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RICH CLINE

Agrees with the Tomatometer 73% of the time.

Biography: California-born journalist living in London since 1992, reviewing films for the BBC, various magazines and radio stations, Shadows on the Wall, Film Threat and others...

Favorites: La Strada, Rear Window, Star Wars, Apocalypse Now, Citizen Kane, The Stunt Man

Publications: Film Threat, FilmFocus, Rotten Tomatoes, Shadows on the Wall

Critics' Group: Online Film Critics Society

Total Reviews: 2625
Total QuickRatings: 688

Location: London, UK

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Fresh 4/5	Fresh 79%	The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)	" As a more emotional take on the themes examined in American Beauty, this internalised drama is subtle and unpredictable. It also features terrific performances from an eclectic cast." — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jul 10, 2009
Rotten 2.5/5	Fresh 75%	Heimatkl�nge ()	" As an anthropological document, this film has huge value for examining a form of music that's usually ridiculed. That would be yodelling. Sadly, the film isn't sharp enough to win over many new fans." — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jul 10, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 90%	35 Shots of Rum (2009)	" Quietly establishing her characters and their inter-relationships with very little dialog, filmmaker Denis uses her typically moody, vague style to explore multicultural France with dark humour and warm emotion." — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jul 10, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 69%	Bruno (2009)	" Baron Cohen is an astonishingly focussed performer; we have no idea how he doesn't crack a smile." — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jul 10, 2009
—	Rotten 23%	Fired Up (2009)	Click here to read article — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jul 9, 2009
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 66%	Public Enemies (2009)	" Mann approaches this film almost like poetry, using fine camerawork and editing to focus on internal emotions and relationships while keeping things low-key and authentic. Even so, the film is at heart a ripping action movie." — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jul 3, 2009
—	Fresh 92%	Fish Tank (2009)	Click here to read article — Shadows on the Wall SHORT REVIEW Posted Jun 25, 2009
—	Rotten 17%	Year One (2009)	Click here to read article — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jun 25, 2009
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 44%	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)	" A slightly more adventurous story breaks the trequel curse: this film is actually better than its predecessors. In addition to astoundingly eye-catching animation, this one also has a driving (albeit corny) narrative and some snappy new characters." — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jun 25, 2009
—	Fresh 83%	Adam (2009)	Click here to read article — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jun 25, 2009
—	N/A	The September Issue (2009)	Click here to read article — Shadows on the Wall SHORT REVIEW Posted Jun 25, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 89%	Soul Power (2009)	" In linking the legendary 1974 Rumble in the Jungle with the music festival that ran alongside it, we get a remarkable glimpse of the day's racial and political issues." — Shadows on the Wall SHORT REVIEW Posted Jun 25, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 90%	Katyn (2007)	" Impeccably shot and edited, this harrowing drama digs into the mystery of the murder of some 12,000 Polish officers in the early 1940s, which the Soviets falsely blamed on the Nazis. It's extremely grim, but well worth seeing." — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jun 19, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Rotten 38%	Gigantic (2008)	" This gentle romance is so wilfully quirky that it will drive some audiences a bit crazy. But if you can connect to the film's warmth and the humanity of its characters, it really gets under the skin." — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jun 19, 2009
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 92%	Red Cliff (2009)	" John Woo applies his whizzing, sweeping visual style to Chinese history, making this film one of the most hugely entertaining battle epics in recent memory. Utterly riveting, we barely feel two and a half hours pass." — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jun 12, 2009
Rotten 1.5/5	Rotten 45%	New Town Killers (2009)	" Brutal and contrived, this Scottish thriller just makes too little sense to hold our attention. It may be filmed with a lot of style, but it's also pretentious, full of cliches and nearly deafening." — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jun 12, 2009
Rotten 2.5/5	Rotten 40%	Doghouse (2009)	" It's far too cheesy to be either scary or funny." — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jun 12, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 87%	Looking for Eric (2009)	" An unusually warm, funny and slightly surreal drama about a man rediscovering himself. Even a rather overwrought plot can't undermine the engaging characters and insightful observations." — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jun 12, 2009
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 78%	The Hangover (2009)	" It's not very sophisticated, but this raucous comedy keeps us laughing with its sheer absurdity. The characters are very well-played and their interaction is genuinely hilarious, even if most of the jokes are pretty cheap." — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jun 12, 2009
—	Fresh 80%	Before Stonewall (1984)	Click here to read article — Shadows on the Wall SHORT REVIEW Posted Jun 11, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 88%	Moon (2009)	" Moon really gets under the skin as it probes the nature of humanity while keeping us on the edge of our seats." — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jun 11, 2009
