Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
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For 393 reviews, this critic has graded:
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52% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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44% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 6.1 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Edward Guthmann's Scores
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| Average review score: | 65 |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 234 out of 393
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Mixed: 111 out of 393
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Negative: 48 out of 393
393
movie reviews
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Edward Guthmann 75
At its simplest level, East Is East is a broad comedy, but Puri's acting, so honest and heartbreaking, gives the film weight. -
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Edward Guthmann 75
The quality of acting in September, coupled with Idziak's images, warrant a visit. -
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Edward Guthmann 75
It's downbeat material and it tends to drag a bit, but Jia's performance is so unsparing and intense -- and the film so compassionate and chaste in its approach to a life lost and recovered -- that Quitting ultimately satisfies. -
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Edward Guthmann 75
A mystical tale of two souls, joined in love but divided in society, seeking redemption and understanding before they pass to another plane. -
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Edward Guthmann 75
About American anti-Semitism, but it's not a typical genteel "cause" movie. -
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Edward Guthmann 75
The film's loose, scaled-down technique never turns gimmicky...but enhances the tension and intimacy of Rosetta's struggle. -
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Edward Guthmann 75
One never knows where "Warm Water" is going and even though the film's objective feels a little fuzzy even at the end a parable on female sexuality? an ode to liberty? there's such a joy in the telling that it doesn't matter terribly. -
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Edward Guthmann 75
A stunning directing debut -- is anything but sentimental about old- country customs. -
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Edward Guthmann 75
Varda's subject matter is surprisingly rich, but it's her own energetic, curious nature that gives the film its snap. -
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Edward Guthmann 75
Conveys the character of this tiny, insular community through richness of detail. -
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Edward Guthmann 75
(Morris's) strangest and most disturbing portrait yet. -
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Edward Guthmann 75
Has slow patches and requires a generous suspension of disbelief. But it's also sweet and optimistic -- a welcome antidote to gloom. -
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Edward Guthmann 75
Schrader seems to understand these characters implicitly, and the result is probably the best film he has directed. -
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Edward Guthmann 75
There's tremendous maturity and skill in Felicia's Journey but also a sense of impending horror that's bound to repel some audience members -- even though the violence is all implied. -
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Edward Guthmann 75
In his thrilling feature debut, Madame Sata, Brazilian filmmaker Karim Ainouz doesn't glorify dos Santos but examines the hot, reckless fever of his life in all its thorny complexity. -
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Edward Guthmann 75
Impassioned and well-crafted, One Day in September is also grueling. -
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