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American journalist (born 1975)
Wesley Morris (born December 19, 1975) is an American film critic and podcast host. He is currently critic at large for The New York Times and host of
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French Dancer and Artist
as a "nouveau-cirque acrobat" and "droll, slapstick comedian," and Wesley Morris, in the New York Times, called him a "dramatist of physics". Celui qui
Yoann_Bourgeois
2010 film by Ryan Murphy
horror" and stating "I can feel myself worrying that zero is generous." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe gave the film 3 out of 4 stars while writing "Is
Eat_Pray_Love
Neologism for 1970s–1980s soft rock music style
stated in the 2018 Popmatters article. In a New York Times op-ed piece Wesley Morris compares the recognition given to black artists and white artists who
Yacht_rock
2003 film by Anthony Minghella
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader 8th – Mike Clark, USA Today 8th – Wesley Morris, The Boston Globe Top 10 (listed alphabetically) – Kenneth Turan, Los
Cold_Mountain_(film)
2010 American film by Alan Coulter
Schwarzbaum was also critical of Pattinson's acting and the script. Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe gave the film a half star out of four, commenting
Remember_Me_(2010_film)
American radio disc jockey
was an inauguration into a peculiar cult of celebrity. — Film critic Wesley Morris in the Boston Globe 2004. Bingenheimer was described as shy, thin and
Rodney_Bingenheimer
2011 film by Brad Bird
original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012. Wesley Morris (December 16, 2011). "Wesley Morriss's review of "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol""
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Mission:_Impossible_–_Ghost_Protocol
2023 film by Alexander Payne
while those polled by PostTrak gave it an 80% overall positive score. Wesley Morris of The New York Times praised Giamatti's performance and Payne's direction
The_Holdovers
2007 psychological horror film directed by Mikael Håfström
than most horror films". Several critics found the film underwhelming. Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe wrote a mixed review, describing the film as "a
1408_(film)
2006 film by M. Night Shyamalan
by Variety as one of the ten "biggest (financial) losers" of 2006. Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe wrote that though the film is "built on too much
Lady_in_the_Water
American actor (born 1982)
2015. "Hostage (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 12, 2015. Wesley Morris (September 14, 2007). "After 'Crash,' directory explores Iraq war's
Jonathan_Tucker
English film director and producer
at the Toronto International Film Festival. In The New York Times, Wesley Morris wrote that the film was "a feat of portraiture and a restoration of
Sophie_Fiennes
2012 film by Quentin Tarantino
David Ehrlich, Movies.com 5th – Scott Foundas, The Village Voice 5th – Wesley Morris, The Boston Globe 6th – James Berardinelli, Reelviews 6th – Lisa Kennedy
Django_Unchained
2007 film
does score over [Déjà Vu] in one important criterion. It's just fun." Wesley Morris of the Boston Globe gave the film 2½ out of 4 stars and called it a
Next_(2007_film)
1989 film by Spike Lee
feels like it exists in the here and now." New York Times film critic Wesley Morris has called Do the Right Thing his favorite film. Some critics were less
Do_the_Right_Thing
2014 film by Nick Cassavetes
throw them through a window in hopes of the getting the big laugh." Wesley Morris of Grantland said, "No one knows which takes are funny and which aren't
The_Other_Woman_(2014_film)
Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker (born 1982)
character Cal," MTV's John Constantine wrote. The Boston Globe reviewer Wesley Morris wrote that Rogen, along with co-stars Rudd and Romany Malco, were each
Seth_Rogen
American actress and singer
McQueen film Shame, portraying a love interest of Michael Fassbender. Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe praised her performance, calling her "a marvel of
Nicole_Beharie
2007 film by Paul Thomas Anderson
from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2009. "Wesley Morris's best of the decade". The Boston Globe. December 29, 2009. Archived
There_Will_Be_Blood
2023 American film
Schwarzenegger, Frank Stallone, Henry Winkler, Talia Shire, John Herzfeld, Wesley Morris, and Quentin Tarantino. The film was announced on June 30, 2023. It
Sly_(film)
2007 film by Akiva Schaffer
on television," wrote Marjorie Baumgarten of The Austin Chronicle. Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe called the film "playfully dumb," commenting, "The
Hot_Rod_(2007_film)
French-born Mexican film editor
