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PHIL HALL

Agrees with the Tomatometer 59% of the time.

Biography: Phil Hall is a contributing editor for Film Threat and the author of the books "The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies," "Independent Film Distribution" and "The History of Independent Cinema." His film journalism has appeared in the New York Times, New York Daily News, Wired Magazine, HotWired.com, American Movie Classics Magazine, Video Librarian, Tower Records Pulse! Magazine and the Organica Quarterly.
Favorites: Favorite films: "Rashomon," "Open City," "Casablanca," "Fantasia," "Gone with the Wind," "Hiroshima, Mon Amour," "The Producers," "Yellow Submarine," "The Third Man," "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World."

Publications: Daily-Reviews, EDGE Boston, Film Threat, Film-Forward.com, HotWired's Pop, IdentityTheory, New York Times, Organica News, rec.arts.movies.reviews, Wired

Critics' Group: Online Film Critics Society

Total Reviews: 958

Location: New York City

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Forbidden Lie$ (2009)

" One of the year's best films." — Film Threat

Posted Apr 3, 2009

Fresh
5/5

N/A

Being Michael Madsen (2008)

" Sharp, hilarious satire." — Film Threat

Posted Jan 9, 2009

Fresh
5/5

N/A

Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman A Classic Concert (2008)

" Yes, I'm being followed by a moonshadow...moonshadow...moonshadow..." — Film Threat

Posted Sep 6, 2008

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5/5

Fresh
100%

John Adams (2008)

" A triumphant work." — Film Threat

Posted Jun 10, 2008

Fresh
5/5

N/A

Plan 9 From Syracuse (2007)

" The year's best documentary, bar none." — Film Threat

Posted Jan 23, 2008

Fresh
5/5

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100%

Life of Reilly (2007)

" Anyone expecting epicene camp or gossip about Gene Rayburn and Fannie Flagg will not know what hit them." — EDGE Boston

Posted Nov 29, 2007

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
88%

Sacco & Vanzetti (2007)

" An excellent, disturbing documentary." — Film Threat

Posted Mar 29, 2007

Fresh
5/5

N/A

Flatland: The Film (2007)

" A work of art that could be dubbed (with no risk of hyperbole) as a new animation masterpiece." — Film Threat

Posted Mar 7, 2007

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Verdict on Auschwitz: The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial 1963-1965 (2007)

" A monumental, powerful achievement." — Film Threat

Posted Jan 11, 2007

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Beat The Bastard Down (2006)

" Excellent revenge comedy, via the gifted Baltimore filmmaker Jimmy Traynor." — Film Threat

Posted Dec 6, 2006

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
97%

The Queen (2006)

" Brilliantly enigmatic. It is a tribute to director Stephen Frears and screenwriter Peter Morgan for refusing to take the easy route in storytelling." — Film Threat

Posted Nov 13, 2006

Fresh
5/5

Rotten
55%

Vajra Sky Over Tibet (2006)

" Not only the year's best documentary, but it is also among the finest films ever made about religion." — Film Threat

Posted Nov 8, 2006

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
91%

Iraq in Fragments (2006)

" Raw and powerful." — Film Threat

Posted Nov 2, 2006

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
69%

Heading South (2006)

" A superb drama." — Film Threat

Posted Jul 2, 2006

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
67%

Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy (2006)

" A stunning achievement." — Film Threat

Posted Mar 28, 2006

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
91%

Neil Young - Heart of Gold (2006)

" Pure concert gold, via Jonathan Demme." — EDGE Boston

Posted Feb 10, 2006

Fresh
5/5

Rotten
51%

Manderlay (2006)

" Among the boldest and most original movies in recent release. " — Film Threat

Posted Jan 19, 2006

Fresh
5/5

Rotten
33%

Mad Cowgirl (2006)

" Theaters showing this should install seatbelts, because audiences are in for the ultimate wild ride." — Film Threat

Posted Dec 1, 2005

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5/5

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73%

Who Gets to Call it Art? (2006)

" A documentary that is a true work of art." — Film Threat

Posted Nov 4, 2005

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Outride the Devil (2005)

" Nothing short of a revelation: a wildly entertaining, brilliantly conceived and vigorously produced celebration of what the Wild West was really about." — Film Threat

Posted Feb 8, 2007

Fresh
5/5

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Arlit: Deuxieme Paris (2005)

" A triumph of African cinema and non-fiction filmmaking." — Film Threat

Posted Dec 6, 2006

Fresh
5/5

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Greater Circulation (2005)

" A deep, provocative and often disturbing drama." — Film Threat

Posted Nov 15, 2006

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
63%

Proof (2005)

