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Frank Scheck

Agrees with the Tomatometer 76% of the time.

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
	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
	36%	The Collection (2012)	" This sequel to 2009's The Collector features enough gratuitous carnage to satisfy hardcore horror fans, if few others." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 28, 2012
	86%	Who Bombed Judi Bari? (2012)	" A moving if sometimes overly exhaustive examination of the mystery behind the 1990 car bombing of environmental activists." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 19, 2012
	100%	16 Acres (2012)	" This alternately amusing and heartbreaking documentary coherently chronicles the endles process of rebuilding Ground Zero." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 16, 2012
	80%	Hitler's Children (2012)	" Haunting documentary about the descendants of top Nazi leaders struggling to endure their horrific legacy." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 16, 2012
	13%	Red Dawn (2012)	" An already silly premise is given a ham-fisted treatment in this ill-advised remake of John Milius' 1984 hit action film." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 16, 2012
	86%	The Law In These Parts (2012)	" Both provocative and self-indulgent." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 15, 2012
	——	Christmas In Compton (2012)	" Forget Christmas, this risible early holiday release won't make it until Thanksgiving." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 12, 2012
	9%	Jack and Diane (2012)	" Bradley Rust Gray's attempt to weave horror elements into a fairly conventional narrative yields diminishing returns in this overly stylized effort." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 31, 2012
	6%	Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)	" Silent Hill is not a place you want to go, and that applies for moviegoers as well as this videogame adaptation's characters." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 26, 2012
	50%	Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012)	" This found-footage horror film about the search for Sasquatch is the latest tired entry in an overworked genre." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 19, 2012
	——	Unmasked Judeophobia (2012)	" This documentary about the rising state of anti-Semitism is more polemical than informative. " — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 19, 2012
	36%	Yogawoman (2012)	" Kate Clere McIntyre and Saraswati Clere's less than revelatory documentary that incessantly makes the point that yoga is really, really good for you." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 19, 2012
	94%	Photographic Memory (2012)	" Filmmaker Ross McElee continues his obsessive self-reflection in this entertaining meditation on aging and memory." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 15, 2012
	67%	An Affair of the Heart (2012)	" Minor curio about Rick Springfield's devoted fan base has less weight than a VH1 Behind the Music special." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 12, 2012
	14%	Smiley (2012)	" Internet chat rooms provide the dubious hook for this generic slasher movie." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 11, 2012
	13%	Hotel Noir (2012)	" A first-rate cast and stunning black-and-white visuals aren't enough to make this homage to classic film noir successful. " — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 11, 2012
	9%	Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (2012)	" This cliche-ridden coming of age story is as painfully awkward as its troubled teen protagonist." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 8, 2012
	81%	Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare (2012)	" There's no escaping the fact that the sheer profusion of similarly-themed efforts in recent years reduces their individual impact." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 5, 2012
	86%	Harvest of Empire (2012)	" Cogent doc makes the persuasive argument for the role that U.S. military and corporate interests have played in the influx of immigration from Latin American countries." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 2, 2012
	——	BearCity 2: The Proposal (2012)	" Like many parties, this film about a gay bachelor party during Provincetown's Bear Week goes on for too long." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 2, 2012
	90%	Six Million and One (2012)	" This self-indulgent documentary about the family dynamics among the children of a Holocaust survivor could have used a more ruthless editor." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 28, 2012
	50%	Motherland (2011)	" Motherland doesn't fully succeed on any of its levels. But Doris Yeung's subtle and intelligent debut feature contains enough interesting elements to mark the filmmaker as someone to watch." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 28, 2012
	17%	Bringing Up Bobby (2012)	" Milla Jovovich delivers an over-the-top peformance in this melodramatic tale of an immigrant con artist and her juvenile delinquent son." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 27, 2012
	60%	Stars In Shorts (2012)	" This assemblage of star-filled shorts makes for a generally rewarding grab bag." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 27, 2012
	67%	Unconditional (2012)	" This inspirational drama, while trafficking in cliches, manages not to deliver its message too heavily." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 24, 2012
	0%	Last Ounce of Courage (2012)	" This religious-themed drama about a small-town mayor's personal crusade against "the war on Christmas" is about as subtle as the character's name -- Bob Revere." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 21, 2012
	93%	The Trouble with the Truth (2012)	" A divorced couple rehash their relationship in this touching indie drama." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 20, 2012
	88%	Head Games (2012)	" [A] powerful documentary about the devastating effects of head injuries in sports." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 20, 2012
	30%	Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)	" Endless video-game-style, violent mayhem is on display in this latest edition of the mind-numbing apocalypse series." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 14, 2012
	17%	Until They Are Home (2012)	" A well-meaning but pedestrian documentary that deals with gut-wrenching subject matter." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Aug 30, 2012
	92%	The Bullet Vanishes (2012)	" This Chinese period thriller set in 1930's Shanghai boasts a fiendishly clever plot and gorgeous production elements." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Aug 30, 2012
