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Jonathan W. Hickman

Agrees with the Tomatometer 76% of the time.

Publications:: Daily Film Fix , Entertainment Insiders , Paste Magazine

Total Reviews:: 457
Total QuickRatings:: 10

Location:: Atlanta, GA

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
7.5/10	88%	Upstream Color (2013)	" Carruth's complex and muted thriller is exquisitely made and acted. It's a film that challenges the viewer provoking fine existential questions." — Daily Film Fix Posted May 18, 2013
6/10	78%	Iron Man 3 (2013)	" The movie trades on the continuing Marvel film universe without expanding it in any appreciable way. Ultimately, you will have had enough of Tony Stark when this one ends and that's not how Tony would want it." — Daily Film Fix Posted May 3, 2013
4/10	46%	Pain & Gain (2013)	" What starts out as an irreverent comedy with action elements turns into lurid, unpleasant masochistic viewing. " — Daily Film Fix Posted Apr 26, 2013
4/10	62%	Evil Dead (2013)	" Without an appealing, charismatic lead, this remake is pretty vacant." — Daily Film Fix Posted Apr 5, 2013
7/10	——	The Missing Piece: The Truth About Vincenzo Peruggia and the Unthinkable Theft of the Mona Lisa ()	" ...humorous and touching, a mystery worth watching." — Daily Film Fix Posted Mar 29, 2013
7/10	59%	Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)	" ...a triumph warts and all." — Daily Film Fix Posted Mar 8, 2013
4.5/10	52%	Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)	" Jack the Giant Slayer has no business being on the big screen, and I suspect as audiences get a whiff of the schlocky approach, it won't be there very long." — Daily Film Fix Posted Mar 1, 2013
6.5/10	85%	Side Effects (2013)	" ...expertly built around a story that just can't match the superior technical details. For most, none of that will matter. It is a cut above most of what is new and available on VOD and will make passable, if unnerving, date night viewing." — Daily Film Fix Posted Feb 8, 2013
5/10	59%	The Last Stand (2013)	" While it is entertaining and well-paced in that pre-Sandy Hook kind of way, it might be impossible to actually enjoy. And if you do enjoy the film, you might be ashamed to share this fact on your Facebook page." — Daily Film Fix Posted Jan 18, 2013
7/10	88%	Django Unchained (2012)	" ...writer/director Quentin Tarantino may have managed to deliver one of the most unflinchingly realistic depictions of slavery in the Old South to ever grace the screen. QT's vision is ugly and twisted and filled with all kinds of evil." — Daily Film Fix Posted Dec 24, 2012
6.5/10	61%	Jack Reacher (2012)	" The movie is pretty entertaining, but its mix of humor and macho gun-play ensures that any laughs will be of the uncomfortable variety." — Daily Film Fix Posted Dec 21, 2012
3/10	52%	This is 40 (2012)	" An utter failure, This is 40 exposes the inherent weaknesses to the Apatow approach to filmmaking. Even funny people can make an unfunny comedy." — Daily Film Fix Posted Dec 21, 2012
7.5/10	65%	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)	" Having now seen it twice, I favor the 2D/24p version over the 3D/48p one. But absent the format quibble, Jackson gives us a worthy start to a new trilogy." — Daily Film Fix Posted Dec 18, 2012
4/10	32%	Deadfall (2012)	" Deadfall feels like a lot of different movies including Fargo, at times. But it's cheaper and less interested in making us care for the characters and their plight." — Daily Film Fix Posted Dec 8, 2012
5.5/10	64%	Anna Karenina (2012)	" ...dazzling early on, but as the film reaches the mid-point, the highly stylized staging gimmick begins to wan. Still, like "Cloud Atlas" early this year, the attempts to craft a unique and interesting visual are to be lauded and encouraged." — Daily Film Fix Posted Nov 30, 2012
5.5/10	74%	Rise of the Guardians (2012)	" ...the story and the entire production is focused more on its marketable elements than on its narrative ones." — Daily Film Fix Posted Nov 22, 2012
