Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle
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For 91 reviews, this critic has graded:
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74% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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22% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 20.6 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Jonathan Curiel's Scores
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| Average review score: | 80 |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 76 out of 91
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Mixed: 13 out of 91
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Negative: 2 out of 91
91
movie reviews
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Jonathan Curiel 100
The best movie of 2008? The most revealing war film ever made? The greatest animated feature to come out of Israel? All these descriptions could apply to Waltz With Bashir. -
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Jonathan Curiel 100
Ghobadi infuses his movie with a humor that can almost be called Seinfeldian, and it's this mix of laughter with tears that gives Marooned in Iraq its big impact. -
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Jonathan Curiel 100
A minimalist film, Ten looks and feels like a documentary. At the end, there is no big denouement, but a profound realization that the people we see on camera are all aching for answers -- and struggling to come to terms with their lives. -
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Jonathan Curiel 100
Funny, riveting look at the music scene that ruled Manchester, England, from 1976 to 1992. -
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Jonathan Curiel 75
A minimalist drama that takes its mood from Turkey's wintry terrain and the uneasy relationship between two bullheaded cousins. -
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Jonathan Curiel 75
A gripping look at the immigrant experience, with small moments as important - and visually arresting - as any on the baseball diamond. -
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Jonathan Curiel 100
An engrossing tale of class differences that reveals tiny details of one man’s descent into hell. -
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Jonathan Curiel 100
Weeping Camel essentially lets native people tell their own unforgettable story. -
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Jonathan Curiel 100
A breathtaking story of defiance and triumph that has to be considered one of the year's most sublime films. -
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Jonathan Curiel 100
The experiences of this family from Fairfield will resonate with moviegoers around the country. -
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Jonathan Curiel 100
A documentary that is as thoughtful and inspiring as the music it celebrates. -
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Jonathan Curiel 100
From the standpoint of humanizing Sudan's continuing refugee problem, Lost Boys is a gem. It doesn't preach. It doesn't prettify. -
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Jonathan Curiel 75
A "Rocky"-like tale of determination and long odds that will appeal even to those who are turned off by most rap music. -
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Jonathan Curiel 100
Serbis has the feel of a documentary, but a documentary can't accomplish what Serbis does: Take us to a corner of the world where sex and regret are so intimately entwined. -
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Jonathan Curiel 75
For filmgoers who like dramas that are spare yet evocative, that focus on the subtleties of relationships, and that feature foreign settings completely off the beaten path, Deserted Station will be a masterpiece. -
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Jonathan Curiel 75
By humanizing an immigrant/refugee crisis that is not abating, Winterbottom does a cinematic service that happens to be damn interesting, too. -
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Jonathan Curiel 75
Romantic and even silly -- a combination that makes Divine Intervention an almost irresistible work of art. -
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Jonathan Curiel 75
An artful look at religious hypocrisy, interfamily dynamics and the way people wrestle with personal history long after the original events are over. -
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Jonathan Curiel 100
Sparrows is a kind of cinematic fable. At times funny, sad, poignant and suspenseful, Sparrows is a showcase for Majidi's masterful storytelling - and Naji's superb acting. -
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Jonathan Curiel 75
Has two main flaws: the emphasis it puts on German bassist Alexander Hacke, the film's ostensible narrator, who shows up in too many scenes, and the fact that it doesn't identify many of the film's performers until the very end. Even so, Crossing the Bridge is satisfying to watch. -
