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Jennifer Merin

Agrees with the Tomatometer 87% of the time.

Publications:: About.com , AWFJ Women on Film , New York Press

Total Reviews:: 191

Location:: New York

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
5/5 stars	100%	The Miners' Hymns (2012)	" Filmmaker Bill Morrison mined the archives of the British Film Institute for found footage for this poetic and haunting impressionistic study about coal mining in England." — About.com Posted Feb 12, 2012
4/5	71%	Windfall (2012)	" Filmmaker Laura Israel's investigation of how construction of wind turbines in rural New York State impacts local citizens is an important reminder that there are no easy and quick fixes for environmental issues." — About.com Posted Feb 6, 2012
4/5	80%	Splinters (2012)	" The surf's up in Papua New Guinea, and rivalry is intense as Vanimo villagers compete for a slot on their national surfing team -- and a fast track ticket to status and the wide world beyond their beaches." — About.com Posted Feb 6, 2012
5/5	82%	Crazy Horse (2012)	" Don't walk. Don't trot. Gallup to see Frederick Wiseman's reveal all documentary about Paris' Crazy Horse, home of the world's most famous and classiest nude review." — About.com Posted Feb 6, 2012
	95%	Knuckle (2011)	" A hard-hitting documentary in which the men of rival Irish traveler clans periodically beat each other to a pulp to settle a family feud that began for a reason that nobody remembers. Bloody amazing!" — About.com Posted Dec 12, 2011
5/5	100%	Daguerr�otypes (1976)	" Agnes Varda's magnificent documentary, filmed in 1976, gets its long-awaited US premiere in Dec 2011. Pure joy!" — About.com Posted Dec 12, 2011
4.5/5	94%	Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel (2011)	" This A-list documentary shines a glowing spotlight on the career achievements of Hollywood's B-movie mogul. Very entertaining, indeed!" — About.com Posted Dec 12, 2011
4.5/5	79%	Khodorkovsky (2011)	" Russian mogul Mikhail Khodorkovsky's fascinating story presented with stunning cinematic style." — About.com Posted Nov 25, 2011
4/5	83%	In Heaven Underground: The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery (2011)	" The film's lead character is Weissensee Jewish Cemetery itself, a place that houses the dead, but has survived to become a symbol of human resilience, and of the importance of recognizing and respecting tradition. " — About.com Posted Nov 13, 2011
5/5	84%	Garbo: The Spy (2011)	" A real life spy thriller of a documentary: "Garbo" is better than "Mata Hari."" — About.com Posted Nov 13, 2011
	79%	Pianomania (2011)	" An amazing glimpse into the rarefied realm of elite musicians, giving audiences a fly-on-the wall perspective to which not even devoted patrons of classical music are often privileged." — About.com Posted Nov 3, 2011
4/5	81%	The Look (2011)	" Charlotte Rampling, sublimely wise at age 55, comments on her performances, career and personal evolution, while looking into filmmaker Angelina Maccarone's camera for this insightful, intimate profile of the revered actress." — About.com Posted Nov 3, 2011
3.5/5	76%	The Other F Word (2011)	" The other F word is "Father" or "Fatherhood." Now, what were you thinking? " — About.com Posted Nov 3, 2011
4.5/5	——	Marathon Boy ()	" A beautifully made and deeply unsettling film. You won't soon forget the four-year-old who is running from a life of poverty." — About.com Posted Nov 3, 2011
3.5/5	81%	Klitschko (2011)	" If you want to cheer for the Klitschkos, this profile will be enough for you. If you want to understand them, you'll need more." — About.com Posted Oct 16, 2011
	98%	Le Havre (2011)	" Beautifully humane, LE HAVRE is one of the few movies I've seen recently that has made me truly gleeful and profoundly proud that I am of our species." — AWFJ Women on Film Posted Oct 11, 2011
4/5	76%	Bombay Beach (2011)	" Set within the surrealistic surroundings of remote and rundown Bombay Bay, with its stunning and timeless landscape of desert blight, these characters and their odd behavior are unfailingly fascinating fare for a verite filmmaker." — About.com Posted Oct 10, 2011
3.5/5	94%	Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011)	" One or two 'Barbara Walters moments' would have enhanced this profile of Muppeteer Kevin Clash. Without them, the biodoc is little more than an endearing, people pleasing puff piece." — About.com Posted Oct 8, 2011
3.5/5	67%	The Sons Of Tennessee Williams (2011)	" About an early triumph in the struggle for gay rights, and a colorful, fun glimpse at New Orleans' Mardi Gras in drag." — About.com Posted Oct 8, 2011
3.5/5	100%	Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone (2011)	" Some fascinating music history and watching Angelo's amazing antics add up to a very engaging audience experience. " — About.com Posted Oct 1, 2011
5/5	100%	Thunder Soul (2011)	" Moving and joyful, an authentic pleaser for crowds of all ages, inspiring for people in all seasons of life." — About.com Posted Sep 18, 2011
5/5	——	You've Been Trumped ()	" Donald Trump faces a reality show-down in Scotland in this compelling and dramatic environmental documentary. " — About.com Posted Sep 13, 2011
5/5	81%	Where Soldiers Come From (2011)	" Heather Courtney's poignant character-driven documentary presents a compelling argument that we should not send young Americans to war." — About.com Posted Sep 11, 2011
2.5/5	67%	Limelight (2011)	" Billy Corben's glitzy documentary about the rise and demise of NY club lord Peter Gatien is studded with psychedelic images and audio that don't add much to the story -- except confusion." — About.com Posted Sep 2, 2011
