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John DeFore

Agrees with the Tomatometer 79% of the time.

Publications:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution , Austin American-Statesman , Hollywood Reporter , Slate

Total Reviews:: 367

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
	71%	The Painting (2013)	" Lovely but lifeless 'toon is none too subtle in delivering its multicultural moral." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 15, 2013
	73%	Becoming Traviata (2013)	" Doc offers impressive singing and insights into opera's nonmusical dramatic challenges." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 15, 2013
	100%	The Fruit Hunters (2013)	" Delicious doc is a notch above average foodie fare." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 15, 2013
	100%	Short Term 12 ()	" Affecting drama about troubled kids is a breakout for Brie Larson without losing its ensemble balance." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 14, 2013
—	——	Turning (2012)	— Hollywood Reporter Posted May 9, 2013
—	——	Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (2013)	— Hollywood Reporter Posted May 9, 2013
—	——	Duck Beach To Eternity (2012)	— Hollywood Reporter Posted May 9, 2013
—	——	Fish n' Chips ()	— Hollywood Reporter Posted May 9, 2013
—	——	Charles Bradley: Soul Of America ()	— Hollywood Reporter Posted May 9, 2013
—	——	Paisajes devorados (Vanishing Landscapes) ()	— Hollywood Reporter Posted May 9, 2013
—	100%	Rescue in the Philippines (2013)	— Hollywood Reporter Posted May 9, 2013
—	——	Play Dead ()	— Hollywood Reporter Posted May 9, 2013
—	——	Africa, Blood & Beauty ()	— Hollywood Reporter Posted May 9, 2013
—	——	Tagnawittude ()	— Hollywood Reporter Posted May 9, 2013
	78%	Caroline And Jackie (2013)	" Much of the truth is conveyed in the two leads' performances, both of them itchy and disagreeable in the manner of someone trying to prevent a too-familiar conflict from bubbling up again." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 3, 2013
—	——	Hide Your Smiling Faces ()	— Hollywood Reporter Posted May 2, 2013
	88%	What Maisie Knew (2013)	" Tasteful melodrama benefits from uniformly strong performances." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 29, 2013
	100%	G-Dog (2013)	" Doc offers an inspiring case study in acceptance-centric rehab model." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 18, 2013
	——	Errors Of The Human Body (2013)	" An underheated mad-scientist tale cares more about emotional baggage than thrills." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 16, 2013
	44%	Thale (2013)	" Odd hybrid doesn't make the most of its folkloric premise." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 5, 2013
	4%	6 Souls (2013)	" Psychology-themed horror tale goes a little nutty in the end." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 5, 2013
	71%	My Amityville Horror (2013)	" Unusual doc should please both believers and die-hard skeptics." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 2, 2013
	37%	The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)	" Some laughter but little magic in by-the-book Las Vegas comeback tale." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 11, 2013
	62%	Evil Dead (2013)	" Gory scares abound in a remake that will win the hearts of many of the original's fans." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 11, 2013
	100%	Pavilion (2013)	" A cynical advisor told Sutton he should market his film as a documentary. That label would prepare potential viewers for Pavilion's lack of story, but it would make a lie of the movie's patient, finely drawn loveliness." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Feb 27, 2013
	67%	A.C.O.D. ()	" The comedy will strike a chord with viewers who've had to "be the adult" in relationships with divorced parents." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 24, 2013
	38%	Touchy Feely (2013)	" Shelton's latest is warm but less endearing than its predecessors." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 22, 2013
	89%	The East (2013)	" Undercover anxieties drive satisfying eco-minded suspense film." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 22, 2013
	67%	Manhunt ()	" Gripping procedural only can benefit from controversy over Zero Dark Thirty." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 22, 2013
	——	Between Us (2013)	" The play-turned-film about marital friction is no Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 22, 2013
	——	Best Friends Forever ()	" The destruction of Los Angeles isn't enough to enliven this muddled road movie." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 22, 2013
—	——	Veggietales: 'Twas The Night Before Easter (2011)	— Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 22, 2013
—	——	Aquí Entre Nos (Between Us) ()	— Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 22, 2013
	67%	Stoker (2013)	" Park's unsettling visuals and his handling of the cast make the occasional holes in Wentworth Miller's script practically irrelevant." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 21, 2013
	97%	Before Midnight (2013)	" Though this stage is harder to watch, audiences who have aged along with Celine and Jesse will treasure this new episode." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 21, 2013
	86%	Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and The Farm Midwives (2013)	" Challengingly graphic but good-natured doc is an eye-opener on midwivery." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 16, 2013
	17%	Brief Reunion (2013)	" The film's failure to raise the temperature gradually leaves viewers less involved than we should be." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 16, 2013
	100%	Birders: The Central Park Effect (2013)	" Visually splendid doc has a narrow scope but will charm bird-lovers." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 9, 2013
	29%	Let My People Go! (2013)	" Stylized and sweet comedy plays Jewish culture and gay nightlife against each other in a world where nobody gets offended." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 9, 2013
	83%	Uprising (2013)	" Dry presentation can't undermine the inspirational effect of tales from the Tahrir Square frontlines." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 9, 2013
	57%	High Tech, Low Life (2013)	" We leave the film with no idea how many people are doing this in China, where these two stand within the online community, and whether state media outlets have changed at all in response to them." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 9, 2013
	19%	The Baytown Outlaws (2013)	" A barrage of unbelievable stereotypes try to kill each other in Barry Battles's dispiriting exploitation flick." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 9, 2013
	76%	Kill List (2012)	" Deeply edgy, gory crime film maintains perfectly calibrated tension before dropping a bombshell that will be too much for some viewers." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 8, 2013
	98%	56 Up (2013)	" Self-contained enough for theatrical auds new to the series, it will play best with those who've come to care for these Brits over time." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 2, 2013
	——	Girl Walk: All Day (2012)	" Singular performance film offers giddy urban dance and invites audience participation." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Dec 18, 2012
	82%	Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (2012)	" Music-centric doc offers an undepressing look at Lou Gehrig's disease." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Dec 14, 2012
	89%	Consuming Spirits (2012)	" The regret-tinged film displays a distinctive voice and will be embraced by devotees of offbeat animation." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Dec 12, 2012
	42%	Let Fury Have The Hour (2012)	" Feel-good doc gathers great interviews but isn't sure what they add up to." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Dec 12, 2012
	88%	Tchoupitoulas (2012)	" Two filmmaking brothers turn their cameras on a trio of siblings in an enjoyable, colorful tour through New Orleans nightlife." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 30, 2012

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