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Critics / Authors Reviews and Articles
S. JAMES WEGG
PUBLICATION(S)
• Film Threat
• JWR
• Mark Leeper's Reviews

BIOGRAPHY
Freelance writer and not-for-profit consultant in search of meaningful artistic expression of any type.
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STATS
Total Reviews: 201
Total QuickRatings: 21

CRITICS GROUP(S)
Online Film Critics Society

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• Location: Niagara Region Canada


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4.5/5
 
" For his début feature, Pasion exhibits savvy understanding of the human experience, a wicked sense of humour and the ability to draw powerful performances from his cast." -- JWR
Posted Oct 28, 2008
 
Jay (2008)n/a
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3/5
 
" The frequently frustrating lives of Filipino drag queens come into the limelight as a troupe of queer pageant beauties travels on a talking bus." -- JWR
Posted Oct 28, 2008
 
The Thank You Girls (2008)n/a
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4.5/5
 
" Travel adds perspective to art" -- JWR
Posted Oct 28, 2008
 
Trip to Asia (2008)n/a
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2.5/5
 
" ... this film looks good at first glance but doesn't stand up to a close examination." -- JWR
Posted Oct 28, 2008
 
Plastic City (2008)n/a
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4/5
 
" Sex in the Cinema" -- JWR
Posted Oct 21, 2008
 
Serbis (2009)n/a
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4.5/5
 
" It's a film not to be missed." -- JWR
Posted Oct 21, 2008
 
Wonderful Town (2008)92%
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4.5/5
 
" ... Deepa Mehta turns her own Punjabi culture inside and out as this tale of arranged marriage moves from ceremonial joy through the willful blindness which spans the generational divide to the employment of myth, magic and fable ..." -- JWR
Posted Oct 21, 2008
 
Heaven on Earth (2008)67%
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4/5
 
" ... there's more than enough entertainment and self deprecation to fill theatres everywhere." -- JWR
Posted Oct 21, 2008
 
Loins of Punjab Presents (2008)56%
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4.5/5
 
" Giuseppe Tornatore has crafted a film for the ages. With some script assistance from Massimo de Rita, the writer/director is at the top of his game, bringing together a truly mysterious tale of love for family and unbridled revenge in a manner that could" -- JWR
Posted Aug 7, 2008
 
The Unknown Woman (2008)64%
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3.5/5
 
" It's hard to imagine anyone other than Christopher Plummer taking on the role of Flash Madden." -- JWR
Posted Aug 7, 2008
 
Man in the Chair (2007)50%
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4/5
 
" Rolling along the tracks of despair" -- JWR
Posted May 7, 2008
 
The Mother (2008)n/a
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4.5/5
 
" Dying to find endless life" -- JWR
Posted May 7, 2008
 
The Man Who Crossed the Sahara (2008)n/a
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4/5
 
" The plight of height challenged (or to be more politically correct: 'short-stature') men is put under the lens of one of their number -- director/writer Howard Goldberg -- who provides an at times hilarious, informative and disturbing dissertation." -- JWR
Posted May 7, 2008
 
S & M: Short & Male (2008)n/a
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4/5
 
" How can such a convoluted plot turn into such a cinematic pleasure? Put director Kenji Mizoguchi in charge." -- JWR
Posted May 7, 2008
 
Oyu-Sama (1951)n/a
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4.5/5
 
" Rarely has the unholy alliance between Church and State been so succinctly delineated than in this detail-rich documentation of the near-daily ritual of purging the glorious state of Texas of its "worst of the worst."" -- JWR
Posted May 3, 2008
 
At the Death House Door (2008)100%
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4.5/5
 
" The film stops abruptly, landing an emotional punch that will linger in memory for months with its all-too-sad truth." -- JWR
Posted May 2, 2008
 
The Saddest Boy in the World (2006)n/a
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4.5/5
 
" While this gritty, "in the moment," at times indecipherable journey into the uncensored life of San Francisco street hustlers may attract a legion of voyeurs eager to watch the dirty details of the quick-release allure of sex for cash, those who "last" to" -- JWR
Posted May 2, 2008
 
25 Cent Preview (2007)n/a
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4.5/5
 
" Bruce La Bruce's latest offering is a deadly affair of heavily politicized metaphors that overflows with imagination, angst and a smattering of good old fashioned porn." -- JWR
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Otto; Or, Up with Dead People (2008)45%
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4.5/5
 
" Walk a mile in my shoes" -- JWR
Posted Apr 1, 2008
 
The Last Laugh (1924)100%
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3.5/5
 
" Taking a walk down Cheat Street" -- JWR
Posted Apr 1, 2008
 
Confusions of an Unmarried Couple (2007)78%
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4/5
 
" Dying to see the world" -- JWR
Posted Feb 29, 2008
 
Last Stop For Paul (2008)67%
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3/5
 
" If Duska had ended after the first twenty minutes Jos Stelling's latest effort would have been hailed as a cinematic masterpiece ..." -- JWR
Posted Jan 10, 2008
 
Duska (2007)n/a
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4/5
 
" ... Fog and cinematographer Harald Gunnar Paalgard show just enough of these incestuous moments to spark outrage, but never sink to cheap sensationalism ..." -- JWR
Posted Jan 10, 2008
 
The Art of Crying (2006)50%
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2.5/5
 
