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J. Alan Speer

J. Alan Speer

Agrees with the Tomatometer 57% of the time.

Biography:
Apollo Guide contributor.
Publications:
Apollo Guide
Total Reviews:
12

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Showing 1 - 12 of 12
Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
61/100 87% Zatôichi (The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi) (2003) " Extras on the disc include a behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the film and interview clips with the filmmakers." — Apollo Guide
Posted Sep 10, 2009
71/100 72% Open Water (2004) " The main extras are two full-length audio commentaries, both of which are decently interesting and unpretentious." — Apollo Guide
Posted Jan 16, 2005
62/100 80% Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) " The relentless parade of facts in the DVD commentary makes a second DVD viewing as fresh as the first, pointing out all the work that went into the film's sets and costumes." — Apollo Guide
Posted Sep 22, 2004
62/100 80% Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) " Easily a tune every few minutes, all reliably executed, but the film's insistence on musical comprehensiveness leaves room only for the barest of character development." — Apollo Guide
Posted Sep 22, 2004
68/100 64% Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) " The DVD's main extras are as irregular as the film itself." — Apollo Guide
Posted Sep 22, 2004
68/100 64% Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) " Falls flat as often as it makes magic, the cumulative effect as comforting as a night spent at your coffee shop taking in humanity's endlessly colourful social exchanges." — Apollo Guide
Posted Sep 22, 2004
71/100 61% Saved! (2004) " The DVD includes two good full-length commentaries." — Apollo Guide
Posted Sep 10, 2004
61/100 87% Zatôichi (The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi) (2003) " Negates the possibility of legitimate suspense by denying the title character true challenges, and undercuts the impact of its melees with its purely CGI violence." — Apollo Guide
Posted Jul 15, 2004
81/100 73% Primer (2004) " Some audiences may resent a film in which we can't feel superior to anyone, but there's enough material here to keep you stuck at the water cooler for months." — Apollo Guide
Posted Jul 15, 2004
71/100 72% Open Water (2004) " Risks a disastrous anticlimax with its thoroughly unexpected conclusion, but it's an uncompromising approach one can't help but admire." — Apollo Guide
Posted Jul 15, 2004
71/100 61% Saved! (2004) " Ends up genuinely thought-provoking while putting the "fun" back in "fundamentalist."" — Apollo Guide
Posted Jul 15, 2004
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