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Barbara Shulgasser

Barbara Shulgasser's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).

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Sisterhood, Inc (2025) 2/5 EDIT “The writers just didn't think this one through as the messages are muddled. Sisterhood, Inc. can't decide if it disapproves of an irresponsible 29-year-old, or if it celebrates her quirkiness and individuality.” – Common Sense Media Jan 27, 2026 Full Review The Royal We (2025) 3/5 EDIT “As escapist fare that fictionally counterbalances all the worldwide unresolved conflicts showcased in the news every day, this can't be beat.” – Common Sense Media Jan 27, 2026 Full Review The Nightingale (2018) 87% 3/5 EDIT “For the first 90 minutes, this film is a well-acted drama, though hard to watch for its grim cruelty, violence, racism, and monstrous treatment of not just women and Black people, but of everyone. Then, unfortunately, it goes on another 46 minutes.” – Common Sense Media Jan 27, 2026 Full Review Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story (2022) 2/5 EDIT “This drama takes a definite position on the defendant's guilt—the movie suggests she's guilty—but doesn't show us the evidence that persuades us beyond a reasonable doubt that she did the deed.” – Common Sense Media Jan 27, 2026 Full Review An Unexpected Valentine (2025) 2/5 EDIT “This is a lightweight look at love that offers insights about as deep as a puddle.” – Common Sense Media Jan 27, 2026 Full Review Easterland (2019) 1/5 EDIT “Easter Land is by any standards really bad. This is just a repetitive, visually dull, poorly executed dud.” – Common Sense Media Jan 27, 2026 Full Review Reunion (2024) 50% 3/5 EDIT “Reunion is fun. Nothing about it feels serious, but it does go to the trouble of suggesting that looking most likely to succeed in high school doesn't predict actual success in later life.” – Common Sense Media Jan 20, 2026 Full Review Secretary (2002) 78% 3/5 EDIT “This film treats the subject of submission and domination with great seriousness but also with a comic whiff that slyly questions what society accepts as normal.” – Common Sense Media Jan 13, 2026 Full Review The Sure Thing (1985) 84% EDIT “Annoyingly like the old I Love Lucy show. ” – San Francisco Examiner Jan 8, 2026 Full Review Front of the Class (2008) 4/5 EDIT “Front of the Class is uplifting and inspiring. Wolk is winning as a man who refuses to allow his disability to run his life.” – Common Sense Media Jan 6, 2026 Full Review Becoming Santa (2015) 3/5 EDIT “This is pretty silly, but sweet. Becoming Santa's is not brilliant and holds few surprises once the overarching concept is introduced. Predictable set pieces add up.” – Common Sense Media Jan 6, 2026 Full Review Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story (2025) 3/5 EDIT “In this disturbing documentary, the police work is far more interesting than the numerous and repetitive interviews with Jodi's broken and regretful victims.” – Common Sense Media Jan 6, 2026 Full Review Johnny Mnemonic (1995) 19% 2/5 EDIT “As with many other apocalyptic movies, and Blade Runner comes to mind, grim is the best way to describe the plot, art direction, and mood of Johnny Mnemonic.” – Common Sense Media Jan 6, 2026 Full Review Christmas on the Alpaca Farm (2024) 2/5 EDIT “Apart from the alpacas, almost no one or nothing else here is either believable or interesting.” – Common Sense Media Jan 5, 2026 Full Review Christmas at the Chalet (2023) 3/5 EDIT “This holiday confection is brimming with absurdities but it remains fascinating for the performance of Hatcher as a relentlessly upbeat woman who almost never stops smiling.” – Common Sense Media Jan 5, 2026 Full Review A Cowboy Christmas Romance (2023) 3/5 EDIT “The set-up is great in this well-made holiday romance. Two people have a chance encounter at a bar. It's a well-written scene that feels real and intriguing between two people with real chemistry, who will later be antagonists.” – Common Sense Media Jan 5, 2026 Full Review Joy for Christmas (2021) 2/5 EDIT “Nothing here is in the least bit plausible, but the performers are charming and the sentiments are heartfelt enough to carry a holiday-themed, family-values-touting movie.” – Common Sense Media Dec 16, 2025 Full Review A Lot Like Christmas (2021) 2/5 EDIT “Overall this movie is nothing special, but it's fine for background noise while baking cookies or tree trimming.” – Common Sense Media Dec 16, 2025 Full Review Love and Wine (2025) 3/5 EDIT “With its able cast, Love and Wine retells an old story but with its own appeal, through the lens of Black South African culture.” – Common Sense Media Dec 16, 2025 Full Review Menorah in the Middle (2022) 2/5 EDIT “Like other standard examples of the American holiday movie, this Hanukkah-focused offering is as mediocre as it gets.” – Common Sense Media Dec 16, 2025 Full Review The Family Holiday (2007) 3/5 EDIT “For its unforced family values and elevated depiction of kids resourcefully coping under stress (although in a comedy), The Family Holiday is a nice choice for the whole family to watch together.” – Common Sense Media Dec 9, 2025 Full Review Holiday in Santa Fe (2021) 3/5 EDIT “This holiday film deserves praise for overcoming piles and piles of unlikely situations, remaining highly watchable nevertheless.” – Common Sense Media Dec 9, 2025 Full Review Anything Else (2003) 40% 2/5 EDIT “This is a weak little whisper of a movie in which Woody Allen steals from his own previous, better movies.” – Common Sense Media Dec 2, 2025 Full Review A Heart for Christmas (2024) 2/5 EDIT “This holiday romance is well-meaning but on the low-quality end of the usual holiday/family fare.” – Common Sense Media Dec 2, 2025 Full Review A Royal Date for Christmas (2023) 3/5 EDIT “This holiday film manages to be engaging despite its many glaring implausibilities.” – Common Sense Media Nov 25, 2025 Full Review
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