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Rachel Gordon

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Biography:: When not critiquing films, Rachel Gordon is making them or helping them get out into the world. Rachel is a freelance marketing and distribution consultant for educational videos, working with independent documentary filmmakers to expand their audience. She worked for the Anti-Defamation League running their educational resource catalog, and before joining the ADL she assisted the National Film Board of Canada in distributing their in the United States to socially-aware organizations. Rachel also works in film production and has produced/directed short films for the past dozen years. She is currently developing a feature film about women’s fear of commitment, for which her short film, Loose Ends, is currently making festival rounds. She participated in several 48 Hour Project contests. One of the final products, which she directed and produced, Writing on the Wall, was chosen as the Best of New York. It was also an official selection of the San Francisco Short Film Festival and screened at Reel Venus Film Festival. Another project she directed, Bench Warmers, screened at Valley Film Festival and Miami Short Film Festival. Her initial directorial video project from 2002, Room Tone, screened at festivals across the United States. She also writes, and manages the operations for, www.CultureCartel.com
Favorites:: The Royal Tenenbaums, Ghost World, All That Jazz, Decalogues, Singing in the Rain, Crossing Guard, Brazil
Publications:: Filmcritic.com , MovieWeb , ToxicUniverse.com

Total Reviews:: 238

Location:: New York

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
4/5	88%	The Five Obstructions (2003)	" The struggle over filmmaking between Leth and von Trier reminds us how far we can go, no matter the limitations are placed on us, if we give ourselves the chance to do so." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Mar 18, 2004
5/5	93%	Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)	" An engrossing mix of drama and comedy, telling a compelling story from the admirably minute foundation of a failed relationship." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Mar 17, 2004
2.5/5	63%	Wonderland (2000)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Mar 16, 2004
3/5	49%	The Passion of the Christ (2004)	" Without establishing the motives for the never-ending inflictions, you leave the viewer wondering too much what they are supposed to feel on the way out." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Mar 1, 2004
3.5/5	72%	Robot Stories (2004)	" Though we may get fearful or excited at the use of mechanics, they are also tools we manufacture so that we can grow and learn." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Mar 1, 2004
3.5/5	58%	Casa de los Babys (2003)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Feb 23, 2004
4/5	——	Jupiter's Wife (1997)	" She may have a screw or two loose, but she's always engaging to listen to" — Filmcritic.com Posted Feb 22, 2004
4/5	60%	The Dreamers (2004)	" Encapsulates the sense of innocence and adventure we all wish to carry" — Filmcritic.com Posted Feb 6, 2004
5/5	71%	Naked Lunch (1991)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Jan 4, 2004
3.5/5	54%	Safe Passage (1995)	" The end is clear from the start, but it's rather amusing to watch nonetheless, backed by a strong, eclectic cast." — Filmcritic.com Posted Jan 3, 2004
4/5	60%	Stuck On You (2003)	" Miraculously, the parodies never get stale" — Filmcritic.com Posted Dec 9, 2003
3.5/5	63%	The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Oct 28, 2003
3.5/5	94%	Girlhood (2003)	" a credit to Garbus' ability to pick a touching subject that will have you pondering for some time" — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 27, 2003
5/5	86%	Bright Leaves (2004)	" blends nostalgia, economics, and personal reactions to new information at a perfect pitch that allows for laughter and deeply felt affection" — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 14, 2003
3.5/5	72%	Elephant (2003)	" Gus Van Sant has made an eclectic career out of portraying vastly different avenues that adolescents use to focus the anxieties they grapple with." — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 9, 2003
3/5	70%	Dogville (2003)	" Going from a story as fanciful as Dancer in the Dark to the stripped setting of Dogville is certainly bold, it's too bad the reward is so anti-climactic" — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 2, 2003
2.5/5	34%	Wonderland (2003)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Sep 28, 2003
3.5/5	54%	Veronica Guerin (2003)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Sep 27, 2003
2/5	31%	Underworld (2003)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Sep 20, 2003
3.5/5	79%	Bubba Ho-Tep (2003)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Sep 20, 2003
4/5	94%	Triumph des Willens (Triumph Of The Will) (1935)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Sep 12, 2003
3.5/5	95%	Lost In Translation (2003)	" a joy to watch" — Filmcritic.com Posted Aug 31, 2003
3.5/5	48%	Demonlover (2003)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Aug 30, 2003
3.5/5	86%	36 Fillette (1987)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Aug 15, 2003
4/5	94%	The Honeymoon Killers (1970)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Aug 15, 2003
4/5	79%	Vendredi soir (Friday Night) (2003)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Jun 27, 2003
3.5/5	72%	Pipe Dream (2001)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Jun 27, 2003
4/5	79%	Warm Water Under A Red Bridge (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Jun 13, 2003
