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Kam Williams

Kam Williams

Agrees with the Tomatometer 68% of the time.

Biography:

Voted Most Outstanding Journalist of the Decade by the Disilgold Soul Literary Review in 2008, Kam Williams is a syndicated film and book critic who writes for 100+ publications around the U.S. and Canada. He is a member of the New York Film Critics Online, the NAACP Image Awards Nominating Committee, and Rotten Tomatoes.

In addition to a BA in Black Studies from Cornell, he has an MA in English from Brown, an MBA from The Wharton School, and a JD from Boston University. Kam lives in Princeton, NJ with his wife and son.

Publications:
AALBC.com , Afro-American , AfroGotham , AfroToronto , Arizona Informant , Arts Weekly , Asbury Park Coaster , Awareness Magazine , Ban the N-Word , Baret News , Bay State Banner , Bean Soup Times , BFly Magazine , Black Book News , Black Collegian , Black Film Magazine , Black Mississippi , Black Star News , Black Talent News , BlackFilm.com , BlackNews.com , Blacksonville , Boston Metro , Boston Phoenix , Cape May Beachcomber , Capital City Courier , Chicken Bones Journal , Cincinnati Herald , CinemATL , CNA Newsworld , Cream Magazine , Crossroads News , Dallas Examiner , DallasBlack.com , Denver Urban Connection , Denver Urban Spectrum , Disilgold Soul Literary Review , Downtime , Ellsworth American , EURWeb , Film Festival Radio , Final Call , FlowInsidersInc , Global Rhythm Magazine , Harlem World Magazine , Hempstead Uniondale Times , Heritage Konpa Magazine , Hip-Hop Book Club , Houston Defender , I Love Black Movies , IMDiversity.com , Inside Black Hollywood , Insight News , International Sports Eye , IPOAA Magazine , Ladybrille Magazine , Langfield Entertainment , Leader Newspapers, New Jersey , Literary Dish , Local Talk News , Los Angeles Sentinel , Man Up Magazine , Memphis Tri-State Defender , Metro , Michigan Chronicle , Michigan Citizen , Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder , Mount Desert Islander , New Journal & Guide , New Orleans Black , New York Beacon , NewsBlaze , Oakland Globe , One People's Project , Philadelphia Sunday Sun , Philly Limelight , Positive Community , Princeton Town Topics , Providence American , Quarterly Black Review , Richmond Post , San Francisco Bay View , San Francisco Post , Seattle Medium , Sly Fox , Soul Pitt , STAND! News , Teachers of Color , Tennessee Tribune , The Queens Light , The Skanner , TheLoop21.com , Toronto-Franco.com , Twin Cities Daily Planet , Two River Times , University City Review , Upstage Magazine , Urban Network , Villager , Washington Informer , WBAI Web Radio , Weekly Press
Critics' Group:
New York Film Critics Online
Total Reviews:
2258
Total QuickRatings:
7

