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John DeFore

John DeFore

Agrees with the Tomatometer 79% of the time.

Publications:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution , Austin American-Statesman , Hollywood Reporter , Slate
Total Reviews:
268

Best Reviewed Films

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3.5/4 85% Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2011) " We see a script and some underexposed actors who were lucky to find each other." — Washington Post
Posted Sep 30, 2011
3.5/4 90% Attack the Block (2011) " "Attack the Block" demands to be seen simply because it is a thrill - a pulse-raiser whose perfect construction and pointed wit make it one of the year's most exciting films." — Washington Post
Posted Aug 19, 2011
3.5/4 88% Buck (2011) " You don't have to be a horse nut to fall for "Buck," one of those rare documentaries whose subject is so inherently fascinating that a fictional character could hardly compete." — Washington Post
Posted Jun 24, 2011
4/5 80% Chicago 10 (2008) " Filmmaker Brett Morgen returns with another livelier-than-usual entry in the nonfiction field, a portrait of '60s activism that mixes vintage footage with cartoon-animated re-enactments." — Austin American-Statesman
Posted Apr 4, 2008
3/4 97% Tomboy (2011) " Sciamma pictures the story in dappled sunlight and wooded fields that, though not far from dull apartment blocks, have an out-of-time seductiveness." — Washington Post
Posted Dec 16, 2011
3/4 100% Thunder Soul (2011) " Arguably, the current generation of funk and soul revivalists owes a debt to musicians who forged their astonishing sound in between Algebra study sessions." — Washington Post
Posted Oct 7, 2011
3/4 83% Warrior (2011) " While "Warrior" does offer enough jaw-snapping action to sate any 'roid-ragers in the audience, it works on deeper levels as well." — Washington Post
Posted Sep 9, 2011
3/4 76% The Debt (2011) " The Debt roots itself in reality more plausibly than most contemporary spy films without sacrificing the genre's tense thrills." — Washington Post
Posted Sep 1, 2011
43% Dinner for Schmucks (2010) " Steve Carell finds a character more clueless than Michael Scott in broad laffer redeemed by occasional quirks." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 16, 2010
85% Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010) " Lively and touching doc combines insider view of its art-star subject with smart present-day interviews." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 7, 2010
81% Countdown to Zero (2010) " Well put-together doc reminds viewers there's plenty to fear on the nuclear-weapons front." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 6, 2010
96% Restrepo (2010) " In-depth account of Army deployment in an Afghanistan hotspot shows soldiering at its most rugged." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 21, 2010
89% Waiting for Superman (2010) " Davis Guggenheim tells some inconvenient truths about public education in compelling new doc." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 9, 2010
91% Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work (2010) " Doc provides plenty of laughs while proving there's more to Rivers than plastic surgery jokes and red-carpet chatter." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 7, 2010
74% Splice (2010) " Genre-savvy monster movie approaches Midnight Movie zone without abandoning the mainstream." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 1, 2010
76% Kick-Ass (2010) " Funny, unexpectedly violent romp lets a regular kid play superhero for a while." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 15, 2010
54% Hesher (2011) " Moviegoers will have to admit the movie is true to itself." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 26, 2010
57% Douchebag (2010) " A clever DIY comedy that could be this year's Humpday for art house audiences in search of characters they recognize from their own lives." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 26, 2010
29% Sympathy for Delicious (2011) " Directing debut for Mark Ruffalo presents supernatural premise in an unexpectedly unironic way." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 25, 2010
26% Women in Trouble (2009) " Gutierrez's script can't supply female characters as believable as Almodovar's, but in the director's chair he gives his cast room to compensate with funny, self-aware performances." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 18, 2009
51% Observe and Report (2009) " Partly but not completely thanks to Rogen's committed performance, Observe manages the funny-pathetic arc of its story line vastly better than Hill's debut film The Foot Fist Way." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 18, 2009
77% Role Models (2008) " A broad but satisfying multiplex comedy." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 20, 2008
94% My Winnipeg (2007) " Guy Maddin docu about his hometown gives fans everything they'd expect, plus a few moments of unexpected sincerity." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 18, 2008
84% Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) " Solid rom com finds another Judd Apatow acolyte moving into the spotlight." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 11, 2008
35% 21 (2008) " Real-life rags-to-riches Vegas scheme makes for glossy if lightweight fun." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 28, 2008
