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Kip Mooney
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
Kip Mooney is a native Texan. He has a healthy appetite for queso and cinema from around the world.
Publications:
Movies reviews only
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) |
It takes everything amazing about the first film and kicks it up a notch. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 04, 2023
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Haunted Mansion (2023) |
One of the biggest duds of the year. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 04, 2023
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The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) |
It's simply not scary. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 04, 2023
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Strays (2023) |
I laughed harder and more frequently than just about any movie this year. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 04, 2023
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Kite Zo A (2023) |
The most visually stunning film of the year. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 04, 2023
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A Haunting in Venice (2023) |
Taut and effective. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 04, 2023
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The Creator (2023) |
Original sci-fi that's not that original. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 04, 2023
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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) |
While Killers of the Flower Moon covers familiar territory for Scorsese, he cedes the floor to the righteous fury of the Osage and other indigenous folks. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 04, 2023
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The Killer (2023) |
For those of us who love Fincher's obsessive characters, dry humor and icy detachment, it's right on target. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 04, 2023
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The Marvels (2023) |
It could have been a lot worse. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 04, 2023
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Thanksgiving (2023) |
The film's well-executed (pun intended) thrills make it a feast. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 04, 2023
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Maestro (2023) |
While the performances - musical and otherwise - are top-notch, the script falls a little short. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 04, 2023
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May December (2023) |
Often ridiculous and occasionally devastating. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 04, 2023
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Shotgun Wedding (2023) |
There’s nothing especially bad about Shotgun Wedding, but there’s nothing especially great either. - College Movie Review
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| Posted May 20, 2023
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Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (2023) |
All you’ll find is another building block of content that will come out quarterly but leave no lasting impression. - College Movie Review
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| Posted May 20, 2023
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Cocaine Bear (2023) |
Knows exactly what it is without striving for more or wearing out its welcome. - College Movie Review
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| Posted May 20, 2023
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Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023) |
Never feels like more than a two-part episode, and a derivative one at that. - College Movie Review
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| Posted May 20, 2023
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This Closeness (2023) |
Naked emotions and naked bodies alone do not a compelling film make. - College Movie Review
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| Posted May 20, 2023
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Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life (2023) |
A special look at a special artist. - College Movie Review
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| Posted May 20, 2023
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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023) |
Perfectly captures an unfortunately forgotten iconoclast of music and history. - College Movie Review
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| Posted May 20, 2023
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Chronicles of a Wandering Saint (2023) |
A hilarious journey of bureaucracy, religious rites and petty revenge. - College Movie Review
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| Posted May 20, 2023
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Renfield (2023) |
A gory comedy that doesn’t overstay its welcome. - College Movie Review
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| Posted May 20, 2023
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Beau Is Afraid (2023) |
An impressive yet messy film. - College Movie Review
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| Posted May 20, 2023
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) |
This third volume [is] a mixed bag. - College Movie Review
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| Posted May 20, 2023
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Fast X (2023) |
Just when I thought this series was out of gas, Fast X hit the nitrous boost. - College Movie Review
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| Posted May 20, 2023
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |
A superhero movie with soul. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Jan 06, 2023
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) |
"One of the most purely pleasurable movies of the year." - College Movie Review
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| Posted Jan 06, 2023
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Babylon (2022) |
Powerful, hilarious and bleak as hell. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Jan 06, 2023
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White Noise (2022) |
"An impressive accomplishment unlike anything I've seen this year." - College Movie Review
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| Posted Jan 06, 2023
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A Man Called Otto (2022) |
"Thoughtful, moving and funny." - College Movie Review
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| Posted Jan 06, 2023
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Amsterdam (2022) |
The kind of misfire that only talented people could make. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Oct 16, 2022
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Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) |
One of the year's truly special films. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Oct 16, 2022
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Barbarian (2022) |
What makes this film special is... some unexpected satirical turns, delivering sharp character work and some truly repulsive scenes. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Oct 16, 2022
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Blonde (2022) |
It's got too much of everything, which makes it add up to a whole lot of nothing. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Oct 16, 2022
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Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) |
"[Its] satire isn't as sharp as the killer's weapon." - College Movie Review
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| Posted Aug 16, 2022
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Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story (2022) |
"Essential viewing for any Texan, or any fan of nature documentaries." - College Movie Review
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| Posted Aug 16, 2022
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Nope (2022) |
<I>Nope</I> is scary, funny, disturbing and sharp. But above all, it's expertly crafted spectacle. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Aug 12, 2022
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Unplugging (2022) |
"A dire affair that strands good, funny actors in a lousy movie." - College Movie Review
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| Posted Jun 25, 2022
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022) |
"A perfect popcorn movie and an improvement on the original." - College Movie Review
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| Posted Jun 25, 2022
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Elvis (2022) |
"This big screen take on the King is both too much and not enough." - College Movie Review
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| Posted Jun 25, 2022
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The King's Man (2021) |
Can't decide if it wants to be Paths of Glory or Austin Powers. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Mar 26, 2022
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The Matrix Resurrections (2021) |
What makes this new film so special is how distinct it is, how purposeful. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Mar 26, 2022
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The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic (2021) |
Surprising, thoughtful and moving. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Mar 26, 2022
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Raquel 1:1 (2022) |
Certainly stirs things up, but it could have been revolutionary. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Mar 26, 2022
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The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon (2022) |
For fans only - College Movie Review
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| Posted Mar 26, 2022
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Facing Nolan (2022) |
It's a fawning tribute, made more palatable by Nolan's humble demeanor. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Mar 26, 2022
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Master (2022) |
Fails to provoke or scare. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Mar 26, 2022
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Licorice Pizza (2021) |
The most delightful movie of the year. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 16, 2021
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Nightmare Alley (2021) |
An embarrassment of riches. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 16, 2021
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Don't Look Up (2021) |
[McKay has] now struck a good balance between his desire to educate and make people laugh. - College Movie Review
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| Posted Dec 16, 2021
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