Michael Rechtshaffen

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Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter
For 1,187 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 52% higher than the average critic
  • 10% same as the average critic
  • 38% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 8.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Michael Rechtshaffen's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 57
Highest review score: 100 Coco
Lowest review score: 0 The Assignment
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 530 out of 1187
  2. Mixed: 449 out of 1187
  3. Negative: 208 out of 1187
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    • 30 Michael Rechtshaffen
    Bad Grandmas
    While Mrs. Brady gets to cut loose, the weakly written supporting characters aren't as lucky, given precious little to say and even less to do other than attempt to hold their own in the face of pacing that's slower'n molasses.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Michael Rechtshaffen
    Gilbert
    Gilbert emerges as a tenderly observed, remarkably insightful keeper.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Michael Rechtshaffen
    A River Below
    Vividly photographed by René Diaz and adroitly edited by Dan Swietlik, A River Below skillfully — and quite compellingly — navigates the murky complexities of contemporary reality filmmaking.
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    • 80 Michael Rechtshaffen
    Bunker77
    Bunker Spreckels was the real deal — a true original who was as entertainingly gonzo as Bunker77, the documentary that affectionately pays tribute to his brief but eventful life.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 50 Michael Rechtshaffen
    LBJ
    LBJ would have benefited from a more distinctive voice.
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    • 80 Michael Rechtshaffen
    AlphaGo
    On paper, a 90-minute documentary involving the playing of a 3,000-year-old Chinese board game wouldn’t seem to lend itself to adjectives like “lively” and “compelling,” but darned if Greg Kohs’ AlphaGo isn’t those things and more.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Michael Rechtshaffen
    Dealt
    As keenly observed by Korem and cinematographer Jacob Hamilton, Dealt achieves the neat trick of giving its main subject a rewarding character arc.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 30 Michael Rechtshaffen
    Crash Pad
    A plucky ensemble fails to elevate Crash Pad, a forced, formulaic revenge comedy about an obnoxious slacker whose new housemate turns out to be the husband of his older ex-mistress.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 100 Michael Rechtshaffen
    Coco
    At every imaginative juncture, the filmmakers (the screenplay is credited to Pixar veteran Molina and Matthew Aldrich) create a richly woven tapestry of comprehensively researched storytelling, fully dimensional characters, clever touches both tender and amusingly macabre, and vivid, beautifully textured visuals.
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    • 40 Michael Rechtshaffen
    Where's the Money
    Lacking the incisive bite of the keenly observed campus-based “Dear White People,” the movie too often finds itself on the unfunny side of that very fine line between risqué and bad taste.
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