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ED GONZALEZ

""Scooby Doo can do do but Sartre is smartra."--Homer Simpson"

Agrees with the Tomatometer 71% of the time.

Biography: Ed Gonzalez is a freelance writer working out of New York City, or thereabouts. A graduate of NYU, he worked for Cosmopolitan, House Beautiful, and O Magazine before turning to film criticism. His writing has appeared in City Pages, Gay City News, and The Village Voice. He currently serves time as Film Editor and Senior Film Writer at Slant Magazine and Contributing Film Editor at PLANETº. Ed is also a member of the Online Film Critics Society and the New York Film Critics Online.

Publications: Apollo Guide, City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul, House Next Door, L.A. Weekly, Los Angeles Times, Slant Magazine, Village Voice

Critics' Group: Online Film Critics Society, New York Film Critics Online

Total Reviews: 2553

Location: Weehawken, NJ

DVD REVIEWS ONLY

Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date (default)

Fresh	Fresh 86%	A Christmas Tale (2008)	" This Christmas, no Arnaud Desplechin fan should be without a Blu-ray player." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 29, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 91%	Gomorrah (2009)	" *Drably redundant, the over-praised Gomorrah* may not deserve the Criterion treatment, but fans will be pleased by the solid audio/video treatment it has received.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 20, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 67%	Bruno (2009)	" Deeply condescending but often hilarious, this absolute mess of a film showcases the best and worst tendencies of Sacha Baron Cohen's character and talents." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 8, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 98%	Up (2009)	" Disney's decision to make a bunch of additional Up behind-the-scenes goodies available only to Blu-ray owners reeks of cruel elitism, but even if this two-disc DVD feels lightweight, the film itself does not." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 8, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 90%	Death in the Garden (1956)	" *A minor Buñuel work, Death in the Garden* is mostly notable for capturing Simone Signoret in color for the first time and at her most impatient as an actress.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 22, 2009
Rotten	Rotten 54%	Cheri (2009)	" Cheri has its problems, and given the dubious video presentation on this DVD edition, now it has more." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 14, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 86%	Treeless Mountain (2009)	" *Though not as fearless a vision as Nobody Knows, Treeless Mountain* is notable for its ambiguities and performances of its two young leads.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 16, 2009
Rotten	Fresh 70%	Full Battle Rattle (2008)	" *Fake or real, Full Battle Rattle* just doesn't cut it.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 15, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 83%	I Love You, Man (2009)	" *At the very least, I Love You, Man* warns us of the risks of telling someone to clean up their dog's **." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 21, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 88%	Adventureland (2009)	" *It's no Superbad, but Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart's sterling chemistry make Adventureland* worthwhile.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 20, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 72%	Julia (2008)	" *A dizzying, camptastic explosion of pulp-realist aesthetics and performance, Julia* wins Tilda Swinton another Oscar in my wildest dreams.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 12, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 71%	The GoodTimesKid (2005)	" *Awesome packaging, per usual, from Benten, but The GoodTimesKid* is not for the faint of heart--only connoisseurs of Zooey Deschanel and skinny jeans.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 9, 2009
Fresh	Rotten 55%	The Soloist (2009)	" *From the fidgety lead performances to the seemingly Ron Howard-inspired aesthetic, The Soloist, like all of Joe Wright's work, is rife with bad choices." — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 1, 2009
Rotten	Rotten 43%	Race to Witch Mountain (2009)	" *Give me Speed Racer* instead--hell, even Wicked Stepmother.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 31, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 61%	Winnie the Pooh - The Tigger Movie (2000)	" *If this 10th Anniversary Edition of The Tigger Movie* is remembered in the future, it's for introducing a new generation to the music of Kenny Loggins.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 30, 2009
Fresh	N/A	Human Rights Watch Box Set ()	" With this spotty but worthwhile collection, First Run Features confirms its ongoing devotion to illuminating human rights abuses worldwide." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 17, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 100%	Repulsion (1965)	" *One for the ages, Repulsion* is a master class of hypnotic movie brio, the visual and audio keyed impeccably and disturbingly to the psychological.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 17, 2009
Rotten	Rotten 0%	Echelon Conspiracy (2009)	" The only surprise to this by-the-numbers action thriller is that it didn't go straight to video--and that it doesn't star Jon Voight." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 17, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 83%	Two Lovers (2009)	" A moving ode to loneliness and regret, chockablock with sensualist and observational grace notes." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 17, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 71%	Our City Dreams (2009)	" A lovely ode to women, sexuality, creativity, and New York City." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 14, 2009
Fresh	Rotten 23%	Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)	" Tacky but completely in-season, Confessions of a Shopaholic is the type of studio claptrap you get when the country's economy is in complete meltdown." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 14, 2009
Fresh	Rotten 29%	Morning Light (2008)	" *Edited to induce seizures, Morning Light* should appeal to fans of MTV and water sports.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 12, 2009
