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Joey Magidson
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
For the past decade, I've been writing for The Awards Circuit, writing all manner of reviews, covering the awards race, and injecting my own unique spin into the world of online journalism. When not seeing 300+ films a year, I'm obsessing over my dog, the Jets, or the Mets. There's nothing better than a great movie that whisks you away from reality, if only for two hours or so.
Publications:
Movies reviews only
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A Different Man (2024) |
A Different Man is surreal and weird, yet also strangely compelling. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 19, 2024
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His Three Daughters (2023) |
His Three Daughters is quite the acting showcase from Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen, and especially Natasha Lyonne. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 18, 2024
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The Substance (2024) |
The Substance has career best work from Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley in a body horror epic like you've never seen before. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 17, 2024
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The Order (2024) |
The Order is a sturdily built historical action procedural. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 15, 2024
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Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band (2024) |
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band looks at The Boss grappling with mortality on his latest concert tour. I absolutely adored it. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 14, 2024
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K-Pops (2024) |
K-Pops! is a fun little feel good flick. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 14, 2024
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The Fire Inside (2024) |
The Fire Inside is a conventional sports biopic that takes you a bit beyond the story we'd normally see on screen. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 13, 2024
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Millers in Marriage (2024) |
Millers in Marriage finds Edward Burns crafting a fairly traditional indie drama. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 12, 2024
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The 4:30 Movie (2024) |
The 4:30 Movie finds Kevin Smith at his most nostalgic for first love and multiplexes. It's one of his sweetest efforts to date. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 11, 2024
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The Last Republican (2024) |
Steve Pink finds The Last Republican in Adam Kinzinger taking a stand against Donald Trump and MAGA. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 11, 2024
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We Live in Time (2024) |
We Live in Time finds Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh bringing you to tears with their love story. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 10, 2024
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Heretic (2024) |
Hugh Grant is hypnotic in Heretic. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 09, 2024
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Eden (2024) |
Eden finds Ron Howard exploring a far darker side of humanity. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 09, 2024
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Nightbitch (2024) |
Amy Adams goes full Nightbitch in Marielle Heller's skewering of motherhood. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 08, 2024
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The Brutalist (2024) |
The Brutalist is an ambitious epic from Brady Corbet that asks a lot of its audience. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 07, 2024
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Presence (2024) |
Presence finds Steven Soderbergh putting his authorial stamp on the horror genre. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 06, 2024
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Saturday Night (2024) |
Saturday Night is a spectacular blast and Jason Reitman's phenomenally effective tribute to the miracle of crafting live television. I loved every second of this film. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 02, 2024
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Maria (2024) |
Maria features Angelina Jolie's best work in Pablo Larraín's latest tragic biopic. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 02, 2024
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Emilia Perez (2024) |
Emilia Pérez is a big swing of a musical crime comedy that lands more than it doesn't. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 02, 2024
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The Piano Lesson (2024) |
The Piano Lesson mixes strong acting, especially by Danielle Deadwyler, alongside a story that doesn't always hit home. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 01, 2024
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The Apprentice (2024) |
The Apprentice fails to justify following Donald Trump around for two hours. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 01, 2024
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Conclave (2024) |
Conclave is a riveting thriller with a sly sense of humor. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Sep 01, 2024
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Anora (2024) |
Sean Baker's Anora is another spectacular achievement featuring a towering turn from Mikey Madison. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Aug 31, 2024
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The Friend (2024) |
The Friend evocatively finds Naomi Watts and a Great Dane navigating grief. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Aug 31, 2024
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You Gotta Believe (2024) |
You Gotta Believe is a family friendly inspirational sports film through and through. Check any cynicism at the door. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Aug 27, 2024
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Rule of Two Walls (2023) |
Rule of Two Walls is a moving look at art surviving during wartime. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Aug 16, 2024
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Skincare (2024) |
Skincare is a fun little thriller about the ugly side of the beauty world. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Aug 15, 2024
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Alien: Romulus (2024) |
Alien: Romulus has enough scares to point the franchise in a solid direction. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Aug 14, 2024
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Close to You (2023) |
Close to You is a strong showcase for Elliot Page within a film that keeps you at arm's length. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Aug 14, 2024
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Cuckoo (2024) |
Cuckoo is a wild horror ride with an unhinged Dan Stevens livening things up. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Aug 07, 2024
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War Game (2024) |
War Game captivatingly depicts six hours meant to potentially save democracy. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jul 31, 2024
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Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) |
Deadpool & Wolverine is a funny, gory, and meta introduction of/tribute to Fox superheroes by Marvel. It's an absolute blast. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jul 23, 2024
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Oddity (2024) |
Oddity is a little chiller that shows a lot of atmospheric promise. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jul 18, 2024
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Twisters (2024) |
Twisters is the sort of big dumb fun that movie stars and summer blockbusters were invented for. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jul 16, 2024
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Fly Me to the Moon (2024) |
Fly Me to the Moon is a pleasing mix of comedy, drama, and old fashioned star power fom Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jul 09, 2024
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Longlegs (2024) |
Longlegs is a serial killer horror masterpiece that burrows deep within your psyche. It's the best of its kind since The Silence of the Lambs and the best film of 2024 so far. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jul 08, 2024
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) |
Beverley Hills Cop: Axel F has some charm but ultimately not enough of a reason to exist. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jul 03, 2024
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MaXXXine (2024) |
MaXXXine is a bloody good time and a first rate slasher sequel from Ti West. Mia Goth again is fantastic as his scream queen. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jul 02, 2024
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Daddio (2023) |
Daddio has Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn talking it out during a long cab ride. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jun 28, 2024
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A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) |
A Quiet Place: Day One is a prequel done right. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jun 27, 2024
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Kinds of Kindness (2024) |
Kinds of Kindness is Yorgos Lanthimos at his most unhinged and you can't help but be entranced. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jun 19, 2024
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Thelma (2024) |
Thelma is the sweetest mix of action, comedy, and senior citizens you'll ever see. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jun 18, 2024
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Bang Bang (2024) |
Bang Bang is a career highlight from Tim Blake Nelson. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jun 13, 2024
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Firebrand (2023) |
Firebrand finds a game Jude Law and Alicia Vikander outperforming their screenplay. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jun 13, 2024
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Inside Out 2 (2024) |
Inside Out 2 is a winner From Pixar and a moving testament to the need to love all of ourselves. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jun 12, 2024
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The Everything Pot (2024) |
The Everything Pot winds up being a bit too silly for its own good. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jun 12, 2024
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All That We Love (2024) |
All That We Love is a touching look at dealing with grief. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jun 11, 2024
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Group Therapy (2024) |
Group Therapy sees comedians finding catharsis in discussing their mental health. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jun 10, 2024
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) |
Bad Boys: Ride or Die sees the normally lively action/comedy franchise running on fumes. - Awards Radar
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| Posted Jun 07, 2024
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Robot Dreams (2023) |
Robot Dreams is a breathtakingly beautiful work of art. - Awards Radar
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| Posted May 30, 2024
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