Nikki Baughan

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Empire, Screen Daily
For 166 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 63% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 34% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 5.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Nikki Baughan's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 71
Highest review score: 100 X
Lowest review score: 30 The Misfits
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 118 out of 166
  2. Mixed: 45 out of 166
  3. Negative: 3 out of 166
166 movie reviews
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    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Nikki Baughan
    The Devil Wears Prada 2
    The Devil Wears Prada has become something of a modern classic, thanks largely to its eminently quotable, whip-smart observations about the world of fashion and its enduring sense of style. It’s unsurprising, then, that this sequel (again directed by David Frankel) is cut from exactly the same cloth, deliberately designed to be a narrative retread – albeit with a few Gen Z updates – that should delight existing fans.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 80 Nikki Baughan
    Mother Mary
    It’s a bold, gothic, compelling study of the cult of fame, the creative impulse, the fragile threads that bind. Every aspect of the film is carefully crafted and calibrated in service of Lowery’s distinctive vision, and, while it may prove divisive, it casts a hallucinatory spell.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 50 Nikki Baughan
    The Fox
    The Fox doesn’t go far enough, its sombre tone muting its fantastical elements, its weirdness not nearly weird enough to overcome its flaws.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Nikki Baughan
    Heel
    There’s something deeply compelling about this deliberately odd, carefully-calibrated neo-gothic fable, which suggests that rehabilitation can be found in the darkest of places, and that true freedom is simply a matter of trust.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 80 Nikki Baughan
    Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
    Propulsive and entertaining, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man has plenty to keep fans happy and a wider audience engaged.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 80 Nikki Baughan
    The Bride!
    Ultimately, The Bride! stays the course as exciting, exhilarating filmmaking, a bracing example of creators throwing convention aside and pushing their vision to the absolute limit. Mary Shelley would no doubt approve.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Nikki Baughan
    Yellow Letters
    Catak retains an effectively claustrophobic atmosphere and a tight focus on his characters and their issues.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Nikki Baughan
    Frank & Louis
    While Frank & Louis is narratively unsurprising, its strong performances and emotional authenticity give it undeniable power.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Nikki Baughan
    Extra Geography
    In their scenes together, Clear and Duggan spark beautifully, navigating their characters’ emotional highs and lows with a mix of caustic wit and often moving vulnerability.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 60 Nikki Baughan
    Shelter
    The narrative is often nonsensical, and the dialogue can lean towards the risible, but the action is kinetic and Statham as watchable as ever.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Nikki Baughan
    Saccharine
    It all builds to a frenzied, nightmarish climax of greed, desire and full-tilt excess that takes a sharp-toothed bite out of society’s toxic obsession with women’s bodies, and should leave horror audiences hungry for more.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Nikki Baughan
    undertone
    Exceptional sound design and a superb central performance from The Handmaid’s tale star Nina Kiri, who is almost entirely alone on screen, mean the film casts a compelling spell, even when the narrative begins to succumb to genre cliché in its final reels.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Nikki Baughan
    The Incomer
    This intriguing feature debut from Bafta-nominated Scottish short filmmaker Louis Paxton makes effective use of its striking location and a trio of strong performances from Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin and Grant O’Rourke.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Nikki Baughan
    I Swear
    While this stirring dramatization of Davidson’s life hits conventional narrative beats, sensitive handling and a remarkable central performance from Robert Aramayo do heartwarming justice to a remarkable life.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Nikki Baughan
    28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
    Bold, bloody and blisteringly brutal, this exhilarating follow-up to last year’s 28 Years Later grabs its audience by the throat from the off and never loosens its grip.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 40 Nikki Baughan
    The Housemaid
    As was the case with the source material, however, glamorous visuals and a kitschy vibe aren’t enough to paper over a threadbare plot, thinly drawn characters, obvious dramatic beats and an ill-advised central conceit.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 70 Nikki Baughan
    Goodbye June
    Underneath it all, superb performances from a stellar, experienced cast – confidently shepherded by debut director/star Kate Winslet – hit authentic, relatable notes, and save the film from sinking entirely into melodrama
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Nikki Baughan
    Keeper
    It’s certainly got the Perkins style and plenty of genuine chills, but the journey is more satisfying than the destination.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 60 Nikki Baughan
    The Running Man
    This Running Man could have been a powerful anarchist fable for our turbulent times but fun as it is, it runs out of steam before making any lasting impact.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Nikki Baughan
    Belén
    It is ultimately a heartfelt, inspiring story about ordinary people who choose to stand up and make a change – and a reminder that, for so many women, the fight goes on.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Nikki Baughan
    Selena y Los Dinos
    While Selena’s raw talent and infectious personality are a huge draw, the film’s real selling point is its access to Selena’s family, open and honest in their recollections.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Nikki Baughan
    Love+War
    While her work certainly speaks for itself, it’s fascinating to hear Addario tell her own remarkable story.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Nikki Baughan
    Black Phone 2
    It remains a superficial exercise in creepy fun, but – like so many horror sequels – retreading familiar ground proves an exercise in diminishing returns.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 60 Nikki Baughan
    The Fence
    Essentially a four-handed chamber piece of sorts, this adaptation deals with powder-keg themes of the colonial psyche, racial tensions and retribution, but ultimately proves too stilted and stagey to pack much of a punch.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Nikki Baughan
    Good Boy
    In lesser hands, this could have been merely a gimmick but, with his feature debut, director Ben Leonberg delivers an effective, genuinely unsettling chiller.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 40 Nikki Baughan
    A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
    This high-concept feature tries so hard to charm that it becomes an exercise in wading through sickly sweet treacle.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Nikki Baughan
    Rose of Nevada
    It effectively combines familiar genre tropes with Jenkin’s unique visual style and a resonant message of community.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Nikki Baughan
    Bonus Track
    The two actors manage to capture the vulnerabilities that come with opening yourself up to someone else, particularly at such a delicate age.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 80 Nikki Baughan
    Blue Heron
    A lyrical study of the twisting nature of memory and the lasting impact of childhood trauma, Canadian filmmaker Sophy Romvari’s debut Blue Heron has an authenticity and sensitivity that steers it through occasional moments of narrative affectation.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Nikki Baughan
    The Long Walk
    It’s one of the most powerful King features for some time.
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