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Matt Kelemen

Matt Kelemen

Agrees with the Tomatometer 78% of the time.

Publications:
AlterNet , Las Vegas CityLife
Critics' Group:
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
Total Reviews:
190
Total QuickRatings:
9

Best Reviewed Films

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
5/5 100% Chinatown (1974) — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Mar 11, 2004
4/5 97% Patton (1970) — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Mar 11, 2004
90% The Messenger (2009) " %u2026 while several [Irag war movies] have touched on the soldiers' internal experience, none have stayed with it for the duration of the film the way The Messenger does." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Feb 11, 2010
78% The Hangover (2009) " If The Hangover sounds like a hybrid of Bachelor Party and Dude, Where's My Car, its kind of is. It has its share of both laugh-out-loud and WTF moments, but also contains scenes that deflate the comic momentum." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Jun 4, 2009
69% The Wackness (2008) " I'd stop short of calling Levine's award-winning film pretentious. ... He just made a small coming-of-age film about the time he came of age, and he did it with just enough dopeness." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Jul 31, 2008
51% Funny Games (2008) " It's a realism meant to demonstrate how people who enjoy such movies are accessories to the proliferation of violence in media, and Haneke pulls it off with a master's touch." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Mar 17, 2008
58% Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2008) " It gets to be a stretch until the tour winds down and you realize you're rooting for these guys to make it, and what a drag it would be if they don't." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Mar 17, 2008
84% Pierrot le Fou (Pierrot Goes Wild) (Crazy Pete) (1969) " Pierrot Le Fou was [Godard's] way of wrapping up the past before stepping forward into his next phase of overtly political filmmaking -- a magnificent mash-up before the manifestos to come" — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Mar 17, 2008
91% There Will Be Blood (2007) " Anderson's triumphant epic about the bone-breaking, death-defying, orphan-making early days of the oil industry will serve as a benchmark for all of his future films." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Mar 17, 2008
89% The Savages (2007) " There really doesn't seem to be much of a bright side about a brother and sister who are faced with putting their father in a nursing home, but Jenkins manages to mine humor and heart out of the bleak circumstances." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Mar 17, 2008
79% The Great Debaters (2007) " Enough fictional liberties were taken with The Great Debaters to make it fit neatly on the inspirational genre shelf, but it's grounded in enough reality to excuse Eisle's we-shall-overcome contrivances" — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Mar 17, 2008
83% Atonement (2007) " the film actually transcends the novel at times, due in no small part to Seamus McGarvey's fluid camera work." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Mar 17, 2008
94% My Kid Could Paint That (2007) " Bar-Lev handles [the portrayal of the Marla hype machine] sensitively and with a minimum of contrivances. He examines his role, but avoids excessive self-reference." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Dec 1, 2007
33% Martian Child (2007) " Martian Child would be a Lifetime Movie of the Week without the Cusacks" — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Nov 15, 2007
73% In the Valley of Elah (2007) " It would be a crime if Jones doesn't receive a Best Actor Oscar nomination, and Sarandon's reaction upon hearing the news of Mike's death should get her an automatic Best Supporting Actress win." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Oct 23, 2007
57% We Own the Night (2007) " ... successfully harkens to the best cop dramas of the '70s, when brutal realism shocked audiences and over-the-top action was confined to car chases." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Oct 23, 2007
57% Interview (2007) " Interview isn't essential viewing, but it has a message for the media and its audience worth absorbing." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Oct 23, 2007
60% Them (Ils) (2007) " The final 20 minutes contain some of the best, uncontrived twists of any post-Sixth Sense American suspense film, but there is a good reason for that, as the co-directors reveal with a shocking epilogue." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Oct 23, 2007
64% Vitus (2007) " [Twelve-year-old lead actor] Gheroghiu's subtle acting ... makes the somewhat fantastical plot threads that drive the second half of the film believable, and turns what was a somewhat bloodless family drama into a cleverly constructed tale void of life-af" — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Oct 23, 2007
82% Into the Wild (2007) " Penn, whose deliberate and successful avoidance of sanctimony is the key to the film's success, uses Chris/Alex to discover his own essence as a director -- except he survived." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Oct 23, 2007
68% The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) " Penn's challenge was to create a distinct character, especially with the shadow of Travis Bickle looming ... he largely succeeds, although he doesn't achieve De Niro's pathos." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Mar 4, 2005
72% William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (2004) " Pacino's performance creates a bridge over the language barrier that is the film's saving grace ... and Radford expertly adapts the language to full cinematic potential." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Mar 4, 2005
55% Ricordati di me, (Remember Me, My Love) (2004) " Gabriele Muccino essentially subjects the audience to what Giulia subjects her family to in the film: a lot of unnecessary drama." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Jan 10, 2005
92% Tarnation (2004) " Tarnation is a kinetic kaleidoscope, an explosion of expressionism. It's the product of a mind blown apart, but not completely away, by tragic circumstances." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Dec 10, 2004
