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JEFF GILES

Agrees with the Tomatometer 100% of the time.

Biography: I'm a freelance music and film critic, which means a lot of people mistake me for Newsweek's Jeff Giles (I even get his mail sometimes). I am not Newsweek's Jeff Giles. Also, I like long walks on the beach.

Favorites: "Nobody's Fool," "Big Trouble in Little China," "Spinal Tap," "Big Fish," "Better Off Dead," "Die Hard," "400 Blows"

Publications: Bullz-Eye.com, Collider.com, Dadnabbit, Popdose, Rotten Tomatoes

Total Reviews: 1013

Location: New Hampshire

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Rotten	Rotten 46%	My Sister's Keeper (2009)	" No bets are hedged and no opportunity for melodrama is left untaken; if the movie has a chance to beat you over the head, it will." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 30, 2009
Fresh	Rotten 25%	Four Christmases (2008)	" At its best, Four Christmases is maybe half as good as Christmas Vacation, but it has a couple of things going for it: First, Tim Allen is nowhere to be found, and second, seeing Vince Vaughn abused never gets old." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 30, 2009
Fresh	Rotten 32%	Terminator Salvation (2009)	" It rarely lags, the special effects are first-rate, and Sam Worthington shows the most acting talent any action hero has displayed since Brian Bosworth pretended to tackle Bo Jackson." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 30, 2009
Rotten	Fresh 66%	Away We Go (2009)	" Away We Go is a wonderfully visual film, full of nifty, rewarding small touches. It�s clear a lot of love went into the movie -- but sadly, it�s a mystery as to why." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 19, 2009
Fresh	Rotten 50%	Observe and Report (2009)	" Ronnie Barnhardt was a problematic role, and Observe and Report is a troubled film, but Rogen makes the best of it." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 19, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 100%	The Wizard of Oz (1939)	" There aren�t many things that can hold up to seven decades of the kind of hype Oz has earned, but if there�s any such thing as a perfect movie, this is it..." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 19, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 98%	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)	" Make sure you put a pillow under your mouth the first time you watch the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Diamond Edition transfer, because your jaw is going to drop." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 19, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 90%	Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)	" It�s an uneven film -- the ending, in particular, feels like the last-minute affair it was -- but one whose slight undercurrent of darkness and danger feels wonderfully refreshing in this era of bubble-wrapped entertainment..." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 19, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 61%	Winnie the Pooh - The Tigger Movie (2000)	" There�s no violence here, no gross humor, no quick cuts or loud sound effects -- just a short, gentle romp through the Hundred Acre Woods." — Dadnabbit DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 19, 2009
Fresh	Rotten 53%	Pete's Dragon (1977)	" It generally falls into the �charming but anachronistically hokey� category Disney aimed for until the �80s." — Dadnabbit DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 19, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 86%	Earth (2009)	" So stunningly gorgeous that it might be the first true �gotta have it� purchase for Blu-ray owners." — Dadnabbit DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 19, 2009
Fresh	N/A	Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)	" Delivers all the sweet, modestly paced adventure we look for in our Pooh movies." — Dadnabbit DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 19, 2009
Fresh	Rotten 59%	Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)	" I wasn�t exactly foaming at the mouth to watch this, and I doubt there are many people who consider it one of Disney�s finest, but all things considered, it�s really a pretty entertaining movie." — Dadnabbit DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 19, 2009
Fresh	N/A	Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection (2009)	" It isn�t the type of title that�ll make you go out and buy a Blu-ray player, but if you�ve already made the upgrade, pick this up without delay." — Dadnabbit DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 19, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 92%	Mary and Max (2009)	" Like Mary and Max�s friendship, this movie is an act of tenderness that will linger long after the closing credits roll." — Collider.com Posted Oct 19, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 82%	I Love You, Man (2009)	" Only [Jason] Segel could turn drooling on Lou Ferrigno into an act of comic genius." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 12, 2009
Rotten	Fresh 64%	Watchmen (2009)	" In the space of 15 minutes, [Snyder] tosses in a symbolic mushroom cloud, the unsexiest Malin Akerman nudity in the history of Malin Akerman, and what should logically be the final appearance of Leonard Cohen�s �Hallelujah� on a movie soundtrack, ever." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 12, 2009
Fresh	Rotten 25%	Friday the 13th (2009)	" Platinum Dunes is all but certain to screw things up with the sequel, gearing up now, but they deserve a round of polite, bloodstained applause for this chapter." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 21, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 80%	Gran Torino (2008)	" If this really is Clint's on-screen coda, he picked a helluva way to go out." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 8, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 88%	Three Days of the Condor (1975)	" It�s easy to see how and why Condor inspired so many of the conspiracy thrillers that came after it." — Bullz-Eye.com DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 3, 2009
Fresh	N/A	Friday Night Lights - The Third Season ()	" If you�ve somehow missed the many opportunities to live among the residents of Dillon, Texas, now�s as good a time as any to make the move." — Collider.com DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 3, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 83%	There's Something About Mary (1998)	" If you can force yourself to forget about what came after it, Mary remains an enjoyably filthy (and sweet) comedy , filled with laugh-out-loud moments." — Collider.com DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 3, 2009
Rotten	Rotten 32%	Fanboys (2009)	" It�s innocuous enough, in a television movie sort of way, but in the era of destigmatized direct-to-video productions, there was never any reason for Fanboys to show up in theaters." — Collider.com DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 3, 2009