Award for Film Editing for the film Children of Men (2006). The critic Wesley Morris described their work as follows: "'Children of Men' has a blistering
Álex_Rodríguez_(film_editor)
2006 film by Richard Donner
at a velocity that is just about right for a middle-age alcoholic." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe described the film as admirably old fashioned, praising
16_Blocks
2001 film by Thomas Carter
delving enough into the issues of interracial relationships. Critic Wesley Morris wrote "the movie combines the worst of urbansploitation with the worst
Save_the_Last_Dance
2000 film by Jonathan Glazer
"Sexy Beast". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 5 November 2025. Wesley, Morris (15 March 2002). "Kingsley a beauty in 'Sexy Beast' / His maniacal sadist
Sexy_Beast
2011 American film
of technique, stupid and unnecessary" and rated it 1 out of 4 stars. Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe, wrote that watching Straw Dogs was like "being
Straw_Dogs_(2011_film)
Film by Marcus Nispel
"rambunctiousness" that made the previous Friday the 13th films work. Wesley Morris said Friday the 13th did have humor; he said the characters continually
Friday_the_13th_(2009_film)
2007 American war drama film by Robert Redford
entitled "Political drama feels more like a lecture" in The Boston Globe, Wesley Morris wrote: "It does not feel good to report that a movie with Robert Redford
Lions_for_Lambs
2007 film by Gregory Hoblit
thousand other films. Still, tense and occasionally twisty stuff." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe gave the film a mixed review, stating about the
Fracture_(2007_film)
1980 slasher film by Sean S. Cunningham
going on a killing spree because of her dead son. In The Boston Globe, Wesley Morris said Pamela Vorhees functions as a "reverse Norman Bates." He felt the
Friday_the_13th_(1980_film)
2007 film by Greg Mottola
from the ruder-than-rude opening to the ironic-sentimental ending." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe said the film "has a degree more sophistication
Superbad
2002 film by Spike Jonze
comedy since the two first teamed on Being John Malkovich, in 1999." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe wrote, "This is epic, funny, tragic, demanding,
Adaptation_(film)
2010 American film
CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe gave the film 2½ out of 4 stars, claiming: "If Perry's
Why_Did_I_Get_Married_Too?
American model and actress (born 1991)
Ratajkowski's performance as "nuanced", while Andrew O'Hehir of Salon and Wesley Morris of Grantland wrote that her small role as a "duplicitous and manipulative
Emily_Ratajkowski
2004 American romantic drama film by Nick Cassavetes
just doesn't spark: It doesn't make us fall in love with its lovers." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe gave the film two-and-a-half stars, praising the
The_Notebook
2005 film by Wes Craven
for finding "new and interesting ways of silently projecting fear". Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe felt the film was like a "poor cousin of an episode
Red_Eye_(2005_American_film)
2000 film by Danny Boyle
insight, I guess, although the movie offers none." In a positive review, Wesley Morris of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote, "Despite a flat finale and some
The_Beach_(film)
2013 film by Kimberly Peirce
obsessed with the red stuff, but this Carrie is bloodless". In Grantland, Wesley Morris wrote, "[Peirce's] movies include Boys Don't Cry and Stop-Loss, and
Carrie_(2013_film)
American journalist
Wortham was co-host of The New York Times podcast Still Processing with Wesley Morris, which ran from 2016 to 2022. In 2020, with Kimberly Drew, Wortham published
J_Wortham
2014 film by Damien Chazelle
Noel Murray, The Dissolve 7th – Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press 7th – Wesley Morris, Grantland 7th – Alison Willmore, BuzzFeed 8th – Keith Phipps, The Dissolve
Whiplash_(2014_film)
2009 film by Nancy Meyers
CinemaScore gave the film an average grade "A–" on an A+ to F scale Wesley Morris of the Boston Globe called the film "the most emotionally sophisticated
It's_Complicated_(film)
Tobagonian actor (born 1986)
the role, including Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. It was released in 2018. Wesley Morris of The New York Times named his performance in Black Panther as one
Winston_Duke
Town in Oklahoma, United States
ghost town in the 1977 book Ghost Towns of Oklahoma. The author, John Wesley Morris, quoted one long-time resident as saying: "Stores gone, post office
Foraker,_Oklahoma
2008 film by Bryan Bertino
" but admitted that "it does it well, with more than usual skill." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe said of the director, "Bertino has the pretensions
The_Strangers_(2008_film)
2014 American science fiction film