7/10	89%	Lincoln (2012)	" No matter what, Lincoln is a sharp and patient movie that compares well to other contemplative films seen in recent years. Like The Social Network or Moneyball, we step inside the process and explore it in vivid detail." — Daily Film Fix Posted Nov 16, 2012
5.5/10	33%	Chasing Mavericks (2012)	" Regardless of the limp dramatic story leading up to the film's conclusion, "Chasing Mavericks" will charm surfers and wannabe surfers with its thrilling surfing sequences." — Daily Film Fix Posted Oct 26, 2012
5.5/10	67%	Cloud Atlas (2012)	" The Wachowski's along with Tykwer paint with millions of colors on an ever-expanding canvas. It is remarkable that they are able to pull it all together as well as they do." — Daily Film Fix Posted Oct 26, 2012
5.5/10	32%	The Oranges (2012)	" Less predictable than other films of its ilk, THE ORANGES proves to be a real indie charmer. It's aided by the excellent cast who all stay committed to the material even when things begin to go for Hollywood goofiness rather than gritty reality." — Daily Film Fix Posted Oct 12, 2012
8/10	96%	Argo (2012)	" I suspect that ARGO will end up being one of 2012′s most celebrated films. And that is just how it should be. This is an American movie that can bring us together during these polarized times." — Daily Film Fix Posted Oct 12, 2012
6.5/10	79%	The Hole (2012)	" Catch THE HOLE in 3-D if you can, but watch it with your kids during this approaching Halloween. You might remember a time when horror was fun and creepy and less violent and exploitative." — Daily Film Fix Posted Sep 28, 2012
6.5/10	85%	End of Watch (2012)	" While Ayer explores the life of the "nice guy" gangster cop well, "End of Watch" can't shake being a good film inside trapped in an ugly wrapper." — Daily Film Fix Posted Sep 21, 2012
6.5/10	26%	2016: Obama's America (2012)	" Part scholarship and part sensationalism, 2016: Obama's America will make Dinesh D'Souza the conservative Michael Moore." — Daily Film Fix Posted Aug 31, 2012
6.5/10	77%	Killer Joe (2012)	" This is a movie that literally wallows in its base and crude story making you itch and run for the shower after exiting the theater." — Daily Film Fix Posted Aug 17, 2012
3.5/10	31%	Total Recall (2012)	" Only with a remake of a movie called "Total Recall" can we get something so utterly familiar. Like déjà vu all over again "Recall (2012)" is less intelligent and even more recycled than its predecessor." — Daily Film Fix Posted Aug 3, 2012
6/10	87%	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)	" ...it is a superhero movie, after all, and will be enjoyed by that wide audience. The shame is that the promise of the last film was that a superhero film could rise above its expectations and "Dark Knight" rises but not to the top." — Daily Film Fix Posted Jul 20, 2012
5/10	73%	The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)	" There is fun to be had here as Garfield explores Parker's new powers, but I never felt much for the beloved character. Even the classic death of Uncle Ben becomes a perfunctory exercise." — Daily Film Fix Posted Jul 3, 2012
6.5/10	80%	Magic Mike (2012)	" Channing Tatum impresses by taking the stage flipping and gyrating for the screaming women in the audience. Chicks will love it!" — Daily Film Fix Posted Jun 29, 2012
4.5/10	56%	People Like Us (2012)	" Clunky, cloying, and contrived People Like Us limps to its lump in the throat conclusion infused mainly by fine performances by Michelle Pfeiffer and youngster Michael Hall D'Addario." — Daily Film Fix Posted Jun 29, 2012
7.5/10	74%	Prometheus (2012)	" While Prometheus meets everything required of it to reap rich box office returns, I found it less complex and intellectually stimulating than the promotional clips and videos suggested." — Daily Film Fix Posted Jun 8, 2012
6/10	40%	Tonight You're Mine (2012)	" Director David MacKenzie goes indie both with the washed out video look of the images and the ambient Altmanesque sound design." — Daily Film Fix Posted May 25, 2012
