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Scott Weinberg

"The movies are so rarely great art, that if we can't appreciate great trash, there is little reason for us to go. - - Pauline Kael"

Agrees with the Tomatometer 79% of the time.

Biography:
Editor / Film Critic -- Movies.com, FEARnet.com, and Twitch.com
Formerly managing editor of Cinematical and writer for more websites than you care to read about.
Twitter: @scottEweinberg
Favorites:
(In no particular order):Fight Club, The Blues Brothers, Young Frankenstein, Dark City, Se7en, Airplane!, The Princess Bride, Miller's Crossing, The Lord of the Rings, Moulin Rouge, Alien
Publications:
Apollo Guide , Cinematical , Daily-Reviews , DVD Clinic , DVDTalk.com , eFilmCritic.com , FEARnet , Hollywood Bitchslap , Horror Squad , Horror.com , Monsters At Play , Movie Insider , Movies.com , Rotten Tomatoes , Twitch
Critics' Group:
Online Film Critics Society
Total Reviews:
4938
Total QuickRatings:
2129
Location:
Philadelphia, as seen in several wonderful movies

Listing Of All Reviews & Articles

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
4.5/5 85% Chronicle (2012) " Seems poised to kick-start a big fat franchise, but it's a great little movie that stands perfectly well on its own." — FEARnet
Posted Feb 3, 2012
76% The Innkeepers (2012) " The indie king of the slow-burn horror flick is back, and this time Ti West is bringing along an unexpected dose of wit, warmth, and weirdly effective character-based comedy." — FEARnet
Posted Feb 2, 2012
3.5/5 78% Retreat (2011) " A suspenseful and well-performed "home invasion" thriller with a nasty biological twist." — FEARnet
Posted Feb 1, 2012
4/5 80% Excision () " It's the take-no-prisoners enthusiasm with which Bates leaps into his suburban nightmare that makes Excision so interesting." — FEARnet
Posted Feb 1, 2012
3.5/5 —— Grabbers () " An group of Irish villagers have to stay drunk to keep alcohol-fearing alien monsters at bay. Yup." — FEARnet
Posted Feb 1, 2012
2.5/5 —— 2-Headed Shark Attack (2012) " ...at least it's gory!" — FEARnet
Posted Feb 1, 2012
2.5/5 29% Underworld Awakening (2012) " A sloppy, messy, frankly dumb action/horror hybrid, but at least it moves quickly and delivers the goods." — FEARnet
Posted Feb 1, 2012
2.5/5 32% Man on a Ledge (2012) " ...at its best when it's being sillier; you just have to wait a little while for the good stuff." — Twitch
Posted Feb 1, 2012
5/5 93% Gojira (1956) " This Criterion edition is the textbook definition of "must-own," provided you're a serious horror fan." — FEARnet
Posted Feb 1, 2012
4/5 65% The Woman in Black (2012) " The world needs horror flicks that can be shown at family nights and slumber parties, and now we have a new one. " — FEARnet
Posted Feb 1, 2012
1.5/5 5% The Devil Inside (2012) " One shudders to think of how many worthwhile horror films Paramount passed up to acquire this terribly drab junkpile." — FEARnet
Posted Jan 6, 2012
2.5/5 —— Wrong Turn 4 (2011) " A slight improvement over the nearly unwatchable third chapter, if that means anything at all to you." — FEARnet
Posted Jan 3, 2012
3/5 —— Zombie Apocalypse () " Probably the finest collaboration ever between SyFy Channel and The Asylum." — FEARnet
Posted Jan 3, 2012
4.5/5 79% The Skin I Live In (2011) " Combines enough that's genre-friendly and accessible with the trademark style of a truly unique and "artsy" filmmaker." — FEARnet
Posted Jan 3, 2012
3.5/5 —— Hostel: Part III (2011) " Knows how to deliver some familiar goods, sprinkled with just enough "new stuff" to keep the horror hounds from feeling insulted." — FEARnet
Posted Jan 3, 2012
3/5 —— Chop (2011) " At its best moments it seems to be channeling something co-written by Neil Simon and Eli Roth." — FEARnet
Posted Jan 3, 2012
4.5/5 77% The Grey (2012) " Dark but serious old-school fun, something we might have once received from a director like Walter Hill or Don Siegel." — Twitch
Posted Jan 3, 2012
1.5/5 12% The Darkest Hour (2011) " Nowhere near good, not remotely interesting enough to be worthy of mockery, and a miserable time-waste for all involved." — FEARnet
Posted Dec 26, 2011
4.5/5 80% We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012) " One of the best horror films of the year. By far." — FEARnet
Posted Dec 6, 2011
4.5/5 97% The Muppets (2011) " I'm fiercely protective of these old friends -- and I believe that the great Jim Henson would be very pleased with this movie." — Twitch
Posted Nov 21, 2011
2/5 36% Immortals (2011) " Half "300" and half "Clash of the Titans," although duller and sillier than both combined." — Twitch
Posted Nov 11, 2011
1.5/5 25% The Three Musketeers (2011) " An editorial mess, an atonal wreck, and a huge waste of cash from inception to release." — Twitch
