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EDWARD HAVENS

Agrees with the Tomatometer 69% of the time.

Biography: Edward Havens currently serves as the Publisher and Editor-In-Chief of FilmJerk.com. Since 1972, he has worked as an extra, actor, production assistant and assistant director on a number of feature films and shorts. He has also written several screenplays, none which were recently optioned. Edward likes kitties, ice cream, books with more words than pictures and DVDs with director's commentary. He blames Hunter S. Thompson, Lenny Bruce, Terry Southern, the collective members of Monty Python, Michael O'Donoghue, Lloyd Kaufman and Andy Kaufman for helping to shape his persona. He lives in the heart of Hollywood, between Grauman's Chinese Theatre and the Cinerama Dome, with his wife.
Favorites: For the longest time, my answer would have been "Bull Durham," but I've come to realize that Cameron Crowe's director cut of "Almost Famous" is perhaps the most perfect movie ever made. Other favorites include "Brazil," "The Third Man," "L.A. Confidential," "My Man Godfrey," most of the films of William Powell and Myrna Loy, "Sullivan's Travels" and "Bring It On."

Publications: FilmJerk.com

Critics' Group: Online Film Critics Society

Total Reviews: 264
Total QuickRatings: 62

Location: Hollywood

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Fresh
B+

N/A

Tom & Jerry: Chuck Jones Collection ()

" If you love the work of Chuck Jones, this is an invaluable, if not exactly incredible, addition to your collection."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jul 8, 2009

Fresh
A

Fresh
97%

The Hurt Locker (2009)

" Bigelow has successfully built a vision of war rarely seen on screen, a visceral nearly first person perspective of war where the rush of combat is a welcomed relief."

Posted Jun 25, 2009

Fresh
B+

Fresh
100%

Woodstock (1970)

" The 40th Anniversary DVD of "Woodstock" is a great experience and should get many baby boomers excited to see and hear some old friends again."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jun 8, 2009

N/A

Fresh
66%

Away We Go (2009)

" FilmJerk.com interview with Sam Mendes"
INTERVIEW

Posted Jun 7, 2009

Fresh
A+

Fresh
66%

Away We Go (2009)

" For my money, the new dramatic comedy "Away We Go" is the first serious contender for Best Picture of the Year consideration."

Posted May 28, 2009

Fresh
B+

Rotten
46%

Management (2009)

" To be completely honest, I was ready to walk out of the new Jennifer Aniston movie "Management" after ten minutes."

Posted May 15, 2009

Fresh
B+

Fresh
70%

Rudo and Cursi (2009)

" Anyone who has spent any time watching movies about competitive brothers playing the same sport for different teams knows where all this is going to lead"

Posted May 14, 2009

Rotten
C

Fresh
76%

Outrage (2009)

" I'm guessing "Outrage" ultimately is meant to continue the discussion about equal rights for gay Americans, and in that sense the film does succeed."

Posted May 8, 2009

Rotten
F

Rotten
50%

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2009)

" Dumb kids doing dumb things for dumb reasons."

Posted May 6, 2009

Fresh
A+

Fresh
72%

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

" The best movie of 2008 makes an early claim for the best DVD of 2009."
DVD REVIEW

Posted May 6, 2009

Fresh
A

N/A

Official Rejection (2009)

" Can a little documentary about the less popular film festivals find a patron to give it the chance to find an audience?"

Posted Apr 30, 2009

Rotten
D+

Rotten
15%

The Spirit (2008)

" More interested in being a technical marvel than a coherent story."

Posted Apr 29, 2009

Fresh
A-

Fresh
88%

Adventureland (2009)

" Sometimes, a critic is going to connect with a movie, even one they can admit has some major problems, because it so mirrors their own expereinces."

Posted Apr 3, 2009

N/A

Fresh
94%

2009 Academy-Award Nominated Short Films (2009)

" The 2009 Oscar-Nominated Short Films are here!"
ESSAY

Posted Feb 6, 2009

Fresh
A-

Rotten
32%

Fanboys (2009)

" Probably the closest thing my generation will get to having its own "Diner""

Posted Feb 6, 2009

Fresh
A-

Fresh
65%

Quantum of Solace (2008)

" Despite its faults, I can still say with relative assurance this is the best Bond film since "Thunderball.""

Posted Nov 14, 2008

Fresh
A

Fresh
94%

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

" Some people might fault "Slumdog" because they perceive it as a fluff piece full of the kind of schmaltz unbecoming to modern cinemagoers."

Posted Nov 12, 2008

Fresh
B-

Fresh
67%

Synecdoche, New York (2008)

" Nearly a month after watching Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut... I'm still figuring out whether it was a brilliant idea poorly executed or a poor idea brilliantly executed."

Posted Oct 24, 2008

Rotten
D

N/A

Another Cinderella Story (2008)

" I guess the best thing that can be said about the direct-to-video release "Another Cinderella Story" is that it is not quite as bad as it should be."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Oct 15, 2008

Fresh
A-

Fresh
99%

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Click here to read article
DVD REVIEW

Posted Oct 6, 2008

Fresh
B+

Rotten
54%

Choke (2008)

" The perfect film for the entire family. That is, to paraphrase another great American writer, James Ellroy, if your family happens to be named Manson."

Posted Sep 26, 2008

Fresh
A-

Fresh
76%

Appaloosa (2008)

" Can Ed Harris, of all people, save the Western for this generation?"

Posted Sep 23, 2008

Fresh
B+

Fresh
97%

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

" Let's hope the next time Disney re-releases this on home video... they will include the 3D version."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Sep 17, 2008

Rotten
D

Rotten
0%

Surfer, Dude (2008)

" The number of artistically successful surfing movies can be counted on one hand, and the majority of those are documentaries."

