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Jamie S. Rich

Jamie S. Rich

Agrees with the Tomatometer 76% of the time.

Biography:
Jamie S. Rich is a novelist and comic book writer, whose work has been published by Oni Press, Dark Horse Comics, and Image Comics. He has contributed movie and music reviews to various alternative weeklies in Portland, OR, and currently writes about film for The Oregonian and DVDTalk.com. He is also a member of the Online Film Critics Society.
Publications:
DVDTalk.com , Oregonian , Portland Mercury
Critics' Group:
Online Film Critics Society
Total Reviews:
148

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
5/5 97% Gravity (2013) " Much credit should actually be given to both actors for finding a way to stand out and not be lost amongst Cuarón's gobsmacking special effects. " — DVDTalk.com
Posted Oct 3, 2013
3.5/5 —— Gideon's Army (2013) " The [public defenders'] personal stories turn out to be every bit as challenging as those of their clients, and their personal investment every bit as crucial. " — Oregonian
Posted Oct 3, 2013
3/5 89% The Trials Of Muhammad Ali (2013) " The emergent image is of a man who valued his convictions above all else, as tenacious and bold in his personal life as he was in the ring." — Oregonian
Posted Sep 30, 2013
2.5/5 88% Rush (2013) " For me, Howard's films tend to be thoroughly average, and Rush inspires me to the ambivalent shrugs the average truly deserve." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Sep 26, 2013
3.5/5 91% Inequality For All (2013) " Reich is so optimistic, and so fundamentally humanist, he goes a long way to making us believe that since we fixed these problems once, we can fix them again." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Sep 26, 2013
1/5 53% How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) " In its prior forms, Grinch is storytelling as pure perfection; as a Universal picture, it's storytelling as pure poop. To look at the names of its makers is to look on a list of naughtiness most heinous." — Portland Mercury
Posted Sep 25, 2013
4/5 92% Senna (2011) " ...a story full of impossible odds and incredible victories, and the victory of this documentary is that it successfully makes the audience a part of the happenings." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Sep 25, 2013
4/5 49% Antichrist (2009) " The extremes are purposeful, this is not just shock for shock's sake. von Trier is definitely saying something with this movie, though I'm not sure everyone will agree on what that is." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Sep 25, 2013
4.5/5 93% 127 Hours (2010) " It might be hard to imagine how a script with such limited scope could remain interesting for more than 90 minutes, but trust that these talented people have figured out how to do it." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Sep 25, 2013
3.5/5 87% Control (2007) " The stark black-and-white photography has the observational appeal of British kitchen sink as well as evoking Michelangelo Antonioni's early '60s studies in ennui and disaffection." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Sep 25, 2013
4/5 77% Thor (2011) " Thor gets about everything right. The action is exciting and the special effects look amazing. The heroics are huge and meaningful." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Sep 25, 2013
3/5 —— Salma () " "Salma," the British-made documentary about an Indian poet, never feels like an outsider's portrait of another culture." — Oregonian
Posted Sep 24, 2013
3.5/5 96% Cutie And The Boxer (2013) " The takeaway from the bickering and paint splatter is that the couple's feisty commitment to one another is an art unto itself." — Oregonian
Posted Sep 24, 2013
B 82% Don Jon (2013) " The dialogue's frank and much of what we see is explicit enough to make this a film exclusively for grown-ups. Luckily, the emotional places Gordon-Levitt takes his characters are pretty grown-up, too." — Oregonian
Posted Sep 24, 2013
3/5 79% Rising From Ashes (2013) " File it under the subgenre 'feel-good documentary.' Rising from Ashes is simple, direct and ultimately uplifting." — Oregonian
Posted Sep 19, 2013
3/5 64% Herb & Dorothy 50x50 (2013) " ...an adoring account of how the famous art collectors generously donated the 4,000 pieces of art crammed into their one-bedroom apartment to the American public." — Oregonian
Posted Sep 19, 2013
4/5 93% Iron Man (2008) " While all of the action in Iron Man is fun and full of thrills, I think where the film really gets it right is in the characters." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Sep 15, 2013
4.5/5 94% The Dark Knight (2008) " Entertainment as high art. It's as close as you're likely to get to a perfect genre film, and a few moldy one-liners not withstanding, it barely flubs a note." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Sep 15, 2013
4.5/5 84% The Hunger Games (2012) " ...it's about more than special effects and high concepts. Good storytelling and characters worth caring about are just as important as CGI monsters and quick thrills." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Sep 15, 2013
3/5 33% Between Us (2013) " The writing is whip smart, unafraid of tackling difficult situations and realistic enough to accept that not everyone can be a good person all the time." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Sep 15, 2013
3.5/5 80% Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer () " There are many potent sequences where old-school B-boys look through Shabazz's work and see friends they knew -- and sometimes lost -- a lifetime ago." — Oregonian
Posted Sep 12, 2013
1/5 —— Finding Truelove () " The kitschy self-awareness and smarmy engagement with everyone the boys meet [is] insufferable. Especially given how genuine the legitimate reunion attendees turn out to be." — Oregonian
Posted Sep 12, 2013
