Alex Hudson
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
Alex is the Editor-in-Chief of Exclaim! Media, a Canada-wide arts and entertainment magazine.
Who Killed the Montreal Expos? (2025)
100%
6/10
EDIT
“The film is at its best when focusing on emotions rather than looking for answers. ” –
Exclaim!
Oct 28, 2025
Full Review
New Years Rev (2025)
7/10
EDIT
“Unless you look closely, you'd swear it was a long-lost '90s comedy” –
Exclaim!
Oct 15, 2025
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The Napa Boys (2025)
EDIT
“More aimless than outrageous” –
Exclaim!
Sep 17, 2025
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Erupcja (2025)
85%
7/10
EDIT
“Charli does a fine job as the flighty, withdrawn Bethany, but Erupcja isn't a fully convincing calling card for her acting aspirations.” –
Exclaim!
Sep 17, 2025
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Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery (2025)
100%
7/10
EDIT
“The antidote to the angry dudes who dominated pop culture at the time, many of whom turned their aggression directly toward Lilith Fair.” –
Exclaim!
Sep 17, 2025
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If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
91%
7/10
EDIT
“A reminder that grown-ups are often just as fucked up as their teenage counterparts” –
Exclaim!
Sep 13, 2025
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
92%
7/10
EDIT
“'Wake Up Dead Man' resurrects the 'Knives Out' franchise after an iffy previous outing.” –
Exclaim!
Sep 13, 2025
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Swiped (2025)
44%
5/10
EDIT
“Wolfe's story is an interesting one — perhaps one better suited to a deep-dive feature article than a near-two-hour Hollywood film, but a unique story nevertheless. ” –
Exclaim!
Sep 11, 2025
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Mile End Kicks (2025)
100%
8/10
EDIT
“Relatable even to those who didn't also happen to be aspiring music critics in the early 2010s.” –
Exclaim!
Sep 11, 2025
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Frankenstein (2025)
85%
6/10
EDIT
“Frankenstein's appeal is mostly superficial.” –
Exclaim!
Sep 11, 2025
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The Christophers (2025)
97%
8/10
EDIT
“All McKellen and Coel need is each other to make this a dynamic, emotional and surprising journey.” –
Exclaim!
Sep 11, 2025
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John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
89%
5/10
EDIT
“Beyond his struggle with anxiety, and the tendency for this to drive him toward indulgence, there simply isn't much nuance here. ” –
Exclaim!
Sep 11, 2025
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The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
77%
7/10
EDIT
“While 'The Thursday Murder Club' isn't quite as clever as ['Only Murders in the Building' and 'A Man on the Inside'], it still has plenty of charm thanks to its cast of Hollywood vets.” –
Exclaim!
Sep 5, 2025
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Spreadsheet Champions (2025)
6/10
EDIT
“The concept is irresistible.” –
Exclaim!
May 7, 2025
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The Track (2025)
8/10
EDIT
“As an older man explains in the film's opening moments, destroying something is quick and easy; rebuilding it, on the other hand, takes decades. Current world leaders, take note.” –
Exclaim!
May 7, 2025
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Pavements (2024)
95%
9/10
EDIT
“Pavements is perfectly Pavement-y.” –
Exclaim!
Dec 16, 2024
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A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter (2024)
100%
6/10
EDIT
“It hits the usual beats of a seasonal variety show, doing just barely enough to raise some fleeting festive cheer before instantly being forgotten.” –
Exclaim!
Dec 16, 2024
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Saturday Night (2024)
77%
7/10
EDIT
“It's inevitable, then, that a film about the first-ever episode of game-changing sketch show Saturday Night Live would have to contend with the fickleness of comedy as an art form.” –
Exclaim!
Sep 16, 2024
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Nightbitch (2024)
60%
7/10
EDIT
“Adams goes practically feral.” –
Exclaim!
Sep 11, 2024
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Piece By Piece (2024)
83%
8/10
EDIT
“By telling the whole story using LEGO animation, director Morgan Neville turns this flattering and familiar story into something unique and befitting its subject.” –
Exclaim!
Sep 11, 2024
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Friendship (2024)
88%
6/10
EDIT
“At the end of the screening, writer-director Andrew DeYoung walked out for a Q&A session, and someone near the front yelled "awful movie!" in a tone that was scathing rather than playful. They were wrong.” –
Exclaim!
Sep 11, 2024
Full Review
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band (2024)
88%
5/10
EDIT
“Zimny offers weirdly specific answers for questions I never had, like whether Springsteen is present for all of the band's rehearsals, or how many guitars they bring in their road cases.” –
Exclaim!
Sep 11, 2024
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Riff Raff (2024)
55%
8/10
EDIT
“Riff Raff is a masterwork of typecasting.” –
Exclaim!
Sep 10, 2024
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Seeds (2024)
100%
7/10
EDIT
“A cutting commentary and an inviting glimpse into life in a small Kanienʼkehá:ka community.” –
Exclaim!
Sep 7, 2024
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Paying for It (2024)
84%
8/10
EDIT
“ It's frankly amazing that they were willing to tell this story at all.” –
Exclaim!
Sep 7, 2024
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