Rotten	Fresh 88%	Bergman Island (2006)	" Bergman Island isn't a keeper, but it reveals that Bergman wasn't, at least in real life, a merchant of doom and gloom." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 2, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 80%	Gran Torino (2008)	" A featurette or liner notes elaborating on the subversive qualities of the film would have been nice, so it's up to you to discover them on your own." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 2, 2009
Fresh	Rotten 56%	Defiance (2008)	" A well-meaning dud, the film's only defiance is testing its audience's patience." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 2, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 84%	Grease (1978)	" *As Blu-Ray still remains largely the province of gamers and fanboys, I don't really see the point of even releasing Grease* on the format at all.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted May 6, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 71%	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)	" Your bones will feel osteoporotic by the time you're done consuming the extras on this hearty DVD package, but fans of the film will no doubt welcome the process." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 30, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 84%	Wendy and Lucy (2008)	" *As in Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy's calculated understatement is at once instrumental to its bliss and damnation." — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 30, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 100%	Simon of the Desert (1965)	" Buñuel's mini-masterpiece has smitten Patti Smith and Monty Python; all that's left now is the cult of Mel Gibson." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Feb 5, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 94%	The Exterminating Angel (1962)	" One of the great cherry bombs of cinema finally gets the release it deserves, even if its characters are still clamoring for their own." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Feb 5, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 87%	Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)	" *Give me the first Hellboy* any day, but it's always fun to see the new creatures Del Toro comes up with for his netherworlds.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 11, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 61%	The New World (2005)	" *Pure bliss, Malick's incantatory New World* suspends us in time--regardless of how long it runs.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 13, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 91%	Sleeping Beauty (1959)	" It's always cool to spend time with Sleeping Beauty, but without a game that allows you to determine if you're more like Aurora or Maleficent, this Platinum Edition package falls just shy of definitive." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 5, 2008
Fresh	Rotten 49%	Mother of Tears (2008)	" *A preferable alternative would be watching Debbie Does Dallas* while squirting Hershey's Syrup into my mouth.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 19, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 63%	Baby Mama (2008)	" Baby Mama confirms that if Tina Fey is in something she didn't write herself, it just ain't funny." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 31, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 68%	Redbelt (2008)	" Redbelt may or may not be David Mamet's best feature, but it is most definitely his least sycophantically written." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 25, 2008
Rotten	Fresh 79%	Chicago 10 (2008)	" What should have been a gripping and informative documentary experience is made unwatchable with crappy stop-motion animation." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 25, 2008
Fresh	Rotten 49%	Smart People (2008)	" Smart People is...nah, too easy." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 9, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 91%	Brand Upon The Brain! (2006)	" Brand Upon the Brain! may or may not be your cup of tea, but the title is fitting: You'll never forget it." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 8, 2008
Rotten	Fresh 65%	Felon (2008)	" Felon won't rock your world but may endear you to more than just Stephen Dorff's abdominal muscles." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 8, 2008
Rotten	Fresh 70%	Irina Palm (2008)	" Irina Palm blows but Marianne Faithfull gives it her all." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 8, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 94%	The Counterfeiters (2008)	" The image and sound, like the hearty collection of extras, are fit for an Oscar-winner." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 3, 2008
Fresh	Rotten 38%	The Killing of John Lennon (2008)	" *Well, at least its better than Chapter 27." — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 3, 2008
Rotten	Rotten 47%	Choking Man (2007)	" Brings to mind the chorus to one of the few songs ("Smalltown Boy") from the '80s that Steve Barron wasn't responsible for turning into a music video: "Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away."" — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 3, 2008
Fresh	Rotten 35%	21 (2008)	" 21, in which Kevin Spacey lecherously sizes up a line of female strippers at a Vegas casino, now serves as the greatest testament to the man's talent as an actor." — Slant Magazine DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 21, 2008
Fresh	Rotten 13%	College Road Trip (2008)	" *Essentially a collage of mistrelsy reaction shots, College Road Trip* is both a cinematic atrocity and colossal blow for minority representation.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 8, 2008
Fresh	Rotten 26%	Step Up 2 the Streets (2008)	" *No disrespect to Channing Tatum, who does one better than J.T. by bringing both sexy and* baggy back, but pencil-thin dweeb Adam G. Sevani is the star of this nonstop dance-a-thon.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 8, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 79%	The Bank Job (2008)	" *Never thought I would stay this, but give me another hit of Crank* instead.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 8, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 64%	Stop-Loss (2008)	" *Like almost all other Iraq war movies, Stop-Loss* is as much about the war as it is about making movies--and like its kin, it isn't any good.*" — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 1, 2008
Fresh	Rotten 46%	The Ruins (2008)	" *Filmmaker Carter Smith is going places, something which can't be said about the characters in The Ruins." — Slant Magazine* DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 26, 2008

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