Sheri Linden

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Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times
For 1,018 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 59% higher than the average critic
  • 7% same as the average critic
  • 34% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 0 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Sheri Linden's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 66
Highest review score: 100 No Home Movie
Lowest review score: 0 Awakened
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 569 out of 1018
  2. Mixed: 399 out of 1018
  3. Negative: 50 out of 1018
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Protagonist
    Although it takes a while for Yu's thesis to jell, the film makes a lasting impression as it delves into an unfashionable territory: character as fate rather than a function of pharmaceuticals.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    The Conjuring 2
    Wan’s expert deployment of genre jolts is no less in evidence this time around, but as he takes his time — perhaps even a bit too much of it — interweaving the Warrens’ story with that of the Hodgsons, in the London borough of Enfield, he crafts a deep dive into dread. The film builds to a symphonic climax of heaven-and-hell emotion.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Morris from America
    Much like the father-son bond at its center, the comic drama is warmhearted but never cloying.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
    At the film's heart is a fitful conversation that unfolds like a string of koans, epigrams, jokes and silences.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    The Peacemaker
    As it follows him over a five-year period, into hotel gatherings and danger zones, James Demo's sharp-eyed documentary lays waste to any assumption that inner peace is a requisite for O'Malley's urgent work.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy
    Within the culinary world and beyond, the honors and accolades have been plentiful for Kennedy, who's been compared to Julia Child, Mick Jagger and Indiana Jones. Whomever her extraordinary life might bring to mind, this grande dame of gastronomy has lived it on her own terms.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Palestine 36
    This is a story of national identity and resistance with contemporary resonance, but it’s also a classic genre movie, its historical tapestry populated by a strong ensemble of screen stars as well as impressive newcomers.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    A Single Shot
    The film charts no new territory but is terrifically cast and, like its source novel, long on atmosphere.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    The King Tide
    Whether the characters are forthright or devious, all the performances are in sync with the rugged seclusion of the setting, as is the rustic-meets-old-timey aesthetic of the production design (by Adriana Bogaard) and costumes (Charlotte Reid).
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Beyond the Hills
    With its long takes and deliberate pacing, Beyond the Hills is demanding but always engrossing, even during its repetitive middle section.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Into the Abyss
    But above all it's a portrait of stunned grief, of the devastation families endure, whether through violence, accidents, illness or incarceration.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Brian and Charles
    The performances by Brealey, Earl and Hayward are terrifically sweet and sincere, in sync with the film’s unaffected attitude of silly but serious. The magic that Brian and Charles taps into is handwrought and underplayed, with Archer letting the weird details cast a low-key glow.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Sami Blood
    Writer-director Amanda Kernell’s assured first feature has a classic sheen, but with its powerful sense of place and sensitive performances, it’s no fusty museum piece.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Terms and Conditions May Apply
    In inverse proportion to typically long-winded, inscrutable terms of service, the film is concise, direct and thoroughly engaging.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Voices of Iraq
    In a season of proliferating issue-oriented documentaries, Voices of Iraq stands out by the sheer nature of its provenance: Iraqis themselves filmed the footage during a six-month period this year.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Theo Who Lived
    It’s the journo’s open gaze and natural inquisitiveness, his refusal to merely demonize his abusers, that give the film its discomforting power.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    My Perestroika
    A terrifically engaging picture of life beyond the headlines, My Perestroika lifts the veil of Cold War mystery.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Concussion
    It is Weigert's performance that gives the film its mystery and charge. Playing seriously with identity, she draws the viewer ever closer. The way she never reveals everything is electrifying.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Whale Rider
    The film boasts a terrific newcomer in the lead role, exquisite widescreen photography and a powerful sense of place.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Late Fame
    At once a satire of artistic pretensions and a tantalizing character study, Late Fame isn’t focused on big cathartic moments, and its third-act cataclysms are almost anticlimactic. But there’s a satisfying depth to it, and the movie abounds in exquisite grace notes
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    An Honest Liar
    An Honest Liar isn't simply a career recap or a fond portrait; the movie takes exhilarating turns as directors Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom follow present-day developments in Randi's personal life.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Kubrick by Kubrick
    As a look at Kubrick’s methods, madness and burning intelligence, Kubrick by Kubrick is fluent and discerning. Monro shapes the material wisely, without imposing “meaning” on any of it and giving center stage to the maestro himself, a man for whom moviemaking was a matter of “working miracles.”
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Honeyland
    As with any vérité portrait, there are many things that go unexplained. But the images tell us what we need to know: The unforced choreography between Hatidze and the bees.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Val
    The helmers don’t aim to be comprehensive. They achieve something better: a film that’s agile and alive — fitting for a portrait of a man who is driven to make art, however he can.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Shayda
    Fueling the drama is the quiet ferocity of Zar Amir Ebrahimi’s performance and her tender chemistry with Selina Zahednia as 6-year-old Mona.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Fed Up
    Soechtig puts mainstream clout to work to deliver a hard-hitting message. Her mix of archival material, punchy graphics and concise talking-head commentary traces a troubling modern history.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Kedi
    Kedi eloquently taps into the mutual attraction between the cats and their people, as well as the animals’ complexity and resilience.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
    Gathering new interviews and a fine selection of archival material, British documentarian Leslie Woodhead tells Fitzgerald's story with a sure feel for the joyous swing and sultry depths of that voice, and a sensitive eye on the complexities of life as a self-made Black woman in 20th century America.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Bible Quiz
    Part of the unpredictable pleasure of Bible Quiz is its unanswered questions.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Sheri Linden
    Bitterbrush
    As the filmmaker traces a season of range riding for two exceptionally skilled and resourceful young women, her documentary becomes more than a portrait of against-the-elements fortitude; it poses piercing existential questions about purpose and independence, particularly for women choosing work that has long been deemed the exclusive province of men.
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