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A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE
 
BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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5/5 Lost in Translation
4/4 The Lives of Others
4.5/5 La Dolce Vita
3.5/4 Cars
4/5 Moolaade
3/4 Eight Below
3.5/5 Winged Migration
2.5/4 Free Zone
3/5 Collateral
2.5/5 Matchstick Men
2/4 Stoned
2/5 After the Sunset
1.5/4 Trust the Man
1/4 Man of the Year
1/5 House of Sand and Fog
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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4/4 The Lives of Others
5/5 The New World
5/5 Lost in Translation
5/5 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
5/5 The Incredibles
5/5 Before Sunset
5/5 The Stone Reader
5/5 Capturing the Friedmans
4.5/5 La Dolce Vita
4.5/5 Finding Nemo
 more...
 
 
WORST REVIEWED
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1/5 All The King's Men
1/5 Lady in the Water
1/5 House of Sand and Fog
1/5 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
1/5 She Hate Me
1/5 Van Helsing
1/5 Gigli
1/5 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
1/4 The Number 23
1/4 Man of the Year
 more...
 
This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 77% of the time.

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"A very good movie that falls short of greatness." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Jul 17, 2008
 
The Dark Knight (2008)95%
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"Wholly bland entertainment that never rises above sitcom humor." -- Film Journal International
Posted Jul 14, 2008
 
Meet Dave (2008)21%
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"One of the most purely enjoyable--not to mention dazzling--comic book blockbusters to come along this summer." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Jul 10, 2008
 
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)87%
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"A pleasant mid-summer buzz." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Jul 1, 2008
 
The Wackness (2008)63%
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"While Hancock certainly isn't lacking in ambition, unfortunately it does lack coherence." -- Film Journal International
Posted Jul 1, 2008
 
Hancock (2008)38%
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"While the film's social message comes through loud and clear, it never detracts from the heart of the picture--the unlikely romance between Wall*E and EVE." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Jun 27, 2008
 
WALL-E (2008)96%
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"Bekmambetov brings a kinetic energy to the picture that helps you forget--or at least ignore--its severely underdeveloped story." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Jun 27, 2008
 
Wanted (2008)72%
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"Considering the talent involved, it's a shame that Get Smart isn't just a tad bit -- well, smarter." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Jun 23, 2008
 
Get Smart (2008)53%
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"...A film that preserves Thompson's words verbatim but only occasionally taps into the restless spirit that fueled them." -- Film Journal International
Posted Jun 23, 2008
 
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)87%
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"It's an interesting premise for a doomsday thriller, but Shyamalan botches it from the get-go." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Jun 13, 2008
 
The Happening (2008)19%
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"Thanks to Norton's curiously zombified performance, we have little incentive to root for Banner to learn to control his anger." -- Film Journal International
Posted Jun 12, 2008
 
The Incredible Hulk (2008)67%
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"If Dreams with Sharp Teeth isn't as...well, sharp as it could be, it's still enormously enjoyable, particularly for sci-fi fans." -- Film Journal International
Posted Jun 4, 2008
 
Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008)93%
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"The Edge of Heaven confirms its director as a major new talent in world cinema." -- Giant Magazine
Posted May 30, 2008
 
The Edge of Heaven (2008)90%
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"Neither a classic for all time nor a [disaster], Sex and the City is the very definition of a decent summer blockbuster--entertaining and entirely disposable." -- Giant Magazine
Posted May 30, 2008
 
Sex and the City: The Movie (2008)51%
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"At a certain point, The Strangers devolves into the kind of generic chase picture that slasher flicks frequently become." -- Film Journal International
Posted May 29, 2008
 
The Strangers (2008)41%
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"Even though The Foot Fist Way has some moments of inspired lunacy, its paper-thin premise could barely sustain a half-hour short, let alone an 85-minute feature." -- Film Journal International
Posted May 29, 2008
 
The Foot Fist Way (2008)58%
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"Despite its many flaws, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is an enjoyable romp that does no harm to the character's legacy." -- Giant Magazine
Posted May 21, 2008
 
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)76%
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"Although the story is overly familiar, Riedel's evocation of small-town life rings true." -- Giant Magazine
Posted May 21, 2008
 
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2008)83%
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"It's an entirely serviceable sequel. But if you go in expecting the same magic found in Wardrobe, you're bound to be disappointed." -- Giant Magazine
Posted May 21, 2008
 
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)66%
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"Vice has the bargain-basement production values and indifferently plotted narrative of one of those cheesy Z-grade pictures that clutter up cable networks after the clock strikes midnight." -- Film Journal International
Posted May 13, 2008
 
Vice (2008)40%
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"What holds this rickety contraption together is Ejiofor, who proves himself a genuine, grade-A movie star." -- Giant Magazine
Posted May 7, 2008
 
Redbelt (2008)71%
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"Iron Man accomplished something I didn't expect: it makes this erstwhile tin man look like an honest-to-god superhero." -- Giant Magazine
Posted May 7, 2008
 