Exit-tentialism, but more crowded and with the musk of bottled-up testosterone". Wesley Morris of the website Grantland said "I think I have a touch of apocalepsy—excessive
The_Maze_Runner_(film)
English and American actor (born 1983)
Garfield told Variety in 2007. In his review for The Boston Globe, Wesley Morris considered Garfield's work "a willing punching bag for the movie's jabs
Andrew_Garfield
2013 American buddy cop action comedy film by Paul Feig
and she and Bullock enjoy gangbusters chemistry with each other.” Wesley Morris wrote in Grantland: “My skepticism going in had to do with The Heat
The_Heat_(film)
2006 film by Elizabeth Allen
between its young female leads is the film's true emotional core." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe wrote that Aquamarine "is unique because it's the
Aquamarine_(film)
2006 film by Spike Lee
all to himself?) that playing it straight is not always a bad thing." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe wrote, "The basic story is elemental, but because
Inside_Man
2018 film by Peter Farrelly
they could bond and form a lifetime friendship." New York Times writer Wesley Morris characterized the film as being a "racial reconciliation fantasy", arguing
Green_Book_(film)
American romantic action comedy film
Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2008. Wesley Morris (February 8, 2008). "A pair of fools, little to treasure". The Boston
Fool's_Gold_(2008_film)
American actor and dancer (1951–2003)
New York Times. Associated Press. October 24, 2003. Ryzik, Melena; Wesley Morris; Mekado Murphy; Reggie Ugwu; Pierre-Antoine Louis; Salamishah Tillet;
Fred_Berry
2009 American psychological thriller film
steamy biracial liaison; it just doesn't want to actually go there." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe was disappointed that "Obsessed basically plays
Obsessed_(2009_film)
1999 American teen sex comedy
may well be the biggest hit." Writing for the San Francisco Examiner, Wesley Morris said the film has "a ludicrously holy take on girls", but praised the
American_Pie_(film)
Pop culture podcast by the New York Times
hosted by J Wortham, a writer for The New York Times Magazine, and Wesley Morris, the paper's critic at large. The show debuted on September 8, 2016
Still_Processing
2017 film by Martin McDonagh
awards-season controversy". In a review for The New York Times, columnist Wesley Morris argued that the film presents an unconvincing and stylized depiction
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Three_Billboards_Outside_Ebbing,_Missouri
2004 film by Gary Winick
emphasizing nuggets of emotional truth provided by Goldsmith and Yuspa." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe wrote that "The film is tailor-made for women who
13_Going_on_30
2004 American sports drama film by Clint Eastwood
Puig, USA Today 2nd – Keith Phipps, The A.V. Club 2nd – Ty Burr and Wesley Morris, Boston Globe 3rd – Kevin Thomas and Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Million_Dollar_Baby
Nosferatu antagonist
obscenity, excavated from a tomb and placed in front of the camera". Wesley Morris described it as "the grossest-looking, ooziest, most cooked, most rotted
Count_Orlok
2025 song by Taylor Swift
reviews focused on the production elements. In The New York Times, Wesley Morris said he enjoyed the "cascading verses"; and Lindsay Zoladz highlighted
Actually_Romantic
2003 Hong Kong-American film by Gordon Chan
genre cliche the five credited writers fix upon in any given scene." Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: "Moves from cheekiness to ineptitude, often in a single
The_Medallion
2007 film directed by John Crowley
Holden of The New York Times called the film a "wrenching melodrama". Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe praised Garfield's performance, writing that "the
Boy_A_(film)
American actress (born 1986)
and Garrett Hedlund in the country music drama Country Strong (2010). Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe described Meester as the best part of the film,
Leighton_Meester
American professional wrestler (born 1996)
MJF performed a modified rendition of "Me and My Shadow". Journalist Wesley Morris later named the performance one of the "Best Performances of 2020" in
Maxwell_Jacob_Friedman
2008 film by Charlie Kaufman
Austin Chronicle, Joe Neumaier of the New York Daily News, Ty Burr and Wesley Morris of the Boston Globe, Philip Martin of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Synecdoche,_New_York
2002 South Korean thriller film
twisted and bizarre" but noting its "weirdly nightmarish conviction." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe gave the film a positive review, calling it "a pristine-looking
Sympathy_for_Mr._Vengeance
2007 film by Nacho Vigalondo
