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Jim Judy

Agrees with the Tomatometer 81% of the time.

Biography:: After 10 years of working with government television, I started Screen It in 1996 and went full-time in 1997 after being chosen as the sole reviewer for AOL's now defunct Entertainment Asylum website. Ranked as the third most useful website on the 'Net by Roger Ebert, Screen It provides the most detail content reviews of films and videos anywhere. If you have kids or are simply interested in what's in a film (along with a standard artistic review) drop by for a visit.
Publications:: Screen It!
Critics' Group:: Online Film Critics Society, Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association

Total Reviews:: 1313

Location:: Washington, DC area

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T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
77%	Iron Man 3 (2013)	" Like the best films of this genre, much of the massive budget clearly ended up on the screen and thus diehard fans and even casual moviegoers will certainly get their money's worth. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted May 2, 2013
8%	The Big Wedding (2013)	" Without going back over my notes, the flick has already begun to slip from my consciousness and undoubtedly will soon meld with any number of other wedding-based films from the past few decades. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Apr 26, 2013
46%	Pain & Gain (2013)	" I found that it couldn't pull off the high-wire balance act above its black comedy environs, with the distasteful 'comedization' of the grisly true story only adding insult to injury. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Apr 26, 2013
56%	Oblivion (2013)	" There's no denying that director Joseph Kosinski has vastly matured as a storyteller following his debut with 2010's 'Tron: Legacy.'(Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Apr 18, 2013
68%	Trance (2013)	" An artsy thriller that continuously reveals new layers and plays off the intertwined notion of what's real, what's a memory and what's manipulation. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Apr 12, 2013
77%	42 (2013)	" I found the movie engrossing, uplifting and entertaining throughout. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Apr 12, 2013
81%	The Place Beyond The Pines (2013)	" The cumulative result is a picture that explores interesting themes and features solid to strong performances, but takes a few missteps along the way. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Apr 5, 2013
92%	Jurassic Park: An IMAX 3D Experience (2013)	" This is an immensely entertaining film, as long as you can overlook the many minor flaws that permeate its structure. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Apr 5, 2013
93%	The Sapphires (2013)	" It might not possess the exuberant innocent fun of 'That Thing You Do!' or the overall brilliance of 'The Commitments' but 'The Sapphires' shines enough in its own right. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Mar 29, 2013
9%	The Host (2013)	" If you're looking for a few laughs from the unintended camp, or are desirous of letting loose with your own MST3K commentary, the film might just be what the doctor ordered. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Mar 29, 2013
48%	Olympus Has Fallen (2013)	" As I've said countless time before, a hero is only as good as the villain, but I was certainly never bored and did get caught up to one degree or another with some of the action sequences.(Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Mar 22, 2013
69%	The Croods (2013)	" It might not be up to snuff with the absolute best that Pixar and DreamWorks have released over the years, and its general story might be as old as the hills, but it's told well and with heart. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Mar 22, 2013
43%	Admission (2013)	" It's nothing that will knock your cinematic socks off and the performers clearly aren't stretching much, but it's charming and pleasant enough to keep the pic from failing. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Mar 22, 2013
39%	The Call (2013)	" Good when it's on the road but pretty bad when it gets off. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Mar 15, 2013
38%	The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)	" Overall, I found the film entertaining enough to warrant a slight recommendation. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Mar 15, 2013
60%	Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)	" While it certainly has more potential to scare the Underoos off young kids than its predecessor, I doubt it will mesmerize them as much or have the legendary staying power of the '39 flick. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Mar 8, 2013
31%	Emperor (2013)	" It comes off as a fairly boring and on-the-nose experience that only history buffs might find intriguing and/or entertaining. (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Mar 8, 2013
13%	The Last Exorcism Part II (2013)	" While there are a handful of decent spooky moments, it's just more of the same old, same old that we've come to expect from movies like this. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Mar 1, 2013
25%	Phantom (2013)	" It's an okay military thriller. But considering the real-life story behind the tale, it could and should have been so much more. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Mar 1, 2013
58%	Snitch (2013)	" I was pleasantly surprised that the film is more than just a nearly two-hour, dumbed-down, testosterone-fueled collection of cinematic mayhem. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Feb 22, 2013
13%	Safe Haven (2013)	" Decent in some parts and downright bad to awful in others. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Feb 13, 2013
45%	Beautiful Creatures (2013)	" Had the filmmakers stayed the course set early on, this might have been a terrific antidote to the (unintentional) horror of the insidious 'Twilight' movies.(Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Feb 13, 2013
