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John Anderson

John Anderson

Agrees with the Tomatometer 75% of the time.

Publications:
Baltimore Sun , Christian Science Monitor , Los Angeles Times , New York Times , Newsday , Variety , Village Voice , Wall Street Journal , Washington Post
Critics' Group:
National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle
Total Reviews:
1502

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
3.5/4 85% Bernie (2012) " Linklater, admirably unconcerned about how his film can be categorized, has made a comedy, a drama and most certainly a character study." — Newsday
Posted May 11, 2012
—— Herman's House () Variety
Posted May 8, 2012
—— Kovasikajuttu (The Punk Syndrome) () Variety
Posted May 8, 2012
1.5/4 22% Elles (2012) " This is not an entirely new idea. Nor does "Elles" offer any new insights into either domestic slavery or sex work. But it does offer a lot of sex, which for some will be just fine." — Newsday
Posted May 4, 2012
—— Italy: Love It, Or Leave It () Variety
Posted May 3, 2012
—— The World Before Her () Variety
Posted May 2, 2012
88% Portrait of Wally (2012) " Turning over rocks in and around the New York art world, helmer Andrew Shea finds a lot of ugly stuff while chronicling what amounts to a 60-year hostage drama centered around the Egon Schiele oil painting that gives the film its title." — Variety
Posted May 1, 2012
100% Dolphin Boy (2012) " Gentle yet bracing." — Variety
Posted Apr 27, 2012
2/4 33% The Lady (2012) " "The Lady" is a two-hour trip into earnestness, from which audiences will want a little liberation of their own." — Newsday
Posted Apr 27, 2012
3.5/4 60% Unraveled (2012) " As both man and metaphor, Drier is a pretty potent subject." — Newsday
Posted Apr 27, 2012
70% The Giant Mechanical Man (2012) " Grinding its gears a bit in an attempt to achieve maximum quirkiness, "The Giant Mechanical Man" will meet most audiences' standards for "charming."" — Variety
Posted Apr 26, 2012
—— Jack and Diane (2012) Variety
Posted Apr 24, 2012
—— Caroline And Jackie () " Displaying nerves of steel and a generous heart, helmer Adam Christian Clark takes a lot of chances with Caroline and Jackie." — Variety
Posted Apr 23, 2012
3.5/4 76% Damsels in Distress (2012) " The acting and the music are delightful, the jokes arrive on schedule, and everything sort of glows." — Newsday
Posted Apr 20, 2012
63% The Five-Year Engagement (2012) " While Segel and Blunt make likable enough leads, the strain is visible as the filmmakers try to make comedic hay out of disconnected segments, contrived situations and tangential characters." — Variety
Posted Apr 19, 2012
—— Z daleka widok jest piekny (It Looks Pretty from a Distance) () Variety
Posted Apr 13, 2012
3/4 59% We Have a Pope (2012) " There's a sweetness to Italian director Nanni Moretti's "We Have a Pope" that belies its seemingly unholy premise..." — Newsday
Posted Apr 13, 2012
3.5/4 96% Monsieur Lazhar (2012) " Though it's a bit too early to say that it's an unforgettable movie, one suspects it is. It's also about so many things it nearly defies explanation." — Newsday
Posted Apr 12, 2012
3/4 47% The Three Stooges (2012) " One of the Farrellys' better films and a movie in which excess -- the hallmark of everyone involved -- is decidedly a virtue." — Newsday
Posted Apr 12, 2012
0% Deadline (2012) " Although helmer Curt Hahn champions the causes of racial justice and crusading journalism, he can't seem to find a tone that's consistent or that befits the gravity of his subject matter." — Variety
Posted Apr 11, 2012
—— Deadline (2009) Variety
Posted Apr 11, 2012
71% MIS Human Secret Weapon (2012) " Given that the subject matter cries out for delicacy, and that the film's subjects seem emotionally fragile, Suzuki's tactics are surprisingly hamhanded." — Variety