4/10	38%	Dark Shadows (2012)	" SHADOWS has plenty of Depp's weird allure and, yet, seems to be missing absolutely everything else." — Daily Film Fix Posted May 11, 2012
6.5/10	93%	Marvel's The Avengers (2012)	" Writer/director Whedon understands the comic goofiness that must be injected into the ridiculous subject matter to balance blockbuster action set-pieces." — Daily Film Fix Posted May 4, 2012
6.5/10	92%	The Cabin in the Woods (2012)	" Equal parts "Hatchet" and "Hunger Games," "The Cabin in the Woods" is a successful mix of horror and science fiction." — Daily Film Fix Posted Apr 14, 2012
8/10	85%	The Hunger Games (2012)	" The wide net cast by Games may water down its message and dull the edge a bit, but I was impressed by how much more the movie shares with a film like The Truman Show than with something like Rollerball or The Running Man. " — Daily Film Fix Posted Mar 23, 2012
5/10	51%	John Carter (2012)	" Confusing and, at times, positively frustrating, John Carter is a film that screams too much post-production tinkering. During the screening, I actually turned to Film Fix co-host Jeff Marker and asked him if we had missed a reel." — Daily Film Fix Posted Mar 9, 2012
7/10	76%	We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012)	" Director Ramsay seems intent on scaring parents everywhere, but she also wants this cautionary tale to make us think too." — Daily Film Fix Posted Mar 2, 2012
6/10	74%	Rampart (2012)	" Rampart is a film more about how scandal affects character and evolving mental state rather than the resolution of such scandal. And even though the movie is a bit formless and meandering, Harrelson's performance is certainly worth seeing." — Daily Film Fix Posted Feb 24, 2012
9/10	99%	A Separation (2011)	" What is a sin? What is right? When is it okay to lie? All these questions swirl in a movie that might possibly be the best foreign language film at this year's Academy Awards." — Daily Film Fix Posted Feb 17, 2012
7/10	56%	Albert Nobbs (2012)	" I get choked up just writing about this movie. Yes, "Albert Nobbs" is a bit of a labor, but the central theme has such gnawing weight that for me it overcomes the movie's lumpiness." — Daily Film Fix Posted Jan 26, 2012
7/10	80%	Haywire (2012)	" If things work out, Carano will become a great big action superstar, and Haywire is an extremely auspicious debut." — Daily Film Fix Posted Jan 20, 2012
5.5/10	34%	Joyful Noise (2012)	" The real problem with Joyful Noise is that it straddles the fence between musical parody and exploitative dramedy. Had Graff and his team just completely given into the comic goofiness of it all, the movie would have been something special." — Daily Film Fix Posted Jan 13, 2012
8/10	100%	Semper Fi: Always Faithful (2012)	" Shot on a variety of affordable video cameras, from the older HD standard Sony EX1 down to the classic Panasonic DVX100, Semper Fi has a very intimate visual look." — Paste Magazine Posted Jan 6, 2012
8.1/10	96%	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011)	" It all ends. And to be sure, it's a fitting end for the storied franchise." — Paste Magazine Posted Jan 4, 2012
6/10	46%	Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2012)	" Despite flaws, there's something sweet and emotionally connective underneath the layers artificial posturing." — Daily Film Fix Posted Dec 24, 2011
5/10	75%	The Adventures of Tintin (2011)	" ...a worthy experiment that might enchant younger viewers but could bore older ones." — Daily Film Fix Posted Dec 23, 2011
8.5/10	83%	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)	" Not one performance is wrong, and the casting is as eclectic as it is perfect. " — Daily Film Fix Posted Dec 17, 2011
7.5/10	89%	The Descendants (2011)	" If there is a lighter side to Director Alexander Payne, "The Descendants" is it." — Daily Film Fix Posted Dec 1, 2011

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