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Nicolas Rapold

Nicolas Rapold's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Biography:

Nicolas Rapold is a writer and editor based in New York City. His work can be found in The New York Times, Sight & Sound, Artforum, and other publications. He runs the film podcast The Last Thing I Saw. Find him on Twitter, @NicolasRapold, and Substack.

Reviews

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Baahubali: The Epic (2025) EDIT “This tenth-anniversary victory lap for the Baahubali story should attract fresh appraisals, and the deadly loyalty of the royal soldier Kattappa (Sathyaraj) lands with only greater force in our politically fraught era.” – New York Times Oct 30, 2025 Full Review Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) 97% EDIT “While “Chainsaw Man” becomes a mighty struggle between superhuman forces, it’s also a psychological mapping of trust, breakdown and chaotic release.” – New York Times Oct 24, 2025 Full Review The Mastermind (2025) 91% EDIT “Kelly Reichardt’s latest detoured story brilliantly turns the genre on its head. ” – Sight & Sound Oct 24, 2025 Full Review In Whose Name? (2025) EDIT “Ballesteros, who started the project when he was 18 years old, does his best to portray a reflexive iconoclast without excusing the inexcusable.” – New York Times Sep 19, 2025 Full Review Men of War (2024) 82% EDIT “This hopeless history does have the flair to deploy Depeche Mode’s “Never Let Me Down Again,” capturing the tragic absurdity to Goudreau’s ambition. ” – New York Times Sep 11, 2025 Full Review Father Mother Sister Brother (2025) 82% EDIT “What Jarmusch has called his “quiet film” speaks with clarity as one from the heart. ” – Sight & Sound Sep 8, 2025 Full Review No Other Choice (2025) 100% EDIT “No Other Choice already looks to match the acclaim of Decision to Leave, with the bonus of a readily applicable story about homo economicus running amok. ” – Sight & Sound Sep 4, 2025 Full Review Together (2025) 90% EDIT “The metaphor of attachment finally isn’t just about visualising co-dependence; what gets under your skin is Tim and Millie’s fear that they’re forgetting how to be close at all.” – Sight & Sound Sep 3, 2025 Full Review Sanatorium under the Sign of the Hourglass (2024) 81% EDIT “If you close your eyes, you might wake up inside the movie, unstuck from time yourself.” – New York Times Aug 28, 2025 Full Review Checkpoint Zoo (2024) 100% EDIT “Checkpoint Zoo portrays a caged and dependent menagerie that bewilderingly experienced humans at their worst and, fortunately, their best.” – New York Times Aug 15, 2025 Full Review Afternoons of Solitude (2024) 94% EDIT “This flop-sweat portrait suggests that a toreador is never as brave as the bull and maybe knows it.” – New York Times Jun 26, 2025 Full Review Sunlight (2024) 91% EDIT “Thhere’s still something to seeing a performer go for broke, purging a character’s shame and despair through a screwy, confessional sense of humor.” – New York Times Jun 5, 2025 Full Review Desert of Namibia (2024) 92% EDIT “What clinches the portrait is the sure-handed direction and Kana’s organic performance of a daunting character. ” – New York Times May 15, 2025 Full Review Julie Keeps Quiet (2024) 93% EDIT “It’s a film that maintains that Julie’s story is available only when she’s ready to tell it.” – New York Times Mar 27, 2025 Full Review The Accidental Getaway Driver (2023) 84% EDIT “Sing J. Lee’s quiet, big-hearted debut feature is steeped in the sorrow and yearning of its Vietnamese American characters as they work through the lingering trauma of displacement while living in Southern California.” – New York Times Mar 7, 2025 Full Review Dreams (2024) 92% EDIT “While Dreams might sound like a novelist’s film, it’s quite effectively staged, full of subtle decisions in blocking and how the story moves into or out of scenes.” – Deadline Hollywood Daily Feb 24, 2025 Full Review What Does that Nature Say to You (2025) 100% EDIT “Hong takes a hard look at the artistic pursuit and at sincerity in relationships, with a seemingly straightforward story that has a bit of a sting in its tail.” – Deadline Hollywood Daily Feb 21, 2025 Full Review Ex-Husbands (2023) 76% EDIT “Even if the film’s wisdom is not earth-shattering, it radiates a kind of paternal salve that lives up to Peter’s best intentions.” – New York Times Feb 20, 2025 Full Review Islands (2025) 96% EDIT “The boldest aspect of Islands is that there’s no effort to make this discontent seductive (or ugly, for that matter). This can be downright disorienting given the proud cinematic legacy of beautiful actors having the blahs. ” – Deadline Hollywood Daily Feb 18, 2025 Full Review Living the Land (2025) 100% EDIT “Rather than a static tribute to the countryside, Huo’s lovely roving eye for composition and gentle hand with drama trace the challenges and enduring bonds among several hard-working generations of farmers.” – Deadline Hollywood Daily Feb 15, 2025 Full Review Teenage Wasteland (2025) 100% EDIT “Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine’s Middletown restores a little faith in human nature.” – Financial Times Feb 8, 2025 Full Review The Perfect Neighbor (2025) 99% EDIT “The Perfect Neighbor carefully depicts a modest corner of Ocala, Florida, where children play among single-level houses, and finds nuances in community-police relations. ” – Financial Times Feb 8, 2025 Full Review Zodiac Killer Project (2025) 88% EDIT “Zodiac Killer Project, for example, wittily deconstructs the true-crime genre through Charlie Shackleton’s aborted attempt to make such a documentary...” – Financial Times Feb 8, 2025 Full Review If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) 93% EDIT “Directed by Mary Bronstein with a connoisseurship for everyday irritation, the film digs fruitfully into the double binds of motherhood...” – Financial Times Feb 8, 2025 Full Review Sorry, Baby (2025) 97% EDIT “It’s a triumph from Eva Victor, who writes, directs, and stars in a debut feature that nimbly combines black humour, deadpan naturalism and an emotional fearlessness that has no patience for false notes.” – Financial Times Feb 8, 2025 Full Review
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