Worst Reviewed Films

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0/4 0% A Thousand Words (2012) " Makes The Adventures of Pluto Nash look like Beverly Hills Cop!" — AALBC.com
Posted Mar 10, 2012
0/4 39% Due Date (2010) " A relentlessly-offensive bottom-feeder of no redeeming social value which I learned in law school is the Supreme Court's definition of obscene." — NewsBlaze
Posted Feb 21, 2011
0/4 4% The Roommate (2011) " A suspense thriller sans the element of suspense is apt to disappoint even an audience arriving with low expectations. " — TheLoop21.com
Posted Feb 7, 2011
0/4 49% No Strings Attached (2011) " A vulgar exercise in depravity radiating such bad karma that you'll need to take a cleansing shower right after watching it" — TheLoop21.com
Posted Jan 24, 2011
0/4 10% Grown Ups (2010) " A midlife crisis disaster more akin to Billy Madison in search of a second childhood than anything evocative of The Big Chill. Grow up already! " — TheLoop21.com
Posted Nov 8, 2010
0/4 39% Due Date (2010) " A relentlessly-offensive bottom-feeder of no redeeming social value which I learned in law school is the Supreme Court's definition of obscene. " — TheLoop21.com
Posted Nov 8, 2010
0/4 9% My Soul to Take (2010) " Might not be Wes Craven's best film, but it's certainly his worst. " — TheLoop21.com
Posted Oct 11, 2010
0/4 47% MacGruber (2010) " Sleazy does it!" — NewsBlaze
Posted Sep 4, 2010
0/4 10% Grown Ups (2010) " Blacks serve as brunt of the jokes in insensitive buddy comedy." — NewsBlaze
Posted Jun 26, 2010
0/4 15% A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) " It doesn't get any worser than this." — TheLoop21.com
Posted May 2, 2010
0/4 9% Harlem Aria (1999) " 100 minutes of Hell that had me reaching for my meds." — TheLoop21.com
Posted Apr 6, 2010
0/4 9% Harlem Aria (1999) " 100 minutes of Hell that had me reaching for my meds." — NewsBlaze
Posted Apr 2, 2010
0/4 9% Harlem Aria (1999) " 100 minutes of Hell that had me reaching for my meds." — NewsBlaze
Posted Apr 2, 2010
0/4 9% Harlem Aria (1999) " 100 minutes of Hell that had me reaching for my meds." — Sly Fox
Posted Apr 1, 2010
0/4 18% Valentine's Day (2010) " Unoriginal sitcom squanders bounty of A-List stars." — Sly Fox
Posted Feb 13, 2010
0/4 43% Jennifer's Body (2009) " Megan Fox needs to set her sights a little higher now that she has some clout in Hollywood." — NewsBlaze
Posted Dec 26, 2009
0/4 37% Angels & Demons (2009) " A farcical, farfetched, patience-testing, 2 1/2-hour insult to the intelligence." — Sly Fox
Posted Nov 19, 2009
0/4 39% 2012 (2009) " An eye-popping, insult to the intelligence strictly for the kiddies and crackpot doomsday enthusiasts." — NewsBlaze
Posted Nov 14, 2009
0/4 67% Brüno (Bruno) (2009) " An over-indulgence in vulgarity of no redeeming social value." — Sly Fox
Posted Nov 5, 2009
0/4 15% Year One (2009) " Might not be Jack Black's best film, but it's definitely his worst." — Sly Fox
Posted Oct 1, 2009
0/4 43% Jennifer's Body (2009) " Megan Fox needs to set her sights a little higher now that she has some clout in Hollywood." — Sly Fox
Posted Sep 20, 2009
0/4 51% Observe and Report (2009) " I suppose this movie could've been worse. I'm just not sure how." — Sly Fox
Posted Sep 18, 2009
0/4 —— Steppin': The Movie (2009) " A spiritually-debilitating descent into depravity." — Sly Fox
Posted Aug 16, 2009
0/4 —— Steppin': The Movie (2009) " A spiritually-debilitating descent into depravity." — NewsBlaze
Posted Aug 15, 2009
0/4 5% Miss March (2009) " Relentlessly offensive and insulting!" — Sly Fox
Posted Jul 26, 2009
0/4 67% Brüno (Bruno) (2009) " Bruno is no Borat!" — NewsBlaze
Posted Jul 11, 2009
0/4 18% Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) " Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times? Not a chance!" — NewsBlaze
Posted Jun 27, 2009
0/4 15% Year One (2009) " Might not be Jack Black's best film, but it's definitely his worst!" — NewsBlaze
Posted Jun 20, 2009
