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Agrees with the Tomatometer 76% of the time.

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Total Reviews:: 957

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
	0%	Java Heat (2013)	" This otherwise generic '80s-style actioner benefits from the presence of the ever-colorful Mickey Rourke as an exotic villian." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 9, 2013
	——	Assault On Wall Street (2013)	" This zeitgeist-tapping revenge fantasy doesn't deliver enough guilty pleasures." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 9, 2013
	67%	One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das (2013)	" Despite its spiritual subject matter, this documentary doesn't dig very deep." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 9, 2013
	0%	Generation Um... (2013)	" Meandering and affected, this tedious character study is as aimless as the lives it depicts." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 2, 2013
—	——	Mortem (2013)	— Hollywood Reporter Posted May 2, 2013
—	——	Big Bad Wolves ()	— Hollywood Reporter Posted May 2, 2013
	100%	You Will Be My Son (2013)	" Niels Arestrup delivers an award-caliber turn as a malevolent patriarch in this gripping melodrama." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 29, 2013
	——	Love Sick Love (2013)	" This darkly comic horror tale strains too hard for both laughs and shocks." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 18, 2013
	47%	The Lords of Salem (2013)	" Although it eventually descends into silliness, this creepily atmospheric effort delivers some effective scares along the way." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 18, 2013
	87%	Herman's House (2013)	" This moving but sketchy documentary fails to explore its provocative issues in fully satisfying fashion." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 18, 2013
	4%	Scary Movie 5 (2013)	" Spoofing movies ranging from Black Swan to Mama to Paranormal Activity, this installment of the profitable series is woefully, painfully unfunny." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 12, 2013
	60%	American Meat (2013)	" Less sensationalist than its similarly themed predecessors, this informative documentary makes a strong case for the benefits of organic famring. " — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 12, 2013
	8%	Tomorrow You're Gone (2013)	" This turgid and pretentious thriller is all style, no substance." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 5, 2013
	56%	Eddie The Sleepwalking Cannibal (2013)	" This would-be cult item runs out of steam after its establishes its wickedly satirical premise." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 5, 2013
	50%	Bert Stern: Original Madman (2013)	" Despite its admittedly intriguing parts, the film ultimately feels too diffuse and self-indulgent to represent a truly incisive portrait of its subject." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 4, 2013
	27%	The Brass Teapot (2013)	" This dark comedy's clever premise is too thin to sustain its feature-length running time." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 2, 2013
	77%	André Gregory: Before and After Dinner (2013)	" Although Andre Gregory's fans will find much here to savor, this rambling and unfocused portrait smacks of self-indulgence." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 2, 2013
	16%	Temptation (2013)	" This heavy-handed melodrama represents one of Tyler Perry's weakest efforts ever, and that's saying something." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 29, 2013
	59%	Detour (2013)	" This taut and effective thriller produces maximum suspense with a minimum of means." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 28, 2013
	51%	Welcome to the Punch (2013)	" Despite its visual polish and fine ensemble, this British police drama is strictly by-the-numbers." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 28, 2013
	50%	You Don't Need Feet to Dance (2013)	" This portrait of an indomitable figure overcoming his handicap proves deeply inspirational." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 22, 2013
	56%	Come Out And Play (2013)	" Despite its familiar genre trappings, this nastily efficient horror film delivers genuine chills." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 22, 2013
	15%	Dorfman in Love (2013)	" Sara Rue delivers a charming and funny turn in this otherwise hopelessly formulaic rom-com." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 22, 2013
	45%	Leonie (2013)	" Lushly photographed and featuring a stellar performance by the luminous Emily Mortimer in the title role, Hisako Matsui's film is deeply heartfelt but only intermittently compelling." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 22, 2013
	0%	InAPPropriate Comedy (2013)	" This painfully unfunny assemblage of would-be comedy sketches manages to make Movie 43 look good in retrospect." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 22, 2013
	29%	Upside Down (2013)	" Despite its undeniably clever conceit and visuals, this love story set in twin worlds remains earthbound." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 14, 2013
	94%	The Bitter Buddha (2013)	" This loving portrait of the angst-ridden comedian should well lift his profile." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 13, 2013
	40%	The Other Side of the Ice (2013)	" It all quickly proves wearisome, despite the occasional visual glories provided by shots of the magnificent icy vistas and frolicking polar bears." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 11, 2013
	65%	Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey (2013)	" This uplifting rock doc will provide inspiration to countless karoake singers." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 7, 2013
	71%	Greedy Lying Bastards (2013)	" This forceful documentary deals with the hot button issue of climate change in powerfully compelling fashion." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 7, 2013
	13%	The Last Exorcism Part II (2013)	" Creepy atmospherics don't compensate for the lack of genuine scares in this unimpressive follow-up." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 1, 2013
	88%	Hava Nagila: The Movie (2013)	" This richly entertaining documentary relates the history of the ubiquitous song that has been covered by everyone from Lena Horne to Elvis." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Feb 25, 2013
	56%	Would You Rather (2013)	" This restrained exercise in torture porn benefits from its clever concept and restrained execution." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Feb 8, 2013
	64%	Ferlinghetti A Rebirth of Wonder (2013)	" This affectionate documentary doesn't do full justice to its important subject." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Feb 7, 2013
	23%	The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)	" Some decent scares are provided in this refreshingly low-key ghost story." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Feb 4, 2013
	4%	Movie 43 (2013)	" An awesome array of talent doesn't prevent this witlessly profane anthology of comic shorts from being an utter disaster." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 25, 2013
—	50%	FrackNation (2013)	— Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 22, 2013
	6%	A Haunted House (2013)	" This parody of Paranormal Activity and other found-footage horror films too often substitutes raunch for wit." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 11, 2013
	43%	Storage 24 (2013)	" This low-budget Alien knock-off set in a London self-storage facility inspires more claustrophobia than chills." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 10, 2013
	19%	Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)	" In-your-face 3D and a half-hearted attempt at psychological complexity add little to this umpteenth Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 4, 2013
	33%	American Empire (2012)	" This latest in a long line of Occupy Wall Street-minded documentaries suffers from its strident tone and scattershot approach." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Dec 18, 2012
	17%	Saving Grace B. Jones (2012)	" Connie Stevens' directorial debut blends family drama with psychological thriller to ultimately uneven effect." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Dec 13, 2012
	64%	The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)	" Anchoring the film as much as his character does his family, Burns displays such an affable screen presence that one is able to overlook the film's hoarier aspects." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Dec 6, 2012
	50%	In Our Nature (2012)	" Beautifully observed characterizations and fine performances enliven this sometimes static drama about an unexpected family reunion." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Dec 6, 2012
	33%	Certainty (2012)	" This romantic drama about a couple in crisis mixes relationship and religious issues to uneven effect." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 30, 2012
	50%	What A Man (2012)	" Notwithstanding its slavish adherence to familiar genre conventions, the film nonetheless makes for reasonably fun viewing, thanks to its off-kilter humor and the chemistry exhibited by Scheweighofer and Kekilli." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 29, 2012
	20%	The Mystical Laws (Shinpi no hô) (2012)	" Religious mumbo-jumbo, turgid storytelling and lackluster animation drag down this anime fantasy." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 29, 2012
	64%	Silent Night (2012)	" This unimaginative remake of Silent Night, Deadly Night continues the trend of mediocre remakes of '80s era horror films." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 29, 2012
	50%	Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)	" Superbly choreographed and filmed action sequences enliven this ultra-violent B-movie." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 29, 2012

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