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Jon Caramanica

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

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Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021) 96% EDIT “The abundance of footage, and the space it's given to breathe - the movie is almost two and a half hours long - captures the restless loneliness of superstardom.” – New York Times Feb 26, 2021 Full Review My name is Margiela (2019) 78% EDIT “Mostly it chugs through his jolting collections, ideas arriving like one tiny, quirkily shaped light bulb after the next...” – New York Times Aug 13, 2020 Full Review Radio Rebel (2012) EDIT “Most of the rest of the characters are disposable, though.” – New York Times Sep 26, 2019 Full Review Zapped (2014) EDIT “"Zapped," though, is a footnote, an old model in need of an upgrade.” – New York Times Sep 9, 2019 Full Review EDIT “"Of Mics and Men" is both historical record and personality sketch. And given the group's fundamental unruliness, it is also an impressive feat of logistics.” – New York Times May 12, 2019 Full Review The Gospel According to André (2017) 87% EDIT “"Gospel" presumes that simply filling the screen with Mr. Talley is enough. If anyone could spot the flaw in that thinking - and offer up countless robust ideas on how to elevate it - it would probably be him.” – New York Times May 23, 2018 Full Review Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards (2017) 66% EDIT “TIt rushes through Mr. Blahnik's biography, dwelling on pop-culture moments and blandly ecstatic celebrity testimonials.” – New York Times Sep 14, 2017 Full Review Fresh Dressed (2015) 91% EDIT “Much of this film is told through interviews: Mr. Kani is fascinating and also funny; Mr. Combs is cocksure; and Kanye West is appealingly hyper.” – New York Times Jun 25, 2015 Full Review Song From the Forest (2014) 100% EDIT “This nonjudgmental documentary moves between New York City and the rain forests of the Central African Republic, where Mr. Sarno primarily lives. Both places are tugs of war between abundance and lack.” – New York Times Apr 9, 2015 Full Review The Wrecking Crew (2008) 94% EDIT “Mostly, it's hagiography, with stars like Cher and Brian Wilson used as character witnesses to the players' greatness.” – New York Times Mar 13, 2015 Full Review Justin Bieber's Believe (2013) 53% EDIT “Films like this work best when exalting is the task, and when it comes to displaying Mr. Bieber in his milieu - on stage - it shines.” – New York Times Dec 27, 2013 Full Review Waiting for Lightning (2012) 45% 2.5/5 EDIT “IIf it's a god on a skateboard you want, a god on a skateboard you'll get in this hagiography ...” – New York Times Dec 6, 2012 Full Review I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nApo Sila! (2012) 3/5 EDIT “An exuberant if creaky Filipino musical that never lets story get in the way of its songs.” – New York Times Nov 29, 2012 Full Review Madrid, 1987 (2011) 89% 2.5/5 EDIT “A sweet, sometimes dull and certainly overlong film ...” – New York Times Oct 11, 2012 Full Review Avé (2011) 3.5/5 EDIT “An unexpectedly elegant ballet of resistance and attachment.” – New York Times Oct 2, 2012 Full Review The Day (2011) 31% 2/5 EDIT “"The Day" cycles through bursts of horrific violence only to end much as it begins: static, hollow and vague.” – New York Times Aug 29, 2012 Full Review Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012) 89% 3.5/5 EDIT “"Shut Up" is graceful in its depiction of the performance, neither uncomfortably intimate nor shy.” – New York Times Jul 26, 2012 Full Review Marci X (2003) 8% EDIT “Sports woefully outmoded cultural punchlines.” – Village Voice Aug 26, 2003 Full Review Bad Boys II (2003) 23% EDIT “Bad Boys 2 plays like a flashy highlight reel from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.” – Village Voice Jul 22, 2003 Full Review Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) 27% EDIT “[DMX] acts like he raps -- in fits and starts, with heaps of ruff growling. Li barely has enough lines to qualify for a SAG card.” – Village Voice Mar 4, 2003 Full Review
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