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Jennifer Merin

Jennifer Merin

Agrees with the Tomatometer 87% of the time.

Publications:
About.com , AWFJ Women on Film , New York Press
Total Reviews:
200
Location:
New York

Best Reviewed Films

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5/5 83% Player Hating: A Love Story (2012) " A rare insider glimpse at a lifestyle of deprivation that drums all ambition out of some youngsters, and pushes others to do whatever they need to do and can do to succeed." — About.com
Posted Apr 11, 2012
5/5 75% Surviving Progress (2012) " An intellectually stimulating and provocative film that raises more questions than it answers. In our age of increasingly rapid technological advances, this examination of the notion of progress is timely. It is, indeed, a vital necessity." — About.com
Posted Apr 11, 2012
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
5/5 84% 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
5/5 100% Daguerréotypes (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
5/5 85% Garbo: The Spy (2011) " A real life spy thriller of a documentary: "Garbo" is better than "Mata Hari."" — About.com
Posted Nov 13, 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
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
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
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
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
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
5/5 87% Neshoba (2010) " This gripping documentary forces you to revisit an especially ugly chapter in American history, and question whether it is over and done with -- or not. " — About.com
Posted Feb 23, 2011
5/5 100% Nostalgia for the Light (2011) " Patricio Guzman's exquisitely filmed, pensively narrated and profoundly humanistic documentary explores Chile's remote Atacama Desert, revealing essential truths about the mysterious universe and the human experience within it." — About.com
Posted Feb 19, 2011
5/5 100% Into Eternity (2011) " This film is about your legacy. If you want to see the future, you want to see this film." — About.com
Posted Feb 4, 2011
5/5 96% Sweetgrass (2009) " Sweetgrass is a film of record about the American West. It documents, pays tribute to a fast-fading way of life. You want 'True Grit?' This is it! " — About.com
Posted Dec 16, 2010
5/5 97% A Film Unfinished (2010) " That Hersonski's grandmother was a Warsaw Ghetto survivor gives her film a deeply personal edge. That she coolly and convincingly extracts truth from propaganda makes her truly revelatory A Film Unfinished all the more important and compelling. " — About.com
Posted Aug 15, 2010
5/5 93% The Tillman Story (2010) " The story of Pat Tillman's life and untimely death is one that lends itself to legend. Legend makes for engaging cinema. In the hands of filmmaker Amir Bar Lev, The Tillman Story is great verite cinema." — About.com
Posted Aug 15, 2010
5/5 100% Enemies of the People (2010) " One of the year's best documentaries. Sambath's refinement in revealing the tragedy and epic brutality of Cambodia's killing fields makes the story all the more shocking and heartbreaking. You must see this movie!" — About.com
Posted Jul 30, 2010
5/5 85% Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010) " As artist and personality, Basquiat is a mesmerizing character with a fascinating story. Tamra Davis has done a wonderful job of sharing her insights into his life, ethos and aesthetic." — About.com
Posted Jul 25, 2010
5/5 96% Restrepo (2010) " By standing beside their subjects under fire, the filmmakers bring you to your own jarring encounter with the stress, adrenalin and shock of combat. Should be mandatory viewing for every American." — About.com
Posted Jun 6, 2010
5/5 100% Have You Heard from Johannesburg?: Apartheid and the Club of the West (2010) " An extraordinary documentary achievement that must be seen by anyone who's interested in world politics, current affairs, and in the art and process of nonfiction filmmaking." — About.com
Posted May 27, 2010
5/5 90% October Country (2009) " October Country is an intimate true life family drama that quietly delivers the psychological impact of a classic Gothic tale. It grabs you at the beginning, won't let go until the end, and leaves you with haunting images." — About.com
Posted Feb 10, 2010
5/5 94% Good Hair (2009) " "Good Hair" rocks! One of the year's best documentaries." — About.com
Posted Oct 14, 2009
5/5 95% Crude (2009) " A heart-wrenching, alarming and brilliantly crafted documentary about Chevron's desecration of the Ecuadorian Amazon, and the 27-billion dollar law suit in which indigenous peoples seek remediation and justice." — About.com
Posted Sep 12, 2009
