprising way; a labyrinth of ceaseless pleasures.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Gregory Nussen
    All You Need Is Kill
    ALL YOU NEED IS KILL is not a film that'll have you scratching your head for meaning. It wears its empathy and its plea for life on its sleeve like a badge of honor. Admirable though that is, that directness does translate into threadbare writing.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Gregory Nussen
    Shuffle
    Shuffle is a solid primer for a massive subject, and Flaherty's approach is a maddening introduction to a world that needs massive reform.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Gregory Nussen
    Homegrown
    After its more interesting first hour, the intimate access gets tiresome, and it's hard to say what is gained by being introduced to the personal lives of the members of a notorious hate group.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Gregory Nussen
    28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
    The magic of DaCosta's film is that it tells us that, regardless of who you are, what we're all searching for is the same thing: community, and a place to call home.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Gregory Nussen
    Primate
    Overall, the pulpier and the dumber it gets, Primate provides a pretty good reason to get to the theater in January. And, it gets pretty pulpy and dumb indeed.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Gregory Nussen
    The Mother and the Bear
    When Ma focuses on the grounded journey of Sara's fish-out-of-water story and the genuine chemistry between her and Sam, the film sings.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 40 Gregory Nussen
    Anaconda
    Anaconda aims to be Bowfinger for a new generation but ends up feeling as insipid as the film it is loosely based on. Its target audience is people nostalgic for the salad days of studio blockbusters, who are righteously frustrated with executives for cashing in on material they don't understand.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Gregory Nussen
    Cover-Up
    Hersh and Poitras fit together like hand in glove. Exceptional warriors for absolute truth and justice, both have made careers out of exposing systemic abuses of power in ways that have often made them enemies of the state - and yet, both have been granted unusual access to the truth.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 90 Gregory Nussen
    Europe's New Faces
    Through form and function, Abbas demonstrates the ironic and contradictory nature of his very enterprise, as the temporal fixity of the photograph clashes with the persistent movement of a migrant constantly pulled in multiple directions.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Gregory Nussen
    Lone Samurai
    Despite this being a film billed as "samurai versus cannibals," it is actually at its best before the fighting begins.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 100 Gregory Nussen
    Resurrection
    Resurrection is both testament to the importance of storytelling, as well as the dangers of falling too far within its rabbit hole. But with stories as wrenching and images as evocative as these, why not jump in?
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Gregory Nussen
    Silent Night, Deadly Night
    Silent Night, Deadly Night, is at its best when Nelson remembers how schlocky this material is, and he falters when he tries too hard to take it seriously.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Gregory Nussen
    Little Trouble Girls
    At turns heartbreaking in its acuteness, at others exhilarating in its access to the dangers of pleasure, Djukić's is a rare kind of coming-of-age film. It is langorous in delivery, yet fast like lightning when it lands.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 10 Gregory Nussen
    The Family Plan 2
    The film is woeful from top to bottom.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Gregory Nussen
    Sisu: Road to Revenge
    In some ways, the film's hollowness allows it to circle back upon itself and become a pure expression of adrenaline.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 30 Gregory Nussen
    Peas and Carrots
    Not to put too fine a point on it, but Peas and Carrots is amateur on almost every front, and whatever it has to say about finding one's proper role in society is hidden inside some utterly confounding plot devices.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Gregory Nussen
    Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
    This uncommon image of survival accentuates the devastation of loss. Fatma is just one victim; what other worlds have we lost with each new death?
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Gregory Nussen
    Come See Me in the Good Light
    We are never not an integral part of this couple's evolving understanding of mortality, art, and partnership.
    • 20 Metascore
    • 30 Gregory Nussen
    Playdate
    Nearly everything Ritchson and James do in the name of comedy is forced and untethered from reality. Then again, so is the movie, so at least it's consistent.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 50 Gregory Nussen
    The Carpenter's Son
    Heretical or not, it's a captivating story, even when it seems predicated solely on vibes. It's a shame, then, that the film is not as accessible as Jupe is as an actor. The first two acts move like molasses, brimming with allegory that never quite translates off the page.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Gregory Nussen
    Arco
    In its gorgeous animation and stylization of motion blur, Arco pleads us to return to a time when we dreamt about the future as hidden through fluffy clouds and resplendent rainbows.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 20 Gregory Nussen
    Bull Run
    Bull Run is so devoid of substance that much of it is taped together with ironic usage of stock photos and archival footage, as if to constantly point at the vapidity of its own enterprise.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 50 Gregory Nussen
    Being Eddie
    Even when removed from the implications of his prolific career, there isn't a ton here that gives us an unbridled look into the man's inner life.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 40 Gregory Nussen
    If You See Something
    Ultimately, the film is far too placid and noncommittal to earn its more moving climax. It's hard to really care about these characters when their stream of decisions seems either improperly motivated or else frustratingly selfish.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 40 Gregory Nussen
    Now You See Me: Now You Don't
    Even more than its two predecessors, the film relies on being condescension to sell its so-called magic.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 40 Gregory Nussen
    In Your Dreams
    Comedically, the film also falters . . . Nor is there much that is distinctive about the animation style.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 40 Gregory Nussen
    Stitch Head
    Younger children will delight in the film's atmospheric wonder, but older children may be bored by the simple yet nonspecific comedy.
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