85%	Side Effects (2013)	" Overall, I liked the film and that it kept changing into something a little different than before and certainly from what I was initially anticipating. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Feb 8, 2013
20%	Identity Thief (2013)	" Perhaps rightly so, 'Identity Thief' feels like it's lifted material from other, more original films and thus comes off as a cheap imitation that doesn't stand up to any sort of critical scrutiny.(Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Feb 8, 2013
37%	Stand Up Guys (2013)	" Wasting such talent should be considered criminal. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Feb 1, 2013
80%	Warm Bodies (2013)	" The film never quite manages to match the fun, humor and creativity of its opening moments, although the introduction of plenty of charm and warmth mostly make up for the weakening of the funny stuff.(Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Feb 1, 2013
93%	Zero Dark Thirty (2013)	" With a little editing and some greater humanity infused into it, this could have been brilliant. 'Zero Dark Thirty' is solid and good overall, but not great. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Jan 18, 2013
65%	Mama (2013)	" If you like your scares to be of the traditional variety, this might just be right up your alley. If you're looking for something more interesting, this is mediocre at best. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Jan 18, 2013
59%	The Last Stand (2013)	" 'The Last Stand' has a few decent moments, but not enough to overcome its various problems, including a bevy of logistical issues. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Jan 18, 2013
51%	Promised Land (2013)	" The film has plenty of smarts, good writing and solid performances to win over most everyone. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Jan 4, 2013
70%	Les Misérables (2012)	" I liked the film, but its various standout performances and production numbers end up overshadowing the overall offering. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Dec 25, 2012
88%	Django Unchained (2012)	" Good but not the best Tarantino has ever done. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Dec 25, 2012
52%	This is 40 (2012)	" If you enjoy scenes of people bickering, yelling and acting like spoiled brats at times, this might be right up your alley of dysfunctional family fiction. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Dec 21, 2012
61%	Jack Reacher (2012)	" Cruise and his usual application of intensity make his character and thus the overall work go down fairly easily.(Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Dec 21, 2012
81%	The Impossible (2012)	" From the harrowing special effects to the strong performances, 'The Impossible' does the seemingly impossible in making a heartwarming story come out of an awful tragedy. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Dec 21, 2012
38%	The Guilt Trip (2012)	" I was thankful it grew enough on me that I didn't end up pulling all of my hair out while watching it unfold, but I don't think I'll be taking another ride with 'The Guilt Trip' again. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Dec 21, 2012
47%	Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D (2012)	" This offering might come off as a mixed bag of good to thrilling moments mixed with bouts of near narcolepsy. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Dec 21, 2012
38%	Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)	" Decent in spurts. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Dec 13, 2012
66%	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)	" Okay but nothing spectacular as a whole and certainly not unique. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Dec 13, 2012
4%	Playing for Keeps (2012)	" As the old saying goes, 'Well, that's two hours of my life I'll never get back.' Time is precious. Don't waste yours on a film like this. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Dec 7, 2012
17%	Delhi Safari (2012)	" Going to the zoo, watching Animal Planet or reading National Geographic will be more enlightening than this. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Dec 7, 2012
13%	Red Dawn (2012)	" The invaders could have been Mexicans, Canadians or even the Freedonians and it wouldn't have made much of a difference. And that's because the film isn't great. Heck, it's not even good. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Nov 21, 2012
88%	Life of Pi (2012)	" An occasionally gripping, fascinating, mesmerizing and even emotionally moving film. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Nov 21, 2012
64%	Anna Karenina (2012)	" The costumes are wonderful, the production design is exquisite, and the score is similarly Oscar worthy. I just wish the story hooked me more than it did. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Nov 16, 2012
92%	Silver Linings Playbook (2012)	" Beyond delivering an Oscar-worthy screenplay featuring some terrifically penned dialogue, Russell gets a great deal of help from his terrific cast. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Nov 16, 2012
92%	Skyfall (2012)	" I greatly enjoyed this film, its style and its various bits of homage to Bond entries from the past. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Nov 8, 2012
86%	Wreck-it Ralph (2012)	" You might wish you could insert another quarter when it finally reaches 'game over.' (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Nov 2, 2012
79%	Flight (2012)	" Washington is as good as ever and could easily earn various award kudos for his work. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Nov 2, 2012
94%	The Sessions (2012)	" The film greatly benefits from Hawkes' tremendous performance. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)" — Screen It! Posted Oct 26, 2012

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