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Scene Creek is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Chelsea Phillips-Carr.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
2/5
Disappearance (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Ultimately, even with these images, Disappearance is not quite strong enough for a lasting impact.
Posted Sep 28, 2018  Edit critic review
2/5
The Wind (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr The film has a conspicuous lack: intent on a political discussion of gender while situating itself within the frontier's violence, The Wind's social critique only goes so far.
Posted Sep 18, 2018  Edit critic review
2/5
First Man (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr The film can be best summed up as "bland": with bland performances in a bland looking film, it is blandly entertaining, and blandly inspiring
Posted Sep 12, 2018  Edit critic review
2/5
Dogman (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Garrone's film is a one-note loop of a persistently passive man.
Posted Sep 10, 2018  Edit critic review
4/5
Erased, Ascent of the Invisible (Tirss, rihlat alsoo'oud ila almar'i) (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Erased is a powerful, thoughtful film on death, trauma, and nationhood.
Posted Sep 10, 2018  Edit critic review
2/5
Girls of the Sun (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Girls of the Sun is simply not in good taste.
Posted Sep 10, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
Ever After (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr While not a bad film, with such striking visuals, and with true originality in how the film approaches its genre, it is deeply disappointing that Endzeit was not just slightly better.
Posted Sep 10, 2018  Edit critic review
1.5/5
The Grizzlies (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr If only The Grizzlies could have had more of this, more moments for the Inuit characters to take up space on their own terms, then it might have been better.
Posted Sep 10, 2018  Edit critic review
1/5
Les Salopes or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Les Salopes is stale, shallow, and reactionary, and out of touch with the current conversation.
Posted Sep 10, 2018  Edit critic review
2/5
The Nun (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Gradually, The Nun loses interest in being a horror film.
Posted Sep 07, 2018  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr As a replica, Dark Web is not as haunting as the original, but it is nonetheless as fun way to pass two hours.
Posted Aug 21, 2018  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Meg (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr The ocean is too wide, and the hunt for the giant shark feels too broad, where a focused adventure would be more impactful. The film fails to realise that being bigger doesn't mean scarier.
Posted Aug 21, 2018  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Crazy Rich Asians (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Without lazily defaulting to formula, the film reinvigorates its genre.
Posted Aug 21, 2018  Edit critic review
Valley of the Dolls (1967) Chelsea Phillips-Carr In its melodrama, Valley of the Dolls may be reduced to trashiness, but we'd be denying its skill and sensitivity, and perhaps the value of trash. It's not so bad it's good; it's just good in a different way.
Posted Jul 20, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
Beatriz at Dinner (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Beatriz at Dinner is by no means a bad film. Hayek's portrayal of inner strength elevates her character beyond simplicity, and is Lithgow's brash, campy evil is entertaining.
Posted Jul 20, 2018  Edit critic review
1/5
The Hero (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr The Hero is a thoroughly unenjoyable watch.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
5/5
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Despite its 2.5 hour run-time, it never feels dull, with a constant complex yet natural progression.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
2/5
Annabelle: Creation (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Relying too heavily on formulaic horror, this prequel to 2014's Annabelle is flatly mediocre.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Ingrid Goes West (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Saved by its relative complexity and acting talents, Ingrid Goes West works best as a psychological drama, rather than a social critique of technology.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Playing to its strengths, whether that means an effective use of cliché, or a showcase of Samuel L. Jackson being Samuel L. Jackson, The Hitman's Bodyguard makes the standard action-comedy effortlessly fun.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Only Living Boy in New York (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr The Only Living Boy in New York is insufferable in almost every way possible.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Suburbicon (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Passionless and uninspired, a derivative non-Coens noir throwback with barely the inklings of racial critique is not anything effective or enjoyable.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Beyond Words (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Uncomfortable in its lack of sensitivity, the awkward story never reaches the heights of the film's visual elegance.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
Mary Shelley (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr [Mary Shelley is] too intent on the historical romance genre, which, by all means, it does fairly well.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
1/5
Brad's Status (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr The problem with Brad's Status is that Brad's prattling on is never pleasant, and the film knows it.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
2/5
Hochelaga, Land of Souls (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr There is a lot to admire in Hochelaga: wonderful performances, polished beauty, and historical intrigue make the film engaging.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
Our People Will Be Healed (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr While this can feel too dry, especially in the film's extremely conventional documentary style... it is undeniable that the subject is a necessary one to learn more about, and we can thank Obomsawin for depicting it so thoroughly.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
High Fantasy (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr High Fantasy is an engaging film which makes good use of its short 71-minute runtime for a fast-paced yet very full narrative.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Mademoiselle Paradis (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Mademoiselle Paradis can feel a bit slight in terms of drama. But with such visual strength and assured aesthetic sensibility, it hardly matters.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
1/5
Sixty Minutes to Midnight (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Although Sixty Minutes is not the worst film of the year, it may be the least interesting.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
2/5
Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Stuck between childhood charm and adult gravity, the film is lost.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Tragedy Girls (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Tragedy Girls isn't bad, by any means. It drags at some points, and the gentle mockery of social media obsession in younger girls is tired,... but the film is entertaining, with wonderful leads.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
Rabbit (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Through the skill of the experienced cast and crew, Rabbit is [a] watchable fairytale thriller.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
Coco (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Coco is beautifully animated; a cute story which at times is quite moving. It may be a rather forgettable Pixar product, but in the moment, it has its charm.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Blade of the Immortal (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr By no means is Blade of the Immortal Miike's best film - he would be hard-pressed to top some of his earlier greats - but it is still a remarkable work from one of the most prolific directors today.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Pyewacket (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr With a film generating genuine thrills, it's hard to fault it too heavily its clumsy narrative and characters.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
1/5
The Greatest Showman (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr It's almost tempting to describe The Greatest Showman as a masterpiece of surrealism, in it's off-base aesthetics and absurdist drama. Unfortunately, it is more likely just bad.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr The film can feel a bit too easy to swallow, but at least with the charm of its cast, it's never boring.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
1/5
Hollow in the Land (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr What could have been a beautiful mess, a work of pure chaos and absurdity in its strange choices that never come together, is instead dull, feeling overlong despite its incredibly reasonable 92 minute runtime.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Ready Player One (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Under the barrage of 1980s macho-nerd pandering, the whole thing is just more exhausting than it should be.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
A Wrinkle in Time (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Through its protagonist it creates a moving, emotional drama. That drama is more effective than its science fiction, but that doesn't mean it's not an inclusive, deeply perceptive, and deservedly uplifting, coming of age story.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Rampage (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr In sum, Rampage is cutting to the chase: presenting something easy to digest and fun, without anything to make you stop and think.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
1.5/5
First Reformed (2017) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Whether art-house, political, or American pop, First Reformed is in between styles in a way that's never satisfactory.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
4/5
Breaking In (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr Mixing and subverting narrative tropes -- Breaking In is tense and thrilling, creating a good deal of suspense as well as gratification.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
Ocean's 8 (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr With overall good performances, Ocean's 8 is a film which is enjoyable, if forgettable. But sadly, it should have been better to be worthy of the women in it.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Hotel Artemis (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr One could never argue this is a smart film, or even a successful film in any way. Action scenes aren't bad but the drama is trite and the comedy is flat.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Whitney (2018) Chelsea Phillips-Carr The public flogging of her pain for thrills leaves a bad taste in one's mouth.
Posted Jul 19, 2018  Edit critic review
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