of air" despite the film's low budget and lack of special effects. Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe doubted whether Timecrimes actually makes sense
Timecrimes
2007 film by David Fincher
Mike Russell, The Oregonian 2nd – Nathan Lee, The Village Voice 2nd – Wesley Morris, The Boston Globe 3rd – Nathan Rabin, The A.V. Club 3rd – Scott Tobias
Zodiac_(film)
2014 film by Paul Thomas Anderson
HitFix 3rd: Andrew O'Hehir, Salon 4th: Scott Foundas, Variety 5th: Wesley Morris, Grantland 5th: Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com 5th: Adam Chitwood,
Inherent_Vice_(film)
1999 film by Renny Harlin
Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017. Wesley Morris (July 28, 1999). "When the shark BITES". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived
Deep_Blue_Sea_(1999_film)
Film by Danny Boyle
Sunshine, but he tends to avoid tapping into deep wells of emotion." Wesley Morris in The Boston Globe mused that if the film didn't "float your boat as
Sunshine_(2007_film)
2019 New York Times project
Jamelle Bouie "Why Is Everyone Always Stealing Black Music?", essay by Wesley Morris "How Segregation Caused Your Traffic Jam", essay by Kevin M. Kruse "Why
The_1619_Project
Canadian actress (born 1978)
negative reaction and controversy from critics and audiences alike, Wesley Morris of Grantland remarked: "Someone who can speak Crowe's language really
Rachel_McAdams
2007 American film by Jason Reitman
its portrayal of Juno as a confident and intelligent teenage girl. Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe concluded "Juno serves cool, intelligent girls something
Juno_(film)
2006 American film
as an ingenious art-world Cassandra, more relevant today than ever." Wesley Morris, whose review appeared in the Boston Globe, was impressed that Jordan
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Jack_Smith_and_the_Destruction_of_Atlantis
Syrian-born actor (born 2004)
New York Times called his as performances one of the best of 2018. Wesley Morris wrote, "Every once in a while, you leave a movie having seen a performance
Zain_Al_Rafeea
2013 Australian film
as someone's wife and someone's mother." In a review for Grantland, Wesley Morris called the film "an enjoyably shallow movie." Adoration was nominated
Adoration_(2013_film)
2007 film by Shekhar Kapur
Elizabethan production since Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet.' while Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe said, "Historians might demand a little more history
Elizabeth:_The_Golden_Age
New Zealand actress (born 1977)
husband to be particularly poignant: writing for The Boston Globe, Wesley Morris stated, "Lynskey dramatizes sadness and dysfunction with quiet, moving
Melanie_Lynskey
Canadian actor (born 1980)
when his anger is unleashed, the performance turns powerful." However, Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe felt the performance was an example of "hipsterism
Ryan_Gosling
2010 film by Burr Steers
associate with movies such as Message in a Bottle and The Notebook." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe wrote that Efron lacked suitable material to make
Charlie_St._Cloud
2008 American film
would afford, but the climax is loud, dumb, generic, and over-the-top." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe said that "the movie might have something to say
Lakeview_Terrace
2004 American film by Jessy Terrero
whites and blacks, well, golly, you ought to try another carrier." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe gave the film credit for delivering a couple funny
Soul_Plane
2004 film by Zack Snyder
rather numbed and "less mercifully handled, even at the end-credits". Wesley Morris gave a negative review in which he said the film "feels like the product
Dawn_of_the_Dead_(2004_film)
American actress (born 1980)
which she played a geeky secretary. The film received negative reviews; Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe wrote, "Only when Williams is around does the movie
Michelle_Williams_(actress)
2006 film by Andrew Davis
touchy-feeliness, and the tone becomes mock-religious, almost liturgical." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe called it "dutiful but dull." A. O. Scott, in his
The_Guardian_(2006_film)
1990 film by Jennie Livingston
Burning, A Queer Film Classic (Arsenal Pulp Press). In 2007, writer Wesley Morris, in a print-only section for children for The New York Times, wrote
Paris_Is_Burning_(film)
2014 American film
that it goes way overboard, past domestication and into canonization. Wesley Morris for the website Grantland was generally negative to the film. Richard
Dracula_Untold
2010 American film
praising Barrymore's performance, for whom The Boston Globe's film critic Wesley Morris said that "is becoming a serious comedic actor". Justin Chang of Variety
