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The Movie Cricket is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Sean P. Means.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3.5/4
Scarlet (2025) Sean P. Means If Hayao Miyazaki had ever overcame his aversion to computers, he might have come up with something like this.
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
GOAT (2026) Sean P. Means The parents of the target audience for "Goat" weren’t alive yet in 1989, so who’s going to tell the kids in the seats that this vibrantly animated, excitingly paced cartoon is made from recycled material?
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Wuthering Heights (2026) Sean P. Means Where the movie is more sure of itself is when Robbie’s Cathy and Elordi’s Heathcliff are together, getting soaked in the English rain or making out in various settings.
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Pillion (2025) Sean P. Means It’s a movie that, for an audience who can meet it halfway, delivers a poignant romance under that rough exterior.
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
THE BRIDE! (2026) Sean P. Means So "The Bride!", with its porto-feminist narrative and gimmicky pacing, throws a lot of spaghetti at the screen, and only some of it comes together as anything coherent or compelling. Thankfully, two of the most arresting parts are Bale and Buckley.
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Slanted (2025) Sean P. Means I wondered what a director like Jordan Peele might have done with it — applying some subtlety and sly wit to Joan’s rejection of her Chinese identity in order to fit in with white America, and discovering how shallow that pursuit is.
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Sirāt (2025) Sean P. Means An intense, gripping movie about the end of the line, and the choices that have to be made when these people get there.
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Reminders of Him (2026) Sean P. Means The problem is the script, by Hoover and co-writer Lauren Levine, which puts the actors in situations that only happen in bad movies that bear no resemblance to real life.
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) Sean P. Means I could imagine "The Pout-Pout Fish" as acceptable entertainment for little children, as it provides pleasant colors and an undemanding story with some nice life lessons about confidence and friendship.
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) Sean P. Means A timely and chilling reminder that fascism won’t bang on the door, but slip past in the disguise of patriotism and "helping" the children.
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Project Hail Mary (2026) Sean P. Means There are parts of the movie where, like Robert Redford in "All Is Lost" or Matt Damon in "The Martian," Gosling has to carry the load by himself. The fact that he does so effortlessly is an indication of what an old-school movie star can do.
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
A Magnificent Life (2025) Sean P. Means Through the episodes of Pagnol’s life, people come and go — and the ones who go via the grave join the spirit of the young Marcel. This parade of spirits becomes a metaphor for Pagnol’s work.
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
They Will Kill You (2026) Sean P. Means Sokolov seems to find inspiration in everything from "Oldboy" to "Kill Bill" to "From Dusk Till Dawn" — but he’s not quite clever enough to bring his own distinctive style to the battle scenes.
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) Sean P. Means I enjoyed more of what "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" delivers than I expected to, and I think Nintendo fans will be delighted.
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Fantasy Life (2025) Sean P. Means Shear doesn’t have any particularly probing observations about this world, but one senses he only needs one or two more movies under his belt to get there.
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
2/4
The Drama (2026) Sean P. Means The central conundrum of "The Drama" is that it raises a topic that’s so serious that it’s impossible to make funny — and then doesn’t want treat that topic with any seriousness.
Posted Apr 05, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
undertone (2025) Sean P. Means "Undertone" could almost be effective a scream generator as an audio presentation, but then you wouldn’t get Tuason’s strong visuals or the chance to watch Kiri, who’s a dynamic young actor I think we’ll see more of.
Posted Mar 13, 2026  Edit critic review
2/4
Scream 7 (2026) Sean P. Means "Scream 7" is what the franchise always despised — a by-the-numbers bloodbath.
