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Jason Buchanan

Agrees with the Tomatometer 59% of the time.

Publications:: TV Guide's Movie Guide

Total Reviews:: 22

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
3/4	77%	The Intouchables (2012)	" Occasionally sentimental yet far from maudlin, it succeeds because both of the characters are fully realized and the lead actors share a playful rapport that convincingly transcends class and culture." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted May 24, 2012
3/4	58%	The Dictator (2012)	" The Dictator offers sidesplitting proof that, improvised or not, Cohen's gift for cultural caricature is still intact." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted May 17, 2012
1/4	40%	Dark Shadows (2012)	" These shadows aren't nearly as dark as they are dull, ensuring that not even Burton's trademark visuals are capable of hypnotizing us into believing that we're seeing something remotely interesting." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted May 10, 2012
3.5/4	92%	Take Shelter (2011)	" As a director, Nichols creates such an intense aura of dread and impending apocalypse during the visions that when Curtis simply describes one that is not shown in the film, we shudder at the mental image it paints." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Jan 4, 2012
3.5/4	92%	Drive (2011)	" Young directors would do well to take a cue or two from Refn when it comes to telling an engrossing story, because when a filmmaker with real vision is at the wheel, even the familiar can feel fresh, new, and exciting." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Jan 4, 2012
3/4	88%	Rango (2011)	" At long last, a spaghetti Western for the kiddie set -- and one that doesn't sell older viewers short." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Jan 3, 2012
3/4	87%	X-Men: First Class (2011)	" Comic-book lovers, fans of alternate history, and fantasy-prone moviegoers in general are all sure to find something to love about X-Men: First Class." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Jan 3, 2012
2/4	67%	We Bought a Zoo (2011)	" By the time young Rosie exclaims "We bought a zoo!" for what feels like the umpteenth time, even altruistic idealists will find their inner cynics chucking incredulously." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Dec 22, 2011
3/4	75%	The Adventures of Tintin (2011)	" Seeing new moviemaking technology in the hands of a filmmaker who truly understands the language of cinema is an event that any lifelong cinephile will want to experience." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Dec 22, 2011
3/4	77%	War Horse (2011)	" While the human actors in War Horse are genuinely impressive, it's the equine that truly carries the weight of the story, and Spielberg does a phenomenal job at making Joey a believable character that convincingly grows and evolves." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Dec 22, 2011
2.5/4	87%	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)	" An astonishing blend of dark allure and damaged brilliance, Mara is compulsively watchable as Lisbeth Salander, while Craig effectively embodies quiet integrity as the humiliated reporter fleeing the limelight while sharpening his investigatory skills." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Dec 22, 2011
3.5/4	95%	Knuckle (2011)	" A compelling and occasionally disturbing documentary shot over the course of 12 years and covering too many conflicts to count." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Dec 13, 2011
2/4	37%	X-Men Origins - Wolverine (2009)	" Unfortunately, the special effects vary from impressive to embarrassing, and some additional trimming at the story level might have helped elevate the metallurgical rating to steel status." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Jul 16, 2010
3.5/4	50%	The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)	" Surprisingly, in a summer full of action-packed blockbusters, this cracking remake may be the movie to beat for sheer popcorn-chomping thrills." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Jun 12, 2009
2/4	33%	Terminator Salvation (2009)	" There's a certain sad sci-fi irony when one considers that the first Terminator film to feature a robot with a human heart is also the first film in the series that feels like it has no soul." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted May 20, 2009
2.5/4	12%	Pink Panther 2 (2009)	" If The Pink Panther 2 can keep our kids laughing while giving them the same warm memories we associate with the best installments of the series, then it's still a success no matter how well it measures up to the original." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Feb 6, 2009
2.5/4	28%	New In Town (2009)	" It has a certain Midwestern charm that settles calmly in the stomach, making the viewer feel warm, comfortable, and quick to smile." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Jan 30, 2009
2.5/4	12%	The Unborn (2009)	" If you're the kind of horror fan who gets your kicks from phantasmagorical imagery and shivers at the thought of supernatural forces beyond our realm of comprehension, you could do a lot worse than The Unborn." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Jan 9, 2009
2.5/4	44%	Soul Men (2008)	" Bernie Mac's penultimate feature is a soul movie with genuine heart, a crowd-pleasing comedy that leans more heavily toward laughs for the majority of the running time, yet still manages to draw the viewer in with a slightly more earnest subplot." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Nov 7, 2008
1.5/4	3%	The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008)	" This is a prime example of horror conceived by people who don't know the genre, for people who don't like horror films. Practically nothing here is interesting, involving, or new, and, worst of all, it isn't even entertaining as pure kitsch." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Oct 31, 2008
2.5/4	62%	Changeling (2008)	" Changeling is little more than a frustrating missed opportunity that's dressed to the nines, but a day late for the party." — TV Guide's Movie Guide Posted Oct 31, 2008

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