5/5 84% Earth Days (2009) " Stone's brilliance as a filmmaker is that he serves the audience by serving his film's subject. Earth Days is a compelling and dramatic chronicle of the successes and failures of US environmental policies." — About.com
Posted Aug 12, 2009
5/5 95% The Cove (2009) " Presenting its compelling case with exceptional cinematic craft, The Cove is one of 2009's finest documentaries to date. Be sure to see it." — About.com
Posted Jul 27, 2009
5/5 89% Il y a Longtemps que Je T'aime (I've Loved You So Long) (2008) " This moving French film about the reunion of two sisters long separated by circumstances and guilt is must-see cinema." — AWFJ Women on Film
Posted Jul 6, 2009
5/5 87% Frozen River (2008) " "Courtney Hunt's brilliantly conceived and realized "Frozen River" stars Melissa Leo and Misty Upham as compelling female characters whose thrilling adventure and evolving relationship have a remarkably feminist arc." — AWFJ Women on Film
Posted Jul 6, 2009
5/5 96% Les Plages d'Agnès (The Beaches of Agnes) (2008) " Varda's brilliant cinematic reflection of her life, loves and prolific career is both poignant and inspiring. If you love cinema, 'Beaches' is a must see!" — About.com
Posted Jul 1, 2009
5/5 86% I.O.U.S.A. (2008) " Think of this important documentary as Economics 101, a primer on how America and Americans spend, and what hardships the future holds for us unless we change the pattern and our habits quickly." — About.com
Posted Jun 27, 2009
4/4 79% Flow: For Love of Water (2008) " The documentary shows in no uncertain terms that if we continue to abuse our water supply, Earth will become uninhabitable and humankind will become extinct." — About.com
Posted Jun 27, 2009
5/5 81% Unmistaken Child (2009) " A rare, intimate look at Tibetan Buddhists' search for the reincarnation of a deceased Lama, this beautifully filmed documetary is an extraordinary spiritual travelog, with all the dramatic elements of an exotic, enthralling fantasy" — About.com
Posted Jun 22, 2009
5/5 91% 24 City (Er shi si cheng ji) (2008) " Jia Zhangke uses documentary and narrative storytelling in "24 City," an extraordinary chronicling of how deconstruction of an aviation factory in Chengdu, China, effects the lives of 30,000 workers for whom the factory was not just a job, but a way of li" — About.com
Posted Jun 6, 2009
5/5 93% Lake of Fire (2007) " The film shows shocking footage of actual abortions in progress and the remains of aborted fetuses, as well as the appalling images of murdered abortion clinicians and the horrifying testimonies of pro-life fanatics who are convinced all abortionists shou" — About.com
Posted Jun 1, 2009
5/5 81% Trumbo (2007) " A portrait of Dalton Trumbo, the writer who defied HUAC. Joan Allen, Paul Giamatti, Liam Neeson, David Strathairn and Donald Sutherland, among others, read excerpts from Trumbo's letters. Moving and compelling. Must see." — About.com
Posted May 27, 2009
5/5 93% Sicko (2007) " Michael Moore takes on the US health care system. His in your face style may annoy some people, but he lets you know he's in favor of socialized medicine and, to be fair, he wisely presents AMA spokespersons, doctors and others who claim put health care i" — About.com
Posted May 27, 2009
5/5 90% A Walk to Beautiful (2008) " Five young Ethiopian women doomed to social ostracism and physical misery because of 'obstetric fistulas' walk miles to get treatment and reclaim their lives, and in doing so, march straight into our hearts." — About.com
Posted May 26, 2009
5/5 100% Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) " A shocking expose about the American military's use of torture to get confessions--not always truthful ones--from prisoners suspected of terrorism. This is the kind of film that can make a difference!" — About.com
Posted May 26, 2009
5/5 96% Waltz with Bashir (2008) " An extraordinary work of art that commands you to watch it more than once, and reveals itself anew each time you see it. Waltz With Bashir is a rare masterpiece that must be treasured." — About.com
Posted Apr 3, 2009
4.5/5 91% 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 85% Khodorkovsky (2011) " Russian mogul Mikhail Khodorkovsky's fascinating story presented with stunning cinematic style." — About.com
Posted Nov 25, 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
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
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 88% 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
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
4.5/5 98% Born To Be Wild (2011) " Invites you on a thrilling IMAX 3D cinematic safari to wildlife 'orphanages' in Kenya and Borneo, where baby elephants and orangutans are nurtured and trained to return to the wild." — About.com
Posted Apr 18, 2011
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