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Michelle Alexandria

Agrees with the Tomatometer 54% of the time.

Publications:: Eclipse Magazine
Critics' Group:: Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association

Total Reviews:: 418
Total QuickRatings:: 140

Location:: Washington, DC

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
C	98%	Gravity (2013)	" Bullock and Clooney are good at playing themselves, but it felt like they "phoned" it in making the film feel shallow. Some nice visuals, but nothing that we haven't seen in far better Space films." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Oct 4, 2013
C	88%	Rush (2013)	" Why is it we rarely see male dingleberries? Rush feels more like a advertisement for F1 Racing than a movie with characters I cared about." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Sep 27, 2013
B+	49%	The Great Gatsby (2013)	" Leonardo and Mulligan are amazing together, this is one of the best films of 2013. The Blu-ray 3D package is filled with extras but everything feels like an after thought." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Aug 28, 2013
B	89%	The World's End (2013)	" Not as funny as their previous efforts but this is probably Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's most confident and well-conceived film yet. " — Eclipse Magazine Posted Aug 23, 2013
B-	12%	The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)	" Throws everything at the wall to see what sticks - Werewolves, vampires, warlocks, love triangles - because what is a tween story without one of those, gay demon hunters, incest...Wait, what? It is a mess, but somehow it works." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Aug 21, 2013
B+	26%	Jobs (2013)	" Does a fantastic job of giving us a portrait of who Steve Jobs was, but it fails to do it with a critical eye. Kutcher gives us one of the best performances of 2013." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Aug 16, 2013
C	22%	Rushlights (2013)	" Suffers from being overly complex and having more style than substance, still not a bad rental." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Aug 15, 2013
B+	28%	G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)	" I don't care what anyone says, I love this movie. Includes a full Commentary track, A 1 hour documentary and Digital Copy for both iTunes AND Ultraviolet. This is a solid Blu-ray package." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jul 29, 2013
D	69%	The Wolverine (2013)	" More serious and morose than it needed to be I went to see a movie called The Wolverine, not a movie about weird, political in-fighting amongst a prominent Japanese family. " — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jul 28, 2013
D	72%	Pacific Rim (2013)	" The movie's main drawing power is also its strongest weakness. Del Toro knows what the audience wants to see, but he doesn't build to it, or make us earn it. You want fights, oh we'll give them to you - every ten minutes." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jul 12, 2013
B+	50%	White House Down (2013)	" A fun popcorn flick with some nice chaotic fight choreography. Delivers exactly what you expect it to and just saw a few months ago." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jul 7, 2013
A-	31%	The Lone Ranger (2013)	" I expected a mess of epic proportions, in many ways it is (almost any scene with Depp in it), but it is bold, visionary, and truly a unique piece of blockbuster filmmaking." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jul 7, 2013
C-	56%	Man of Steel (2013)	" At the end of the day Man of Steel is yet another tedious origin story that boils down to a Real Estate scheme and giant Spider ships. Superman is not Batman, he is not supposed to be dark, gritty, and joyless. Where is the hope?" — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jun 13, 2013
A-	84%	This Is the End (2013)	" The sublime brilliance of the script is that it plays on the audience's perception of who we think these people are. Objectively, it is indefensible as a movie, but it delivers gut busting laughs and is the funniest comedy of 2013." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jun 12, 2013
D	59%	Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)	" Signals a disturbing shift in Disney's Blu-ray packing. Instead of mega deluxe set. We get a cobbled together mess that feels like an exercise in seeing how much they can screw and annoy customers.3D version has zero features at a premium price." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jun 11, 2013
B	35%	The Internship (2013)	" Not much of a comedy, but still a nice heartfelt movie - if you can get past the fact that it is a gigantic recruitment ad for Google. Succeeds because Vaughn and Wilson still have that certain something." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jun 7, 2013
B-	50%	Now You See Me (2013)	" A uniquely cool mix of actors. While it does have some flaws there is enough here to warrant a viewing, maybe even a 2nd just to see if everything hangs together once you know the reasons why - it get extra points for not being in 3D." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jun 5, 2013
B-	11%	After Earth (2013)	" The movie spent a lot of time teetering on the verge of failure but both Smiths pull it back and make it fairly enjoyable. Jaden Smith proves that he is a star. Haters gonna hate." — Eclipse Magazine Posted May 30, 2013
C	79%	Iron Man 3 (2013)	" Iron Man 3 starts off great but crashes and burns in a spectacular way. We get it Marvel you don't give a crap about your Comic Book readers. You don't have to constantly rub in people's faces. Horrible 3rd act. " — Eclipse Magazine Posted May 3, 2013
B	49%	Pain & Gain (2013)	" Bay needs to get credit for going outside of his comfort zone and making a surprisingly small, dark, quirky, funny movie. There is a real Coen Brothers vibe. " — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 26, 2013
A-	70%	Les Misérables (2012)	" This blu-ray features a really nice transfer, full length 1 hour documentary and both a digital/ultraviolet copy of the movie." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 21, 2013
B	89%	Lincoln (2012)	" This Blu-ray release feels a bit cold and aloof. Beautiful packaging but the picture quality doesn't really "sing" and the extras are fairly "non-existent." If you like the movie, this is a fine Blu-ray to pick up." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 21, 2013
C	93%	Zero Dark Thirty (2013)	" The Blu-ray/DVD release of Zero Dark Thirty is about as boring and bland as the movie itself. Transfer and audio quality is nice, but not reference quality and the features are slim pickens. Unless you love this movie, rent the Blu-ray." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 21, 2013