3.5/5	82%	Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2002)	" At the length of 102 minutes, despite the engaging presence of the central figures, Gigantic lags with its saturation of industry people who state how much they love the Johns, and the influential presence the band has had on alternative music." — Filmcritic.com Posted May 21, 2003
4/5	100%	7 Days in September (2002)	" 7 Days quietly and brilliantly remains a collection of personal thoughts that make you realize just how complicated the situation is." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Mar 22, 2003
2.5/5	37%	Spun (2003)	" Spun is more about exuberant editing providing a humorous glimpse into a small, bored, drug community than a focus on any particular acting or writing talent." — Filmcritic.com Posted Mar 16, 2003
5/5	93%	Hearts & Minds (2009)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Mar 14, 2003
3.5/5	65%	Rabid (1979)	" shows the early signs of the talent of someone who has become renowned for creating thought-provoking material" — Filmcritic.com Posted Mar 9, 2003
4/5	86%	Altered States (1980)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Feb 21, 2003
3.5/5	94%	Lost in La Mancha (2003)	" Lost in La Mancha isn't an extraordinary film, but its subject is definitely engaging to watch." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Feb 2, 2003
1.5/5	43%	The Recruit (2003)	" The film is simply one predictable maneuver after another." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Jan 31, 2003
5/5	100%	All About Eve (1950)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Jan 10, 2003
4/5	75%	Gangs of New York (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Dec 23, 2002
5/5	48%	Femme Fatale (2002)	" Between a camera that switches from character to omniscient points of view without warning, to keeping the individual motivations in constant suspect, DePalma brings a crime story full of adrenaline and intellectual stimulation to the screen with Femme Fa" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Nov 25, 2002
4/5	92%	Talk to Her (2002)	" Talk to Her is just plain great cinema that we could use more of." — Filmcritic.com Posted Nov 22, 2002
5/5	89%	Far From Heaven (2003)	" Despite painfully engaging a range of harsh, nonjudgmental sensitivity, Far From Heaven is unceasingly watchable, and not simply because of the absolutely stunning photography that hearkens back to a love for Technicolor that we often forget in this new a" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Nov 8, 2002
4/5	97%	To Be and to Have (Etre et Avoir) (2003)	" It's a perfect show of respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it." — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 29, 2002
4/5	69%	Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002)	" It's not trying to be an 'issue' film, nor does it consciously manipulate you to think about any cataclysmic transcendentalist theorizing, but that's precisely why it may be so effective in emotional resonance." — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 27, 2002
3/5	88%	Springtime in a Small Town (Xiao cheng zhi chun) (2002)	" stunning to watch and willing to keep even the most dramatic difficulties between two people to low key climaxes" — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 17, 2002
2/5	68%	Red Dragon (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Oct 4, 2002
2/5	85%	Blind Spot - Hitler's Secretary (2002)	" So many questions have long been left unanswered, and Blind Spot does little to change that." — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 3, 2002
2.5/5	79%	Punch-Drunk Love (2002)	" That a woman who seems to have her head straight and feet on the ground would want, even actively pursue, such a childlike significant other is just too much to swallow." — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 3, 2002
3/5	63%	Moonlight Mile (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Oct 2, 2002
5/5	76%	Igby Goes Down (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Oct 2, 2002
2/5	20%	O Princípio da Incerteza (The Uncertainty Principle) (2002)	" Though excessively tiresome, The Uncertainty Principle, as verbally pretentious as the title may be, has its handful of redeeming features, as long as you discount its ability to bore." — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 1, 2002
2/5	85%	About Schmidt (2002)	" Payne's latest attempt at satire falls short of impressing when it stars someone that is capable of delivering." — Filmcritic.com Posted Sep 27, 2002
4.5/5	97%	Spirited Away (2001)	" Spirited Away may have the standard plot elements of an underdog-hero story, but the execution is so impeccably written you almost forget it has been told before." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Sep 27, 2002
2/5	72%	Auto Focus (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Sep 22, 2002
3.5/5	71%	Sex and Lucia (Lucía y el sexo) (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Sep 15, 2002
3.5/5	75%	Secretary (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Sep 13, 2002
3/5	65%	Possession (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Sep 9, 2002
3/5	70%	Scream and Scream Again (Screamer) (1970)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Aug 30, 2002
2/5	79%	8 Women (8 Femmes) (2002)	" Simplistic, standard two hours of non-intellectually stimulating amusement." — Filmcritic.com Posted Aug 29, 2002
3.5/5	83%	Satin Rouge (2002)	" Satin Rouge is not a new, or inventive, journey, but it's encouraging to see a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity." — Filmcritic.com Posted Aug 29, 2002
4/5	86%	24 Hour Party People (2002)	— Filmcritic.com Posted Aug 9, 2002
3.5/5	74%	Signs (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Aug 2, 2002
2/5	82%	Road to Perdition (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Jul 12, 2002
4/5	86%	Lovely & Amazing (2001)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Jun 30, 2002