Iron Man (2008)93%
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"Fans of Korine's previous films shouldn't worry that their idol has sold out--Mister Lonely still marches to the beat of its own peculiar drummer." -- Film Journal International
Posted May 6, 2008
 
Mister Lonely (2008)43%
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"At the end of the day, it's impossible to escape the feeling that we've seen this story told before." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Apr 16, 2008
 
Street Kings (2008)36%
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"The lack of a clear narrative arc causes the film to seem repetitive." -- Film Journal International
Posted Apr 15, 2008
 
Standard Operating Procedure (2008)78%
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"Although Jennings' screenplay skirts the edges of cliché at times, the young actors (both of whom are making their feature film debut) make every moment ring true." -- Film Journal International
Posted Apr 15, 2008
 
Son of Rambow (2008)75%
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"Calling it a great, or even a good, movie would be a mistake, but as genre programmers go, it mostly gets the job done." -- Film Journal International
Posted Apr 14, 2008
 
Prom Night (2008)8%
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"The movie stops dead in its tracks every time Renee Zellweger wanders into frame." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Apr 10, 2008
 
Leatherheads (2008)53%
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"The movie is a blast of pure rock and roll energy." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Apr 10, 2008
 
Shine a Light (2008)86%
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"While the film is far from perfect, Stop-Loss is one of the better narrative features to be made about the Iraq War." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Apr 10, 2008
 
Stop-Loss (2008)65%
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"Drained of any of the suspense that distinguished the novel." -- Film Journal International
Posted Apr 8, 2008
 
The Ruins (2008)47%
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"Despite a few amusing moments, this underwhelming spoof is strictly direct-to-video material." -- Film Journal International
Posted Mar 31, 2008
 
Superhero Movie! (2008)13%
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"J-horror thrives on atmosphere and that's one of the many things missing from Shutter, along with tension, wit and, you know, scares" -- Film Journal International
Posted Mar 24, 2008
 
Shutter (2008)7%
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"Compulsively watchable...there's always something viscerally exciting about watching kung fu fighters whaling on each other." -- Film Journal International
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
Never Back Down (2008)25%
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"If you're in the right mood, though, it's also hugely entertaining." -- Film Journal International
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
Doomsday (2008)48%
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"Although Funny Games inspires a lot of conflicting emotions in viewers, isn't it always better to leave the theatre feeling something than nothing at all?" -- Film Journal International
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
Funny Games (2008)50%
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"Only scratches the surface of what makes the author's works resonate." -- Film Journal International
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)78%
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"Across the Universe is little more than a nostalgia trip back to a time that's already been mythologized to death." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Mar 8, 2008
 
Across the Universe (2007)54%
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"Blackout is Jerry LaMothe's ambitious attempt to try and craft a Do the Right Thing for the 21st century. He falls short of that impossible goal, but Blackout does have several things to recommend it." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Mar 8, 2008
 
Blackout (2008)n/a
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"The New Frontier lives up to the high standards set by Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond and Justice League Unlimited." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Mar 8, 2008
 
Justice League: The New Frontier (2007)n/a
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"Although the middle section of the movie version has an intense claustrophobia that's compelling, it's weighed down by a lethally dull opening half-hour and an absurd finale." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Mar 8, 2008
 
30 Days of Night (2007)49%
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"I know I'm in the minority here, but I enjoyed the hell out of Robert Zemeckis' bloody epic." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Mar 8, 2008
 
Beowulf (2007)69%
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"Documentary filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev lucked onto a great story when he started filming a pint-sized abstract painter named Marla." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Mar 8, 2008
 
My Kid Could Paint That (2007)93%
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"Del Toro does some of his very best work here, delivering a raw, honest performance that avoids many of the usual clichés that come with depictions of drug addicts." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Mar 8, 2008
 
Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)64%
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"[Director Roger Kumble] apparently instructed the actors to SHOUT rather than speak their dialogue, as if they're performing summer stock in a cavernous auditorium." -- Film Journal International
Posted Mar 7, 2008
 
College Road Trip (2008)14%
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"Basically "The Will Ferrell Show," with the second-stringers relegated to the sidelines, fighting for scraps." -- Film Journal International
Posted Feb 29, 2008
 
Semi-Pro (2008)21%
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"Ranting about Witless Protection's political incorrectness -- not to mention its general stupidity -- would be a waste of breath. Even so, the movie is breathtakingly offensive at times." -- Film Journal International
Posted Feb 26, 2008
 
Witless Protection (2008)0%
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"I'm not going to beat around the bush here: Jumper is a terrible movie." -- Giant Magazine
Posted Feb 20, 2008
 
Jumper (2008)16%
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"That's right, folks--at 68, Romero has finally discovered this newfangled invention called the Internet and he thinks it's pretty darn cool. And you know what? So is the movie." -- Film Journal International
Posted Feb 19, 2008
 
George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead (2008)60%

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