54% Explicit Ills (2009) " Political awareness doesn't spell preachiness in slice-of-life directing debut for actor Mark Webber." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 28, 2008
65% Stop Loss (2008) " Stop-Loss has painted itself into a dramatic corner, which might be the most honest expression of the filmmaker's empathy for the men and women serving in Iraq." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 26, 2008
78% Lou Reed's Berlin (2008) " Excellent concert docu revisits a neglected chapter in Reed's back catalog." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 19, 2008
100% At the Death House Door (2008) " an involving film with fresh perspectives that should ensure appeal on the activist and festival circuits." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 10, 2008
84% Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2008) " An entertaining pic that will fascinate admirers but is wide-ranging and unpretentious enough to engage those intimidated by Glass' aesthetic." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Dec 27, 2007
91% There Will Be Blood (2007) " Daniel Day-Lewis stuns in Paul Thomas Anderson's saga of a soul-dead oil man." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 1, 2007
50% Then She Found Me (2007) " With subtle laughs but solid emotional thrust, it will play very well with older audiences." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 19, 2007
85% The Take (2007) " Short on sensational elements but involving, it won't set multiplexes on fire but should make a decent showing thanks to cast and plot." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 19, 2007
85% El Orfanato (The Orphanage) (2007) " Director [Juan Antonio] Bayona employs the visual language of horror films...with restraint and good taste." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 19, 2007
81% Lars and the Real Girl (2007) " Lars might at first sound like a movie you wouldn't want your kids to see, but it has a heart of gold." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 18, 2007
—— Joy Division - Under Review (2006) " A solid, well presented history of the band's brief career, Joy Division has appeal for music buffs but could get mileage in theaters from a smart coordination with the feature film's release." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 18, 2007
92% Caramel (2008) " Warm-hearted and accessible." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 17, 2007
80% Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (2007) " An enjoyable enough primer that it may nurture fans to support the rockers in their old age." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 17, 2007
48% Run Fatboy Run (2007) " ...despite lacking marquee stars could do well with the date-night mainstream." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 11, 2007
90% Knocked Up (2007) " Apatow's gleefully raunchy movies are, in an odd and charming way, extremely family-friendly." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 31, 2007
81% Great World of Sound (2007) " A movie about conscience that flatly refuses the catharsis and redemption a mainstream feature would demand, Great World of Sound is a dirty gem, shining despite the modesty of its production." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 2, 2007
83% Twisted: A Balloonamentary (2008) " A thoroughly winning feature that, despite appearing to be made with the small screen in mind, could hold its own theatrically in the feel-good docu niche." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 2, 2007
67% Everything's Gone Green (2007) " If the picture secretly hopes to supply viewers with the kind of epiphany its characters seek, it falls short, staying instead on turf tread in many other good-hearted festival films before it. Within that arena though, it holds its own." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 19, 2007
37% The Ten (2007) " The product of restless comic imaginations that would rather bounce to the next idea than milk the previous one for every drop. Some viewers may be exhausted by the barrage, but few will complain of not getting their money's worth." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 3, 2007
86% The Prisoner Or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair (2007) " The prisoner's journalistic tendencies served him well in jail: He chronicled details of his captivity, including names and serial numbers of fellow prisoners, in places guards wouldn't notice (like the inside of his boxer shorts)." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 21, 2007
54% Manufacturing Dissent (2007) " Smart, fair primer on Michael Moore's divisive career offers a couple of eye-opening moments." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 17, 2007
63% Reign Over Me (2007) " [A] deeply heartfelt film." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 16, 2007
87% The Lookout (2007) " Out of Sight scribes slides nicely into director's chair with darker crime tale." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 14, 2007
68% Disturbia (2007) " Rear Window meets the iTunes era in fun, slick suspense pic." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 13, 2007
44% Fired! (2006) " Documentarians Chris Bradley and Kyle Labrache keep things moving at a nice pace while indulging Gurwitch's possibly too frequent attempts to tie the expanding film in to the event that inspired it." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 30, 2007
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