72% Gozu (Gokudô kyôfu dai-gekijô: Gozu) (2003) " Takashi Miike is one sick puppy. Anyone who has seen his films understands ... All the same, Miike is an astonishing, prolific filmmaker" — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Nov 26, 2004
90% Kinsey (2004) " Condon and director of photography Frederick Elmes create a clinical atmosphere that sets the stage for frank discussion and reflects Kinsey's scientific approach to sex." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Nov 26, 2004
76% The Machinist (2004) " If the intent of Anderson, Bale and Kosar is to create empathy for their tortured character and synesthesia with his madness, then they succeed many times over." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Nov 18, 2004
92% Vera Drake (2004) " This is Staunton's moment in the sun. Her portrayal of the disintegration of Vera's spirit is wrenching." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Nov 9, 2004
90% Going Upriver - The Long War of John Kerry (2004) " Butler's film may do little to change the outcome of the election, but anyone who questions Kerry's convictions should see Going Upriver before casting their vote." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Oct 29, 2004
84% The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de Motocicleta) (2004) " A mostly faithful, beautifully shot cinematic realization of the words that sprung from Guevara's mighty pen" — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Oct 29, 2004
85% The Yes Men (2004) " While some scenes seem to have been re-created, any questionable authenticity is negated by the hilariousness of the film." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Oct 29, 2004
81% Ray (2004) " It's a credit to Foxx that his performance fast-tracks the film through its length of 152 minutes and nullifies Hackford's hackery." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Oct 29, 2004
90% Mean Creek (2004) " Estes' genius is in creating an atmosphere in the beginning that evokes kids-in-crisis predecessors, then shifting into a baroque mood for the canoe trip..." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Sep 24, 2004
63% La Finestra di fronte (Facing Windows) (2004) " Ozpetek continues to explore his pet themes in his latest film while toning down the melodramatic excesses and meandering storylines that dragged down his previous work." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Sep 9, 2004
86% Garden State (2004) " Braff is in possession of a distinct vision and an acute sensibility, both of which become clearly evident during the course of the film." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Sep 3, 2004
95% Hero (2004) " Yimou explores themes of honor, loyalty, love and intrigue ... he's not afraid to sweep aside expectations and create a complex, unconventional story." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Sep 3, 2004
72% Robot Stories (2004) " Each vignette is worthy of admiration - not too much admiration, as Pak's ability as a storyteller is more developed than his filmmaking skills." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Sep 3, 2004
81% The Manchurian Candidate (2004) " Conspiracy buffs, thriller aficionados and Denzel fans will likely be satiated ... but audiences resistant to remakes might want their Candidate to remain black and white." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Sep 3, 2004
87% Intimate Strangers (Confidences trop intimes) (2003) " ... there's an air of mystery that hangs lightly in the atmosphere, never overtaking the unusual intimacy that develops between our protagonists." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Sep 3, 2004
87% Zatôichi (The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi) (2003) " The clashes are lightning quick, heavily reliant on the talents of director of photography and longtime Takeshi Kitano associate Katsumi Yanagijima." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Sep 3, 2004
94% The Story of the Weeping Camel (2004) " An excellent job of portraying the everyday life of the nomadic family. ... It's a cut above anything on Animal Planet, and definitely worth seeing on the big screen." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Jul 23, 2004
91% The Corporation (2004) " A must-see for anyone concerned with holding corporations accountable for their actions. In a just world, it would be required viewing for any aspiring CEO." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Jul 23, 2004
91% How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (Baadasssss!) (2003) " Baadasssss tells the story of that empowering moment in time, which overcomes any father-son hero worship that drags the film down." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Jul 19, 2004
96% Control Room (2004) " Control Room demonstrates little filmmaking skill ... all video stock and mostly harsh fluorescent lighting. What is being portrayed is more important than how." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Jul 19, 2004
89% Oasis (2003) " There's always a danger when lead roles are disabled characters to make them too sympathetic. A deft touch is required, and Lee delivers." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Jul 19, 2004
84% Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) " ... although his reliance on manipulation of interviews and images to push his narratives has become formulaic, Moore has an acute instinct for how to humanize tragic events." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Jun 24, 2004
78% The Saddest Music in the World (2004) " Maddin seems to have picked up a loose string from somewhere in cinematic history and started knitting a tapestry of an entirely original design." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Jun 24, 2004
94% The Agronomist (2004) " Demme does not seek justice. He has done something greater in making Dominique immortal." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Jun 24, 2004
86% Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2004) " Wilbur is less about adherence to cinematic restrictions than it is about characters, and Scherfig was able to coax subtle, comic performances from her actors." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Jun 4, 2004
84% The Seagull's Laughter (Mávahlátur) (2001) " Vilhjálmsdóttir is a superb femme fatale ... Freya eventually becomes a symbol of empowerment and impending change, a symbol that transcends good and evil." — Las Vegas CityLife
Posted Jun 4, 2004
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