2.5/5 34% Adore (2013) " Sometimes Adore can really drag, and I started to wish Fontaine would trade some of the deep conversation and meaningful looks for a bit more slap and tickle. " — DVDTalk.com
Posted Sep 5, 2013
2.5/5 —— Walking The Camino: Six Ways To Santiago () " Relationships are formed, epiphanies occur, and all in all, each trekker finds some sense of accomplishment on the 500-mile walk to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela." — Oregonian
Posted Sep 5, 2013
A 99% Short Term 12 (2013) " Bring tissues if you're prone to cry. "Short Term 12" will sneak up on you at unexpected moments." — Oregonian
Posted Sep 5, 2013
4/5 74% The Grandmaster (2013) " There are gorgeous showdowns in both rain and snow, as well as several match-ups in a gilded brothel. Amidst all this are Wong Kar Wai's usual ruminations on memory and fate." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Aug 29, 2013
3.5/5 81% Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) " ...the clear, understated storytelling makes it easy to watch. The script provides plenty of space for the actors to draw out and work with their characters' inner lives." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Aug 29, 2013
4/5 —— Low: Movie - How to Quit Smoking () " Strung together, the clips create a bizarre yet compelling narrative that mirrors the band's sonic evolution. " — Oregonian
Posted Aug 29, 2013
3/5 13% The Lifeguard (2013) " Bell gives a strong performance, eschewing her own perky persona to navigate the melancholia, but the script's conclusion fails to go as deep as the heavy lead-in requires." — Oregonian
Posted Aug 29, 2013
C 31% Austenland (2013) " Jane soon finds the mashup of fantasy and reality doesn't always mesh. Unfortunately, neither do the various elements of "Austenland."" — Oregonian
Posted Aug 29, 2013
3.5/5 —— Charles Bradley: Soul Of America () " Bradley's tenacity is inspiring, and the music is excellent to boot." — Oregonian
Posted Aug 28, 2013
4/5 —— Paziraie sadeh (Modest Reception) () " Director/star Mani Haghighi keeps us on our toes, confronting our own perceptions of materialism, hardship and our sense of what is fundamentally correct." — Oregonian
Posted Aug 28, 2013
4/5 94% Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters (2012) " Crewdson lays his process bare, allowing for unprecedented insight into why a visionary of his caliber shares what he sees with the rest of the world." — Oregonian
Posted Aug 28, 2013
3/5 75% You're Next (2013) " Sharni Vincent makes for a more than capable heroine, and the violence ends on a satisfying note worthy of Sam Raimi." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Aug 23, 2013
4/5 89% The World's End (2013) " To complain about the plotline in The World's End seems like sour grapes given how many laughs the team generates. The comedy never really lags, and the cast gives it their all." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Aug 23, 2013
2.5/5 —— Adjust Your Tracking () " It's hard not to think these dudes are crazy, or maybe just contrarian poseurs, but that doesn't mean their personal insanity isn't interesting." — Oregonian
Posted Aug 15, 2013
2.5/5 83% Papadopoulos & Sons () " There are zero surprises here, but a strong cast and a decent script add up to dependable entertainment." — Oregonian
Posted Aug 15, 2013
4/5 98% Blackfish (2013) " Blackfish ends up painting a pretty shocking picture of corporate greed and the hubris of mankind. Who knew that Sea World was still big business?" — DVDTalk.com
Posted Aug 9, 2013
4/5 —— Sudoeste (Southwest) () " First-time writer/director Eduardo Nunes' film is an astonishing example of magical realism...The assured debut of an exceptional new voice. " — Oregonian
Posted Aug 8, 2013
4/5 91% Blue Jasmine (2013) " What makes it such a winner is Woody never tries to exonerate Jasmine, nor does he expect us to feel sorry for her. What he does do is challenge our capacity for sympathy." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Aug 8, 2013
3/5 68% Elysium (2013) " Blomkamp's harder/faster/more philosophy means that once his foot is on the gas, Elysium keeps accelerating, speeding past its own grand ideas..." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Aug 8, 2013
D 47% We're The Millers (2013) " Sudeikis has always been a charming comedic actor. He usually doesn't have to work this hard for laughs; he's just naturally funny. The giggles that eventually materialize here are entirely a result of his dogged efforts." — Oregonian
Posted Aug 7, 2013
2.5/5 82% Eden (2013) " Jamie Chung gives a reserved, watchful performance, but the true surprise is perpetual nice guy Beau Bridges in a nasty turn as the head trafficker." — Oregonian
Posted Aug 1, 2013
3.5/5 93% Still Mine (2013) " Still Mine mourns days gone by without being mawkish and meditates on age without being maudlin." — Oregonian
Posted Aug 1, 2013
2/5 —— In Bed with Ulysses () " The documentary skews to the scholarly side, so likely won't appeal to filmgoers who aren't at least somewhat familiar with James Joyce..." — Oregonian
Posted Aug 1, 2013
2.5/5 89% Hava Nagila: The Movie (2013) " The film is alternately fascinating and entertaining, though you'll likely be sick of hearing the familiar melody by the time it's through." — Oregonian
Posted Jul 25, 2013
2/5 —— El fantástico mundo de Juan Orol () " There's a good story here. Too bad del Amo's shallow nostalgia fails to ignite any of the melodramatic passion, or the accidental comedy, Orol's own films may possess." — Oregonian
Posted Jul 25, 2013
3.5/5 47% I'm So Excited! (2013) " It's shot with Almodóvar's trademark candy-coated irreverence, and performed with such perverse glee, you'll likely find it a real challenge not to enjoy yourself. " — DVDTalk.com
Posted Jul 25, 2013
4/5 69% The Wolverine (2013) " [Mangold] gets that superpowered comics can be inherently outlandish and even goofy, but he let's the fun happen without belittling the genre." — DVDTalk.com
Posted Jul 25, 2013
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