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Golden Tomato Winners: Dear White People, Obvious Child

By January 7, 2015No Comments

16th Annual Golden Tomato Award Winners for Best-Reviewed Comedy

4. Dear White People (2014) 92%  (Adjusted Score: 95.03% )

  • Each critic from our discrete list gets one vote, weighted equally.
  • A movie must have 40 or more rated reviews to be considered.
  • The ‘Adjusted Score’ comes from a weighted formula (Bayesian) that we use that accounts for variation in the number of reviews per movie.

Dear White People adds a welcome new voice to cinema’s oft-neglected discussion of race, tackling its timely themes with intelligence, honesty, and gratifyingly sharp wit.

Director: Justin Simien
Starring: Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Brandon Bell
5. Obvious Child (2014)
  •  90%  (Adjusted Score: 94.92%)

  • Each critic from our discrete list gets one vote, weighted equally.
  • A movie must have 40 or more rated reviews to be considered.
  • The ‘Adjusted Score’ comes from a weighted formula (Bayesian) that we use that accounts for variation in the number of reviews per movie.

Tackling a sensitive subject with maturity, honesty, and wit, Obvious Child serves as a deeply promising debut for writer-director Gillian Robespierre.

Director: Gillian Robespierre
Starring: Jenny Slate, Gaby Hoffmann, David Cross
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