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Agrees with the Tomatometer 77% of the time.

Publications:: San Francisco Chronicle , Washington Post

Total Reviews:: 118

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
3/4	77%	The Lady in Question is Charles Busch (2006)	" Affectionately observed, nimbly edited (and perhaps a mite overly reverent) documentary." — San Francisco Chronicle Posted Apr 14, 2006
3/4	55%	Adam & Steve (2005)	" Plays as urban farce, but thanks to first-time director Chester's light touch and affectionally observant eye and ear, it's also a genuinely affecting love story." — San Francisco Chronicle Posted Apr 7, 2006
3/4	63%	Fighting Tommy Riley (2005)	" If it fails to land its big final punch, it's still a contender." — San Francisco Chronicle Posted May 6, 2005
2/4	6%	Testosterone (Testosteroni) (2004)	" Heavy on the eye candy, light on plot and logic." — San Francisco Chronicle Posted Oct 22, 2004
—	——	The Mahabharata (1990)	— Washington Post Posted Sep 18, 2004
2/4	53%	Bulgarian Lovers (2003)	" Well acted, and its Faustian dynamic of mutual exploitation would be absorbing enough, but as Kyril draws Daniel into ever shadier situations, the film loses its tone and devolves into absurd political farce." — San Francisco Chronicle Posted Sep 10, 2004
2/4	8%	Carlos Castaneda - Enigma of a Sorcerer (2004)	" This documentary might have been better off as an audio book." — San Francisco Chronicle Posted May 20, 2004
2/4	36%	Neil Young - Greendale (2004)	" Sitting through Greendale in a Dolby-equipped theater, at high volume with bone-penetrating bass, is an ideal way for Young fans to experience the rustic grandeur of the master's latest album." — San Francisco Chronicle Posted Mar 12, 2004
2/4	30%	Confessions of a Burning Man (2003)	" It's like being trapped at a fascinating party with a boring guide." — San Francisco Chronicle Posted Sep 24, 2003
—	——	Atlantis (2003)	— Washington Post Posted May 7, 2003
—	100%	Stanno Tutti Bene (Everybody's Fine) (1990)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	83%	Until the End of the World (Bis ans Ende der Welt) (1992)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	62%	Kika (1997)	" It doesn't matter that Kika doesn't make sense -- doesn't even try to make sense. It's just so much fun to watch." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	65%	Little Buddha (1994)	" Though uneven, the film is engagingly moving and often humorous." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	88%	The Paper (1994)	" Thanks to a caffeinated cast and hyperactive script, director Ron Howard delivers The Paper with a bang." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	——	Okoge (1993)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	36%	Species (1995)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	71%	Sleepless in Seattle (1993)	" A quick check of the exiting audience found many smiling -- and still clutching tissues." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	20%	Brainscan (1994)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	100%	Edward II (1992)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	26%	Threesome (1994)	" A tedious, toilet-talking, try-sexual tease." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	70%	When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	92%	Matinee (1992)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	31%	8 Seconds (1994)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	95%	Red Rock West (1999)	" Director John Dahl and his brother Rick Dahl co-wrote the intelligent and off-handedly witty script; they're like the Coen brothers, but with a sense of fun and a coherent, entertaining story to tell." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	76%	Grand Canyon (1991)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	57%	The Underneath (1995)	" Downbeat, laconically funny, arty (maybe a touch too arty), it's simmering, smoldering lowlife fun, like a good episode of Twin Peaks without the self-conscious weirdness." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	68%	The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	42%	To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)	" Screenwriter Douglas Carter Beane pilfers not just plot elements from "Priscilla," but also stirs in big chunks of "Fried Green Tomatoes," "Bagdad Cafe," "Auntie Mame," "The Music Man" and "Cinderella."" — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	50%	My Girl (1991)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	79%	Orlando (1992)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	52%	Flatliners (1990)	" Flatliners is a New Age Nightmare on Elm Street, with anti-drug propaganda and heavy-handed messages about atonement and reconciliation." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	57%	The Nutcracker (1993)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	11%	North (1994)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	34%	Hackers (1995)	" How do you make typing look exciting?" — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	100%	Widows' Peak (1994)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	23%	Dennis the Menace (1993)	" Beyond the booby traps and plentiful pranks, Dennis the Menace is truly a treat for all ages." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	57%	Without You I'm Nothing (1990)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	85%	Europa (Zentropa) (2001)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	67%	Prospero's Books (1991)	" Ravishing but incomprehensible." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	38%	Boomerang (1992)	" Murphy gives his most appealing performance to date, using his smug, self-satisfied, sly smile as a joke on his own well-known screen persona." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	79%	Darkman (1990)	" A frenetic funhouse ride that has you laughing and screaming at the same time." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	22%	Hudson Hawk (1991)	" To say this megamillion Bruce Willis vehicle doesn't fly is understatement in the extreme." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	86%	My Life's In Turnaround (1994)	" [An] endearingly lackadaisical, merrily aimless little movie." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	91%	Arachnophobia (1990)	" It's a one-joke movie, a funhouse ride, the cinematic equivalent of having a rubber spider thrown in your lap. But it doesn't matter if you reject the wispy script or the plot, which has as much substance as a spider's web; you'll jump every time." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	86%	Straight Out of Brooklyn (1991)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	60%	Wayne's World 2 (1993)	" The sequel to last year's breakaway hit offers more of the same, but it's somehow fresher, funnier and more endearing than the airheaded original." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
—	67%	Fiorile (Wild Flower) (1993)	— Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000
	56%	Three of Hearts (1993)	" A two-hour anticlimax, Three of Hearts manages to offend just about everyone -- women, men, lesbians, heterosexuals, prostitutes and, most of all, moviegoers." — Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000

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