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Elaine Teng

Elaine Teng's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Mustang (2015) 97% EDIT “The story isn't particularly original, but Mustang's achievement is to criticize a society that sexualizes everything women do while still celebrating the girls' sexuality.” – The New Republic Feb 18, 2016 Full Review The Danish Girl (2015) 66% EDIT “Redmayne was director Tom Hooper's first choice for the role and it's not difficult to see why: As Lili, Eddie Redmayne is beautiful.” – The New Republic Nov 25, 2015 Full Review Brooklyn (2015) 97% EDIT “Brooklyn appeals as a love triangle, with charming, old-timey romances befitting the era it depicts, but it's more powerful as a story of one young woman's identity.” – The New Republic Nov 3, 2015 Full Review He Named Me Malala (2015) 73% EDIT “He Named Me Malala suffers from a lack of dramatic tension throughout.” – The New Republic Oct 7, 2015 Full Review The Walk (2015) 83% EDIT “Even in its greatest moment, The Walk breaks the spell with an unnecessary narration about how Petit felt in that moment, how the sky looked to him, how a bird came soaring towards his head.” – The New Republic Oct 2, 2015 Full Review The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) 95% EDIT “It's unlikely to make a box office splash, but it's a startlingly tough, authentic depiction of budding womanhood.” – The New Republic Aug 6, 2015 Full Review Southpaw (2015) 59% EDIT “The film is set up like a straightforward redemption story, but what makes Southpaw interesting is the complexity of Hope's character -- thanks to Gyllenhaal's exceptional performance.” – The New Republic Jul 23, 2015 Full Review Jimmy's Hall (2014) 78% EDIT “By trying to give Jimmy's Hall the gravitas of a national struggle, Loach obscures his story. Elegant but uneven, Jimmy's Hall becomes one history lesson too much.” – The New Republic Jul 3, 2015 Full Review Testament of Youth (2014) 84% EDIT “Just once, it would be refreshing to see Britain look like something other than a country-living catalogue.” – The New Republic Jun 12, 2015 Full Review Far From the Madding Crowd (2015) 85% EDIT “In trying to create a feminist icon out of a decidedly Victorian character (just look at her name), the movie loses sight of the actual story it came to tell.” – The New Republic Apr 30, 2015 Full Review Furious 7 (2015) 81% EDIT “For a franchise known for cheesy, heavy-handed lines, Furious 7 served up a classy, heartbreaking send-off for its departed star, one that acknowledged the tragedy of real life without allowing it to overwhelm the fictional world.” – The New Republic Apr 2, 2015 Full Review Wild Tales (2014) 94% EDIT “Each of the stories in Wild Tales could have been a full-length movie in itself, but each vignette is so exquisitely crafted, the sequence so carefully chosen, that the six fit flawlessly together.” – The New Republic Feb 12, 2015 Full Review The Theory of Everything (2014) 81% EDIT “Pleasing to watch... but [leaves] little lasting impression.” – The New Republic Jan 5, 2015 Full Review The Imitation Game (2014) 90% EDIT “We go into a movie knowing that the subject was as genius or a hero, a martyr or titan. We should leave with a more nuanced understanding of who he was, his complexities and flaws.” – The New Republic Jan 4, 2015 Full Review
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