David Edelstein

Agrees with the Tomatometer 74% of the time.

Biography:
I started way back at the Harvard Crimson, then moved on to the Boston Phoenix, then the Village Voice, then the New York Post, then oblivion, then Slate and Fresh Air. I also wrote a book with Christine Vachon called Shooting to Kill and a couple of plays, chiefly Blaming Mom (a comedy).
Favorites:
The Lady Eve, The General, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Shop Around the Corner, The Godfather, Smiles of a Summer Night, Rules of the Game, Jaws, Ride the High Country, His Girl Friday, Bride of Frankenstein, Seven Samurai, Ashes and Diamonds, Touch of Evil, Singing in the Rain, Night of the Living Dead, and about 100 others.
Publications:
New York Magazine , NPR's Fresh Air , Slate
Critics' Group:
National Society of Film Critics
Total Reviews:
1272
Total QuickRatings:
32

Unquoted Movie Reviews Or Untitled Articles

Unquoted reviews/articles from David Edelstein. Unquoted reviews/articles appear last on the reviews section of the movie pages.
Showing 1 - 32 of 32
Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
75% Praying With Lior (2008) New York Magazine
Posted Oct 18, 2008
87% Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2006) New York Magazine
Posted Jul 7, 2007
22% The Pink Panther (2006) New York Magazine
Posted Jul 7, 2007
69% Babel (2006) New York Magazine
Posted Jun 29, 2007
50% Days of Glory (1945) New York Magazine
Posted Jun 29, 2007
86% Steel City (2007) New York Magazine
Posted Jun 29, 2007
39% Scoop (2006) New York Magazine
Posted Jan 6, 2007
71% The Science of Sleep (2006) New York Magazine
Posted Jan 6, 2007
43% Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006) New York Magazine
Posted May 12, 2006
66% Pride and Prejudice (2003) Slate
Posted Dec 6, 2005
33% Hell's Highway (2002) Slate
Posted Aug 30, 2003
75% Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003) NPR's Fresh Air
Posted Aug 6, 2003
75% Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003) Slate
Posted Aug 5, 2003
94% Manito (2003) NPR's Fresh Air
Posted Jun 21, 2003
30% The Hunted (2003) Slate
Posted Apr 22, 2003
41% The Core (2003) Slate
Posted Apr 22, 2003
88% A Mighty Wind (2003) Slate
Posted Apr 19, 2003
33% Tears of the Sun (2003) Slate
Posted Mar 8, 2003
58% Dark Blue (2003) Slate
Posted Mar 1, 2003
76% Igby Goes Down (2002) NPR's Fresh Air
Posted Nov 16, 2002
76% Frida (2002) NPR's Fresh Air
Posted Nov 16, 2002
48% City by the Sea (2002) NPR's Fresh Air
Posted Nov 16, 2002
92% Mostly Martha (Bella Martha) (2001) NPR's Fresh Air
Posted Nov 16, 2002
75% Secretary (2002) NPR's Fresh Air
Posted Nov 16, 2002
72% Auto Focus (2002) NPR's Fresh Air
Posted Nov 16, 2002
92% The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) Slate
Posted Jul 27, 2002
51% Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) Slate
Posted Jul 27, 2002
72% Limbo (1999) Slate
Posted Jul 27, 2002
53% Storytelling (2002) Slate
Posted Mar 22, 2002
93% In the Bedroom (2001) Slate
Posted Mar 22, 2002
86% Gosford Park (2001) Slate
Posted Mar 22, 2002
91% Domestic Violence (2001) Slate
Posted Mar 22, 2002
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