Josh Modell
Critic Overview in Movies
Critic Reviews for Movies
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Mar 25, 2021
Shoplifters of the World42
Mar 25, 2021
Shoplifters Of The World seems intended as a love letter to The Smiths, but in trying to convey the British band’s importance, it comes across more like fan fiction—too reference-heavy for a general audience, too shallow for those already in the know.
Jan 29, 2020
Miss Americana75
Jan 29, 2020
Whether this book is really open, and whether it reveals the “real” Taylor Swift or not, Miss Americana is convincing, positive, and entrancing nonetheless.
Sep 30, 2019
Wrinkles the Clown50
Sep 30, 2019
The story of Wrinkles The Clown and the public reaction to his antics is funny, weird, and timely — there may just not be enough of it to warrant a feature-length documentary.
Sep 11, 2019
Liam Gallagher: As It Was58
Sep 11, 2019
It’s a good story—especially the focus on music as redeemer—but it does feel a bit too warm and fuzzy.
Jul 25, 2019
Mike Wallace Is Here67
Jul 25, 2019
To be blunt—which Wallace, who died in 2012, always was—Mike Wallace Is Here is fascinating but scattered, and never quite decides what its target should be.
Apr 29, 2019
Ask Dr. Ruth83
Apr 29, 2019
As a documentary, Ask Dr. Ruth has it kind of easy: It’s got an enchanting subject eager to tell a fascinating story.
Jan 19, 2018
The Final Year75
Jan 19, 2018
The documentary follows — and frequently lionizes — three Obama officials throughout 2016, and frequently feels like it was intended as a well-deserved victory lap.
Dec 7, 2017
Quest91
Dec 7, 2017
There’s enough material in these years to make for half a dozen more focused documentaries, but none could hope to be as heartbreaking and redemptive as this panoramic longview.
Nov 9, 2017
No Stone Unturned58
Nov 9, 2017
At its heart, No Stone Unturned is a simple story shrouded in sad facts of the bigger one that surrounds it.
Nov 1, 2017
11/8/1642
Nov 1, 2017
Perhaps when history has had its way with this era, it will be enlightening to re-experience U.S. presidential election night, 2016. But all 11/8/16 does from this near distance is confirm a recent memory and reinforce some safe assumptions.