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Jason Buchanan

Jason Buchanan

Agrees with the Tomatometer 68% of the time.

Publications:
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Total Reviews:
112

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
3/4 86% Blue Caprice (2013) " A compelling depiction of psychological decline." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Sep 27, 2013
3/4 85% We Are What We Are (2013) " Worth a look for horror fans possessing the patience required to process its heady themes. For those brave souls, the reward is a film with the power not only to get under your skin, but to prompt deep discussion about the pitfalls of human nature. " — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Sep 27, 2013
3/4 88% Rush (2013) " You don't have to be a Formula One fan to recognize that Rush captures the urgency of the race and the intimacy of a great rivalry with incredible craftsmanship -- all you need to do is buy a ticket." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Sep 27, 2013
2/4 33% The Family (2013) " Besson and Michael Caleo just never manage to hit that sweet spot between comedy and drama, much less give us a reason to care about this unrepentant family of criminals." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Sep 20, 2013
3/4 80% Prisoners (2013) " An emotionally taxing, morally complex mystery driven by powerful performances that explore the transformative effects of suffering with an intensity that will leave many -- especially those with children -- deeply shaken." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Sep 20, 2013
2.5/4 46% Closed Circuit (2013) " A thoroughly watchable film for fans of British political thrillers, Closed Circuit is tense and fun, even if it's not a work of genius." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Aug 29, 2013
2/4 3% Getaway (2013) " It might just be the longest 90 minutes you'll spend in a theater all summer." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Aug 29, 2013
3/4 89% The World's End (2013) " Even while tackling sensitive issues such as alcoholism, bullying, and the consequences of nonconformity, Pegg and Wright never take themselves or their characters too seriously." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Aug 22, 2013
2.5/4 4% Paranoia (2013) " Paranoia never quite manages to thrill in its attempt to portray corporate America as a sea that's swimming with unseen perils." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Aug 16, 2013
2/4 27% Planes (2013) " The runways in Disney's Planes are paved with good intentions, but an overreliance on exhausted underdog tropes and a lazy central irony prevent it from truly soaring into the clouds." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Aug 9, 2013
3/4 68% Elysium (2013) " This time, backed by a bigger budget and a more experienced cast, Blomkamp proves that his vision is indeed capable of sustaining a larger-scale story by delivering a carefully balanced mix of social commentary and innovative sci-fi action." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Aug 9, 2013
3.5/4 95% Star Trek (2009) " Fun, funny, exhilarating, and occasionally touching, Star Trek gives Gene Roddenberry's enduring sci-fi series a much-needed shot in the arm." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Aug 4, 2013
4/4 90% District 9 (2009) " Every once in a great while -- perhaps only a handful of times each decade -- that rare film comes completely out of left field to let us know that there are still some original ideas out there, and that cinema can still be fresh and exciting." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Aug 4, 2013
3/4 92% Drag Me to Hell (2009) " Leave it to Sam Raimi to breathe some new life into the genre most closely associated with lame sequels and lifeless remakes." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Aug 4, 2013
2/4 63% 2 Guns (2013) " If only the story in the Denzel Washington/Mark Wahlberg buddy actioner 2 Guns were as strong as the banter." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Aug 2, 2013
2/4 52% The To Do List (2013) " The To Do List feels tailor-made for Aubrey Plaza's deadpan delivery, but never quite manages to hit its stride despite an impressive supporting cast and an inspired central concept." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Jul 25, 2013
3/4 69% The Wolverine (2013) " A rare comic-to-film adaptation that doesn't sacrifice substance for the sake of thrilling action." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Jul 25, 2013
3/4 85% Sightseers (2013) " An undeniable treat for lovers of morbid comedy." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Jul 19, 2013
4/4 87% The Conjuring (2013) " The Conjuring finds director James Wan improving on his previous haunted-house yarn Insidious in just about every way possible." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Jul 18, 2013
2/4 75% Despicable Me 2 (2013) " For cynics and detractors, it may at time feel like this sequel exists for nothing more than to push the film's most marketable characters front and center." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Jul 2, 2013
4/4 50% White House Down (2013) " Emmerich is obviously a storyteller who's comfortable working on such a sprawling canvas, and as a result it all coalesces in a near-perfect popcorn flick." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Jun 27, 2013
3.5/4 47% Maniac (2013) " Like a cover song that takes an original tune in a fresh new direction, Franck Khalfoun's remake of William Lustig's notorious 1980 slasher flick Maniac boldly serves up a familiar story with an exciting twist." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Jun 21, 2013
3/4 67% World War Z (2013) " A frantic zombie opus that strips away all the nuance of its innovative source material in favor of sheer cinematic spectacle." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Jun 20, 2013
2.5/4 52% Hatchet III (2013) " If you've seen the first two films you know what to expect, but just like AC/DC still rocks hard with those same three chords they've been using since the 1970s, Green and McDonnell have a way of making the familiar feel fiendishly fun." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Jun 14, 2013
2.5/4 84% This Is the End (2013) " Uneven yet sporadically hilarious, the film does a spectacular job at toying with the public personas of its prolific stars, but frequently allows their riffing to go on far too long." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Jun 13, 2013
