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Shadows on the Wall

Shadows on the Wall is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Derek Malcolm, Rich Cline.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3.5/5
The Sheep Detectives (2026) Rich Cline The Babe-meets-The Thursday Murder Club premise is enjoyable, and the characters are endearingly silly. So it's warm-hearted fun.
Posted May 05, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Swapped (2026) Rich Cline It's an enjoyable blast of imagination that throws sparky characters into a series of eye-catching moments.
Posted May 05, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Wild Foxes (2025) Rich Cline Writer-director Valery Carnoy keeps the focus personal, allowing the young actors to bring out the conflicting emotions these characters are struggling to control.
Posted May 01, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Three Goodbyes (2025) Rich Cline Diving straight into the life of a long-term couple, this Italian drama immediately finds resonance with its authentic dialog and transparent performances.
Posted May 01, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
La Gioia (2025) Rich Cline This is a dark, multi-layered story full of ideas that get deep under the skin.
Posted May 01, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) Rich Cline While there are several superb one-liners peppered throughout the script, the plot is almost painfully clunky, straining itself through a series of contrived situations while undermining what made these characters so memorable in the first place.
Posted May 01, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Omaha (2025) Rich Cline The underlying emotionality sometimes feels overwhelming along the way, and director Cole Webley lets these feelings drive the narrative, honing in on how people often express themselves simply in the way they look at each other.
Posted Apr 28, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Hokum (2026) Rich Cline Damian McCarthy creates an enjoyably sinister atmosphere using both sets and nature, then springs all kinds of nastiness on a protagonist who, frankly, deserves it. It's indulgently grubby and very silly, but a darkly edgy undercurrent keeps it gripping.
Posted Apr 28, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Orphan (2025) Rich Cline Impeccably produced, this Hungarian period drama boasts expert production design and costumes, with artfully astute direction by Laszlo Nemes as it traces the story of a young teen boy who reaches a crossroads along with his nation.
Posted Apr 28, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Last Viking (2025) Rich Cline While this film sometimes leans toward the cartoonish, it's underscored with spiky emotions that catch us by surprise as we are either laughing nervously or cringing at an explosion of violence.
Posted Apr 28, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Exit 8 (2025) Rich Cline Director Genki Kawamura inventively uses playful imagery, repetition and vivid side characters to create a deeply unnerving situation.
Posted Apr 28, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Activist (2025) Rich Cline This is a quietly involving dramatic thriller that pulls us into a situation that's troubling on multiple layers.
Posted Apr 28, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
Almost Us (2026) Rich Cline It's refreshingly set in a queer Black culture beyond New York or Los Angeles. And a whiplash plot point sends the narrative in a direction that isn't remotely predictable.
Posted Apr 28, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
Mother Mary (2026) Rich Cline It looks amazing, and the actors are excellent, but keeping a grip on the narrative and thematic through-lines isn't easy.
Posted Apr 28, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Apex (2026) Rich Cline This is a pulse-quickening thriller that features a series of sequences that are expertly staged to throw us right into the middle of the perilous action.
Posted Apr 28, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
Michael (2026) Rich Cline Covering the first half of Michael Jackson's career... Antoine Fuqua's biopic adeptly outlines the story, engaging the audience with lots of great music. This helps make up for the rather thinly drawn characters and a far too glowing approach.
Posted Apr 27, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Eagles of the Republic (2025) Rich Cline With a sparky satirical plot, this Egyptian drama opens as a barbed political comedy then becomes increasingly tense as it slides into dramatic thriller territory.
Posted Apr 16, 2026  Edit critic review
5/5
Diamanti (2024) Rich Cline From its meta-framing device and referential sight gags to warmly involving personal connections, this is pure cinematic joy, nodding to specific classic movies while celebrating the fine art of costume design.
Posted Apr 16, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
ChaO (2025) Rich Cline The action often becomes over-the-top slapstick, while the complex imagery is an incredible mix of bright hues and varied textures.
Posted Apr 16, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
The Last One for the Road (2025) Rich Cline It's a charmer of a film that keeps a smile on our faces all the way through.
Posted Apr 16, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
Erupcja (2025) Rich Cline It's intriguing but oddly cold, just like the lead character.
Posted Apr 16, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
La venue de l'avenir (2025) Rich Cline This is a witty and also knowingly pointed look at how history still ripples within everyday life today, flowing through generations whether or not we fully understand the connections we feel.
Posted Apr 16, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Rebuilding (2025) Rich Cline Anchored by a wonderfully open-handed performance by Josh O'Connor, the film is written and directed skilfully by Max Walker-Silverman to find wider resonance in earthy humour and astute observations.
Posted Apr 16, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Normal (2025) Rich Cline For what it is, the film is perfectly entertaining. But it might be time to refresh the formula.
Posted Apr 16, 2026  Edit critic review
2/5
Balls Up (2026) Rich Cline It's a loose, goofy movie that's only entertaining in its throwaway one-liners. When it kicks into action, it becomes flatly ridiculous. And in the end, it's witty but not particularly funny.
