Joel Keller

Joel Keller's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s): Cinematical Decider

Publications: Cinematical, Huffington Post, Decider

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Movies
TV

T-Meter	Title \| Year	Review
94%	Tell Me Who I Am (2019)	Truly profound... one of the best documentaries we've seen in 2019. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Oct 18, 2019
No Score Yet	Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh (2019)	Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh is the best stand-up special we've seen this year. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Oct 18, 2019
No Score Yet	Ghosts of Sugar Land (2019)	A good view of what it's like to be a young Muslim man in post-9/11 America. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Oct 16, 2019
No Score Yet	Torn Apart: Separated at the Border (2019)	If you're at all empathetic with the families who have been separated at the Mexican border in the past couple of years, Torn Apart: Separated At The Border will bring the crisis to life in ways news reports just can't convey. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Oct 11, 2019
93%	El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)	Does a great job of closing out Jesse's story, which was left hanging in the Breaking Bad finale. And Aaron Paul is more than capable of carrying a BB story. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Oct 11, 2019
100%	Evelyn (2018)	A tough film to watch at times, but if it helps you think about someone in your life who either isn't here anymore because of suicide or might harm his or herself, it becomes a completely worthwhile watch. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Sep 11, 2019
61%	Falling Inn Love (2019)	Falling Inn Love aims to be featherweight wish-fulfillment escapism, but it's so forgettable, it dissipates expeditiously like a quiet, odorless fart. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Aug 29, 2019
100%	Hitsville: The Making Of Motown (2019)	You may think you know a lot about the early years of Motown, but Hitsville: The Making of Motown will still surprise you at almost every turn, which is one of the highest compliments any documentary can get. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Aug 26, 2019
96%	Jawline (2019)	Despite the film's flaws, it will be a good primer for parents to show them what their kids might be doing on their phones and laptops. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Aug 23, 2019
97%	American Factory (2019)	If you want to know what the future of the American working class might look like, take a look at American Factory. It's not a pretty picture, but it's fascinating to watch. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Aug 21, 2019
81%	The Amazing Johnathan Documentary (2019)	Your BS detector may go off early, but it's still a funny and fascinating portrait of a guy who used to be on top and is trying to recapture some of that glory, even though he's on death's door. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Aug 19, 2019
No Score Yet	Still Laugh-in: The Stars Celebrate (2019)	Despite the fact that the show felt longer than its hour runtime, Still LAUGH-IN: The Stars Celebrate is a fun nostalgia trip and certainly is a good entry for people to seek the original out, wherever it may be. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Aug 8, 2019
85%	Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)	Woodstock has a complicated legacy and a lot of myths surrounding it, but Woodstock: Three Days That Defined A Generation decided to go with the story that most of us know by heart. But it's still an entertaining watch, if not overly informative. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Aug 7, 2019
83%	Share (2019)	The performances in Share are what's going to get you through an ambling, slow-paced story. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Jul 29, 2019
30%	Girls with Balls (2019)	Nothing about this film is worth wasting time on it. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Jul 29, 2019
87%	The Great Hack (2019)	...it will likely make you think critically about just what information you allow online and who you're giving it to. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Jul 26, 2019
31%	Secret Obsession (2019)	The cheesiness and plot holes feel like they're put there on purpose to make what seems like a straightforward stalker film more entertaining. If so, bravo. If not, it still won't deter you from enjoying a movie that has enough tension to spare. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Jul 19, 2019
100%	Maria Bamford: Old Baby (2017)	Old Baby shows a confidence and lightness that fans have never seen from her before. - Vanity Fair EDIT Read More \| Posted Jul 9, 2019
No Score Yet	Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party (2019)	A worthwhile retelling of a seismic world event from our recent past, and shows what can happen when a government has too much power over its citizens. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Jun 25, 2019
No Score Yet	Life Overtakes Me (2019)	Life Overtakes Me is definitely a tough watch. But it's worthwhile to put it on just to be aware of the extreme stress refugee families - especially their children - go through in other parts of the world. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Jun 21, 2019
95%	The Lavender Scare (2019)	Spend an hour with The Lavender Scare and you'll learn why the LGBTQ+ community fights so hard for equal rights, and how hard it has been to foster change. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Jun 19, 2019
No Score Yet	Wig (2019)	Wig is a fun film about how things have changed for drag performers since the early days of Wigstock. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Jun 19, 2019
92%	Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story By Martin Scorsese (2019)	By the time you're done with Rolling Thunder Revue, you may feel you went on tour with Dylan yourself. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Jun 13, 2019
67%	Long Time Coming: A 1955 Baseball Story (2018)	...if you're at all concerned about how we'll live as a society in the coming decades, this is a must-watch. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Jun 11, 2019