5/5	92%	Rebirth (2011)	" A moving documentary in which survivors of 9/11 lead us to reflect upon the tragic effects of 9/11 and how they can be overcome. Rebirth is about healing." — About.com Posted Aug 29, 2011
3/5	48%	Chasing Madoff (2011)	" Ponzi master Madoff muted whistleblower Harry Makopolis' blasts for decades, as shown in this dark documentary intrigue that filmmaker Jeff Prosserman cloaks in film noir style." — About.com Posted Aug 15, 2011
4/5	——	Gloria: In Her Own Words ()	" Backed by archival footage, Gloria Steinem chronicles her career with candid on camera commentary. She's down to earth, no nonsense, smart and compelling." — About.com Posted Aug 10, 2011
5/5	40%	Granito (2011)	" Part courtroom drama, part political thriller and part war movie, Granito: How to Nail A Dictator is one of the most compelling. gripping and inspiring documentaries of the year to date." — About.com Posted Aug 10, 2011
4.5/5	100%	Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune (2011)	" This brilliantly composed docu about Phil Ochs not only captures the power of the singer/songwriter's personality, it reveals the period's social and poltical strife by following events in his career and reflected in his lyrics." — About.com Posted Jul 26, 2011
5/5	99%	The Interrupters (2011)	" Through chronicling CeaseFire's attempts to quell street violence, the filmmakers show how violence causes a downward spiral of despair. This isn't an easy documentary to watch, but it is one which must be seen." — About.com Posted Jul 17, 2011
1.5/5	91%	Tabloid (2011)	" Morris' choice of title may be ripe with ironic intent, but the film is what it is: an arrogant, obscene, inexcusable example of tabloid exploitation. " — About.com Posted Jul 11, 2011
4/5	89%	Crime After Crime (2011)	" A genuine eye opener about the failures of our criminal justice system." — About.com Posted Jul 10, 2011
3.5/5	50%	Love Etc. (2011)	" A good first date documentary." — About.com Posted Jul 10, 2011
4.5/5	98%	Project Nim (2011)	" Director James Marsh smartly, slyly suggests through cinematic style that Project Nim was far from an authentic scientific experiment." — About.com Posted Jul 10, 2011
4.5/5	87%	Buck (2011)	" Buck Brannaman is pure soul, and so is this film. Whether you own a horse or not, ride or not, Buck has some mighty life lessons in store, and they are presented in a purely gentle and inspiring way." — About.com Posted Jun 19, 2011
3.5/5	80%	Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011)	" Page One isn't quite a NYT cover story, but its moments of intrigue and hilarious Dave Carr sequences are entertaining. " — About.com Posted Jun 19, 2011
5/5	88%	If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011)	" A compelling documentary that expands a little known chapter in the environmental movement to raise questions about how social protest should be staged, how terrorism should be defined and how civil disobedience should be handled by authorities." — About.com Posted Jun 19, 2011
	97%	Queen Of The Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us? (2011)	" It delivers a message of urgency: Make speed to heed the bees." — About.com Posted Jun 6, 2011
4/5	76%	Rejoice & Shout (2011)	" Rejoice and Shout is a rousing documentary that should really be required viewing for all music lovers and for anyone who would like to be in the know about the gospel genre." — About.com Posted May 29, 2011
4/5	96%	One Lucky Elephant (2011)	" Flora the elephant is quite a crowd pleaser. So is this delightful documentary!" — About.com Posted May 29, 2011
4/5	——	Freedom Riders ()	" Stanley Nelson's Freedom Riders profiles and pays tribute to civil rights activists who risked life and limb in nonviolent protest against segregation in the Deep South." — About.com Posted May 17, 2011
4/5	57%	How to Live Forever (2011)	" Serving as a portal to personal reflection about aging and death, How To Life Forever is a highly relevant documentary with wide appeal. Read my full review. " — About.com Posted May 10, 2011
4.5/5	86%	Bhutto (2010)	" Filmmakers Duane Baughman and Johnny O'Hara present a stirring biographical documentary about Benazir Bhutto, one of history's most fascinating and tragic political leaders." — About.com Posted May 9, 2011
3.5/5	58%	Yves Saint Laurent - L'amour fou (2011)	" A biographical documentary tribute to Yves Saint-Laurent and his accomplishments. But, told primarily from the perspective of Saint-Laurent's grieving partner, it's sadder than it is celebratory. " — About.com Posted May 8, 2011
4/5	91%	The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2011)	" Leanne Pooley's delightful profile of Lynda and Jools Topp, New Zealand's top comedy duo, entertains while giving biographical background and full disclosure about their lesbian lifestyle. The performance clips are hilarious. Read full review." — About.com Posted May 8, 2011
4/5	100%	Louder Than A Bomb (2011)	" A documentary about the competition between inner city and suburban high school poetry teams to win Chicago's 'Louder Than A Bomb' teen poetry rave. The teens hone their rhyming skills and styles until they're nothing less than terrific." — About.com Posted Apr 30, 2011
4/5	85%	Under The Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story (2011)	" Whether you play MONOPOLY or not, you'll be game for this entertaining documentary tha delves into everything about the world's most popular board game." — About.com Posted Apr 29, 2011
5/5	77%	Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird' (2011)	" Mary McDonagh Murphy's documentary is a fitting tribute to beloved author Nelle Harper Lee, an American treasure. " — About.com Posted Apr 29, 2011
3.5/5	73%	Revenge of the Electric Car (2011)	" An important subject with mass appeal. Read my full review." — About.com Posted Apr 21, 2011

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