	39%	The Possession (2012)	" This Jewish-themed horror film demonstrates that the Anti-Defamation League is never around when you need them." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Aug 29, 2012
	56%	The Revenant (2012)	" Ultra-gory horror comedy squanders its intriguing premise of crime-stopping vigilante zombies with its uneven execution." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Aug 24, 2012
	14%	Soldiers of Fortune (2012)	" A talented cast is wasted in this sub-par, umpteenth variation on The Dirty Dozen." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Aug 3, 2012
	0%	Assassin's Bullet (2012)	" This psychologically tinged thriller about a mysterious female assassin won't erase memories of La Femma Nikita. " — Hollywood Reporter Posted Aug 2, 2012
	5%	30 Beats (2012)	" This umpteenth variation on Schnitzler's classic play La Ronde fails to arouse." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 20, 2012
	——	The Runway (2012)	" Irish villagers rally to the aid of a stranded Colombian pilot in this quirky comedy." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 18, 2012
	88%	Ballplayer: Pelotero (2012)	" Hard-hitting sports doc examines the darker side of the recruitment of young baseball players in the Dominican Republic for the major leagues." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 13, 2012
	80%	China Heavyweight (2012)	" China Heavyweight is an uneasy mixture of familiar sports doc tropes and sociological portraiture." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 9, 2012
	29%	The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)	" Shamelessly schmaltzy and predictable from first moment to last, Rob Reiner's The Magic of Belle Isle nonetheless manages to conjure a certain spell." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 9, 2012
	21%	Madea's Witness Protection (2012)	" Even such potentially amusing comic set-pieces as when Madea goes through airport security, with predictably chaotic results, feel awfully half-hearted." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jun 29, 2012
	0%	For the Love of Money (2012)	" Although it's doubtful that film fans walk around lamenting the dearth of Israeli characters in gangster movies, For the Love of Money nonetheless attempts to fill the gap." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jun 8, 2012
	——	The Skinny (2012)	" The large ensemble deliver mainly endearing performances and the tech elements are solid despite the obvious budget." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jun 8, 2012
	44%	Music from the Big House (2012)	" Don't look for Elvis in this stark musical doc set in a maximum security prison." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jun 5, 2012
	38%	One Day On Earth (2012)	" The film's 104 minutes ambitiously packs in a huge amount of evocative imagery that well conveys the diversity of life on the planet." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jun 5, 2012
	18%	For Greater Glory (2012)	" This historical drama about the little-known Cristero War in 1920s Mexico is more educational than involving." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jun 1, 2012
	20%	Chernobyl Diaries (2012)	" A basic monster movie that benefits greatly from its unique setting, Chernobyl Diaries again demonstrates Oren Peli's ability to wrest scares with minimal production values and a clever premise." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 25, 2012
	96%	In the Family (2012)	" This deeply humanistic, profoundly touching work representing independent cinema at its finest should be seen by far wider audiences." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 5, 2012
	94%	First Position (2012)	" First Position overcomes its predictable elements thanks to the inherent visual drama of watching children strain their bodies to the limit in obsessive pursuit of their goals." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 4, 2012
	4%	A Little Bit Of Heaven (2012)	" Kate Hudson dies prettily in this tone-deaf dramedy about a woman finding love while suffering from colon cancer." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 4, 2012
	52%	The Playroom (2013)	" Sensitively wrought family drama told from the children's perspective." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 1, 2012
	77%	Any Day Now (2012)	" Depictions of custody battles have become a cinematic staple, but few register with the heartfelt emotion of Any Day Now." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 27, 2012
	40%	In Their Skin (2012)	" Good performances and atmospheric direction aren't quite enough to elevate this home-invasion thriller above genre clichés." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 26, 2012
	24%	Struck by Lightning (2013)	" Chris Colfer's Glee appeal is AWOL in this strained dark comedy about a high school misfit." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 26, 2012
	63%	Going Down In La-la Land (2012)	" A young acting hopeful finds that things are tough in Tinseltown in this not exactly revelatory gay-themed drama." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 19, 2012
	55%	Downtown Express (2012)	" The film may be hopelessly old-fashioned, but it's hard to entirely resist its portrait of a city that not only never sleeps but also seems to be bursting with melody at every turn." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 19, 2012
	73%	Inside Hana's Suitcase (2012)	" Documentary about young children learning the horrors of the Holocaust feels like an elaborate study aid." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 19, 2012
	20%	Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day (2012)	" This tawdry, faith-based kidnapping melodrama has a lot to atone for." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 16, 2012
	38%	Lockout (Unrated) (2012)	" Witty one-liners compensate for cliched plotting and cheesy effects in this sci-fi action thriller." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 10, 2012
	75%	Surviving Progress (2012)	" This cautionary documentary makes a strong case that our technological advances are in fact dooming us." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 9, 2012
	9%	ATM (2012)	" This ATM-set horror film fails to dispense sufficient thrills." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 6, 2012
	28%	We the Party (2012)	" Heavy-handed teen drama mixes moralizing and partying to uneven effect." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 6, 2012
	17%	God Save My Shoes (2012)	" Benasra obviously has an affinity for her subject. But her alternately lighthearted and pseudo-serious approach here ultimately proves more wearisome than illuminating." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 30, 2012