No Score Yet	Pachamama (2018)	Pachamama is a simple story with great visuals that can be a good learning moment for any kid interested in the culture and difficulties experienced by indigenous South American cultures once European exploration began in earnest. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Jun 10, 2019
62%	XY Chelsea (2019)	XY Chelsea is not a treatise on WikiLeaks or Manning's actions. It's an intimate portrait of a very intelligent, complex person who did what she thought was the right thing, despite the consequences. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Jun 10, 2019
No Score Yet	Miranda Sings Live...Your Welcome (2019)	STREAM IT if you are a fan of Miranda Sings, but SKIP IT if you're not. Miranda Sings Live ... Your Welcome feels like a love letter to her fans but not much more. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Jun 4, 2019
94%	Ask Dr. Ruth (2019)	...shows a side of the famous sex therapist you likely have never seen. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Jun 3, 2019
91%	Joy (2018)	Joy has harrowing situations and realistic performances, and just might make you uncomfortable while watching it. That's what it's supposed to do. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted May 28, 2019
93%	Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons' (2019)	...in our very divided political and social environment, the messages both these episodes imparted are relevant. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted May 28, 2019
No Score Yet	A Tale of Two Kitchens (2019)	A Tale Of Two Kitchens is 29 minutes of foodie bliss, but also a genuinely positive view of the pride the working class has in their jobs, no matter what country they live in. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted May 23, 2019
No Score Yet	Malibu Rescue (2019)	Malibu Rescue has more than enough kid laughs to get your preteen hooked. And the cast is appealing enough that you won't want to go to another room while your kid watches. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted May 13, 2019
No Score Yet	Foster (2018)	Foster needs a little more balance, but it's a good treatise on how people can come out the other side of the overwhelmed foster system and do well. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted May 8, 2019
No Score Yet	All In My Family (2019)	All In My Family is a fine look at how modern, western sensibilities butt up against ingrained biases in cultures that have been around for millennia. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted May 8, 2019
20%	A pesar de todo (2019)	Despite Everything isn't perfect, but it's just over an hour that's crammed with a lot of plot and a lot of chemistry among its four leads. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted May 6, 2019
100%	Grass Is Greener (2019)	Whether you are a cannabis fan or not, Grass Is Greener will convince you that weed should be legal, for more than just a new revenue stream for states. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Apr 22, 2019
69%	The Perfect Date (2019)	Stream it, mainly for the chemistry between Centineo and Marano. Otherwise, The Perfect Date comes in third place in the trilogy Centineo rom-coms on Netflix. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Apr 12, 2019
63%	Unicorn Store (2019)	Despite the whimsical theme and typically-great performances by folks like Jackson and Cusack, Unicorn Store still moves too slowly, despite its 92-minute running time and light-as-a-feather story. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Apr 5, 2019
No Score Yet	Suzzanna: Buried Alive (2019)	Stream it, especially if you're in the mood for a cheesy, semi-gross popcorn movie. Just be aware that there are some scenes that you can let play out while you put away the dishes. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Apr 4, 2019
78%	The Legend of Cocaine Island (2018)	The Legend Of Cocaine Island is hilarious and does a fine job of laying out the twists and turns in Rodney Hyden's amazing story. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Apr 1, 2019
57%	The Highwaymen (2019)	Since we know what the ending is going to be, the journey in this film has to be interesting, and it just isn't, despite fine performances by Costner and Harrelson. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Apr 1, 2019
No Score Yet	One Nation Under Stress (2019)	Skip it, unless you're a Sanjay Gupta superfan. The information imparted in One Nation Under Stress can be obtained elsewhere. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 27, 2019
77%	The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)	The Inventor is a fascinating look at a person who lives by the George Costanza mantra "It's not a lie if you believe it." Only this isn't Monk's Diner, and the stakes couldn't have been higher. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 18, 2019
86%	I Am Richard Pryor (2019)	Skims over a lot of stuff... Watch Richard Pryor: Omit The Logic, instead. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 18, 2019
84%	Girl (2019)	Monsecour's context makes Dohnt's direction, and Polster's performance, all the more remarkable for its subtlety and compassion. Just be ready to sit through a few rough scenes. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 18, 2019
80%	Juanita (2019)	Stream it for Alfre Woodard's performance, but prepare yourself to wonder just what kind of movie you watched when its over. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 8, 2019
86%	The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)	William Kamkwamba's story is fascinating, and Chiwetel Ejiofor tells it well in his first directorial effort. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 4, 2019
60%	Yucatán (2018)	Yucatán goes down easy, but it's still too long with too many coincidences to make it worth your while. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 4, 2019
80%	The Drug King (2018)	The Drug King is ambitious! It's also derivative. And funny! And familiar. It's an epic! But it feels about 20 minutes too long. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 4, 2019
43%	Paris Is Us (2019)	Despite its ambitions and humble beginnings, Paris Is Us is still a surreal slog in search of a plot. - Decider EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 1, 2019