Posted Feb 27, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Greenland 2: Migration (2026) Sean P. Means "Greenland 2: Migration" is gritty, sometimes cliched and often in love with its reliance on SteadiCam shots. But it’s a get-the-job-done thriller that delivers the action without pretense.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
1.5/4
Primate (2025) Sean P. Means When Katsur’s not in the picture, ... "Primate" plays like another dumb psycho killer movie, with the attractive young cast making inexplicably stupid decisions and getting ripped to shreds one by one.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Is This Thing On? (2025) Sean P. Means Some elements in "Is This Thing On?" fail spectacularly, and none harder than Cooper’s own performance as Balls. ... But it’s hard to stay angry when Dern and Arnett are on their game.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
4/4
The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025) Sean P. Means One of the most immediate and necessary dramas about the war in Gaza to arrive in theaters.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) Sean P. Means DaCosta keeps us off-guard, trying to guess what will happen next and rewarding us for answers more rich and powerful than what we in the audience would have conjured.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) Sean P. Means Fastvold and composer Daniel Blumberg draw from Shaker hymns to create a series of songs that produce the droning, rhythmic sensation you’d expect from cloistered monks. It’s jarring at first, but as the movie goes, these songs convey a hypnotic grace.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Arco (2025) Sean P. Means "Arco" presents a world that is in the middle of the planet’s disaster and shows a glimpse of what happens after — a hopeful time where people become rainbows.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Lake (2026) Sean P. Means It’s a rare documentary about the environment that doesn’t cast anyone as the bad guy, and doesn’t leave the audience without hope.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Hot Water (2026) Sean P. Means The best thing about "Hot Water" is Azabal’s performance, as she finds the fragments of humor and heartbreak in her understandably wound-up character.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
American Doctor (2026) Sean P. Means Poh Si Teng, who’s also one of the movie’s five cinematographers, captures the daily grind and panic of the doctors and nurses trying to keep people alive. The film also labors to keep the doctors’ political leanings at arm’s length
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Bedford Park (2026) Sean P. Means Ahh lets the audience get to know Eli and Audrey just as they’re getting to know each other — a little bit at a time, with revelations that show the complexities of their childhoods and current situations, like any couple must navigate.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Josephine (2026) Sean P. Means "Josephine" is a dark journey through some difficult subject material, but de Araújo handles it with intelligence and sensitivity, treating Jo’s emotional state as valid as that of any of the adults.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Nuisance Bear  (2026) Sean P. Means The imagery of these bears, encroaching on human habitation, forms the backbone of "Nuisance Bear," and is enough to make me recommend the film.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Friend's House Is Here (2026) Sean P. Means Bahram and Mana deliver a twinned pair of strong performances, as the oh-so-serious Pari and the vivacious Hanna work to keep their artistic voices and their cluster of collaborative friends intact.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Union County (2026) Sean P. Means Most movies about recovery from addiction fall into familiar plot patterns of struggle, relapse and redemption — but what makes "Union County" one of the better examples of this genre is how [the film] digs into the true-life details of such battles.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Seized (2026) Sean P. Means Liese’s documentary raises some serious questions about the actions of the Marion police, the county sheriff, the county prosecutor and the judge who approved the search warrant.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Moment (2026) Sean P. Means Not since The Beatles in "A Hard Day’s Night" has a real pop star satirized themselves as thoroughly and as smartly as Charli XCX does in "The Moment."
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Barbara Forever (2026) Sean P. Means Barbara Hammer was a singular and usually confrontational figure in American cinema, so it’s appropriate that directory Brydie O’Connor’s documentary about her, "Barbara Forever," is so unique and in-your-face.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Run Amok (2026) Sean P. Means Mager sets up a tricky high-wire act with this premise, cleverly exposing the conflict when teens want to explore the history that their elders would rather forget. Alas, it’s not sustainable.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Who Killed Alex Odeh? (2026) Sean P. Means Order and Youmans carefully work through Sheen’s reporting, the steps he took to confirm the identities of the men believed to have been responsible for Odeh’s death.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Joybubbles (2026) Sean P. Means The sweetness and light of "Joybubbles" doesn’t keep viewers from encountering some dark passages.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Take Me Home (2026) Sean P. Means "Take Me Home" works with no emotional gimmicks, no false pity, no condescension. Just a real person showing us, through this artifice of a movie drama, how real their life can get.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
2/4
The Musical (2026) Sean P. Means Done right, we would leave the theater laughing … , like we’ve just seen the 21st century version of "Springtime for Hitler." Unfortunately, Bonilla and Heller don’t deliver, and the stick of dynamite they’ve lit turns out to be a damp squib.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
4/4
Carousel (2026) Sean P. Means On paper, the reunion of these two former lovers could be the basis for a Hallmark Channel movie. But Lambert ... imbues the characters and their journey with warmth and depth that take the emotional stakes to a much higher level.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (2026) Sean P. Means [Rinko Kikuchi] deploys a deadpan that makes Buster Keaton look expressive — but when she smiles, which she does often with [Alejandro] Eddo’s Luis, it melts your heart.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez (2026) Sean P. Means Director David Alvarado presents an exuberant biographical portrait of a truly original storyteller.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
1/4
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) Sean P. Means If the point of the franchise is that observers are supposed to survive in this creepy scenario, the makers should really make sure those entering Freddy’s world don’t die from boredom first.
Posted Jan 03, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Merrily We Roll Along (2025) Sean P. Means All of it is delivered through some of Sondheim’s best compositions, with complex rhyme schemes and intelligent wordplay. … [And] all three leads are a joy to watch.
Posted Jan 03, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Hamnet (2025) Sean P. Means This is a movie that gives its rewards to those willing to sit with it, to follow Agnes as she brings their children together with nature and grieves when tragedy strikes, and to listen to Will turn those emotions into poetry.
Posted Jan 03, 2026  Edit critic review
2/4
Ella McCay (2025) Sean P. Means If Brooks is familiar with the advice given to writers, to "kill your darlings," he didn’t heed it here.
Posted Jan 03, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Secret Agent (2025) Sean P. Means Mendonça Filho steeps "The Secret Agent" in the film language of the ’70s — "Jaws," obviously, but also early Brian de Palma movies and the paranoid thrillers of the era, like "Three Days of the Condor" and "The Parallax View."
Posted Jan 03, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
David (2025) Sean P. Means A feast for the eyes, though likely only nourishing to those who already know their bible stories.
Posted Jan 03, 2026  Edit critic review
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