Claude Peck
Claude Peck's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
The Boxtrolls (2014)
78%
3/4
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“Do not think outside "The Boxtrolls." Instead, give yourself over to the movie's captivating, inventive, scary-hilarious world.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Sep 25, 2014
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My Old Lady (2014)
61%
2/4
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“If sad, fearful adult lives wrecked by depression, divorce, disappointment, adultery, addiction and family dysfunction are your thing, "My Old Lady" is pour vous.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Sep 18, 2014
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Love Is Strange (2014)
93%
3/4
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“The movie, which feels a bit like a mashup of Woody Allen and Mike Leigh, succeeds on its simple story and its lead actors.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Sep 4, 2014
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On My Way (2013)
79%
3/4
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“[Deneuve] conveys in every scene a convincing and touching openness to life as experienced in the moment.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jun 5, 2014
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Cycling With Moliere (2013)
75%
3.5/4
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“Kinda like "The Trip," only with Molire in place of salmon mousse.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Mar 31, 2014
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The Auction (2013)
3/4
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“Director Sbastien Pilote tells his story simply, and gets terrific, real-life performances from all of his actors.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Mar 31, 2014
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Informant (2012)
89%
3/4
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“Anyone interested in movement politics in the 21st century will get plenty to ponder in this well-made doumentary.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Sep 19, 2013
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Violet & Daisy (2011)
23%
2.5/4
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“The script might have pushed harder, and included more incident and less of the rote psychologizing that bogs things down in the final reel.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jun 6, 2013
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The House I Live In (2012)
94%
2/4
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“The movie's indictment would be more persuasive had Jarecki recognized that his audience likely already knows most of what he recaps, and can handle the odd scrap of ambiguity.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jan 17, 2013
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Any Day Now (2012)
78%
2/4
EDIT
“Switches between a few primary modes -- agenda-mentary, romance, courtroom drama, tearjerker -- without engaging very convincingly in any of them.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Dec 20, 2012
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Janeane From Des Moines (2012)
2.5/4
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“This cinema demi-verit is a fascinating, discomfiting hybrid of real candidates and a fake constituent, but director Grace Lee's own politics and tactics are something of a muddle.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Nov 1, 2012
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How to Survive a Plague (2012)
98%
3.5/4
EDIT
“[A] powerful, messy and tremendously moving documentary ...” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Oct 18, 2012
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China Heavyweight (2012)
82%
2/4
EDIT
“This ain't no Rocky, and your take-aways are mostly about Chinese family and social customs.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Sep 20, 2012
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Gerhard Richter Painting (2011)
89%
2.5/4
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“Richter gives off a heroic, creator-of-the-universe air as he strains to push the squeegee, exposing a new world in his wake.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jul 12, 2012
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Paul Goodman Changed My Life (2011)
95%
2.5/4
EDIT
“The movie effectively uses Goodman's poems to illustrate his life.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Dec 30, 2011
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Tiny Furniture (2010)
79%
3.5/4
EDIT
“Just when you think "Tiny Furniture" is of the nothing-happens school of indie-filmdom, something more dramatic happens.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jan 27, 2011
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Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009)
84%
3/4
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“Those who believe the private life of the artist is best left in the background may not appreciate all the candid interviews with former friends and lovers. Those seeking a fuller view of Gould's life and music-making will be spellbound.” –
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Oct 7, 2010
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