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ArtsHub is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Sarah Ward.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Moon Man (2012) Sarah Ward The cheerfully-animated and jovially-toned feature engages in its nuanced narrative of understanding and acceptance, as its namesake tries to find his place in the world.
Posted May 01, 2020  Edit critic review
What Richard Did (2012) Sarah Ward The director's devastating power resides in his ability to turn the before and after of his lead character's actions into a commanding and compassionate morality tale of cause and effect.
Posted Apr 30, 2020  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Reflections in the Dust (2018) Sarah Ward Sullivan's approach is bold, ambitious and primed to make an impact; however it's Houbolt and Queere's performances that ensures the film hits home.
Posted Jun 12, 2019  Edit critic review
3/5
Aquaman (2018) Sarah Ward With Aquaman, the character, being one of the rare highlights of Justice League, it's reassuring to see Aquaman, the movie, build upon the half-human, half-Atlantean's momentum.
Posted Feb 22, 2019  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Naked Normandy (2018) Sarah Ward While the film's template and clichés are always evident, it still radiates the charm inherent in its various components
Posted Jan 28, 2019  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Creed II (2018) Sarah Ward Heft and depth go far in this eighth franchise instalment. In the ring and on the screen, you can't connect without both.
Posted Jan 28, 2019  Edit critic review
3.5/5
1918: Journey's End (2018) Sarah Ward A sober, grim and powerful war story.
Posted Jan 28, 2019  Edit critic review
4/5
First Man (2018) Sarah Ward Painted in shades of melancholy and shouted through silence, it's as much a space movie as it is a psychological drama about grief, and it's an extraordinary effort thanks to its chosen approach.
Posted Jan 28, 2019  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Seagull (2018) Sarah Ward As emotionally heaving and handsomely staged as it all is - and, crucially, never beholden to stage conventions - the end result often feels like a box-ticking exercise in meeting the requisite marks.
Posted Jan 28, 2019  Edit critic review
2/5
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2018) Sarah Ward Mulcahy may be aiming for a boisterous good time like the Flynn-starring classic Captain Blood, but the flat, template-like raucousness of the Pirates of the Caribbean series oft proves more fitting.
Posted Jan 28, 2019  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Night School (2018) Sarah Ward Generic, messy, flat, over-extended and all-too-earnest, running for nearly two hours with sentiment and silliness where its scant narrative should be
Posted Jan 28, 2019  Edit critic review
3/5
Venom (2018) Sarah Ward Takes what it has, runs with it and bounces around within its parameters to mostly engaging effect.
Posted Jan 28, 2019  Edit critic review
3/5
Alpha (2018) Sarah Ward When Alpha hews close to its core focus, it howls with heart.
Posted Jan 28, 2019  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Overlord (2018) Sarah Ward While Overlord's premise screams B-movie and the feature knows it, [director Julius] Avery doesn't handle the narrative in a simple and senseless manner.
Posted Jan 17, 2019  Edit critic review
3/5
Maleficent (2014) Sarah Ward Maleficent looks the part in an effort pleasant to watch, but is, of course, unlikely to replace its predecessor as the version of record.
Posted Dec 14, 2018  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Predator (2018) Sarah Ward An '80s-style B-movie, and it wants to look and feel like one.
Posted Sep 24, 2018  Edit critic review
2/5
The House With a Clock in Its Walls (2018) Sarah Ward Truly haunted by languishing in derivation and mediocrity.
Posted Sep 24, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
The Merger (2018) Sarah Ward A by-the-numbers affair brightened up by palatable packaging and palpable passion - and with ample charm in its crowd-pleasing vibe and its cause.
Posted Sep 24, 2018  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Meg (2018) Sarah Ward When The Meg is fun, self-aware and proud to be both, it has an engaging comic spark.
Posted Aug 21, 2018  Edit critic review
4/5
Mandy (2018) Sarah Ward Rarely have a movie and its star felt as perfectly matched as this violent tale of abduction, destruction and revenge, and the man tasked with traversing its lurid depths.
Posted Aug 21, 2018  Edit critic review
4/5
Island of the Hungry Ghosts (2018) Sarah Ward Weaves its threads together in an astute, empathetic and impassioned manner, all while remaining cognisant that nothing within the film exists in a vacuum.
Posted Aug 21, 2018  Edit critic review
4/5
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) Sarah Ward Filled with the kind of visual and technical mastery that most features are lucky to display in one scene, let alone in set-piece after set-piece after set-piece, all while conjuring an authentic, edge-of-your seat emotional reaction.
Posted Aug 21, 2018  Edit critic review
Beast (2017) Sarah Ward This tale of beasts and beauty claws through appearances, expectations, and the fine line between inviting and troubling - and victim and attacker - on a plethora of levels.
Posted Aug 10, 2018  Edit critic review
The Equalizer 2 (2018) Sarah Ward This follow-up is many things, and often chaotically tries to combine them all at once.
