Allan Hunter
Select another critic »For 228 reviews, this critic has graded:
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67% higher than the average critic
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6% same as the average critic
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27% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 9.1 points higher than other critics.
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Allan Hunter's Scores
- Movies
- TV
Average review score: | 74 | |
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Highest review score: | Our Time Machine | |
Lowest review score: | Mothers and Daughters |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 193 out of 228
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Mixed: 33 out of 228
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Negative: 2 out of 228
228
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- Allan Hunter
Served up with lashings of homoeroticism, Bunuelian satire, a gay love story and an athletic dance number, its uncompromising nature will delight fans of the visionary filmmaker.- Screen Daily
- Posted Jun 7, 2023
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- Allan Hunter
This is a remarkable debut feature; provocative, absorbing and mysterious. There are no easy answers to the big existential questions, just a desire to seek them out with a kind heart and good intentions. In the end you just have to have faith.- Screen Daily
- Posted May 27, 2023
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- Allan Hunter
O’Shea finds hope in how much Ireland has changed in recent years. Yet her film powerfully documents what happened within living memory, the trauma still experienced by those who survived it and the inspiration from an often invisible resistance who helped to bring about change.- Screen Daily
- Posted May 15, 2023
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- Allan Hunter
The end result is a delicate and ultimately touching evocation of first love’s intensity.- Screen Daily
- Posted May 3, 2023
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- Allan Hunter
The blend of character study, Hitchcockian intrigue and an excellent central performance from Aline Kuppenheim makes for a tensely involving tale.- Screen Daily
- Posted Mar 30, 2023
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- Allan Hunter
Backed by a wealth of archive interviews and a judicious use of clips, Gregory Monro’s elegant documentary should prove irresistible to those familiar with Kubrick’s films and keen to deepen their understanding of his process and filmmaking philosophy.- Screen Daily
- Posted Mar 24, 2023
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- Allan Hunter
The combination of exuberant energy, wise-cracking humour and warmhearted emotion makes for a captivating crowdpleaser.- Screen Daily
- Posted Feb 1, 2023
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- Allan Hunter
Ultimately, Chernov’s film is a compelling record of senseless destruction and death, and a salute to the enduring resilience of a people who refuse to surrender their home.- Screen Daily
- Posted Jan 22, 2023
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- Allan Hunter
Sadiq’s screenplay navigates a complex web of secrets and lies, pressures and prejudices to create a soulful human drama intent on challenging narrow minds.- Screen Daily
- Posted Nov 15, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
This is unflinching, but is very much a film of love and understanding- Screen Daily
- Posted Oct 10, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
Rheingold is a helter-skelter mix of coming of age drama, heist thriller, chaste romance and origins story for a star rapper. Akin comes up with some striking moments.- Screen Daily
- Posted Oct 5, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
The bright sparks and troubled souls of the classroom make for lively, sometimes heartrending company in a film that successfully links individual stories to a broader perspective.- Screen Daily
- Posted Sep 28, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
Guzman’s heart and soul investment in the film and the snapshots of people power in action make for an emotional and involving documentary.- Screen Daily
- Posted Sep 23, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
The predictable route to resolution does offer some surprises along the way, and is anchored by nuanced, rock solid performances from the ever reliable Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor.- Screen Daily
- Posted Sep 17, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
Mackey convinces us that there are so many more colours to Emily than the ones she is allowed to display. Her thoughtful, understated performance matches a film that teases out the flesh-and-blood emotions from the stuff of gothic romance.- Screen Daily
- Posted Sep 15, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
Plays like an unnecessary revival of the provocative cat and mouse thrillers that were once a speciality of screenwriter Joe Ezterhas.- Screen Daily
- Posted Jul 31, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
Luca Guadagnino’s lush documentary may be traditional in its use of talking head interviews and evocative archive footage, but it works a treat when the subject is this fascinating.- Screen Daily
- Posted Jul 26, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
Couched in fondness and gentle irreverence, his impressionistic archive footage documentary offers whimsical reflections on a lifetime of duty and service.- Screen Daily
- Posted May 27, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
Compelling as a tale of Cold War intrigue and fraught international relations, Castro’s Spies is equally gripping on a human level especially when the focus settles on emotional accounts of what happened to each one of the five.- Screen Daily
- Posted May 15, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
What makes Hold Your Fire so timely and disturbing is also how much remains the same.- Screen Daily
- Posted Apr 28, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
Humanity is the first casualty of war in Bad Roads. Natalya Vorozhbit’s adaptation of her 2017 play is a howl of anguish over the recent history of the Ukraine and the impact of hostilities with neighbouring Russia.- Screen Daily
- Posted Apr 21, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
It is the viewer who feels the injustice and outrage on his behalf, deepening the emotional connection to events.- Screen Daily
- Posted Apr 20, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
A moving lead performance from Adele Exarchopoulos is the film’s strongest selling point.- Screen Daily
- Posted Mar 30, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
Precisely observed but somewhat aloof in tone, The Girl And The Spider builds into a symphony of separation and solitude.- Screen Daily
- Posted Mar 24, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
Eventually, Bonello does draw things together and creates a sense of cohesion in addressing the insecurities, large and small, of a typical teenager who has endured the pandemic lockdown.- Screen Daily
- Posted Feb 15, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
The story arc of Lunana may offer few surprises but Dorji handles it with confidence and buckets of charm.- Screen Daily
- Posted Feb 8, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
Saud, Nadeem and Salik are engaging and inspirational individuals. Shaunak Sen’s film does justice to their efforts but also allows us to see the bigger picture of a highly connected, complex world that humanity shares but seems intent on destroying.- Screen Daily
- Posted Jan 29, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
The combination of sensitively handled character drama and slow-burning horror genre tropes builds into an intriguing tale of survival and empowerment with a standout central performance from Anna Diop. ... But the supernatural element almost feels like a distraction or one ingredient too many for the film to incorporate.- Screen Daily
- Posted Jan 28, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
You Won’t Be Alone’s strength lies in Stolevski’s ability to balance the gore with the humanity.- Screen Daily
- Posted Jan 26, 2022
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- Allan Hunter
The central performances give the film its conviction and keep you intrigued about the twisted, see-sawing power dynamics between captor and captive.- Screen Daily
- Posted Jan 22, 2022
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