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Critics / Michael Szymanski
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MICHAEL SZYMANSKI

Agrees with the Tomatometer 66% of the time.

Biography: Mike is a freelance film critic who sees about 400 films a year. He lives in Hollywood right smack between the biggest movie complex in the world at Universal Studios and the most well-known movie theater in the world Grauman's Chinese Theatre. He writes for Scifi.com, Hollywood.com, Wordmag.com and has written for the Los Angeles Times, Zap2it.com, Entertainment Weekly and E! Online.
Favorites: Casablanca Star Wars Grease

Publications: FilmStew.com, Hollywood.com, International Press Academy, Sci-Fi Weekly, Wordmag.com, Zap2it.com

Total Reviews: 669
Total QuickRatings: 1005

Location: Hollywood, Calif.

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Rotten
1/5

Rotten
11%

The Hills Have Eyes II (2007)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
90%

Duck Season (2006)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
16%

The Condemned (2007)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Fresh
62%

Shopgirl (2005)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
49%

Candy (2006)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

N/A

Lake Dead (2007)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
78%

Mulberry Street (2007)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
26%

The Lost City (2006)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
76%

The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
27%

The Zodiac (2005)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
13%

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
9%

See No Evil (2006)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
56%

Nightmare Man (2007)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
11%

Blood and Chocolate (2007)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
100%

Borderland (2007)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
4/5

Rotten
16%

Eragon (2006)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
38%

Firehouse Dog (2007)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
26%

Poster Boy (2006)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Rotten
1/5

Rotten
12%

The Benchwarmers (2006)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
89%

Starter For 10 (2007)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
87%

The Ground Truth (2006)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
9%

The Reaping (2007)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Fresh
86%

Jesus Camp (2006)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
68%

Aurora Borealis (2006)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
25%

Saw III (2006)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
65%

Shortbus (2006)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
92%

The Host (2007)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
4/5

Rotten
56%

Fuck (2006)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
75%

The Matador (2005)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

Rotten
2/5

N/A

Unearthed (2007)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Nov 20, 2008

N/A

Fresh
73%

Body of War (2008)

" Filmmaker Interview - Says co-director Phl Donahue: "I told Ellen not to sanitize the movie... I wince every time I see that scene with the needle going into his penis."" — FilmStew.com
INTERVIEW

Posted Nov 29, 2007

Rotten
1.5/4

Rotten
59%

Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Aug 25, 2007

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
70%

Right at Your Door (2007)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Aug 25, 2007

Fresh
3/4

Rotten
14%

Skinwalkers (2007)

" The film may have suffered some bad buzz earlier on, but it's far better than most of the other werewolf offerings." — Hollywood.com

Posted Aug 17, 2007

Rotten
1.5/4

Rotten
7%

Captivity (2007)

" This Saw wannabe fails on many levels, including forgetting to do what it's supposed to do: deliver potentially delicious gory moments." — Hollywood.com

Posted Jul 14, 2007

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
68%

Fido (2007)

Click here to read article — Hollywood.com

Posted Jun 23, 2007

Fresh
3/4

Rotten
58%

Bug (2007)

" [Friedkin] expertly helms this relatively narrow-focused screenplay by playwright Tracy Letts." — Hollywood.com

Posted Jun 2, 2007

N/A

Rotten
49%

Puccini for Beginners (2007)

" Actor Interview - Says actor Justin Kirk: "If my involvement in this helps people understand something more about bisexual women, then I'm all for it."" — FilmStew.com
INTERVIEW

Posted Feb 7, 2007

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
66%

Brothers of the Head (2006)

" No doubt one of the weirdest, most off-beat movies you can see all year, and with a rocking soundtrack." — Hollywood.com

Posted Sep 4, 2006

Rotten
1.5/4

Fresh
70%

World Trade Center (2006)

" This felt like an overwrought TV movie -- I don't care if that's unpatriotic, hey, I defended "Alexander"!" — International Press Academy

Posted Sep 4, 2006

N/A

Fresh
83%

This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006)

" Unfolding like a detective story, filmmaker Kirby Dick sets out to find who is making the decision to label the movies we see" — Hollywood.com
INTERVIEW

Posted Sep 4, 2006

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
83%

This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006)

" Unfolding like a detective story, filmmaker Kirby Dick sets out to find who is making the decision to label the movies we see" — Hollywood.com

Posted Sep 4, 2006

Rotten
2/4

Rotten
2%

Crossover (2006)

" Despite a superb cast, Crossover dribbles slowly, with not nearly enough time on the basketball court." — Hollywood.com

Posted Sep 4, 2006

Rotten
2/4

Rotten
39%

Beerfest (2006)

" If belching and beer games make you laugh, Beerfest should be on your A-list. But don't see it sobe" — Hollywood.com

Posted Sep 4, 2006

Fresh
B

Fresh
74%

Idiocracy (2006)

" Hmm, it's tough to figure out if this is Judge's joking way of figuring out who's the more evolved lowlife of the future." — Hollywood.com

Posted Sep 4, 2006

Fresh
2.5/4

Rotten
31%

Stick It (2006)

" Stick It is an enjoyable kids' film with a tough group of gals who have an appreciation for gymnastics and claim that what they do is harder than being a Navy SEAL." — Hollywood.com

Posted Aug 24, 2006

N/A

Fresh
62%

Shopgirl (2005)

" Shopgirl has the uncomfortable voyeuristic feeling we're taking a peek into Steve Martin's personal diaries. The film doesn't seem to capture the humor of his book and boxes him into the humorless straight-guy role without anyone to carry the baton for hi" — Hollywood.com
INTERVIEW

Posted Aug 24, 2006

N/A

Rotten
4%

Zoom (2006)

" This one should Zoom in and out of the theaters quickly, and into the discount DVD bin real soon." — Hollywood.com
PREVIEW

Posted Aug 24, 2006

Rotten
2.5/4

Rotten
57%

See No Evil (1971)

" If you like stories about psychotic killers, See No Evil will make Halloween's Mike Myers look like a sissy." — Hollywood.com

Posted Aug 24, 2006

Fresh
4/4

Fresh
86%

Quinceanera (2006)

" A delightful, tender, magical, romantic film, Quinceanera should bring a quieting peace to anyone who sees it" — Hollywood.com

Posted Aug 24, 2006
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