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...
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alongside Jacob Elordi as Elvis Presley. Reviewing the film for Variety, Owen Gleiberman opined, "Spaeny makes Priscilla a figure of strength, but the force...
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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...
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and expertly disarming trained soldiers to deploy a personality". Owen Gleiberman, writing for Variety, stated that Pratt "tones down the dude factor...
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implausible and aggressively stupid". Some critics liked the film. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly called it "that rare B movie that's rooted...
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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...
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a criminal out of sheer pragmatism", wrote Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman. Twelve-year-old Michael, nicknamed "Fresh", stops at a woman's apartment...
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ultimate undoing...emerges as a thrilling and stomach-turning adventure." Owen Gleiberman of Variety called the film a "captivating and moving documentary",...
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Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave Baggage Claim an A− grade. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Paula Patton is such a terrific actress...
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rating of 96% based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. Owen Gleiberman. "'Exhibiting Forgiveness' Review: A Father-Son Drama Free of Fakery"...
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Review: It Will Feed Your Nostalgia…for Mediocre Slasher Sequels" by Owen Gleiberman at variety.com "‘Halloween Ends’ Review: Michael Myers Gets a Disciple...
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on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015. Gleiberman, Owen (25 December 2009). "Owen Gleiberman's 10 Best Movies of the Decade". Entertainment Weekly...
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100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote that "the film conjures a wholehearted and accessible...
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praised Ice Cube's "trademark charisma and street sensibility," while Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly called it "that rare B movie that’s rooted...
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on reviews from 24 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Owen Gleiberman writing for Entertainment Weekly gave the film a grade B−, and suggests...
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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...
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Sheridan's ability to pull the reader into the plot. Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman gave the film a rating of C+, writing, "Brothers isn't badly acted...
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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...
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the original." Joe Leydon of Variety called it "Stunningly awful." Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave it grade "D" and wrote: "Even for teens...
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while those polled by PostTrak gave it a 73% overall positive score. Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote "Thanksgiving follows the rules of the slasher genre...
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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...
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some dumb adventure movie, it would probably have been terrific." Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly wrote "It's not every day you get to see a...
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his previous collaborator, John Waters. Entertainment Weekly critic Owen Gleiberman felt the role proved Dafoe as a "master of leering, fish-faced villainy"...
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compelling as investigator, political lackey, prosecutor and coroner." Owen Gleiberman, writing for Entertainment Weekly, criticized Pakula's direction, stating...
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The A.V. Club compared Greenland to Roland Emmerich's films, while Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote "A thriller isn't supposed to be a cakewalk; if it...
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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...
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100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote "It's certainly a wholesome Christmas cookie of a...
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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...
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100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote, "Family Switch has bits and pieces of amusement,...
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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...
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