" Dive comedy flounders in the shallow end" -- JWR
Posted Jan 10, 2008
 
Gone with the Woman (2007)n/a
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3/5
 
" The pawns of war" -- JWR
Posted Jan 10, 2008
 
Beaufort (2008)87%
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4/4
 
" Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer’s 'sea-umentary' is a compelling tale of human foible, greed and inertia." -- JWR
Posted Oct 29, 2007
 
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2007)95%
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" ...this film -- despite its penchant for black and white narrative when many shades of grey are needed -- needs to be seen and discussed" -- JWR
Posted Oct 1, 2007
 
Road to Victory (2007)88%
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4.5/5
 
" So begins the dance for Patrice Leconte’s film that, in the tradition of Norman McLaren (cross-reference below) is more a celebration of movement and music than a parable for our over-communicative, friend-lite, acquaintance-rich society." -- Film Threat
Posted Sep 22, 2007
 
My Best Friend (2007)75%
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3.5/5
 
" Jackson’s film shows promise even as he examines the twin dilemmas of history repeating itself in general ... and the fear of becoming our parents." -- JWR
Posted Aug 20, 2007
 
The Discontents (2004)n/a
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4/5
 
" Elle Flanders has crafted a film that goes far beyond its subject matter and provides the ... viewer with a bleak testament to the primary failings of the human condition ..." -- JWR
Posted Aug 20, 2007
 
Zero Degrees of Separation (2005)n/a
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5/5
 
" With this production (a natural progression from his previous work, notably 15) director Royston Tan most assuredly moves from the category of filmmaker to artist." -- JWR
Posted Aug 20, 2007
 
4:30 (2007)86%
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3/5
 
" Here comes the neighbourhood." -- JWR
Posted Aug 13, 2007
 
East Side Story (2006)n/a
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4.5/5
 
" Mialyn Hanna’s compellingly honest and courageous chronicle of Henderson's death story will be of enormous benefit to anyone with a terminal illness ..." -- JWR
Posted Aug 13, 2007
 
White Shadows (2006)n/a
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" Curt Johnson’s first feature bodes well for his future as a filmmaker." -- JWR
Posted Jul 3, 2007
 
Your Mommy Kills Animals (2007)91%
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4/5
 
" There's no place like home." -- JWR
Posted Jun 27, 2007
 
Last Call at the Gladstone (2006)n/a
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3.5/5
 
" John Philp’s behind-the-scenes look into Bikram Choudhury’s attempt to bring the competition, er, to its knees, is a revealing essay on greed in the name of a higher power ..." -- JWR
Posted Jun 27, 2007
 
Yoga, Inc. (2006)n/a
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4.5/5
 
" Director Serge Giguère has wisely stood back and let his subjects speak, play, laugh, create and die for themselves." -- JWR
Posted Jun 27, 2007
 
Driven By Dreams (2006)n/a
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4.5/5
 
" Powerful understatement sears the soul." -- JWR
Posted Jun 27, 2007
 
Kikes Like Me (2006)n/a
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3.5/5
 
" Words escape me." -- JWR
Posted Jun 27, 2007
 
Unspeakable (2006)n/a
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3.5/5
 
" Both Zweig and his coterie of single women surf the net in search of true love but are unable to morph chat room delight into a second date, much less anything permanent." -- JWR
Posted Jun 27, 2007
 
Lovable (2007)n/a
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4/5
 
" Born-again survivor beats more than the odds." -- JWR
Posted Jun 27, 2007
 
Citizen Sam (2006)n/a
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4.5/5
 
" ... the film-within-the film wraps, but the willful manipulation of honest citizens continues unabated." -- JWR
Posted Jun 27, 2007
 
The Caiman (2006)39%
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3.5/5
 
" Covert self-employment primer scores a hit." -- JWR
Posted Jun 27, 2007
 
Burn Notice (2007)n/a
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3/5
 
" With 4,000 stores already and the same amount planned, Wal-Mart, the “planet’s retail overlord,” is the number one punching bag of the filmmakers..." -- JWR
Posted Feb 14, 2007
 
Independent America: The Two-Lane Search for Mom & Pop (2005)n/a
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3/5
 
" Garcia has shown courage, skill and perseverance in pulling this project together. It has much to say about the notion of what drives people to deadly, disastrous choices..." -- JWR
Posted Feb 14, 2007
 
Short Side of Nothing (2005)n/a
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2/5
 
" Devilish script misses its point." -- JWR
Posted Feb 14, 2007
 
Soul Searchers (2006)n/a
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4.5/5
 
" A production that any serious film buff will have to experience." -- Film Threat
Posted Feb 13, 2007
 
The Book of Revelation (2006)75%
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4/5
 
" Closet anarchists and urban guerrillas everywhere will enjoy director/writer ... Reginald Harkema's 'How to Fuck The Man' primer." -- JWR
Posted Feb 10, 2007
 
Monkey Warfare (2006)86%
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4/5
 
" Rob Stewart's labour of love goes beyond mere obsession with our 'most amazing and mysterious animal.'" -- JWR
Posted Feb 10, 2007
 
Sharkwater (2007)81%
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2/5
 
" John Boorman's self-indulgent "moral fable" has promise ..., but like the dueling entrepreneurs who populate one strand of the narrative, delivers more sizzle than steak." -- JWR
Posted Feb 10, 2007
 
The Tiger's Tail (2006)0%

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