B	62%	Evil Dead (2013)	" When will people learn to stay out of the woods? This is the rare remake that surpasses the original in almost all ways except one - no Bruce Campbell." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Apr 8, 2013
C	9%	The Host (2013)	" Cold, antiseptic, and unintentionally funny. It was awful on many different levels. However, there was enough there to keep me interested. " — Eclipse Magazine Posted Mar 29, 2013
C	47%	Olympus Has Fallen (2013)	" Fails to deliver on the promise it shows in the beginning of the movie." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Mar 24, 2013
A-	87%	Life of Pi (2012)	" Winner of several technical Oscars and Best Director, Ang Lee's Life of Pi gets an absolutely gorgeous HD transfer in a nice full featured, simple Blu-ray package. It is a visual feast for the eyes." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Mar 14, 2013
A	97%	Schindler's List (1993)	" Very classy blu-ray package, with an amazing reference quality transfer for one of the greatest movies of the last 30 years. The only extra is old Voices from the List Documentary in fuzzy SD and a Digital Copy/UltraViolet version of the movie." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Mar 14, 2013
C	86%	Wreck-it Ralph (2012)	" A brilliant concept in search of a movie. Starts off really strong with sly humor and wit that devolves into cheap kiddie jokes. Blu-ray 3D looks great on a home theater, but the package is very thin on extras." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Mar 7, 2013
C	52%	Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)	" This movie is about as bland as it gets. If you want to see dirty, poorly rendered Giants eat their own snot - in poor 3D, then this is the movie for you. Only time it works is when Holt, Tomlinson and McGregor are on camera. Which isn't nearly enough." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Mar 3, 2013
D	92%	Skyfall (2012)	" Skyfall is a crushing bore. My Bond is not some whiny, emo, wall gazing, beer drinking "tough guy." My Bond loves women, has cool gadgets, a hot car that does neat things, beats the crap out of people." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Feb 20, 2013
C	75%	Peter Pan (1953)	" I always thought Peter Pan was supposed to be about childhood innocence. Pan and Tinkerbell were not sweet and cuddly, they both came across as selfish, cold and really unlikable bullies." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Feb 6, 2013
C-	93%	Zero Dark Thirty (2013)	" Bigelow has hamstrung herself by not committing to a viewpoint. This is a by the numbers, cold, emotionally inert, just the "facts" procedural drama that is just barely a step above an episode of Law & Order." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Jan 11, 2013
F	51%	Savages (2012)	" Well made and slickly made but amoral junk." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Dec 24, 2012
B	61%	Jack Reacher (2012)	" Tom Cruise is really why you want to see this movie. The material is solid, there's just enough action to keep you interested. This is how you do an adaptation - you do not need to know anything about the source material to enjoy it " — Eclipse Magazine Posted Dec 22, 2012
A	70%	Les Misérables (2012)	" The first 45 minutes of Les Misérables is kind of a mess. It is choppy, the music kind of terrible and nothing makes much sense but once it clicks it becomes an emotional roller coaster. This movie is epic in every sense of the word." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Dec 22, 2012
C-	65%	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)	" For better or worse this is no longer J.R.R. Tolkien's Hobbit it has become Peter Jackson's Hobbit. Lots of talking, walking and singing. Hard to take the villains seriously when they all sound like high-pitched singing versions of Elmer Fudd. " — Eclipse Magazine Posted Dec 16, 2012
C	75%	Killing Them Softly (2012)	" How about a movie about gangsters set in an unnamed place but they all sound like they are from Boston. Here's the twist, these mobsters will talk a LOT but do very little. Needed less talking, more killing. " — Eclipse Magazine Posted Dec 2, 2012
A-	90%	Bad 25 (2012)	" A beautiful showcase of an influential artist in his prime at his creative best." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 24, 2012
C	87%	Life of Pi (2012)	" Eh...." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 24, 2012
F	48%	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012)	" It is over. You say nothing is over until we say it is over? The long national nightmare ends not with a bang or a thud but with one of the biggest FUs in Cinematic history" — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 17, 2012
C	78%	Brave (2012)	" Not a bad movie. Really appreciate what it wants to do, but it fails to live up to its potential." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 11, 2012
F	92%	Skyfall (2012)	" "My name is Bond, Emo Bond." Is there a 12-step program for whiny, moping, bland Spies? Daniel Craig may fit the part of Bond but after 3 movies its clear he doesn't want to be there." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 10, 2012
A-	89%	Lincoln (2012)	" MY Lincoln kills Vamps in crappy 3D. This Lincoln is a brilliant movie that has no soul or pulse. Its like Downtown Abbey or Homeland, you are compelled to say you like it - even though in reality you don't." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 10, 2012
B	47%	Bait (2012)	" The movie is called Bait 3D, where is the Shark? It takes a long time before the Shark starts chomping people. It just wasn't as campy or bloody as it probably should have been. It is well worth a rental." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 5, 2012
C	86%	Wreck-it Ralph (2012)	" A brilliant concept in search of a movie. Starts off really strong with sly humor and wit that devolves into cheap kiddie jokes." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 4, 2012
D	78%	Flight (2012)	" Why does the black Captain Sullenberger have to be a drunk? Every illogical thing that screenwriter John Gatins had in the script can be chalked up to the Afroman song "Because I Got High."" — Eclipse Magazine Posted Nov 3, 2012
B-	66%	Cloud Atlas (2012)	" Many will come away from this movie feeling inspired and thinking this movie is "deeper" than it really is. Its a self-indulgent, ambitious mess. Sometimes you have to admire the effort to dare to be different." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Oct 28, 2012
C+	6%	Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)	" This movie is highly stylized, beautifully rendered in spots, but a narrative mess. Fans of the game and previous movies should love this. Harington and Clemons are future stars." — Eclipse Magazine Posted Oct 25, 2012

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