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Manori Ravindran

Manori Ravindran's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Blank City (2009) 82% 3/5 EDIT “Blank City is a love-in for anyone enamoured by film, art and the early careers of today's great independent filmmakers.” – National Post Sep 23, 2020 Full Review Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015) 44% 3/4 EDIT “It's the best public relations boost Scouting has had since it ended its ban on gay leaders, not to mention a pretty decent zombie film.” – Globe and Mail Oct 30, 2015 Full Review The Last Witch Hunter (2015) 17% 2/4 EDIT “Seemingly at every juncture, the finality so necessary to up the stakes of this story is quickly snatched away in order to tease a sequel or two, leaving you wondering what the point of this supernatural exercise was in the first place.” – Globe and Mail Oct 23, 2015 Full Review Paper Towns (2015) 58% 2.5/4 EDIT “Fans expecting more than a routine coming-of-age story had better prepare for a paper movie.” – Globe and Mail Jul 24, 2015 Full Review That Sugar Film (2014) 69% 2.5/4 EDIT “[Gameau] does have an undeniable way of grabbing your attention, and it's a lack of that that seems to be half the problem when it comes to our sugar-packed diet.” – National Post Jul 9, 2015 Full Review Uncertain Terms (2014) 71% 3/4 EDIT “Partnered with a naturalistic style that takes every advantage of its verdant backdrop, Uncertain Terms is a near-perfect ode to summer and its ephemeral pleasures.” – National Post Jul 2, 2015 Full Review Max (2015) 37% 2.5/4 EDIT “Yakin doesn't condescend to his audience, and infuses his plot with a surprisingly ambitious and revealing commentary about the experience of war.” – Globe and Mail Jun 26, 2015 Full Review Hungry Hearts (2014) 65% 3/4 EDIT “A robust thriller with a questionable, although intriguing, commentary on motherhood and mental illness.” – Globe and Mail Jun 4, 2015 Full Review Frank (2014) 92% 3/4 EDIT “Strong performances from Gleeson and Fassbender -- both deviating from their respective rom-coms and Oscar-baiting dramas -- give us a quirky film about the maddening pursuit of fame.” – National Post Aug 15, 2014 Full Review Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case (2013) 93% 3/4 EDIT “In The Fake Case, Danish filmmaker Andreas Johnsen connects with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei after his 81-day solitary confinement for subversion of state power, and deftly portrays a man untrammeled by his opponents.” – National Post May 15, 2014 Full Review Spinning Plates (2012) 86% 3/4 EDIT “Rather than venerating the business of food, this documentary expertly points out that it is, indeed, a business and sometimes lives and livelihoods are at stake.” – National Post Dec 6, 2013 Full Review Everyday Is Like Sunday (2013) 3/4 EDIT “There's an honesty and whip smart humour to the micro-budget Everyday Is Like Sunday that separates it from similar fare, and Moondi and Sloane have expertly distilled the disillusioned charm shrouding Toronto youth into snappy dialogue.” – National Post Aug 16, 2013 Full Review Informant (2012) 89% 3/4 EDIT “While Meltzer's documentary is an interesting character study, this misguided informant is never quite as compelling as you'd hope.” – National Post Aug 9, 2013 Full Review The Deep (2012) 94% 3/4 EDIT “It's an unexpected but provocative direction by Kormkur, who's placed himself in exactly the right elements to make this masterful film.” – National Post Aug 9, 2013 Full Review The Smurfs 2 (2013) 14% 2/4 EDIT “Sometimes, you've got to smurf with the changes, even if that means tolerating brutal puns, arbitrary 3-D and an unforgivable lack of double entendres.” – National Post Aug 1, 2013 Full Review The Act of Killing (2012) 96% 3/4 EDIT “As filming continues, the quiet brilliance behind the assignment comes to light.” – National Post Jul 18, 2013 Full Review The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) 79% 2.5/4 EDIT “Somehow, perhaps to the credit of the disarming Gosling and even Cooper, who perfectly delivers the hero-cop-turned-pariah, Cianfrance keeps us absorbed through three very intimate and heart-rending character studies.” – National Post Apr 18, 2013 Full Review From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) 87% 2/5 EDIT “The studio's stunning textures and vibrant details still give Poppy Hill that ethereal quality sure to mollify nostalgic Ghibli fans, but its strengths are fastidiously undone by a predictable and underwhelming plot.” – National Post Mar 28, 2013 Full Review Ginger & Rosa (2012) 78% 2.5/5 EDIT “Though Potter's metaphor of global catastrophe mirroring a personal crisis is heavy-handed, a rich cast of characters, which includes Annette Bening and Oliver Platt as doting family friends, provides some balance.” – National Post Mar 28, 2013 Full Review
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