Owen Gleiberman (born February 24, 1959) is an American film critic who has been chief film critic for Variety magazine since May 2016, a title he shares...

and expertly disarming trained soldiers to deploy a personality". Owen Gleiberman, writing for Variety, stated that Pratt "tones down the dude factor...

alongside Jacob Elordi as Elvis Presley. Reviewing the film for Variety, Owen Gleiberman opined, "Spaeny makes Priscilla a figure of strength, but the force...

praised Ice Cube's "trademark charisma and street sensibility," while Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly called it "that rare B movie that’s rooted...

implausible and aggressively stupid". Some critics liked the film. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly called it "that rare B movie that's rooted...

Meaningful Family Drama, it loses its way a little bit." Variety's Owen Gleiberman said the film was "a blithe apartment-house riff on Alien crossed with...

81 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Owen Gleiberman. "'Exhibiting Forgiveness' Review: A Father-Son Drama Free of Fakery"...

Steven Seagal action film Exit Wounds. She received praise from critic Owen Gleiberman who said "With the right role, Hennessy might just be a movie star...

performance full of bruised ego, dawning horror and vulnerability". Owen Gleiberman in Variety praised the film's director: "Coralie Fargeat works with...

CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly called it "Nothing more (or less) than an enchanting...

Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave Baggage Claim an A− grade. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Paula Patton is such a terrific actress...

ultimate undoing...emerges as a thrilling and stomach-turning adventure." Owen Gleiberman of Variety called the film a "captivating and moving documentary",...

the era of lore-addicted trash such as Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire". Owen Gleiberman of Variety gave the film a mixed review. He praised the performances...

Review: It Will Feed Your Nostalgia…for Mediocre Slasher Sequels" by Owen Gleiberman at variety.com "‘Halloween Ends’ Review: Michael Myers Gets a Disciple...

entirely convinced by everything she’s signed up for." On the contrary, Owen Gleiberman of Variety praised the overall film as "a shrewdly honest and entertaining...

100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote that "the film conjures a wholehearted and accessible...

nostalgia that prevails and more like actual 2000s radio filler." Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote "[Saleka's] songs are pulsating and catchy". Lovia...

frenzied skeletons", but found the music choices to be a hit and miss. Owen Gleiberman of Variety described the score as "jumpy ghost music" and called the...

a criminal out of sheer pragmatism", wrote Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman. Twelve-year-old Michael, nicknamed "Fresh", stops at a woman's apartment...

filmed in Glasgow, Scotland, and Nashville, USA, in the summer of 2017. Owen Gleiberman described it in Variety as "a happy-sad drama of starstruck fever that...

on reviews from 24 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Owen Gleiberman writing for Entertainment Weekly gave the film a grade B−, and suggests...

9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10. Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote, "[T]he time is more than right for a movie like McVeigh...

that it "reinforces the stereotypes it's meant to be illuminating." Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote, "As long as Close is acting up an award-worthy storm...

CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an F to A+ scale. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly remarked that it "has stray amusing tidbits...

based on 11 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote, "Like a virus that keeps coming back but growing...

of 100, based on 14 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Owen Gleiberman of Variety magazine wrote: "We Summon the Darkness is a psycho thriller...

and energy long after some of their subjects have been forgotten." Owen Gleiberman said she "was more than a great critic. She reinvented the form, and...

"intelligent amateur" contained the "cool-yet-humble vibe of Steve McQueen". Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave it a grade A, calling it a "Fast, convulsive...

to balance sociopolitical commentary against high-concept horror." Owen Gleiberman of Variety stated, "Cronenberg stages Humane with a fearless matter-of-factness...

its surrealistic face, the victim of too many fake-art sequences." Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Jacob's Ladder is so 'dark' it...