Cornell & Petricelli

Cornell & Petricelli

Agrees with the Tomatometer 59% of the time.

Biography:
We have an About Us section at CinemaSense.Com™ that tells more about who we are and why we review movies. We formed Cornell & Petricelli by marriage in June, 1998. Our entertainment, relationship, and perspective have been shaped by stories we have experienced through movie houses and TV. We believe that, at their best, movies form cinematic parables. They provide metaphorical, dramatized experience of the psychological and spiritual stuff by which we cognize possibility in our lives. If we have no model for new ways of being, if we don’t know what they feel like, we will not adopt them. We find that almost any well made movie has some element of importance that elucidates some aspect or issue that we deal with in our private thoughts, in our intimate relationships, in our work and social world, in our political and environmental interactions, in our spiritual connection and consciousness. We hope that our reviews will promote the understanding of the films we share with you as well as improve the conscious process by which these films are made.
Favorites:
OURS TITANIC (We watched in so many times we lost count.) Amadeus, Bridges of Madison County, Life Is Beautiful, My Fair Lady, Ordinary People, Pretty Woman, Roman Holiday, Secret of Roan Inish, Sixth Sense, and Tootsie. ANNA-MARIA'S Deer Hunter, (Bram Stoker’s) Dracula, The Good, the Bad & the Ugly, Laura, Much Ado About Nothing (1993), "Now, Voyager", and Prince of Tides. CRAIG'S Aliens, As Good As It Gets, Babette’s Feast, Braveheart, It's a Wonderful Life, Lion King, Quiet Man, Schindler’s List, Sleepless in Seattle, A Town Like Alice (1981 mini-series).
Publications:
CinemaSense.Com
Total Reviews:
154
Location:
Redondo Beach, California

Best Reviewed Films

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4/4 54% Enemy at the Gates (2001) " With his uncanny gift of leading us from the unfamiliar to the intimate, Jude Law claims his place among Hollywood's leading character actors as he captures our imagination with the innocence, vulnerability, and perseverance of Vassili." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted May 15, 2001
4/4 73% Remember the Titans (2000) " A wonderfully stitched movie about a community overcoming racial prejudice via the crucible of its high school gridiron." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 61% Return to Me (2000) " Return to Me is a story for all ages." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 81% Wonder Boys (2000) " Wonder Boys is a wonder through and through, not necessarily because it makes a grandiose statement, but because it makes a universal statement about that place in life's journey when we find ourselves at an emotional and spiritual crossroads." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 84% Erin Brockovich (2000) " We are beginning to see the deeper beauty in [Roberts'] performances that comes with maturity." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 63% Music of the Heart (1999) CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 88% American Beauty (1999) " Bravo and roll out the Oscar nominations." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 85% Billy Elliot (2000) " Billy Elliot delivers us to the core of our secret yearnings." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 88% Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (2000) " Those who remember the film from its original run will be surprised by the power with which the new and improved version resurfaces the old frightful memories." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 80% The Green Mile (1999) " Stephen King's serial novel has been superbly adapted." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
10/10 96% The Insider (1999) " Mesmerizes on many levels." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 83% Magnolia (1999) " Ingenious film!" — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 39% Armageddon (1998) " ...this film reaches its real dramatic power because it embroils us in deeper issues of heart and spirit." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 82% X-Men (2000) " X-Men is not only a superb action film, but also an impeccably woven character drama with a profound emotional dimension." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 51% Anna and the King (2000) CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 85% The Sixth Sense (1999) " Though in some ways promoted as a scary ghost story, Sixth Sense is really a relationship drama set in a supernatural milieu." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 73% The Dinner Game (Le Dîner de cons) (1999) " Wonderful." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 83% The Hurricane (1999) " A powerfully uplifting film." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/4 40% Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) " On an emotional level, Snow Falling on Cedars struck us deeply." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
9/10 78% Sweet and Lowdown (1999) CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 46% Maybe Baby (2000) " The Brits have done it again! Hilarious and heartwarming comedy about marriage, love, making movies, and making babies. " — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Aug 23, 2001
3.5/4 63% Session 9 (2001) " A new generation of film creators delivers true, old style horror by exploring the nature of insanity, brutality, and ultimately murder, mayhem, and guilt." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Aug 11, 2001
3.5/4 26% Swordfish (2001) " The most mesmerizing and refreshing action film of the last three years." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jun 7, 2001
3.5/4 33% Angel Eyes (2001) " Jennifer Lopez proves that her allure and talent can carry a complex mystery love story. We were delighted, surprised, and impressed." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted May 17, 2001
3.5/4 77% O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) " Bizarre, funny, surprising." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Feb 7, 2001
3.5/4 90% Aimée & Jaguar (2000) " ... a fascinating, bold, and deeply personal story of a woman's empowerment." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 71% The Best Man (1999) CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 12% Hanging Up (2000) " This movie enlightens as much as it entertains." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 79% Shanghai Noon (2000) " It has great dialogue and superb stunts and fight sequences." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 41% Agnes Browne (1999) CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 55% Pitch Black (2000) " Even those who shun the gripping effect of horror films might find Pitch Black a challenge worth taking on." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 77% Gladiator (2000) " Spectacle and human drama interweave beautifully in this epic recreation of the spirit of ancient Rome in all its pomp, splendor, and horror." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 45% Committed (2000) " Committed boldly sifts through our all too human absurdities, but it never loses its path to the final message, and one well worth waiting for." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 57% Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) " Dazzling spectacle in high-tech and hand-to-hand combat, compelling romance between gorgeous leads, and well-crafted story make MI2 a highly satisfying action film." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 50% Any Given Sunday (1999) " This pumped up ensemble piece is a boiling sea of adrenaline, testosterone (with estrogen in the back office), and pain during the Sunday Gladiatorial spectacle of American football." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 30% Big Momma's House (2000) " The driving force that kept us rolling in the aisles focuses on the brilliant physical comedy of Lawrence." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 93% The Limey (1999) " Limey is a classic psychological mystery." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 42% What Planet Are You From? (2000) CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 71% The Cider House Rules (1999) " Magnificent interweaving of the intricate human majesty and flaws that make the characters truly alive." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 64% Anywhere But Here (2000) " Anywhere But Here works in no small part because of the pairing of the huge talents of Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 28% The Story of Us (1999) CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 61% American Pie (1999) " Wise and yet fresh." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 36% Rules of Engagement (2000) CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 40% The Replacements (2000) " For a movie as predictable as The Replacements, it offers an astonishingly funny, well crafted story line capturing the visceral pounding of football." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 97% The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (2000) " A wonderful and much needed tribute to the great Jewish baseball player." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 17% Here On Earth (2000) CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 67% Stir of Echoes (1999) " The story compensates for any discomfort because we are eventually given the light with which to understand, accept, and reconcile what we've seen." — CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 46% What Lies Beneath (2000) CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 73% The Red Violin (Le violon rouge) (1999) CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4 72% Limbo (1999) CinemaSense.Com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
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