0/4 12% Pink Panther 2 (2009) " Not funny, and certainly shouldn't be rated a kid-friendly PG either." — NewsBlaze
Posted Jun 18, 2009
0/4 —— Dough Boys (2009) " A 21st Century version of Amos 'n Andy which must have been financed by the Klan." — Sly Fox
Posted Jun 12, 2009
0/4 —— Dough Boys (2009) " A 21st Century version of Amos 'n Andy which must have been financed by the Klan." — NewsBlaze
Posted Jun 12, 2009
0/4 37% Angels & Demons (2009) " Didn't President Obama put a ban on this sort of torture?" — NewsBlaze
Posted May 17, 2009
0/4 51% Observe and Report (2009) " I suppose this movie could've been worse. I'm just not sure how." — NewsBlaze
Posted Apr 12, 2009
0/4 5% Miss March (2009) " A relentlessly insulting and offensive flick which endeavors to redeem itself via 11th-hour moralizing ony after every frame up to the end had been a wholesale celebration of the debasement of females and the stereotyping of blacks." — NewsBlaze
Posted Mar 14, 2009
0/4 18% Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) " The good news is that I only need 9 more movies for my 10 Worst List." — NewsBlaze
Posted Mar 1, 2009
0/4 46% Lakeview Terrace (2008) " Get a load of how ridiculous the plot is: Samuel L. Jackson plays a short-tempered bigot with a very specific prejudice, namely, mixed couples where the man is white and the woman is black. Otherwise, he has plenty of friends of every ethnicity." — NewsBlaze
Posted Jan 23, 2009
0/4 11% An American Carol (2008) " Challenging authority, unpatriotic? Bah, humbug!" — Sly Fox
Posted Dec 26, 2008
0/4 19% Meet Dave (2008) " The worst sci-fi comedy since Eddie Murphy made The Adventures of Pluto Nash." — NewsBlaze
Posted Nov 23, 2008
0/4 21% Fred Claus (2007) " A feel-bad Christmas flick, not exactly the way anybody would want to kickoff the holiday season." — NewsBlaze
Posted Nov 23, 2008
0/4 11% An American Carol (2008) " Challenging authority as unpatriotic? Bah, humbug!" — NewsBlaze
Posted Oct 6, 2008
0/4 46% Lakeview Terrace (2008) " A molasses-paced flick which rings false from beginning to end, from its patently absurd premise clear through to its unintentionally funny resolution." — NewsBlaze
Posted Sep 21, 2008
0/4 14% The Love Guru (2008) " Mike Myers fails miserably in what might not be the best performance of his career, but it's certainly his worst." — NewsBlaze
Posted Sep 16, 2008
0/4 38% Swing Vote (2008) " A string of shameless sales pitches sans the rudiments of a major motion picture. Next time, how about including an ending if you're going to ask us to sit through two hours of commercials?" — NewsBlaze
Posted Aug 2, 2008
0/4 55% Step Brothers (2008) " With exhibitionist Will Ferrell finding another excuse to expose himself in a movie, he's leaving himself in danger of going down in cinematic history as the man who nude too much." — NewsBlaze
Posted Jul 26, 2008
0/4 50% Doomsday (2008) " Forget about trying to follow the preposterous plotline of this insult to the intelligence, unless you want to laugh out loud." — NewsBlaze
Posted Jul 25, 2008
0/4 19% Meet Dave (2008) " The worst sci-fi comedy since, well, since Eddie Murphy made The Adventures of Pluto Nash." — AALBC.com
Posted Jul 12, 2008
0/4 14% The Love Guru (2008) " It's Mike Myers job to make you laugh, and he fails miserably in what might not be the best performance of his career, but it's certainly his worst." — NewsBlaze
Posted Jun 21, 2008
0/4 16% Jumper (2008) " Time-travel sci-fi marred by ludicrous plot leaps." — BlackFilm.com
Posted Jun 13, 2008
0/4 —— The Sweep (What Up?) (2008) " Features the embarrassing antics of a couple of shiftless fools who attempt to resurrect every ugly stereotype about brothers while spouting ebonics-laden dialogue reminiscent of Amos & Andy." — Mount Desert Islander
Posted Jun 11, 2008
0/4 —— The Sweep (What Up?) (2008) " Makes Soul Plane look like The Great Debaters." — NewsBlaze
Posted Jun 10, 2008
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