Posted Oct 21, 2011
2/5 10% Trespass (2011) " 85% material that's been lifted from Hostage, Panic Room, whatever, and 15% plain old stupid." — Twitch
Posted Oct 14, 2011
2.5/5 36% The Thing (2011) " All of the blanks that your mind filled in 25 years ago are now fleshed out, made literal, and kinda dull." — FEARnet
Posted Oct 13, 2011
1.5/5 —— Howling: Reborn (2011) " 60% Lost Boys, 30% Twilight, and 10% guaranteed to evoke huge peals of derisive giggles at slumber parties across the country." — FEARnet
Posted Oct 3, 2011
1.5/5 7% Dream House (2011) " The final wheeze of the J-horror-inspired domestic thrillers that ran rampant a few years back." — FEARnet
Posted Oct 3, 2011
4/5 100% You're Next () " Proof positive that not all "home invasion" horror movies have to be bleak and miserable." — FEARnet
Posted Oct 1, 2011
3.5/5 67% Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) " More of the same, which is both good and slightly tiresome by now." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 30, 2011
4/5 100% Livide (Livid) () " The directors of 'Inside' go in a completely different direction, and the result is (again) a damn good horror film." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 25, 2011
1.5/5 31% The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) (2011) " Most children give up their poop obsession by age four. Tom Six still hasn't." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 23, 2011
2.5/5 42% Straw Dogs (2011) " Where the original film was an assault, the remake is content to be a crowd-pleaser." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 16, 2011
4.5/5 93% Drive (2011) " A potentially silly movie that wins its legitimacy through sheer force of confident, mellow attitude. And Gosling is simply great." — Twitch
Posted Sep 16, 2011
4/5 50% Terror in the Aisles (Time for Terror) (1984) " A forgotten little treasure for old-school horror fans." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 15, 2011
3.5/5 29% Halloween II (1981) " Any childhood favorite that is still a good deal of fun today is a movie worthy of some note." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 15, 2011
1.5/5 12% Creature (2011) " One tiresome slog through one familiar swamp." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 11, 2011
3.5/5 84% Contagion (2011) " A smart and fascinating bio-thriller that needs a little more humanity." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 9, 2011
4/5 83% Warrior (2011) " Three great actors and a smart script -- combined with the rah-rah sports movie we all know and love." — Twitch
Posted Sep 9, 2011
2.5/5 46% Blitz (2011) " As conventional as you can get without needing an epilogue that says "...next week on Blitz."" — Twitch
Posted Sep 6, 2011
1.5/5 0% Scar (2007) " I'd read about this one for three years. Then I saw it and forgot it immediately." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 6, 2011
3.5/5 56% Atrocious (2011) " Yet another piece of "found footage," but it's a pretty cool one." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 6, 2011
2.5/5 —— Husk (2011) " Not terrible, but the 27-minute version was better." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 6, 2011
2.5/5 0% Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010) " Better than its predecessor, which (fine), isn't saying a whole lot." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 6, 2011
2/5 —— Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus (2010) " If you think the title is ridiculous, get this: Urkel is the hero." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 6, 2011
1.5/5 —— 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010) " A merciless chore of a movie." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 5, 2011
3/5 —— Prowl (2011) " A mash-up of the "isolation stalker" concept and a "night of the hungry vampires" pitch. Not half bad." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 5, 2011
1.5/5 —— Psychosis (2010) " About as basic a horror flick could ever be without debuting on The Lifetime Channel." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 5, 2011
4/5 —— Seconds Apart (2011) " Every once in a while, After Dark Films delivers something solid. Like this one." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 5, 2011
2.5/5 —— Stag Night (2009) " Generic plot, familiar faces, a few jolts. Period." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 5, 2011
3/5 —— The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu (2011) " Most assuredly a farce first and a monster movie second." — FEARnet
Posted Sep 5, 2011
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