Ken Jaworowski

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The New York Times
For 170 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 47% higher than the average critic
  • 14% same as the average critic
  • 39% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 1.1 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Ken Jaworowski's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 67
Highest review score: 90 On Her Shoulders
Lowest review score: 20 Antibirth
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 112 out of 170
  2. Mixed: 53 out of 170
  3. Negative: 5 out of 170
170 movie reviews
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    • 70 Ken Jaworowski
    Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith
    The closing scene of “Faith,” beautifully blunt, ends it on the perfect note. Sure, you could point out a few shortcomings here and there. But those sins are easy to overlook.
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    • 70 Ken Jaworowski
    Garnet's Gold
    Approaching the story for the traditional trappings — narrative, action, even logic — is to ensure disappointment. But look to it for beauty and lyricism, and you may find a deeper satisfaction.
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    • 30 Ken Jaworowski
    For a Few Bullets
    Even with the tongue-in-cheek tone, it’s impossible to overlook the exhausting series of contrivances, coincidences and sloppy filmmaking.
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    • 70 Ken Jaworowski
    Landfill Harmonic
    The story behind “Landfill Harmonic” is so good that even some imperfect filmmaking can’t hold it back.
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    • 60 Ken Jaworowski
    Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
    Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War is a generic documentary about two people who were anything but. Yet even when the film wanes, its subjects still come across as remarkable.
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    • 80 Ken Jaworowski
    Thank You for Your Service
    Thank You for Your Service, directed by Tom Donahue, uses its late scenes to explore nongovernment programs that have arisen to help veterans. Those examples are heartfelt and encouraging, and offer some hope after the devastating early sections.
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    • 70 Ken Jaworowski
    Ivory. A Crime Story
    This roughly constructed yet passionate documentary isn’t shy about showing the massacre of elephants or about calling out the groups implicit in the killings. That bluntness and courage usually overrides the uneven filmmaking.
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    • 70 Ken Jaworowski
    Asperger's Are Us
    Asperger’s Are Us rarely stretches to be funny or poignant or touching, and that makes this documentary all the more of each.
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    • 70 Ken Jaworowski
    The Penguin Counters
    Here’s what sounds like one dud job: calculating bird populations in Antarctica. But here’s what that work has inspired: one swell documentary.
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    • 60 Ken Jaworowski
    Wrestling Jerusalem
    Sometimes the effort here is more admirable than exciting.
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    • 60 Ken Jaworowski
    F(l)ag Football
    It’s an interesting mix, though a few of the interviews meander, and, except for the championship, there’s little sense of urgency onscreen.
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    • 60 Ken Jaworowski
    Romeo Is Bleeding
    The portraits drawn of these young people frequently feel half-finished.
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    • 60 Ken Jaworowski
    Mully
    Mr. Mully’s actions speak for themselves, and his robust personality makes him a pleasure to listen to. If the film doesn’t always dig deeply into this man’s life, we still see the results of his efforts. Those are enough to admire.
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    • 90 Ken Jaworowski
    Shot in the Dark
    This director isn’t afraid of silence, and he’s prepared to let a quiet moment speak for itself. Attentive viewing is required, and rewarded.
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    • 40 Ken Jaworowski
    The Doctor from India
    To seek proof is distinctly human, and, in this case, a dose of skepticism is surely healthy.
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    • 50 Ken Jaworowski
    Shine
    A big heart and a blunt plot run through Shine, a movie whose story is there mostly just to usher in a dance sequence or an earnest speech.
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    • 80 Ken Jaworowski
    Letter from Masanjia
    It’s an important story, made more intense by its tight focus.
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    • 50 Ken Jaworowski
    Foreign Land
    In place of some kind of discovery there is mostly lamentation. That may be a valid response to events in Israel, but it’s not always a good way to engage a viewer.
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    • 60 Ken Jaworowski
    Goyo: The Boy General
    Jerrold Tarog, the director, follows the same game plan as he did in “Heneral Luna,” with sweeping music and proud speeches (he wrote the script with Rody Vera). There are also some nice images of the lush Philippine countryside and of del Pilar’s troops.
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    • 60 Ken Jaworowski
    To Be of Service
    Though To Be of Service skips over specifics, the big picture is clear, and its overriding point well made: These dogs are saving the lives of those who’ve sacrificed so much. Every person profiled here deserves an immense amount of respect. Every animal, too.
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