3.5/5	71%	Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (Bowie '73 with the Spiders from Mars) (1973)	" Visual annoyances aside, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars is a precious time capsule worth appreciating, whether you were around to appreciate the original or not." — Filmcritic.com Posted Jun 26, 2002
4/5	75%	Arthur Dong: Family Fundamentals (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Jun 22, 2002
4/5	92%	Minority Report (2002)	" A film with the complexities of Minority Report requires repeat viewing." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Jun 21, 2002
2/5	73%	The Emperor's New Clothes (2002)	— Filmcritic.com Posted Jun 17, 2002
3.5/5	83%	The Bourne Identity (2002)	" The fight scenes are perfectly shot, creating an image of superior training with believable outcomes." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Jun 15, 2002
2/5	44%	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Jun 12, 2002
3/5	84%	Margaret Cho - Notorious C.H.O. (2002)	" As comedic spotlights go, Notorious C.H.O. hits all the verbal marks it should." — Filmcritic.com Posted May 29, 2002
3/5	41%	The Next Big Thing (2002)	" Set amongst the spoiled and the starving in New York, The Next Big Thing pits artistic intelligence against a pleasantly simple love story" — Filmcritic.com Posted May 28, 2002
2/5	81%	One Hour Photo (2002)	" Though nicely shot, with a few pleasant photographic details thrown in, and containing a deranged lead role, One Hour Photo doesn't follow through on the complexities it tries so hard to achieve." — Filmcritic.com Posted May 20, 2002
3.5/5	77%	The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted May 19, 2002
2.5/5	47%	Hollywood Ending (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted May 10, 2002
2.5/5	67%	Sade (2000)	" It's a decent glimpse into a time period, and an outcast, that is no longer accessible, but it doesn't necessarily shed more light on its subject than the popular predecessor." — Filmcritic.com Posted May 8, 2002
3.5/5	62%	The Salton Sea (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted May 3, 2002
3.5/5	87%	Home Movie (2001)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Apr 28, 2002
1.5/5	20%	Circuit (2001)	" Coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements that substitute for acting, Circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story." — Filmcritic.com Posted Apr 22, 2002
4/5	75%	Grass (2000)	" An energetic journey through the government's fight against pot." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Apr 21, 2002
3.5/5	82%	Mule Skinner Blues (2001)	" A treat for its depiction on not giving up on dreams when you're a struggling nobody." — Filmcritic.com Posted Apr 12, 2002
3/5	26%	Chelsea Walls (2001)	" An intellectually stimulating structural experiment." — Filmcritic.com Posted Apr 12, 2002
3.5/5	74%	Frailty (2002)	" Intricately woven with a fervor that's usually the butt of jokes, but portrayed here with neutrally, it's more a family drama than agothic dark center." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Apr 10, 2002
2/5	——	Not Love Just Frenzy (2002)	" A raunchy romp through the Madrid clubster scene that thankfully doesn't take itself seriously." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Apr 9, 2002
1/5	29%	The Other Side Of Heaven (2001)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Apr 5, 2002
4/5	73%	The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste) (2001)	" Older innocence collides with youthful wisdom in this slow-moving but consistently impressive and unsettling look at spinsterhood." — Filmcritic.com Posted Mar 28, 2002
5/5	76%	Margarita Happy Hour (2001)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Mar 17, 2002
4/5	86%	El Hijo de la novia (Son of the Bride) (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Mar 15, 2002
3/5	88%	The Komediant (2000)	" It's not so much enjoyable to watch as it is enlightening to listen to new sides of a previous reality, and to visit with some of the people who were able to make an impact in the theater world." — Filmcritic.com Posted Mar 14, 2002
2.5/5	82%	Ram Dass: Fierce Grace (2001)	" Has a fairly fascinating history that is explored without sounding like a boring story narrated on the A&E." — Filmcritic.com Posted Mar 13, 2002
1/5	29%	The Time Machine (2002)	" The film dismisses everything that was mentally stunning about the original work in favor of a love story." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Mar 9, 2002
4/5	44%	Trouble Every Day (Gargoyle) (2001)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Mar 1, 2002
2/5	87%	Much Ado About Something (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Mar 1, 2002
4/5	68%	All About Lily Chou-Chou (Riri Shushu no subete) (2002)	" Along with the Internet culture associated with it, this builds a provoking but nonjudgmental commentary about the ways in which teens may escape communication." — Filmcritic.com Posted Feb 27, 2002
3/5	78%	Maryam (2002)	" While it may play like an after-school special you might have seen during the 1980s on PBS, the emotional struggles portrayed remain digestible, and often thought-provoking." — Filmcritic.com Posted Feb 21, 2002
0.5/5	45%	Peter Pan in Return to Never Land (2002)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Feb 17, 2002
3.5/5	79%	Last Orders (2002)	" A rare gem of acting and thematic perception." — Filmcritic.com Posted Feb 8, 2002
2/5	82%	The Believer (2002)	" Due to stodgy, soap opera-ish dialogue, the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a TelePrompTer." — Filmcritic.com Posted Feb 7, 2002
3.5/5	89%	Daughters of the Dust (1991)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Feb 4, 2002
3.5/5	34%	A Rumor of Angels (2000)	— ToxicUniverse.com Posted Feb 3, 2002

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