Going the Distance (2010 film)
Going_the_Distance_(2010_film)
American actress (born 1969)
limited release in theaters, but her performance was once again noticed. Wesley Morris of Grantland called her "one of the great screen comedians. ... Most
Jennifer_Aniston
2006 film by Doug Atchison
a freak or a brainiac", avoids showing her abilities. According to Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe, the film shows "the contradiction gifted students
Akeelah_and_the_Bee
2006 film by Geoffrey Sax
Stormbreaker all boil down to believability." Boston.com's reporter Wesley Morris also gave Stormbreaker two stars out of five, and said that "Geoffrey
Stormbreaker_(film)
2010 film by Kevin Greutert
Halloween weekend, it's time to acknowledge that this game is over". Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe called the film the "most gruesome and least coherent
Saw_3D
American medical disaster thriller film by Steven Soderbergh
were frequently mentioned in the reviews. The Boston Globe journalist Wesley Morris praised not only Ehle's performance, but the work of the "undercard"
Contagion_(2011_film)
American podcasting company
launched Still Processing, a culture podcast hosted by Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris. Pineapple teamed with filmmaker Dan Taberski on a series of investigative
Pineapple_Street_Studios
American daily newspaper
Distinguished Criticism, Sebastian Smee 2012: Distinguished Criticism, Wesley Morris 2014: Breaking News, for coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing 2015:
The_Boston_Globe
2003 film by Jan de Bont
Life is just plain dumb ... the worst action movie of the summer." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe wrote, "It's a bullet-riddled National Geographic
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life
Lara_Croft:_Tomb_Raider_–_The_Cradle_of_Life
Movie review TV program, a.k.a. ''Siskel & Ebert''
Karger Zorianna Kit Christy Lemire Jay Leno John Mellencamp Kim Morgan Wesley Morris Govindini Murty George Pennacchio Michael Phillips Harold Ramis John
At the Movies (1986 TV program)
At_the_Movies_(1986_TV_program)
Mohammed (Hindustan Times) Joe Morgenstern (The Wall Street Journal) Wesley Morris (The Boston Globe) Vittorio Mussolini Kim Newman (Empire) Barry Norman
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English : variant spelling of Beasley.
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English habitational surname transferred to forename use, from a contracted form of Westley, WESLEY means "western meadow."Â
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West Meadow
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English : habitational name from Bewley Castle in the former county of Westmorland (now part of Cumbria), from Bewley in Durham, or from Beaulieu in Hampshire (see Beaulieu), all named with beu ‘lovely’ + lieu ‘place’.
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West Meadow; Variant of the English Surname Westley
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The West Meadow; Western Meadow
Surname or Lastname
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English : habitational name from any of various places named with the Old English elements west ‘west’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’, as for example Westley in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, and Westleigh in Devon and Greater Manchester.
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English : probably a variant of Owsley or Horsley.
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Feminine of Wesley.
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Anglicized form of Scottish unisex Leslie, LESLEY means "garden of hollies."
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Irish surname transferred to forename use, derived from the English personal name Kayley, KEELEY means "slender."
Male
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Variant spelling of English unisex Kelly, KELLEY means "bright-headed."
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From the west meadow. John and Charles Wesley were the founders of Methodism.
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Feminine of Wesley.
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English surname transferred to unisex forename use, derived from the Old Anglo-Saxon personal name Céolsige, KELSEY means "ship-victory."
Surname or Lastname
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English : southern variant of Beasley.
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Female Version of Wesley
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English : variant of Wesley.
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West meadow.English surname Westley.
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