—	Fresh 73%	Sunshine Cleaning (2009)	Click here to read article — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jun 11, 2009
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 93%	Sugar (2009)	" A powerfully engaging coming-of-age immigration sports documentary-style drama. And this unpredictable genre mash-up is pure magic." — Shadows on the Wall Posted Jun 5, 2009
Rotten 2/5	Fresh 79%	Sleep Furiously (2008)	" Even though it's sometimes picturesque and involving, it's also so achingly slow and indulgent that it will test even the most patient viewers." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 29, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 62%	Fermat's Room (2008)	" Tense and brainy. And thoroughly entertaining." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 29, 2009
Fresh 4.5/5	N/A	Broken Noses (1987)	" Bruce Weber's distinct photographic style shines in this artful, offbeat documentary that on the surface is about a boxing coach, but observes much bigger issues along the way" — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 28, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 89%	Burma VJ (2009)	" Watching these scenes, which the leaders want to hide from the world, is pretty horrific. And the bravery of these young journalists is seriously inspirational" — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 28, 2009
Fresh 3/5	Rotten 28%	Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)	" *A watchable pastiche of A Christmas Carol,* this rom-com resorts to corny slapstick a bit too often but also manages to find moments of real resonance*" — Shadows on the Wall* Posted May 28, 2009
Rotten 2/5	Rotten 32%	Terminator Salvation (2009)	" Essentially everything here is macho-posturing eye candy." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 28, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 93%	Drag Me To Hell (2009)	" The film is so relentlessly fun that we're powerless to resist." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 28, 2009
Fresh 3/5	Rotten 25%	Fireflies in the Garden ()	" Doesn't really have a plot, but it cleverly traces the interrelationships in a family over several years, and really gets under the skin" — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 28, 2009
Fresh 3/5	Rotten 18%	Obsessed (2009)	" So hammy and overwrought that it's actually hysterically entertaining." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 28, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 89%	Everlasting Moments (2009)	" Perhaps too slow-paced for mainstream audiences, but patient viewers will love the way filmmaker Troell looks at the world." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 22, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 93%	Slepe L�sky (2008)	" An intriguing blend of documentary, fiction and fantasy ... it's not an easy movie, but adventurous audiences will love it." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 22, 2009
Fresh 3/5	Rotten 44%	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)	" There's a slightly out-of-control atmosphere that makes this corny romp much more entertaining than the original" — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 22, 2009
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 77%	Tormented (2009)	" Even if the plot is pretty simple, the characters and dialog are lively and unpredictable. And the cast really goes for it." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 21, 2009
Rotten 2/5	Rotten 41%	Fighting (2009)	" The problem is that, even with some very strong acting, we're never quite convinced to believe either the relationships or situations." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 16, 2009
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 37%	Angels & Demons (2009)	" Thankfully the filmmakers get the tone right this time, with a lively romp that's not afraid to get a bit silly." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 16, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 67%	Synecdoche, New York (2008)	" As a writer, Kaufman has used surrealism to humorously examine humanity. And now as a director he goes even further, creating something that feels like Woody Allen crossed with David Lynch. It's funny and emotional, but also impenetrable." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 15, 2009
Fresh 3/5	Fresh 62%	The Brothers Bloom (2009)	" Witty and wilfully wacky, this offbeat adventure is good fun to watch, even if we can never quite get in sync with its peculiar rhythms." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 14, 2009
Fresh 3/5	Rotten 56%	French Film (2008)	" This romantic pastiche is rather uneven and corny, but is packed with characters who are thoroughly intriguing. We may not like them very much, but we recognise ourselves in there." — Shadows on the Wall SHORT REVIEW Posted May 14, 2009
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 87%	Sounds Like Teen Spirit ()	" This is a warm and very funny film that completely wins us over as it progresses." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 13, 2009
Rotten 2.5/5	Rotten 25%	Little Ashes (2009)	" Shying away from the big issue, Morrison leaves us feeling oddly removed from what is otherwise a beautiful, heartbreaking story." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 13, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Rotten 51%	Cheri (2009)	" Technically, the film is spotless, with gorgeous cinematography, colourful costumes, detailed sets and a marvellous Alexandre Desplat score." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 13, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 88%	Coraline (2009)	" Based on the Neil Gaiman book, this is another refreshingly dark kids' movie from Selick that never undermines its creepy story to assure undemanding audience members. And it looks utterly fantastic." — Shadows on the Wall Posted May 8, 2009

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