Jordan Raup

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For 232 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 43% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 52% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 4.8 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Jordan Raup's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 70
Highest review score: 100 A Ghost Story
Lowest review score: 16 The Last Thing He Wanted
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 169 out of 232
  2. Mixed: 59 out of 232
  3. Negative: 4 out of 232
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 83 Jordan Raup
    The Truffle Hunters
    These men have dedicated their entire lives to not only finding these exquisite white Alba truffles but also to the dogs that help them find their way, and to see their culture upturned for selfish reasons is an upsetting thing to witness. That they still have so much personality, joy, and life in them, however, makes The Truffle Hunters a delightful, charming watch.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 83 Jordan Raup
    Earth Mama
    Brimming with an inner life and an authenticity that shouldn’t be undervalued due to its tough subject matter, Leaf’s debut is a film without a single false note.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 75 Jordan Raup
    Booksmart
    It may begin with a scattered, cartoonish approach, but Booksmart eventually blooms into something entirely and beautifully its own.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 75 Jordan Raup
    Fire of Love
    The documentary shows the Kraffts’ harmonious curiosity with nature––even its most cataclysmic forces––to make the world a safer place is a lesson anyone could benefit from.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 75 Jordan Raup
    The Witch
    Eggers, whose production and costume design background is on full display in the austerely crafted setting, effectively builds the tension of this divine battle, one which isn’t scary, but surely memorable.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 75 Jordan Raup
    Kubo and the Two Strings
    Steeped in the mythology and fables of Japanese history, it’s another fantastical adventure from the studio with innovation and awe at every turn, despite a story that could benefit from having more specificity and focus.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 75 Jordan Raup
    The Vast of Night
    While a few too-prescient touches pull one out of the experience and its inevitable conclusion leaves a bit to be desired, The Vast of Night is a mightily admirable and entertaining tale that heralds the birth of a career to watch.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 Jordan Raup
    A Ghost Story
    The psychological weight of our certain death and the fact that life will go on long after we are departed is difficult to visually convey, but A Ghost Story is one of the most poignant films to ever grapple with this existential question.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 91 Jordan Raup
    Boys State
    What makes Boys State so compelling is it appeals both to the most cynical and hopeful of viewers.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 83 Jordan Raup
    Eephus
    With a gentle yet rigorous vision, Eephus coalesces into a reflective study of nostalgia: both for a game that has evolved and for a certain kind of American social life that is dwindling as fast as the sun fades.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 83 Jordan Raup
    Weiner
    Even divorced from scandal, Weiner makes for a captivating, sadly comical look at the machinations of the political process.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 83 Jordan Raup
    Between the Temples
    A screwball comedy that never forgets a dramatic weight, Silver’s latest feature is a hilarious, touching, and acerbic tale of picking one’s self back up and not being afraid to pursue what is truly desired.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 83 Jordan Raup
    Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
    This collection of lost souls and inquiry into their perspective on life results in a tale of profound authenticity and devastating heartbreak.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 91 Jordan Raup
    The Perfect Neighbor
    Gandbhir isn’t here to provide those answers, but with her unembellished, formally compelling vision, she gives all the evidence needed for those in power to rethink the laws and systems in place.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 83 Jordan Raup
    Sing Sing
    Beautifully showing the importance of healing through art, Sing Sing skirts the treacly traps of a feel-good crowd-pleaser by providing a detailed, authentic roadmap for restoring a life burdened by trauma.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 83 Jordan Raup
    Mandy
    Most surprising of all, Mandy isn’t solely about the carnage-heavy path for revenge. Cosmatos knows that the impact will be much greater felt if there’s an emotional backbone. Thus, one can feel the soul-churning passion behind every popping eye and crushed skull.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 83 Jordan Raup
    Private Life
    A generous, graceful, full-hearted drama about the complexities of desiring a child when your physiology denies you at every turn.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 75 Jordan Raup
    Don't Think Twice
    While Don’t Think Twice depicts a certain world with incisive specificity, its themes of what success truly means are universal to anyone involved in the arts.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 75 Jordan Raup
    The Cathedral
    It’s an ambitious undertaking for an 87-minute film, and while this lofty aim can result in a few passages striking a bit broad, one comes away admiring D’Ambrose’s meticulously committed approach to storytelling.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 83 Jordan Raup
    Acasă, My Home
    With an immersive vérité touch, Acasă, My Home vividly captures living on the margins of society––whether it’s actually off the grid or being thrown into a system not of your choosing.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 58 Jordan Raup
    War for the Planet of the Apes
    War of the Planet of the Apes has all the bombast and sense of finality seemingly required for the end of a trilogy, but there’s an underlying emptiness that nags with each scene.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 58 Jordan Raup
    Give Me Liberty
    A kinetic, comedic journey taking place over a day, Kirill Mikhanovsky’s film is a bit too needlessly frenzy as it eventually runs out of steam, but is potent in its exploration of shared cross-cultural experiences.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 75 Jordan Raup
    Marjorie Prime
    Marjorie Prime, a micro-scale sci-fi chamber drama, fascinatingly explores the perception and dissolution of what we remember throughout our lives.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 67 Jordan Raup
    Exhibiting Forgiveness
    Led by André Holland in an impressively anguished performance, the ensemble elevates a script that has its heart in the right place but feels lacking in layers of complexity that we see from the art on display.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 83 Jordan Raup
    Certain Women
    There are no grand revelations or heightened emotions to be found in this film. Rather, Reichardt is keenly aware of small interactions, whether it be a few words or a glance, that make the most memorable moments in one’s life
    • 82 Metascore
    • 83 Jordan Raup
    Madeline's Madeline
    There will never be easy answers when dealing with the soul-baring act of producing truly great art, but Josephine Decker’s film is as mesmerizing a plunge into the process as one is likely to find in modern cinema.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 83 Jordan Raup
    The Northman
    With a strong sense of authenticity and purpose, The Northman is designed to unnerve and repel. In a wide release landscape of easy-to-please, vaporous entertainment, such feats should be celebrated.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 75 Jordan Raup
    American Fiction
    For all its anger at the ways Black experience has been flattened, reduced, and commodified, American Fiction has a fleet-footed touch, distilling complicated systemic issues of race to a comedy that invites both a laugh and conversation.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 67 Jordan Raup
    Speer Goes to Hollywood
    While Speer Goes to Hollywood effectively shows the delusions of Speer’s mythologization, one wishes it didn’t skirt around more complicated questions of cordiality in the filmmaking process when dealing with such monstrous history.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 75 Jordan Raup
    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
    Throughout his films, Waititi has always been skilled at melding comedy with trauma and crafting screenplays with crowdpleasing callbacks. Hunt for the Wilderpeople is another such example of amiable, kind-hearted storytelling.
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