	0%	Dark Tide (2012)	" This toothless shark thriller lacks B-movie fun." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 30, 2012
	38%	The Beat Hotel (2012)	" Impressionistic documentary about the temporary Parisian home of the Beat writers fails to justify its full-length running time." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 29, 2012
	22%	October Baby (2012)	" [An] earnest, faith-based drama, which lacks sufficient entertainment value to make its message go down more palatably." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 23, 2012
	23%	The Decoy Bride (2012)	" A bland romantic comedy in the Richard Curtis style, The Decoy Bride is mainly notable for its proof, if any was needed after Boardwalk Empire, that Kelly Macdonald is a major talent." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 9, 2012
	0%	A Thousand Words (2012)	" Eddie Murphy should have just said the word "No" to this tired, formulaic comedy." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 9, 2012
	32%	Tyler Perry's Good Deeds (2012)	" Where's Madea when you need her?" — Hollywood Reporter Posted Feb 24, 2012
	2%	One for the Money (2012)	" Janet Evanovich's best-selling Stephanie Plum series deserved better than this woefully executed, stillborn attempt at a franchise." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 27, 2012
	13%	After Fall, Winter (2012)	" Like his unlucky-in-love characters, prolific filmmaker Eric Schaeffer keeps trying, to little avail." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 26, 2012
	26%	Underworld Awakening (2012)	" More aggressively violent and thankfully less mythology-driven than previous installments, Underworld: Awakening is strictly for the converted." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 20, 2012
—	14%	Ride the Divide (2010)	— Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 12, 2012
	63%	Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission (2012)	" This documentary about a private citizen's journey into space plays like the most expensive home movie ever made." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 11, 2012
	26%	The Divide (2012)	" Relentlessly unpleasant and nihilistic in its approach and execution." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 11, 2012
	56%	Seducing Charlie Barker (2011)	" Astute show business satire packs a darkly comic punch." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Dec 8, 2011
	100%	Under Fire: Journalists In Combat (2011)	" Harrowing documentary details the traumas of combat journalism." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Dec 5, 2011
	81%	Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie (2011)	" Engaging doc mixes passionate environmental arguments with a warm biographical portrait." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Dec 1, 2011
	41%	Five Star Day (2011)	" The script lacks the depth to transcend its cutesy gimmick and -- as with the misleading horoscopes that fuel the plot -- the film never approaches a five star level." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 2, 2011
—	——	The Secret Reunion (ui-hyeong-je) (2010)	— Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 21, 2011
—	——	Cargo ()	— Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 21, 2011
	67%	Cargo (2011)	" What could have been a typically didactic message film instead resonates with thoughtful humanity." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 21, 2011
	8%	The Reunion (2011)	" There's one thing to be said about WWE Studios -- they're consistent. Every one of their movies designed to showcase their stable of popular wrestling stars has been a critical and commercial disaster." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 21, 2011
	68%	Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)	" Although not exactly breaking any new ground with its by now all too familiar found-footage format, Paranormal Activity 3 hews to the formula in expertly crafted fashion, mustering up the requisite scares and then some." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 19, 2011
	63%	Snowmen (2011)	" A surprisingly effective debut effort from writer-director Robert Kirbyson." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 13, 2011
	29%	The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) (2011)	" Whatever gothic originality the first Human Centipede possessed is altogether lacking in this sorry follow-up." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 30, 2011
	30%	Courageous (2011)	" The performances are effective all around with director Kendrick quite moving in the central role of Adam, the veteran officer, who suffers a horrific family tragedy that sets much of the film's plot in motion." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 30, 2011
	67%	American Teacher (2011)	" Featuring a tedious procession of statistics, graphs and talking heads, American Teacher undercuts the forcefulness of its arguments with its underwhelming presentation." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 29, 2011
	83%	The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011)	" Uniquely personal look at one of the 20th century's most important spy figures." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 23, 2011
	0%	Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)	" About as funny as the typical scribbling on a public bathroom stall." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 9, 2011
	25%	Apollo 18 (2011)	" This space-set, "found footage" horror flick never lifts off." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 2, 2011
	72%	Magic Trip (2011)	" The backstory behind the film is as compelling as the events it depicts." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Aug 4, 2011
	43%	A Little Help (2011)	" Ultimately, the film is best appreciated as a welcome big-screen starring vehicle for Fischer, who expertly navigates the comedic and dramatic demands of a role that keeps her onscreen for virtually the entire running time." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 20, 2011
	50%	Love Etc. (2011)	" TV reality show-style doc offers superficial portraits of amour." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jun 30, 2011
	69%	Bride Flight (2011)	" This Dutch melodrama compels despite its formulaic elements." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jun 13, 2011
—	——	The Happy Housewife (De gelukkige huisvrouw) (2010)	— Hollywood Reporter Posted May 27, 2011
	77%	Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird' (2011)	" Fascinating documentary about the reclusive author and her sole literary masterpiece." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 20, 2011

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