Marjorie Baumgarten

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Austin Chronicle
For 2,069 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 37% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 61% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 6.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Marjorie Baumgarten's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 60
Highest review score: 100 Born in Flames
Lowest review score: 0 Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,117 out of 2069
  2. Mixed: 663 out of 2069
  3. Negative: 289 out of 2069
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    • 35 Metascore
    • 20 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
    Overstays its welcome by at least a half hour. But, assuming that cute Camaro stays in the picture, I expect we’ll all be back for the planned round three.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 78 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Run Lola Run
    The rush subsides, however, the minute the movie ends, and leaves the viewer with the faint aftertaste of a processed sugar high.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 67 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Indignation
    Indignation, however, is not really about sex, but rather, the cataclysms that can result from the most banal of choices.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 50 Marjorie Baumgarten
    A Brief History of Time
    This biography, to our surprise, is extremely respectful and earnest and lacking Morris' usual transformational touch.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 78 Marjorie Baumgarten
    I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
    Tsai’s drama is something like a mixture of Robert Bresson and R.W. Fassbinder, as God’s bedraggled souls struggle with the desires of the damned, and nobody wants to go into that good night alone.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 50 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
    At its best, 32 Short Films manages to convey something of Gould’s state of mind, often using the musician’s own words.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 78 Marjorie Baumgarten
    The Memory of a Killer
    The movie is tightly wound and expertly unraveled, resulting in a thriller that you'll remember – unlike the hitman Ledda.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 78 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Insomnia
    Nolan creates an effective thriller, although he keeps his stylistic pyrotechnics to a minimum.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 50 Marjorie Baumgarten
    The House of Mirth
    Viewers unfamiliar with Wharton's novel may have a hard time, especially at first, deciphering all the characters since Davies presents them at a steady clip while providing little background or explanatory material.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 100 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Airplane!
    The spoof that launched a thousand parodies – this is the one that's 100% funny.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 89 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Glory
    This stirring historical re-creation depicts the experiences of America's first unit of black soldiers in the Civil War and the young Northerner who leads them.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 78 Marjorie Baumgarten
    The Taste of Others
    The entire cast is marvelous and capable of conveying continents of emotion with a furtive smile or arched brow.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 78 Marjorie Baumgarten
    The War Room
    Part drama, part civics lesson, part entertainment, it sustains our deep curiosity despite the forgone knowledge of how things turn out.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 67 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
    It is certainly the best button-pushing movie of the year.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 78 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Blue Jasmine
    The saga unfolds in a fairly charming fashion, and only Allen’s abrupt ending breaks the spell. Clearly, the filmmaker has no more ideas than Jasmine about how to resolve her predicament.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 78 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Please Give
    A stroll with these characters is a refreshing break from from the usual film exercises.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 89 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
    A devastating portrait of impoverished Calucutta children.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 100 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Near Dark
    A smart, creepy, violent, funny, and modern vampire movie that benefits from some wonderful performances, a stunning visual texture, and music by Tangerine Dream.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 89 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony
    Finds a way to impart this sad history while raising our spirits at the same time.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 67 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Dirty Pretty Things
    A fascinating sight to behold.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 67 Marjorie Baumgarten
    The Princess Bride
    Reiner abandons his previous movie's sense of farce and satire for much broader and more innocuous comedy.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 78 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Hustle & Flow
    It's a winning formula, and when done right like it is here, it transcends the clichés and moves audiences.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 78 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Wings
    The film stars “It Girl” Clara Bow and a very young Gary Cooper in a WWI love triangle, but the film’s real highlight is its spectacular aerial photography.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 78 Marjorie Baumgarten
    The Thin Red Line
    Despite this film's narrative lapses, Malick has a unique way of distilling the poetry from the commonplace -- and for that precious gift we should say amen.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 89 Marjorie Baumgarten
    I, Daniel Blake
    For the iconoclastic film director Ken Loach and his longtime screenwriting collaborator Paul Laverty, I, Daniel Blake represents their most accessible film ever.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 89 Marjorie Baumgarten
    The Counterfeiters
    The Counterfeiters differs from most Holocaust movies in that the emphasis is on the personal moral choices that are made rather than the overall horror and despair.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 78 Marjorie Baumgarten
    The Guard
    Gleeson is triumphant in this portrait of a complex man who is concurrently sensitive, boorish, brilliant, singular, and unforgettable.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 78 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Blue Ruin
    Appearing in almost every frame of Blue Ruin, Blair – who previously starred in "The Man From Orlando" and writer/director Jeremy Saulnier’s first feature, "Murder Party" – owns this film.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 50 Marjorie Baumgarten
    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
    Instead of aiming for biographical overview, this film strives to capture a sense of what makes Sakamoto’s music tick. (Hint: It’s not a metronome, but rather, the sounds of nature.)
    • 98 Metascore
    • 100 Marjorie Baumgarten
    North by Northwest
    One of Hitchcock's very best comic thrillers, North by Northwest features scene after unforgettable scene.
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