Posted Apr 9, 2012
3.5/4 98% Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2012) " As exhausting as Jiro may be, he's also inspiring." — Newsday
Posted Apr 6, 2012
0% Losing Control (2012) " While Losing Control is a thoroughly likable, playful comedy, there's never a sense that writer-director Valerie Weiss is in total command of film's tone, pacing or comic content, which is considerable." — Variety
Posted Mar 24, 2012
3.5/4 79% The Deep Blue Sea (2012) " Certainly stage-bound and dusty, but it's a perfect vehicle for Davies the aesthete/social critic." — Newsday
Posted Mar 23, 2012
55% All In: The Poker Movie (2012) " Douglas Tirola's pic seems a bit late for the poker craze, and at any rate will be preaching largely to the converted." — Variety
Posted Mar 22, 2012
1.5/4 67% Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) " While both Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor are enormously appealing actors, Hallstrom has made a movie that pretends it is something it's not -- namely, an intelligent romantic comedy." — Newsday
Posted Mar 16, 2012
2.5/4 24% Seeking Justice (2012) " It's a perfectly palatable and even engaging thriller, albeit one requiring several leaps of faith and/or disengagement with reality." — Newsday
Posted Mar 16, 2012
3.5/4 86% Chico & Rita (2012) " "Chico & Rita" is that rare thing, a cartoon for adults, with a bittersweet take on love and fate and a romantic's view of the night." — Newsday
Posted Mar 16, 2012
86% Shakespeare High (2012) " Alex Rotaru's very busy docu focuses more on the kids' stories than on their work; considering how sensational some of them are, it's probably a strategic advantage." — Variety
Posted Mar 10, 2012
4/4 100% This Is Not a Film (2012) " There are fireworks -- and an ending that's as dramatic as anything made by any director making a film, which is something Panahi accomplishes with a bit of a wink, and no small amount of courage." — Newsday
Posted Mar 9, 2012
11% Apart (2012) " All dressed up with nowhere to go, the visually adept Apart has a narrative rhythm as disjointed as the personalities of its lead teenagers" — Variety
Posted Mar 8, 2012
50% Good for Nothing (2012) " A droll New Zealand parody with a tone so deadpan it becomes laugh-out-loud funny." — Variety
Posted Mar 8, 2012
3.5/4 90% In Darkness (2012) " An epic, and no less of one for taking place largely in the claustrophobic confines of a Polish sewer system." — Newsday
Posted Mar 2, 2012
—— A Fierce Green Fire () Variety
Posted Feb 23, 2012
37% New York, I Love You (2009) Variety
Posted Feb 23, 2012
0% Kalamity (2010) Variety
Posted Feb 23, 2012
100% Death of a Superhero (2012) " Pic sidesteps cloying sentimentality and heavy-handedness with the help of a solid cast." — Variety
Posted Feb 23, 2012
—— Bunohan (Return To Murder) () Variety
Posted Feb 23, 2012
—— The Flying Scissors (2009) Variety
Posted Feb 23, 2012
—— Eating Out: Drama Camp (2011) Variety
Posted Feb 23, 2012
—— Haarautuvan rakkauden talo (The House of Branching Love) (2009) Variety
Posted Feb 23, 2012
20% Broken Tower (2012) " Though clearly besotted with Crane's poetry, the writer-director-star never achieves full immersion in the man's life or work; the sense is of people playing a very cerebral game of dress-up." — Variety
Posted Feb 23, 2012
58% Resurrecting the Champ (2007) Variety
Posted Feb 23, 2012
—— Die Bluthochzeit (The Wedding Party) (2005) Variety
Posted Feb 23, 2012
—— The Lather Effect (2006) Variety
Posted Feb 23, 2012
—— Zoned In () Variety
Posted Feb 23, 2012
—— La Prima Linea (Front Line) (2009) Variety
Posted Feb 23, 2012
38% Smother (2007) Variety
Posted Feb 23, 2012
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