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Melissa Levine

Agrees with the Tomatometer 69% of the time.

Publications:: Dallas Observer , L.A. Weekly , Village Voice

Total Reviews:: 54

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
	97%	51 Birch Street (2006)	" The resulting documentary begins shakily, with a naked self-consciousness that can be off-putting, but quickly develops into an absorbing and ever deepening drama." — Village Voice Posted Oct 18, 2006
	40%	Broken Sky (2006)	" Without dialogue, we don't know who the characters are, so we can't care about what they do." — Village Voice Posted Sep 26, 2006
	29%	Zen Noir (2006)	" Any hopes that Marc Rosenbush's film might transcend its unimaginative title are dashed almost immediately, as manic fade-outs, fade-ins and overlays of portentous symbols give way to mannered dialogue and bad jokes." — L.A. Weekly Posted Sep 22, 2006
	75%	American Blackout (2006)	" McKinney's basic truths remain convincing." — Village Voice Posted Sep 19, 2006
	59%	Red Doors (2005)	" Red Doors is so well-meaning, with such obvious affection for its characters, that it pleases nonetheless." — Village Voice Posted Sep 5, 2006
	43%	Reinas (Queens) (2006)	" With five overbearing mothers and six overshadowed gay sons, this Spanish meet-the-parents ensemble farce aims for Almod�var but falls far short." — Village Voice Posted Aug 25, 2006
	74%	Princesas (Princesses) (2005)	" De Aranoa never condescends to his subjects, and Caye's mixture of aggression and tenderness is appealingly authentic. Could this be the first film to use a cell phone ringtone to devastating emotional effect?" — Village Voice Posted Aug 22, 2006
	75%	Factotum (2006)	" Bent Hamer's deadpan adaptation of the Charles Bukowski novel has an appealing listlessness, but it begs the question: Is there anything left to learn from this material?" — Village Voice Posted Aug 15, 2006
	76%	The Puffy Chair (2005)	" It may not seem like much, but The Puffy Chair works." — Village Voice Posted Aug 2, 2006
	79%	Been Rich All My Life (2006)	" The Silver Belles, five former Harlem chorus girls who are still bustin' a move despite their advanced ages, are the best kind of company there is." — Village Voice Posted Jul 18, 2006
	24%	Autumn (2006)	" [The] film begins with too much pretension but matures into a slinky, sexy piece of mood music." — Village Voice Posted Jun 6, 2006
	38%	Guys and Balls (Maenner Wie Wir) (2006)	" It sounds like gay porn, but it's actually a delightful romantic comedy from Germany." — Village Voice Posted May 2, 2006
	83%	Somersault (2004)	" Somersault's dreamy, sexy, rather chilly style captures Heidi's attempt to escape her past, to build something new atop the rubble of what came before, and ultimately to hide it." — Village Voice Posted Apr 18, 2006
	20%	La Mujer de Mi Hermano (2006)	" Everything happens so slowly, and so meaningfully, that we see it coming for miles." — Village Voice Posted Apr 11, 2006
	60%	Simon (2004)	" Eddy Terstall's film is bipolar and ultimately wrenching, but it works if you let it." — Village Voice Posted Apr 4, 2006
	55%	Adam & Steve (2005)	" Writer-director Craig Chester's debut is truly enjoyable." — Village Voice Posted Mar 28, 2006
—	86%	3-Iron (Bin-jip) (Empty Houses) (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted May 13, 2005
—	53%	Melinda and Melinda (2005)	— Dallas Observer Posted Apr 1, 2005
—	96%	Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Feb 25, 2005
—	53%	Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)	— Dallas Observer Posted Feb 18, 2005
—	84%	The Sea Inside (Mar Adentro) (The Sea Within) (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Feb 4, 2005
—	42%	A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Jan 28, 2005
—	72%	William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Jan 28, 2005
—	11%	Are We There Yet? (2005)	— Dallas Observer Posted Jan 23, 2005
—	88%	Bad Education (La Mala educaci�n) (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Jan 14, 2005
—	99%	Moolaad� (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Jan 14, 2005
—	97%	Sideways (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Nov 5, 2004
—	54%	P.S. (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Nov 5, 2004
—	92%	Vera Drake (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Oct 22, 2004
—	92%	Tarnation (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Oct 22, 2004
—	53%	A Dirty Shame (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Sep 24, 2004
—	94%	Short Cuts (1993)	— Dallas Observer Posted Sep 10, 2004
—	50%	Vanity Fair (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Sep 3, 2004
—	96%	Festival Express (2003)	— Dallas Observer Posted Sep 3, 2004
—	64%	We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Aug 28, 2004
—	19%	She Hate Me (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Aug 20, 2004
—	26%	The Princess Diaries 2 - Royal Engagement (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Aug 13, 2004
—	91%	The Corporation (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Jul 23, 2004
—	66%	The Door in the Floor (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Jul 20, 2004
—	99%	The Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei) (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Jul 3, 2004
—	71%	Napoleon Dynamite (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Jul 3, 2004
—	94%	The Agronomist (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Jun 11, 2004
—	78%	The Saddest Music in the World (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Jun 4, 2004
—	91%	Shaolin Soccer (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted May 8, 2004
—	29%	The Prince and Me (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Apr 2, 2004
—	96%	Lost Boys of Sudan (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Apr 2, 2004
—	90%	Good Bye, Lenin (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Mar 21, 2004
—	85%	Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (Monsieur Ibrahim) (2003)	— Dallas Observer Posted Mar 16, 2004
—	96%	Osama (2004)	— Dallas Observer Posted Mar 16, 2004

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