Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle
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For 1,599 reviews, this critic has graded:
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59% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 7.6 points lower than other critics.
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Marc Savlov's Scores
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Positive: 728 out of 1599
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Mixed: 463 out of 1599
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Negative: 408 out of 1599
1,599
movie reviews
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Marc Savlov 100
Such gorgeous explosions, such a terrible vision, such an amazing work of art. Go. Now. -
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Marc Savlov 100
Gilliam keeps the audience guessing, and in doing so creates a startlingly effective rumination on the nature of sanity and madness cloaked in the shroud of a sci-fi thriller. -
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Marc Savlov 100
It's a short, sharp, shock to the cinematic system that's virtually impossible to dislike, and if you don't leave the theatre grinning your face off, then buddy, movies just aren't for you. -
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Marc Savlov 100
Even though we're aware of the tragic trajectory of the singer's life, for a while it almost seems as if reality got it wrong and Curtis might just squeak past the reaper's scythe with no more than a shave and a haircut. -
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Marc Savlov 89
Loud, hilarious, and enormously entertaining, 24 Hour Party People makes you want to toss current FM radio out on its pre-fab, corporate-sponsored backside. And not a moment too soon. -
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Marc Savlov 89
It's an audacious, affecting, and unexpectedly hilarious debut, and most definitely the most original film I've seen all year. -
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Marc Savlov 89
Wildly entertaining, "Shakespeare in Love" minus the Bard and the babe, but with substantive style to burn. -
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Marc Savlov 89
The images this war photographer shoots are beyond awful, but there's just no looking away. -
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Marc Savlov 89
New and amazing -- it takes you back to the days when French filmmaking and French filmmakers were the darlings and saviors of the cinematic cutting edge. It's a great film, simply told, and a pleasure to watch. -
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Marc Savlov 89
Kempner's documentary is a streamlined, gorgeous piece of work, full of revelations of time, place, and person. -
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Marc Savlov 89
Nearly a perfect film, from its bold and epic man-vs.-nature conflict to the breathless scripting, editing, acting, and direction. -
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Marc Savlov 89
Seems more like a subtle, elegiac tone poem than an indictment of human banality and the evil that men do. -
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Marc Savlov 89
More emotionally complex than even I had thought possible, Chasing Amy is the sound of burgeoning genius on the fast track to maturity. -
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Marc Savlov 89
Cooly feral in dark suit and tie, Glover’s the man in the gray flannel suit gone way, way over the edge, and it’s one of the most fully realized screen performances in ages, rats and all. -
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Marc Savlov 89
For those willing to submit to its terrible charms, it may be the single most important debut to come out of the Americas in years. -
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Marc Savlov 89
Pollock is that rare breed, a biopic that makes you want to learn more about its subject, as much as you can, as fast as you can. -
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Marc Savlov 89
While it’s perhaps not the best date film of the year, it is a grim and unmistakable masterpiece of bleak, black sorrow. -
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Marc Savlov 89
Absolutely unlike any documentary you’ve ever seen, Step Into Liquid nearly qualifies as a religious experience. -
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Marc Savlov 89
Absolutely harrowing, shocking in its sudden revelatory immediacy, and very, very well done, Black Hawk Down is one of the best depictions of the outright lunacy inherent to battle I have ever seen. -
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Marc Savlov 89
One of Jordan's best films, and almost certainly in Nolte's top two percentile. -
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Marc Savlov 89
As fluid and intellectually stimulating as the man himself, a tragic, heartfelt take on an event some 40 years old that feels as fresh as yesterday's Times. -
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Marc Savlov 89
God forbid this should ever play on an IMAX screen -- the concussive soundtrack and relentless visuals would likely strike viewers deaf and blind (but what a way to go!). Simply breathtaking. -
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Marc Savlov 89
That they were just hormonally blitzkrieged kids at the time, unaware of their role in history, only makes Peralta's superior doc that much more winning. -
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Marc Savlov 89
Szpilman takes to performing sonatas in thin air, eyes closed, those jittery fingers stroking nothing but air. It's a wonderful moment in a wonderful, ghastly film, and one of the most moving arguments for the redemptive powers of art ever made. -
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Marc Savlov 89
By the time the explosive finale arrives (with a wistful Ray Charles crooning over shots of cataclysmic destruction, no less), you'll be hard pressed to name a recent film with this much action, pathos, and smarts. -
