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Critically Honor

Short reviews of films, books, plays, theatre, and TV shows, from a young critic.

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The Brothers Grimsby (2016)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: INSANE The question of ‘how can he get away with this?’ applies to this Sacha Baran Cohen movie as well. Terribly...

The Madness of George III (The Nottingham Playhouse)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: BAD The Madness of George III is just quite dull and not very well-done. It seems like any other performance of the...

Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (2020)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: SUBSTANDARD Another Netflix documentary, filmed in the exact same way as all of the others, but just not as...

The High Note (2020)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: LACKING High Note has a gentle, nice concept for a romantic comedy, and some average jokes which sometimes provoke...

The Goldfinch (2019)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: DIFFICULT Donna Tartt’s ‘The Goldfinch’ is translated to screen rather inconsistently by director John Crowley....

The Beat Beneath my Feet (2014)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: CUTE Cute, but not much more. ‘The Beat Beneath my Feet’ tells the story of a stereotypical ‘different’ boy, who...

Force Majeure (2014)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: SUBTLE The first half of the film is brilliant, and unfortunately, the second half does not equal it. Beautifully...

Cold in July (2014)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: WRONG An interesting concept, with some terrific acting, but unfortunately, it just does not work. Richard Dane...

A Private War (2018)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: SHAME The life story of renowned journalist Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike), from when she lost her eye, to her death....

The Big Short (2015)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: INFORMATIVE A critical financial crisis involving the housing market in the US is simply not explained well within...

Seven Psychopaths (2012)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: DISAPPOINTING Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson; a fantastic cast, and therefore it...

Colette (2018)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: UNEXCITING The true story of female French author Colette, who was manipulated into publishing her celebrated...

Ad Astra (2019)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: TEDIOUS Brad Pitt is the only exciting part of this movie, which must have cost an extraordinary amount to make, due...

Palm Beach (2019)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: CUTE The story of a group of family friends meeting up to celebrate Frank’s (Bryan Brown) birthday at Palm Beach....

Treasure Island (National Theatre)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: AESTHETIC Robert Louis Stevenson’s narrative works better as a book than on the stage, but the National Theatre’s...

The Rhythm Section (2020)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: IRRITATING For a film which Rotten Tomatoes considers a ‘must-see,’ the movie is full of unanswered questions, and a...

Official Secrets (2019)

2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: BORING Kiera Knightly’s performance, although impressive, is the only exciting part of this film. She plays...

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