Posted Apr 16, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
The Wizard of the Kremlin (2025) Rich Cline Director Olivier Assayas orchestrates the story with skill and artistry, deploying a lucid script and knowing direction that makes terrific use of colourful locations.
Posted Apr 16, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/5
undertone (2025) Rich Cline With a detailed sound mix, this thriller attempts to frighten us with disorienting and abrasive noises. But while this establishes atmospheric dread, nothing about this is remotely scary, and there isn't a single jolt.
Posted Apr 13, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Rose of Nevada (2025) Rich Cline This is superbly visceral filmmaking, watching scenes in close-up with frequent cutaways to ambient details. And even if the film feels repetitive and elusive, the story is mesmerising in the way it unfolds through the eyes of its central character.
Posted Apr 13, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
Heads or Tails? (2025) Rich Cline The film has a meandering plot and a jaunty tone, finding edgy humour while poking fun at cliches.
Posted Apr 13, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Cherri (2025) Rich Cline Actor Juan Miguel Mas and filmmaker Fabian Suarez have created something that's surprisingly thoughtful and tender, shattering stereotypes in the process.
Posted Apr 13, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Outcome (2026) Rich Cline With a brisk pace and sharp edge, this show business comedy centres around an uptight movie star in crisis. Actor-filmmaker Jonah Hill has fun lampooning his own industry, jokingly naming names while exposing the insecurities of the rich and famous.
Posted Apr 13, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
You, Me & Tuscany (2026) Rich Cline This is one of those guilty pleasure romantic comedies that keeps us laughing and sighing, even as its corny story heads down a well-worn path.
Posted Apr 13, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
The Christophers (2025) Rich Cline Director Steven Soderbergh quietly sits back and allows the gifted Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel to shine brightly.
Posted Apr 13, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
California Schemin' (2025) Rich Cline For his directing debut, James McAvoy fills the screen with joyful exuberance while also exploring darker dramatic corners.
Posted Apr 13, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Jaripeo (2026) Rich Cline The film's slightly aloof, introspective approach finds poetry in gorgeous imagery and evocative ideas.
Posted Apr 09, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
What Will I Become? (2026) Rich Cline It's not an easy film to watch, but it's powerful, important and urgent.
Posted Apr 09, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
The Drama (2026) Rich Cline Expertly shot and edited to pull the audience into a moral dilemma that turns increasingly messy, this pitch-black romantic comedy offers meaty roles to Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, and they seriously rise to the occasion.
Posted Apr 07, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Pizza Movie (2026) Rich Cline Overflowing with goofy energy, this nutty college comedy plays with the usual cliches while mercilessly subverting them at the same time.
Posted Apr 07, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
The Stranger (2025) Rich Cline While the plot and lead character are almost unnervingly matter-of-fact, nuanced ideas ripple provocatively through each scene, pulling us into this off-handed exploration of morality.
Posted Apr 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Phantoms of July (2025) Rich Cline Writer-director Julian Radlmaier assembles seemingly random scenes that create a loose narrative sensibility. It all feels rather meandering and silly, but there are several lovely observations along the way.
Posted Apr 02, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Disremember (2025) Rich Cline The inventive filmmaking creates a narrative that's thoroughly gripping, and also thematically provocative.
Posted Mar 31, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Out Laws (2026) Rich Cline Accompanied by a wide range of experts, filmmakers Lexi Powner and James Lewis trace the topic's history and present-day realities with honesty and clarity.
Posted Mar 30, 2026  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5 (2025) Rich Cline Orwell's specific target was the totalitarian methods seen in every ruling class. The results are unspeakable, historically and today. And the way Peck connects the dots is simply breathtaking.
Posted Mar 27, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
My Mom Jayne (2025) Rich Cline Opening up to her own cameras, Mariska reveals complex feelings and a desire to more fully understand her mythical mom. This makes the film strongly involving, with several moving moments along the way.
Posted Mar 27, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2024) Rich Cline It's exuberantly entertaining as it traces a pivotal moment in the life of still-incandescent performer Liza Minnelli.
Posted Mar 27, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Underland (2025) Rich Cline This is a beautifully assembled film that feels almost elegiac as it blends images with music and Sandra Huller's poetic narration.
Posted Mar 27, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Perro Perro (2025) Rich Cline Argentine master provocateur Marco Berger continues to explore masculinity and connection by blurring lines of sexuality, in this case teasingly lusty inversion of reality.
Posted Mar 27, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
A Magnificent Life (2025) Rich Cline Writer-director Sylvain Chomet fills the screen with inventive touches that catch the interest, covering the history of France and the development of cinema in Europe, including efforts to counter American influence.
Posted Mar 27, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
DJ Ahmet (2025) Rich Cline Using an almost documentary style, writer-director Georgi Unkovski makes witty observations at every turn, filling the story with terrific sequences that ripple with personality, culture and artistic expression.
Posted Mar 27, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Splitsville (2025) Rich Cline It's a refreshing look at the unpredictable nature of emotional connections. And the straightforward, grown-up approach makes this film a thoroughly enjoyable ride.
Posted Mar 27, 2026  Edit critic review
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