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Drew Toal

Drew Toal

Agrees with the Tomatometer 71% of the time.

Publications:
Time Out , Time Out New York
Total Reviews:
85

Best Reviewed Films

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
4/5 93% Aanrijding in Moscou (Moscow, Belgium) (2008) Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
4/5 98% Surfwise (2007) Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
4/5 93% Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
4/5 —— Fire Under the Snow (2008) Time Out
Posted Nov 17, 2011
4/5 81% Giorni e Nuvole (Days and Clouds) (2007) Time Out
Posted Nov 17, 2011
4/6 56% New World Order (2009) " Jones and his followers are an easy subject for ridicule, but Meyer and Neel opt for a more nuanced -- even sympathetic -- treatment of the group's ultralibertarian obsession." — Time Out New York
Posted May 20, 2009
4/6 67% LIfe. Support. Music. (2009) " Watching Crigler go from likable, ax-wielding guy to a prone figure who can't even close his mouth, and then his eventual return to the stage, is inspiring, and reaffirms our belief in the healing power of rock & roll." — Time Out New York
Posted Feb 4, 2009
4/6 93% Aanrijding in Moscou (Moscow, Belgium) (2008) " Belgium has a reputation for dullness (In Bruges) and being invaded by Germans (the Schlieffen Plan), but this delightful film also proves that it's a place where unlikely love can flourish." — Time Out New York
Posted Dec 17, 2008
4/6 50% We are Wizards (2008) " As with most uncontrollable pop-cultural phenomena, the various groups and organizations that have popped up around the Harry Potter franchise are more fascinating than the bespectacled object of their slavish devotion." — Time Out New York
Posted Nov 20, 2008
4/6 93% Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) " Boogie Man could have easily descended into a partisan polemic (by either side), but it pulls off the neat trick of presenting Atwater as both a sympathetic figure and the Antichrist." — Time Out New York
Posted Sep 24, 2008
4/6 —— Fire Under the Snow (2008) " This short but powerful doc provides a human element and historical perspective for armchair protestors who probably couldn't find Tibet on a map-but because Adam Yauch and other celebrities care about the issue, know only that "they're for it."" — Time Out New York
Posted Aug 6, 2008
4/6 81% Giorni e Nuvole (Days and Clouds) (2007) " Michele, in his inviolable pride and short temper, is almost a caricature of the vain Italian man, but the film otherwise deals with emotion in a truthful way." — Time Out New York
Posted Jul 9, 2008
4/6 92% We Are Together (Thina Simunye) (2006) " This film about orphans in South Africa would be satisfying even if the only good thing about it were its refreshing lack of Bono." — Time Out New York
Posted Jul 2, 2008
3/5 52% Nim's Island (2008) Time Out
Posted Nov 24, 2011
3/5 44% Let Them Chirp Awhile (2008) Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
3/5 100% Take Out (2004) Time Out
Posted Nov 17, 2011
3/5 19% Mutant Chronicles (2008) Time Out
Posted Nov 17, 2011
3/5 64% The First Basket (2008) Time Out
Posted Nov 17, 2011
3/5 82% Quantum Hoops (2007) Time Out
Posted Nov 17, 2011
3/5 56% Kicking It (2008) Time Out
Posted Nov 17, 2011
3/5 60% Bra Boys (2008) Time Out
Posted Nov 17, 2011
3/5 82% The End of America (2008) Time Out
Posted Nov 17, 2011
3/5 56% Stealing America: Vote by Vote (2008) Time Out
Posted Nov 16, 2011
3/5 24% Awake (2007) Time Out
Posted Nov 16, 2011
3/5 52% Nim's Island (2008) Time Out Chicago
Posted Sep 23, 2011
3/5 52% Nim's Island (2008) Time Out New York
Posted Jul 30, 2010
3/5 46% Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon (2009) " Director Mary Mazzio's film, part documentary and part public-service announcement ... may prompt a discussion of totally revamping standard curriculum." — Time Out New York
Posted Nov 11, 2009
3/6 19% Mutant Chronicles (2008) " The film plays like an extended-cut scene from an Xbox 360 shooter, but heroic sons of bitches mixed with exploding torsos at humanity's darkest hour sometimes equals splattery fun." — Time Out New York
Posted May 1, 2009
3/6 71% Bart Got a Room (2009) " If nothing else, the film serves as a cringeworthy reminder to us all about what terrible people we were in high school." — Time Out New York
Posted Apr 1, 2009
3/6 40% We Pedal Uphill (2008) " All of Roland Tec's miniportraits highlight the snake oil hucksterism and manufactured fear that still beset America." — Time Out New York
Posted Mar 18, 2009
3/6 75% Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2008) " The self-perpetuating cycle of hopelessness, ignorance and poverty is certainly a depressing spectacle. But it's not a very revelatory one." — Time Out New York
Posted Jan 21, 2009
3/6 44% Let Them Chirp Awhile (2008) " Jonathan Blitstein's debut feature works reasonably well by letting the characters' collective emotional retardation speak for itself." — Time Out New York
Posted Dec 3, 2008
3/6 82% The End of America (2008) " Wolf's dire message has lost some of its urgency, but is still worth paying attention to, if only as a study of how aggressive regimes market their language in palatable ways." — Time Out New York
Posted Dec 3, 2008
3/6 64% The First Basket (2008) " Students of the game will find the archival footage interesting, but casual filmgoers will likely be frustrated by the slavish on-court devotion to unflashy fundamentals and the inexcusable lack of dunking." — Time Out New York
Posted Oct 29, 2008
3/6 56% Stealing America: Vote by Vote (2008) " Despite backing up the sobering message of foul play with largely circumstantial evidence, Stealing America does offer useful advice (vote on paper, fools!) for those worried about our creeping American tyranny." — Time Out New York
Posted Jul 31, 2008
3/6 78% Bustin' Down the Door (2008) " While it's pleasurable to watch surf legends wax nostalgic about fissures in the precorporate surf lifestyle, Bustin' would be better served by delving a bit deeper into the erosion of a native culture." — Time Out New York
Posted Jul 24, 2008
3/6 56% Kicking It (2008) " You hope that this thoughtful portrayal of [these] players' admirable representation of their countries will win them more respect back home." — Time Out New York
Posted Jun 11, 2008
3/6 100% Take Out (2004) " A sweet-and-sour look at the immigrant experience." — Time Out New York
Posted Jun 4, 2008
3/6 82% Quantum Hoops (2007) " David Duchovny narrates this inspirational account of Caltech's 2006 basketball season (yes, the school has a team, and at the time of filming, the squad had not won in 21 years)." — Time Out New York
Posted May 14, 2008
3/6 60% Bra Boys (2008) " These siblings display a loyalty to their mates and to one another that is rather touching in this age of superficial friendships and mercenary values." — Time Out New York
Posted Apr 10, 2008
3/6 23% Balls of Fury (2007) Time Out New York
Posted Jan 18, 2008
3/6 79% Sharkwater (2007) " Undeniably captivating." — Time Out New York
Posted Nov 1, 2007
2/5 74% Outsourced (2007) Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
2/5 19% Meet Dave (2008) Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
2/5 29% 12 Rounds (2009) Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
2/5 7% Shutter (2008) Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
2/5 13% Mr. Woodcock (2007) Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
2/5 39% The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008) Time Out
Posted Nov 17, 2011
2/5 21% Flakes (2007) Time Out
Posted Nov 17, 2011
2/5 14% Deception (2008) Time Out
Posted Nov 17, 2011
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