" Paltrow gives the performance of the year, and perhaps of her career." — Film Threat

Posted Sep 13, 2005

Fresh
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Mind Game (2005)

" The best animated film of the year." — Film Threat

Posted Sep 1, 2005

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
93%

Saraband (2005)

" An extraordinary movie." — Film Threat

Posted Apr 22, 2005

Fresh
5/5

Rotten
36%

Ethan Mao (2005)

" Excellent drama, via Quentin Lee." — Film Threat

Posted Mar 31, 2005

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
95%

Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2005)

" An excellent film. By all means, flock to it!" — Film Threat

Posted Feb 8, 2005

Fresh
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89%

Kung Fu Hustle (2005)

" Brilliantly original and very highly recommended." — Film Threat

Posted Dec 2, 2004

Fresh
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Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years (2005)

" Excellent documentary on Chaplin's self-exile in Switzerland. Highly recommended." — Film Threat

Posted Nov 10, 2004

Fresh
5/5

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Until the Night (2005)

" What a great film! Intense, mature, and emotionally shattering. If I seem breathless, it is because this startling drama packs quite a gut punch." — Film Threat

Posted Apr 20, 2004

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Liberia: An Uncivil War (2004)

" Excellent documentary on the war-torn African nation." — Film Threat

Posted Mar 21, 2006

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The Last Eve (2004)

" Filmmaker Young Man Kang has brought forth a production which is so astonishing and original than it is impossible to compare it to anything that has ever been made." — Film Threat

Posted Aug 23, 2005

Fresh
5/5

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Virginal Young Blondes (2004)

" Excellent short drama, via Mark L. Feinsod." — Film Threat

Posted Jun 20, 2005

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5/5

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100%

Whisky (2004)

" This is a truly great film." — Film Threat

Posted Feb 24, 2005

Fresh
5/5

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Burying the Past: Legacy of the Mountain Meadows Massacre (2004)

" A stunning documentary which makes the Latter Day Saints look anything but saintly." — Film Threat

Posted Dec 6, 2004

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
92%

Home Of The Brave (2004)

" Powerful documentary, highly recommended." — Film Threat

Posted Oct 26, 2004

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
88%

House of Flying Daggers (2004)

" A wild riot of color, music, passion, action, mystery, pure old-fashioned thrills and even dancing. A new classic of its genre." — Film Threat

Posted Sep 2, 2004

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
96%

Festival Express (2004)

" It is no exaggeration to say this could be the movie event of the year." — Film Threat

Posted Jun 16, 2004

Fresh
5/5

Rotten
30%

The Alamo (2004)

" The rare Hollywood epic which prefers to offer facts rather than flag-waving. An excellent movie." — Film Threat

Posted Apr 13, 2004

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
99%

Twilight Samurai (2004)

" A new classic of Japanese cinema. Thoroughly wonderful." — Film Threat

Posted Apr 8, 2004

Fresh
5/5

Rotten
43%

Georges Bataille's Story of the Eye (2004)

" Simply stunning. A new landmark in underground cinema." — Film Threat

Posted Mar 24, 2004

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
92%

Abouna (2004)

" A perfect film." — Film Threat

Posted Feb 16, 2004

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5/5

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64%

Saints and Sinners (2004)

" One of the most extraordinary and courageous love stories ever captured on camera." — Film Threat

Posted Feb 10, 2004

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Kuxa Kanema: The Birth of Cinema (2003)

" Excellent documentary on the nascent Mozambique propaganda cinema." — Film Threat

Posted May 14, 2008

Fresh
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The Underground Lifting Video (2003)

" Wonderfully entertaining documentary featuring bodybuilding champ Paul DeSimone in full-flex glory." — Film Threat

Posted Jul 13, 2005

Fresh
5/5

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The Christmas Party (2003)

" Superb short, via critic-turned-filmmaker Jeremiah Kipp." — Film Threat

Posted Jul 20, 2004

Fresh
5/5

Rotten
50%

Union Square (2003)

" Brutal, mesmerizing documentary on New York heroin addicts. Not for the faint-hearted." — Film Threat

Posted Mar 29, 2004

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5/5

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Getting Out of Rhode Island (2003)

" Something you rarely see in contemporary indie cinema: a masterpiece." — Film Threat

Posted Mar 16, 2004

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5/5

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80%

Millennium Mambo (2003)

" A sublime achievement on every imaginable level." — Film Threat

Posted Dec 13, 2003

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5/5

Fresh
94%

In the Mirror of Maya Deren (2003)

" A truly superb documentary on the life of pioneering avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren." — Film Threat

Posted Jan 14, 2003
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