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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: 976

Location: New York City

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

Fresh
3/5

N/A

Sonny and Cher Christmas Collection (2004)

" Yuletide with the Bonos, circa the early 70s. Good vintage fun, until Sonny solos on 'The Twelfth of Never'!" — EDGE Boston
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 24, 2004

Rotten
2/5

N/A

Fast Women: The Ladies of Auto Racing (2004)

" Quotidian documentary." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Sep 7, 2004

Rotten
1.5/5

N/A

Slapstick Symposium - The Stan Laurel Collection (1923)

" As a solo performer before teaming with Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel was among the least amusing and least endearing comics of the silent screen." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Aug 17, 2004

Fresh
4/5

N/A

Con Games (2002)

" Highly entertaining B-level action/adventure flick, with a knockout performance by newcomer Tommy Lee Thomas." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Feb 25, 2004

Fresh
5/5

N/A

The Banana Splits and Friends ()

" All hail Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky!" — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Feb 17, 2004

Fresh
3/5

N/A

Frank Sinatra - The Frank Sinatra Show: Welcome Home Elvis (1960)

" A train wreck: an ill-at-ease Elvis gets upstaged by the Rat Pack at their obnoxious worst. A must-see, for the wrong reasons." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Feb 3, 2004

Fresh
3/5

N/A

Sun Ra - The Cry of Jazz (1959)

" Provocative mix of racial politics and progressive jazz." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Feb 3, 2004

Fresh
3/5

N/A

Norman McLaren ()

" An acquired taste, but recommended for animation enthusiasts and fans of the avant-garde." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jan 7, 2004

Rotten
2/5

N/A

Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1975)

" Burdened with a ponderous verbosity." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jan 7, 2004

Fresh
3.5/5

N/A

Galileo (1974)

" Excellent drama, although Topol approaches the role of the Italian astronomer as if he was Tevye with a telescope." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Dec 15, 2003

Fresh
3/5

N/A

Lost in the Stars (1974)

" Best for the wonderful performances by Brock Peters and Melba Moore." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Dec 15, 2003

Fresh
2.5/5

N/A

The Andersonville Trial (1970)

" Severe miscasting threatens to undermine the force of Saul Levitt's harrowing and profound drama." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Dec 11, 2003

Fresh
4/5

N/A

The Chess Player (1927)

" Fascinating, opulent French silent epic." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Dec 11, 2003

Rotten
1.5/5

N/A

The 4th Tenor (2003)

" This time, it's Rodney Dangerfield's fans that 'get no respect'!" — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Oct 7, 2003

Fresh
2.5/5

N/A

Faraon (1966)

" Ancient Egypt, by way of Poland. Opulent but stodgy." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jun 24, 2003

Fresh
5/5

N/A

If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? (1971)

" If Jesus Christ returned to Earth and saw this bizarre and unintentionally hilarious Baptist propaganda film, He'd become a Buddhist!" — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jun 24, 2003

Rotten
2/5

N/A

The Sandwich Man (1966)

" So-so British comedy packed with all-star cameos and travelogue shots of London. Strictly for the die-hard Anglophiles." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jun 23, 2003

Rotten
1.5/5

N/A

Bad Girl (2001)

" Surprisingly flat documentary about women pornographers." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jun 12, 2003

Fresh
4.5/5

N/A

The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)

" Memorable and deeply moving drama, fueled by Maximilian Schell's high-octane performance." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted May 22, 2003

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
80%

Sebastiane (1975)

" St. Sebastian, as reimagined in Derek Jarman's wildly homoerotic imagination." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted May 22, 2003

Fresh
3.5/5

N/A

Christ in Concrete (1949)

" Long-unseen British production (made by blacklisted Americans), getting a well-deserved and long-overdue DVD premiere." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted May 22, 2003

Fresh
3.5/5

N/A

Population: 1 (1986)

" Imaginative, high-energy nuclear holocaust musical featuring the punk group The Screamers." — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Apr 11, 2003

Fresh
4.5

N/A

The Dragon Lives Again (1980)

" Bruce Lee dies and goes to Purgatory where he joins a Chinese version of Popeye the Sailor to fight a coup lead by James Bond, Clint Eastwood and The Exorcist. Huh????" — Film Threat
DVD REVIEW

Posted Apr 11, 2003
 
 
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