3.5/4 56% Man of Steel (2013) " Perhaps one of the most brave and unusual aspects of Man of Steel is the fact that by the time the credits roll, there seems to be a world of possibilities for the future." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Jun 13, 2013
2/4 35% The Internship (2013) " The Internship shows such a cringe-worthy lack of chemistry and inspiration that it's hard to believe we're watching a reunion of the stars featured in one of the 2000s' biggest comedy hits." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Jun 6, 2013
3/4 75% The East (2013) " An intellectually challenging film that never forgets its first order of business is to entertain." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted May 30, 2013
2/4 11% After Earth (2013) " A forgettable slice of cinematic nepotism." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted May 30, 2013
2/4 9% My Life in Ruins (2009) " As a tour guide, Georgia rates as "average," as a movie star Vardalos rates much the same." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted May 30, 2013
3/4 87% Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) " Much like Kirk and his crew, Abrams and his team still manage to get the job done despite the criticisms that they've drifted from the Enterprise's original mission." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted May 16, 2013
2/4 35% Peeples (2013) " Passably endearing despite its sometimes pronounced shortcomings." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted May 10, 2013
3/4 79% Iron Man 3 (2013) " The longest film in the series by a handful of minutes, Iron Man 3 certainly doesn't feel like it thanks to its briskly paced screenplay and the wise decision to place some of Iron Man's most heroic moments toward the end of the movie." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted May 2, 2013
2/4 7% The Big Wedding (2013) " Though the seasoned cast are certainly game, the heartfelt nature of Zackham's screenplay and the message that sometimes we must lie in order to protect our loved ones combine to make this one strange stew in which the various ingredients clash." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Apr 26, 2013
2/4 47% The Lords of Salem (2013) " Zombie's moody shocker finds the part-time singer still floundering to find his voice as a filmmaker while offering clear-cut evidence that it takes more than a deep love of the horror genre to become a great horror director." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Apr 19, 2013
2.5/4 77% It's a Disaster (2013) " Despite the strength of his writing and his cast, Berger still falters when it comes to the final act." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Apr 19, 2013
2.5/4 54% Oblivion (2013) " Oblivion may not qualify as "great" science-fiction cinema, but it's still a big step up from your typical, big-budget Hollywood fare." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Apr 18, 2013
2.5/4 72% Red (2010) " A playful action blockbuster with a top-shelf cast and a refreshingly unconventional concept." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Apr 15, 2013
3.5/4 73% Iron Man 2 (2010) " Despite being more traditional in structure and theme than the original, Iron Man 2 offers just about everything anyone could ask for in a superhero spectacular, and then some." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Apr 15, 2013
3.5/4 79% Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) " A whizz-bang, retro-futuristic adventure that mercifully eschews the brooding Dark Knight trend to offer an exhilarating thrill ride that perfectly captures the enduring optimism of the 1940s." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Apr 12, 2013
3/4 69% Trance (2013) " While we may not be able to trust any of the characters in Trance, we can certainly count on the filmmakers to deliver a story that holds us transfixed from start to finish." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Apr 12, 2013
2.5/4 59% Detour (2013) " A deeply immersive exercise in low-budget suspense from start to finish. " — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Apr 8, 2013
2/4 62% Evil Dead (2013) " This flesh-rending retread simply doesn't recapture the ferocious energy of the low-budget fright-fest that set Sam Raimi down the yellow brick road to Hollywood." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Apr 5, 2013
2.5/4 92% The Sapphires (2013) " Despite the prosaic plot and reserved approach taken by Blair, Briggs, and Thompson, it's tough to get cynical about such a warmhearted picture that strives to tell so uplifting a story." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Apr 5, 2013
3/4 93% Room 237 (2013) " The beauty of Room 237, however, doesn't lie in the validity of any one of the commentators' thoughtful (and occasionally well-informed) speculations, but instead in that mysterious grey zone between an artist's intentions and audience interpretation." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Mar 29, 2013
2/4 28% G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) " If you're going to start applying concepts like logic, plausibility, and classical filmmaking techniques to this explody distraction, you'll probably end up laughing your way out of the theater before the main "plot" is even revealed." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Mar 28, 2013
3/4 66% Spring Breakers (2013) " An audacious, sun-kissed nightmare that folds the director's familiar flair for the surreal into a narrative framework that results in his most coherent (and accessible) picture to date." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Mar 22, 2013
3/4 44% The Call (2013) " It's precisely the kind of tense fare that plays best to a crowded house, and benefits greatly from the direction of a filmmaker who knows how to tighten the screws on his squirming audience." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Mar 15, 2013
2.5/4 59% Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) " Fortunately for everyone involved, Raimi has enough gas in his creative tank to keep Kapner and Lindsay-Abaire's script afloat in the run-up to Oscar's showstopping performance in the big finale." — TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Mar 7, 2013
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