Posted Sep 17, 2008

Fresh
B-

Fresh
82%

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

" A pleasant enough diversion with some great performances and beautiful cinematography to just make it worth recommending."

Posted Aug 15, 2008

Fresh
A

Fresh
100%

Man On Wire (2008)

" Sits alongside "The Thin Blue Line" and "Hoop Dreams" as a non-fictional narrative which changes the rules of its genre."

Posted Jul 25, 2008

Rotten
D-

Fresh
77%

Baghead (2008)

" What could have been an amusing short subject, the Duplass Brothers' not-quite-horror/not-quite-comedy drags its one note premise out to an almost mind-numbing 84 minutes."

Posted Jul 25, 2008

Fresh
A-

Fresh
71%

Wanted (2008)

" "Wanted" is exactly what it is supposed to be: a slick, well-produced piece of popcorn fluff with a hot chick, hot cars and enough action to fill a half-dozen Marvel adaptations."

Posted Jun 26, 2008

Fresh
A

N/A

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film (2007)

" Probably the closest any of us who admired the man from afar will ever get to the confines of Woody Creek and the maddening genius who ruled over it."

Posted Jun 2, 2008

Fresh
A-

Fresh
80%

Peter Pan (1953)

" The Walt Disney Company has broken the vaults wide open to add a plethora of fascinating historic artifacts to make this new Platinum Edition a must-own for any Disney collector."

Posted Jun 2, 2008

Fresh
B

Fresh
96%

Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008)

" If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Morgan Spurlock should be thrilled about the new documentary "Bigger, Stronger, Faster*.""

Posted May 30, 2008

Rotten
C-

Fresh
76%

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

" Can all be summed up with the thought the film could have been much better, but it could have been much worse."

Posted May 22, 2008

Fresh
A-

Fresh
66%

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

" Stands a good chance of becoming the "Empire Strikes Back" of the "Narnia" series: a darker and more satisfying follow-up to an already exceptional starting point."

Posted May 16, 2008

Rotten
D

Rotten
31%

The Babysitters (2008)

" Is Ross trying to mimic Michael Haneke, daring his audience to be disgusted by the very titillating premise which probably brought them to the movie in the first place?"

Posted May 8, 2008

Fresh
B-

Rotten
40%

Zombie Strippers (2008)

" The film "Planet Terror" should have been. A true grindhouse experience."

Posted Apr 18, 2008

Fresh
B

Fresh
69%

The First Saturday in May (2008)

" While competently made and an overall enjoyable experience for those with a less-than-passing interest in racing, the film will likely be only of interest to the deep-rooted fan."

Posted Apr 17, 2008

Fresh
B-

Rotten
52%

Leatherheads (2008)

" To call something a screwball comedy instead of just a comedy is to add an extra level of farcical expectations all too easy to not meet."

Posted Apr 4, 2008

Fresh
A-

Rotten
49%

CJ7 (2008)

" If most Americans weren't so adverse to spending time with any film which has subtitles, Stephen Chow's "CJ7" just might have had a chance to become a perennial family favorite."

Posted Mar 6, 2008

Rotten
C

Fresh
67%

The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

" The new 20th Century-Fox Home Video release of "The Darjeeling Limited" offers quite a conundrum for fans of Wes Anderson..."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Feb 26, 2008

Fresh
B+

Fresh
81%

In Bruges (2008)

" Doesn't need to be too hip or too cool to be damn good."

Posted Feb 22, 2008

Fresh
B+

Fresh
100%

Martin Scorsese Presents: Val Lewton ()

" We may not learn much about who Val Lewton was. We may never truly know what made him tick. And we might find ourselves too engrossed in what we see and hear to even care."

Posted Jan 16, 2008

Fresh
A+

Fresh
89%

Zodiac (2007)

" Watching the movie on a widescreen HDTV monitor in HD-DVD is an ocular orgy."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Jan 9, 2008

Rotten
F

Rotten
14%

Blonde Ambition (2007)

" Just how bad is the latest Jessica Simpson film? It doesn't just belong on a Worst of 2007 list or even a Worst of the Decade list, but high amongst The Worst Movies Ever Made."

Posted Dec 27, 2007

Fresh
A

Fresh
85%

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

" If there were a cinematic version of a harmonic convergence, it would look something like "Sweeney Todd.""

Posted Dec 21, 2007

Rotten
C-

Rotten
50%

Man in the Chair (2007)

" A film that probably never wouldn't have seen the light of a projector if it wasn't for some kind of "Let's get Actor X that long-deserved Oscar" grab."

Posted Dec 12, 2007

Fresh
A+

Rotten
59%

Look (2007)

" Once or twice a year, if we are lucky, a movie comes out of seemingly nowhere and grabs ahold of us, with thoughts and ideas that stick in our heads long after the credits have rolled out and the lights in the auditorium has illuminated again."

Posted Dec 10, 2007

Rotten
C

Fresh
94%

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

" The omission of John Travolta in any of the commentaries or documentaries is a major shadow that the new disc cannot get out from."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Oct 13, 2007

Fresh
A

Rotten
44%

What We Do Is Secret (2008)

" Hits quick, hits hard and never lets go."

Posted Sep 17, 2007

Fresh
B-

Rotten
54%

Across the Universe (2007)

" A resplendent feast for the eyes. Just don't expect anything resembling a coherent storyline."

Posted Sep 13, 2007

Fresh
A-

Rotten
24%

Fierce People (2007)

" Too bad this wasn't made twenty-five years ago, when it still had a chance of being accepted by the masses because it was quirky."

Posted Sep 7, 2007
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