Michael Nordine
Tomatometer-approved critic
Publications:
Variety,
L.A. Weekly,
Film Threat,
Slant Magazine,
Village Voice,
Willamette Week,
Reverse Shot,
IndieWire,
TheWrap,
Vice,
City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul,
House Next Door,
OZY,
Pasadena Weekly,
Not Coming to a Theater Near You,
Film Occasionally,
Movie Brief
Silent Friend (2025)
100%
3/4
EDIT
“A reminder to look closer at the world around us and see what it reveals.” –
Movie Brief
May 8, 2026
Full Review
Michael (2026)
39%
EDIT
“Brand management, not a biopic.” –
Movie Brief
May 5, 2026
Full Review
Mother Mary (2026)
72%
EDIT
“The (il)logical conclusion of all those "Anne Hathaway is mother" memes, Mother Mary is almost — but, crucially, not quite — as compelling as it is strange.” –
Movie Brief
May 5, 2026
Full Review
The Drama (2026)
76%
EDIT
“Won’t be for everyone, but sickos who can’t help enjoying a little cringe mixed in with their comedy will be glad they RSVP’d.” –
Movie Brief
May 5, 2026
Full Review
Faces of Death (2026)
68%
EDIT
“Maybe the internet really was a mistake.” –
Movie Brief
May 5, 2026
Full Review
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
59%
EDIT
“The good Mario movie is in another castle.” –
Movie Brief
May 5, 2026
Full Review
Hokum (2026)
88%
3/4
EDIT
“Scary in a close-your-eyes-and-look-away-from-the-screen kind of way, using classical haunted-house tropes to tell a story that feels steeped in folklore yet bracingly new.” –
Movie Brief
May 1, 2026
Full Review
Two Seasons, Two Strangers (2025)
95%
3/4
EDIT
“Quite literally more than the sum of its interwoven parts.” –
Movie Brief
Apr 23, 2026
Full Review
Exit 8 (2025)
93%
3.5/4
EDIT
“Feels at once like an ancient fable and an internet-era creepypasta about the choices we make, the mistakes we regret, and the chance to become a better version of ourselves.” –
Movie Brief
Apr 16, 2026
Full Review
Fiume o morte! (2025)
92%
3/4
EDIT
“Self-consciously absurd yet startlingly authentic, which might be the best — and certainly most honest — way to portray fascism.” –
Movie Brief
Apr 9, 2026
Full Review
Living the Land (2025)
100%
3/4
EDIT
“Huo’s manner of observation is sometimes dispassionate, like a documentarian training his camera on the everyday and letting it slowly reveal the extraordinary.” –
Movie Brief
Apr 1, 2026
Full Review
Alpha (2025)
58%
EDIT
“More of a beta.” –
Movie Brief
Mar 30, 2026
Full Review
Kontinental '25 (2025)
92%
EDIT
“Jude isn’t *not* self-indulgent, but he’s certainly never boring, either.” –
Movie Brief
Mar 30, 2026
Full Review
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)
74%
EDIT
“Proves entertaining largely due to the effortlessly charming Weaving, who’s so easy to root for that you find yourself rooting for the rest of the movie by proxy.” –
Movie Brief
Mar 30, 2026
Full Review
Tow (2025)
77%
EDIT
“A familiar woman-against-the-system drama buoyed by Byrne’s excellent performance.” –
Movie Brief
Mar 30, 2026
Full Review
Two Prosecutors (2025)
97%
3/4
EDIT
“It’s impossible not to root for — and worry about — Kornyev as he endeavors to do the right thing.” –
Movie Brief
Mar 26, 2026
Full Review
Project Hail Mary (2026)
94%
3/4
EDIT
“A sweet, ridiculously entertaining crowdpleaser.” –
Movie Brief
Mar 19, 2026
Full Review
undertone (2025)
74%
3/4
EDIT
“Closing your eyes isn’t enough to prevent Undertone from scaring the hell out of you — you’ll have to cover your ears, too.” –
Movie Brief
Mar 12, 2026
Full Review
THE BRIDE! (2026)
57%
2.5/4
EDIT
“Whatever its faults, let it not be said that The Bride! lacks for the kind of mad-scientist energy that Hollywood could use more of.” –
Movie Brief
Mar 6, 2026
Full Review
Scream 7 (2026)
31%
EDIT
“The more it reminds you of the original, the more you’ll wonder why you didn’t just stay home and rewatch that one instead.” –
Movie Brief
Mar 2, 2026
Full Review
Dreams (2025)
52%
EDIT
“If movies are like dreams, Michel Franco’s are the restless kind.” –
Movie Brief
Mar 2, 2026
Full Review
My Father's Shadow (2025)
98%
EDIT
“Nigeria is hard, but Davies Jr. shows that it’s beautiful as well.” –
Movie Brief
Mar 2, 2026
Full Review
Wuthering Heights (2026)
57%
EDIT
“There’s a fine line between star-crossed and stupid, and these two lovers — to say nothing of the movie as a whole — are rarely on the right side of it.” –
Movie Brief
Mar 2, 2026
Full Review
Pillion (2025)
99%
3.5/4
EDIT
“Pillion isn’t the first dom-com, but it might just be the best.” –
Movie Brief
Feb 26, 2026
Full Review
How to Make a Killing (2026)
44%
2.5/4
EDIT
“This fun-enough black comedy feels like a lesser version of a movie Powell already made: Richard Linklater’s Hit Man.” –
Movie Brief
Feb 26, 2026
Full Review
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