Fresh	N/A	Woodstock: Three Days of Peace & Music (The Director's Cut) (1970)	" Woodstock is as fluid as the spirit of the festival, tumbling from widescreen to split-screen and back again, a visual extension of what was going on all around Wadleigh and his crew." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 3, 2009
Rotten	Rotten 50%	Spring Breakdown (2008)	" The only way it might have been harder to watch is if someone in the cast had stabbed a baby seal to death with a butter knife at the end of every scene." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 3, 2009
Fresh 3/5	Fresh 84%	Wayne's World (1992)	" For fans of broad comedy and repeated fourth-wall puncturing, it�s definitely worth owning." — Bullz-Eye.com DVD REVIEW Posted May 25, 2009
Fresh	N/A	Paul Simon and Friends - The Library of Congress Gereshwin Prize For Popular Song (2007)	" A wonderfully pleasant surprise." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted May 25, 2009
Rotten	Fresh 70%	Batman (1989)	" When everyone in your cast comes off pretty much as smarmy as Robert Wuhl, you�re in deep trouble." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted May 25, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 79%	Falling Down (1993)	" It�s my contention that Joel Schumacher has never (and most likely will never) make another film as timely, smart, and important as 1993�s Falling Down." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted May 25, 2009
Rotten	Fresh 71%	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)	" Without giving too much away, let me just tell you that the film�s final act resulted in me giving the finger to a hummingbird and stalking out of the room." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted May 6, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 88%	Bolt (2008)	" Maybe it�s just the low expectations talking, but in the end, what I expected to be a powerful new blend of suck proved instead to be an utterly charming little kid�s movie." — Dadnabbit DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 2, 2009
Fresh	N/A	Bunnytown - Hello Bunnies (2009)	" A lot of it seems more suited to between-show bumpers on a network like Noggin than a full-length television series, but that works well with the short attention span of Bunnytown�s target demographic..." — Dadnabbit DVD REVIEW Posted Mar 16, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 100%	Pinocchio (1940)	" Disney�s certainly guilty of raiding the vaults at the slightest provocation, but the Platinum Edition line presents the ideal marriage of great content and new technology." — Dadnabbit DVD REVIEW Posted Mar 16, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 64%	Quantum of Solace (2008)	" It�s a bit of a letdown after Casino Royale, but still miles better than anything to come out of the franchise for a couple of decades before that, and its satisfying resolution points the way toward more consistently entertaining chapters in the series." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Mar 16, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 93%	Slumdog Millionaire (2008)	" The movie sweeps you up in an unapologetically corny embrace, and doesn�t let you go until the final chords of the ludicrously wonderful dance number that plays over the closing credits." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Mar 16, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 93%	Milk (2008)	" A garden-variety biopic with a stellar pedigree." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Mar 16, 2009
Rotten	Fresh 60%	W. (2008)	" Despite a number of strong performances from his smartly assembled cast, this is the first truly boring movie of Stone�s career." — Collider.com DVD REVIEW Posted Feb 23, 2009
Fresh	N/A	My Two Dads - Season One (1987)	" It isn�t the best television you�ve ever seen...but it made an effort to be something more than funny -- and it actually wasn�t half bad at being funny, either..." — Bullz-Eye.com DVD REVIEW Posted Feb 23, 2009
Rotten	Rotten 58%	The Secret Life of Bees (2008)	" If only The Secret Life of Bees was more of a feature-length drama and less of a Lifetime feature of the week." — Collider.com DVD REVIEW Posted Feb 23, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 90%	The Visitor (2008)	" It�s sort of the anti-Death Wish, offering a glimpse of city life that�s rife with hope and brotherhood." — Collider.com DVD REVIEW Posted Feb 15, 2009
Fresh	N/A	Palo Alto, CA (2007)	" Although this isn�t exactly an auspicious debut for director and co-writer Brad Leong, it does offer limited proof of noteworthy potential..." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Feb 15, 2009
Rotten	Rotten 51%	Body of Lies (2008)	" Ultimately, neither Scott nor screenwriter William Monahan (who adapted the David Ignatius novel) can come up with a movie that really works, either as an action thriller or a political statement." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Feb 15, 2009
Fresh	N/A	Night Court: The Complete Second Season ()	" I was very pleasantly surprised. Matter of fact, I think I laughed out loud at least once during each of these 22 episodes." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Feb 15, 2009
Rotten	Fresh 65%	Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)	" It�s often rather�well, dull, really, which isn�t something you�d expect from anything with the word Porno in the title." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Feb 6, 2009
Rotten	Fresh 82%	Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)	" Nine times out of 10, when a movie kicks off with a voiceover, you can bank on it being a pretty lazy film, and this one is no exception." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Jan 27, 2009
Rotten	Rotten 39%	The Rocker (2008)	" Perhaps The Rocker�s most annoying feature is that it isn�t completely terrible." — Collider.com Posted Jan 8, 2009
N/A	Fresh 92%	Children of Men (2006)	" Ten Sci-Fi Flicks for the Thinking Man" — Rotten Tomatoes FEATURE Posted Jan 7, 2009
Rotten	Rotten 13%	The Women (2008)	" *What ultimately knocks it down to slow-night-on-the-Netflix-queue status is English herself -- her direction is as broad and hammy as a Very Special Episode of Murphy Brown." — Popdose* DVD REVIEW Posted Dec 18, 2008
Rotten	Rotten 47%	Towelhead (2008)	" Ball essentially cleaves Towelhead in half, resting the film�s message on an unintentionally hilarious scene that wraps every bit of conflicting information young girls are given about their sexuality...and proceeds to beat you over the head with it." — Popdose DVD REVIEW Posted Dec 16, 2008
Fresh	Rotten 53%	Mamma Mia! (2008)	" *I finished watching this movie almost 24 hours ago, and I�m still sort of awestruck by it, because Mamma Mia!* is both the most painful and most fun movie I�ve seen in a very long time.*" — Popdose* DVD REVIEW Posted Dec 7, 2008

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