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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Agrees with the Tomatometer 74% of the time.

Biography:
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat have been discovering spiritual meanings in films for 40 years. We are always on the lookout for movies that "speak to our condition" (a Quaker phrase) and reveal new possibilities for our lives. We love dramas that touch on universal experiences, knock down barriers between people, and evoke our compassion. We are enriched by stories that touch our hearts and send us out of the theater rejoicing. A truly good film is not only thought-provoking and entertaining, it also leaves the viewer with a sense of what it means to live deeply and fully every day. We are the authors of two books, Spiritual Literacy and Spiritual Rx, in which we frequently use movies to illustrate spiritual "takes" on everyday experience. We also regularly prepare "Values & Visions" Discussion Guides for film clubs. You can read about our approach to movies in "Befriending Films" and "Spirituality and Films" in the Spirituality & Film section at our website.
Favorites:
We publish an annual list of the "most spiritually literate films of the year" (see "Other" section). Some all-time favorites are: Gandhi, My Life as a Dog, Babette's Feast, Wings of Desire, Forrest Gump, Dead Man Walking, Babe, Enchanted April, Jesus of Montreal, The Last Wave, Grand Canyon, Sunshine State, In America, Brokeback Mountain, American Beauty, Little Miss Sunshine, Water, Lars and the Real Girl, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Visitor, and Slumdog Millionaire.
Publications:
Spirituality and Practice
Critics' Group:
New York Film Critics Online, Online Film Critics Society
Total Reviews:
4873
Total QuickRatings:
197
Location:
New York, New York

Worst Reviewed Films

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0/5 15% Sex and the City 2 (2010) " A degrading portrait of women through an unfunny story about four Ugly Americans abroad." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted May 27, 2010
0/5 53% Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) " A garish and tedious animated interpretation of the Charles Dickens classic that has neither heart nor soul." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Nov 6, 2009
0/5 18% Dance Flick (2009) " A spoof on dance movies that offers escapism of the lowest sort." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted May 22, 2009
0/5 56% Dead Man's Shoes (2006) " A violent and grungy film about revenge." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted May 12, 2006
0/5 51% The Producers (2005) " Garish, irritating, and totally unfunny. " — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Dec 24, 2005
0/5 16% Howard the Duck (1986) " This is a genuine clinker." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Aug 25, 2004
0/5 39% Man on Fire (2004) " Tries to justify revenge by hooking it into the myth of redemptive violence -- it doesn't work." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Apr 22, 2004
0/5 85% Kill Bill, Volume 2 (2004) " When not being a colossal bore, Tarantino takes pleasure in offending our moral sensibilities with his adoring portrait of a natural born killer with a thirst for revenge." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Apr 15, 2004
0/5 21% The Stupids (1996) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 28, 2004
0/5 19% Freddy's Dead - The Final Nightmare (1991) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 28, 2004
0/5 0% Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil (1991) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 —— 10 to Midnight (1983) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 —— Night Siege - Project: Shadowchaser 2 () — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 60% Tang shan da xiong (Fists of Fury) (The Big Boss) (1972) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 —— Wrestling Women Vs. the Aztec Mummy () — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 25% Hellraiser - Bloodline (1996) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 —— Mutilator () — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 —— Lust for Frankenstein (2001) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 33% Revenge of the Creature (1955) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 13% Hell Up In Harlem (1973) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 54% Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah - Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidorâ: Daikaijû sôkôgeki) (2001) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 36% Eraser (1996) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 50% Paura nella città dei morti viventi (City Of The Living Dead) (The Gates of Hell) (1980) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 33% Thank God It's Friday (1978) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 —— Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy (Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy 2) (1999) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 29% Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 27, 2004
0/5 69% Travolti da un Insolito Destino nell'Azzurro Mare d'Agosto (Swept Away) (1974) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 26, 2004
0/5 50% Blood - The Last Vampire (2001) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 26, 2004
0/5 46% Eurotrip (2003) " A movie so bad that it dares to give the old and worn-out term "the ugly American" new life and vitality." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 25, 2004
0/5 74% Dawn of the Dead (2004) " A gross-out horror flick that reveals a total contempt for human life and ends on a predictable note of cynicism." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 25, 2004
0/5 0% No Holds Barred () — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 25, 2004
0/5 15% For Richer or Poorer (1997) — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Mar 25, 2004
.5/10 45% Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007) " A bloated, repetitive sea saga that is the cinematic equivalent of pigging out at a fast food franchise." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted May 27, 2007
.5/5 5% Multiple Sarcasms (2010) " A tedious and unappealing portrait of the obsession of a middle-age architect to write a play." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted May 27, 2010
.5/5 74% Over the Hedge (2006) " Want to take your kids to a movie that equates junk food and fun? If so, then this one's for you." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted May 25, 2006
.5/5 21% Little Black Book (2004) " Little Black Book is a dismal comedy about one betrayal after another." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Aug 5, 2004
.5/5 10% Catwoman (2004) " Catwoman is not destined to have nine lives." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Jul 22, 2004
.5/5 15% Garfield - The Movie (2004) " An unappealing movie based on the popular comic strip character of a lazy, selfish, and cynical cat." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Jun 10, 2004
.5/5 29% The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) " An underwhelming sci-fi flick with Vin Diesel as the muscle-bound anti-hero who speaks with violent actions." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Jun 10, 2004
.5/5 23% Van Helsing (2004) " Sacrifices storyline and credible character development for its single mission: keep it moving and shuck everything else." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted May 6, 2004
1/5 36% Lockout (2012) " An under-whelming sci-fi thriller." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Apr 12, 2012
1/5 28% L!fe Happens (2012) " An unappealing comedy about a friendship between two women that is put in jeopardy when one of them has a child." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Apr 5, 2012
1/5 43% American Reunion (2012) " Plenty of raunchy and funny scenes but not enough character development." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Apr 5, 2012
1/5 50% Mirror Mirror (2012) " This retelling of the famous Grimm fairy tale tries too hard to be funny." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Apr 5, 2012
1/5 92% Arthur Christmas (2011) " Another family holiday flick that disappoints rather than delights." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Nov 23, 2011
1/5 45% Another Happy Day (2011) " A tiresome and irritating melodrama about an extended family gathering for a wedding and showing their neurotic sides without any restraint." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Nov 18, 2011
1/5 79% The Last Rites of Joe May (2011) " A down-and-out small-time criminal tries desperately to get his act together." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Nov 11, 2011
1/5 13% The Greening Of Whitney Brown (2011) " An obnoxious and self-absorbed little girl tries to cope with a down-scaled life." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Nov 11, 2011
1/5 10% Trespass (2011) " A thriller where the rich prove their survival skills in a clash with thieves who invade their luxurious home." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Oct 14, 2011
1/5 0% Father of Invention (2011) " A floundering comedy with banal messages about putting family first." — Spirituality and Practice
Posted Oct 14, 2011
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