Yolanda Machado

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For 56 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 66% higher than the average critic
  • 0% same as the average critic
  • 34% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 0.6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Yolanda Machado's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 65
Highest review score: 95 Zola
Lowest review score: 15 Playing with Fire
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 56
  3. Negative: 5 out of 56
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 95 Yolanda Machado
    Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
    It’s the story of the conflict between Robbins and Mostel that unveils another layer of how the odds were truly stacked against the show.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 95 Yolanda Machado
    Zola
    Zola feels utterly contemporary but will no doubt be examined for decades to come, as a marker of both this particularly crazy time in history and of the moment that social media became self-aware. Whip-smart, funny, complicated, and just plain wild, Zola is 90 minutes of brilliance.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 95 Yolanda Machado
    Booksmart
    Booksmart is, by far, one of the most perfect coming-of-age comedies I have ever seen.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 94 Yolanda Machado
    The Peanut Butter Falcon
    The Peanut Butter Falcon is charming, enveloping, and an absolute joy.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 92 Yolanda Machado
    Mary Queen of Scots
    Ronan’s fiery Mary and Robbie’s emotionally complex Elizabeth truly reign divine on screen.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 91 Yolanda Machado
    Wild Rose
    Ultimately, of course, it’s Buckley who makes Rose-Lynn soar off the screen. It’s a dazzling, raw, intoxicating performance, and when she sings, it’s simply electric.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Yolanda Machado
    The Lost Daughter
    The Lost Daughter is a masterwork in perception and all that society places upon mothers and motherhood.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 89 Yolanda Machado
    Language Lessons
    Natalie Morales’ directorial debut Language Lessons creates a warmth that so often gets lost in these virtual meetings. With her gentle guidance and two very heartfelt performances, the result is a warm, lovely film about platonic affection and the human need for connection.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 88 Yolanda Machado
    Wine Country
    Wine Country shows that women in their 50s are in one of the best phases of their lives, a time to be celebrated, welcomed, and enjoyed with good friends and good wine.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 88 Yolanda Machado
    The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
    The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part is a delightful all-ages adventure with the potential to reach even the most cynical and weary of us.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 85 Yolanda Machado
    Hala
    Viswanathan’s resounding, yet quiet performance allows the audience to see Hala for who she is — a smart, funny, intelligent, angsty, confused, and completely normal teenage girl.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 82 Yolanda Machado
    Bird Box
    Bullock’s performance is brilliant — she takes all these internalized fears and crafts a character who has already disconnected from emotion. Throughout the films, she challenges what “maternal” means in circumstances this dire.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 82 Yolanda Machado
    To Dust
    A unique take on one of the most painful and important parts of being human, the film is original and honest. Even knowing very little about the traditions of Hasidic Judaism, it was easy to relate to the very human element of finding a connection that ultimately leads to healing.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 81 Yolanda Machado
    Us
    The performances are uniformly fantastic, but I was most impressed by Wright Joseph and Nyong’o, both delivering distinct and completely unique work. Nyong’o gives a master class in acting in dual roles and is almost unrecognizable as her doppelgänger persona.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 80 Yolanda Machado
    Beast Beast
    Though I have some reservations about a choice made towards the end of the film, everything else — from the cast to the documentary-style filmmaking to the varying perspectives of different characters from diverse backgrounds — is ambitious and intriguing.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 80 Yolanda Machado
    PAW Patrol: The Movie
    Paw Patrol: The Movie” is both entertaining and educational, and that’s always a major accomplishment for a family film.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Yolanda Machado
    Late Night
    A witty, intelligent, and entertaining view behind the scenes of a late-night talk show.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 78 Yolanda Machado
    Long Shot
    Even with a completely unrealistic premise, and a handful of trope problems, Long Shot is still charming enough to bring the laughs, the escapism, and the twitterpation that any great romantic comedy can provide.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 76 Yolanda Machado
    Fighting with My Family
    Yes, it’s a wrestling movie, but Fighting With My Family is also a delightful entry into a genre that has too few inspiring stories for young girls. It’s a warm-hearted underdog saga with a feminist undertone and a celebration of everyone’s inner misfit.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 75 Yolanda Machado
    Sonic the Hedgehog
    Sonic the Hedgehog might not become a kid-movie classic, but it makes for a great little getaway to enjoy with the whole family. That, in itself, earns a golden ring.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 71 Yolanda Machado
    Trolls World Tour
    At times the humor feels elementary (and at others a little flat), but the story really finds itself when it weaves musical history into this road-trip tale in a captivating and entertaining manner.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Yolanda Machado
    Dora and the Lost City of Gold
    The biggest challenge of an actor in any live-action update of an animated character is to make an audience that is already loyal to the original fall in love with a newer rendition. And that’s exactly what Moner does; her Dora has the DNA of everything that made the original so special while offering a fresh take for newer generations experiencing the character for the first time.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 70 Yolanda Machado
    Jolt
    Jolt won’t be the talk of awards season, but it knows how to entertain, offering the enjoyable spectacle of watching one woman taking down everything and everyone in her way, using what the world has told her (and so many other women) to get rid of — her feelings and her demand to be heard.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Yolanda Machado
    Abominable
    Nothing here truly changes animation, and yet, you can’t help but walk out of the theater with a smile on your face.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Yolanda Machado
    The Biggest Little Farm
    The Biggest Little Farm is a decent personal narrative film — even inspiring at times — but it could have provided a much-needed educational view and a deeper look at the importance of California’s essential agricultural life.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 70 Yolanda Machado
    The Addams Family
    Lieberman’s script really meets kids at their level of understanding, and yes, at times the gags were clichéd and perhaps over some kids’ heads (like Cousin It’s license plate “C U Z”), but the humor isn’t forced, managing to get some chuckles out of the grown-ups too.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 65 Yolanda Machado
    Skid Row Marathon
    Skid Row Marathon is a light-hearted attempt to show a softer side of a pressing issue. While the film will no doubt inspire some, it lacks an understanding of the real issues that exist in that environment. It becomes part of the system that proclaims that homelessness is a problem, but it does nothing to say why.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 63 Yolanda Machado
    Don't Let Go
    Despite its trappings, Relive is a family drama with a slight supernatural twist, and had Estes explored that, perhaps the film would feel more whole. Instead, Relive winds up being a thriller without any actual thrills.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 62 Yolanda Machado
    The Night House
    The Night House works as an exploration of grief because of Rebecca Hall’s incredible performance, plain and simple. But as a horror film, it overpromises early on and then fails to deliver on any chills that go beyond a jump scare.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Yolanda Machado
    The All-Americans
    I do understand that the message McMillin wants to make is how much harder these kids have to try to be looked at as Americans, even when they love and are devoted to a sport that is as American as apple pie. But by not adding moments of joy, those little wins here and there, and forgetting to show the beauty that this community holds, he does what so many others have already done — othering them, even in their own story.
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