Posted Jul 20, 2018  Edit critic review
Skyscraper (2018) Sarah Ward Even the film's hulking hero and its willingness to lean into its overblown nature can't keep this blockbuster alight, as much as Johnson, particularly, tries.
Posted Jul 16, 2018  Edit critic review
Madeline's Madeline (2018) Sarah Ward Inimitable and immersive... builds slowly in command and confidence until its full force is felt.
Posted Jul 16, 2018  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) Sarah Ward All growl and no bite, and all spectacle with little substance, Fallen Kingdom instead succeeds where most modern franchise instalments place too much of their focus: as a placeholder for the next movie.
Posted Jun 26, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Sarah Ward A jovial jaunt with long-beloved figures, as opposed to a future-thinking continuation.
Posted Jun 13, 2018  Edit critic review
2/5
Deadpool 2 (2018) Sarah Ward When Deadpool 2 is boasting about great it is and claiming it's different, it's a slog.
Posted Jun 13, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
Midnight Oil: 1984 (2018) Sarah Ward Perhaps it's Argall's efforts to weave in as much as possible that ultimately holds the documentary back rather than thrusts it forward; there are several movies that could be made, from several angles, from his wealth of materials.
Posted Jun 13, 2018  Edit critic review
2/5
Alpha Gateway (2018) Sarah Ward Less resembles a new take on its concept, and more a compilation of previously seen ideas.
Posted Jun 13, 2018  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Sarah Ward Like any culmination of a long-running series, there's purpose and emotion as this blockbuster intertwines its many strands, provides a gripping payoff and paves - as always - another path forward.
Posted May 03, 2018  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Last Flag Flying (2017) Sarah Ward While primarily a slow, sombre affair by necessity, the film often draws its narrative out - and can't always find the balance between its dramatic, contemplative and occasionally comedic tones.
Posted May 03, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) Sarah Ward As a title, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society might be a mouthful, but it couldn't suit this warm, nostalgic post-war drama better.
Posted May 03, 2018  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Super Troopers 2 (2018) Sarah Ward There's a difference between moulding past glories into something similar and simply being content to even make a follow-up.
Posted May 03, 2018  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Rampage (2018) Sarah Ward It's the rollicking barrage its title intimates, yet amounts to merely passable entertainment; a minor critter in its habitat, rather than a behemoth.
Posted May 03, 2018  Edit critic review
2/5
Blumhouse's Truth or Dare (2018) Sarah Ward Gleeful in a vapid soap opera-meets-gratuitous slasher flick way, favouring superficial thrills and gags over inventiveness, subversion or depth.
Posted May 03, 2018  Edit critic review
1.5.5
Ready Player One (2018) Sarah Ward With its narrative slight and familiar, and its sense of drama and threat muted, it relies upon its roster of recognisable properties - and the affection everyone has for them, especially off-screen - to provide interest.
Posted Apr 10, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
Blockers (2018) Sarah Ward Served up with equal portions of humour and heart, what sets Blockers apart is its perspective.
Posted Apr 10, 2018  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Love, Simon (2018) Sarah Ward Love, Simon is filled with love and recognition as it takes the high school rom-com template into new Hollywood territory, and it charms in the process.
Posted Apr 10, 2018  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Tomb Raider (2018) Sarah Ward In a feature that's primarily a formulaic reboot, rendering Lara Craft as flesh and blood instead of a cartoonish fantasy makes a difference.
Posted Mar 20, 2018  Edit critic review
4/5
Menashe (2017) Sarah Ward [Boasts] an observational approach, naturalistic appearance, fly-on-the-wall feel and authentic air.
Posted Feb 06, 2018  Edit critic review
2/5
Den of Thieves (2018) Sarah Ward The end result is a mess of elements that overstay their welcome, and a central caper that loses momentum.
Posted Feb 03, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
The Final Year (2017) Sarah Ward Presents rather than probes, letting its subjects and the contrast between them and today's state of affairs do the talking.
Posted Jan 30, 2018  Edit critic review
3.5/5
I, Tonya (2017) Sarah Ward As an exploration of class and societal culpability, I, Tonya proves as smart as the questions it poses.
Posted Jan 30, 2018  Edit critic review
2/5
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) Sarah Ward If the series' second effort felt like a placeholder for more to come, The Death Cure concludes the saga with little more than a box-ticking exercise.
Posted Jan 23, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017) Sarah Ward Predictable though Mary's flight path may be, she soars through gorgeously, intricately realised territory.
Posted Jan 23, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) Sarah Ward Moving on from previous glories to start anew furnishes greater moments for the characters than the story, but it adds to a movie that's thoughtful, emotional and contemplative.
Posted Dec 14, 2017  Edit critic review
Justice League (2017) Sarah Ward It still achieves its two aims - improving upon Batman v Superman, and leaving viewers intrigued for future Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg outings - but does so in a thoroughly choppy and dull fashion.
Posted Nov 22, 2017  Edit critic review
4/5
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) Sarah Ward An ode to embracing the glorious ridiculousness of caped crusaders... a hammer throwing, fist-smashing good time.
Posted Nov 08, 2017  Edit critic review
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