Rob McKinnon

Rob McKinnon

Agrees with the Tomatometer 66% of the time.

Biography:
WHO IS ROB McKINNON? My early years in the entertainment field included performing as a musician and entertainer during my stint in the Army, later performing with my own jazz ensemble in the Boston area, opening concerts for such jazz notables as Dizzy Gillespie and James Moody. I was born in Reading, Massachusetts, studied acting and theatrical directing and graduated cum laude from Boston University with a degree in film and broadcasting. Because of my combined experiences in film directing, acting and writing, and life-long studies of American film, I thoroughly enjoy writing movie reviews and conducting live interviews. I write a weekly column "Watching Movies" for Houston's "Daily Court Review." And like many other film reviewers, I've begun writing screenplays. With my partner Jolene McMaster, we're establishing a feature film production company in Houston (Pure Horror Films, Inc,) specializing in psychological horror films. We'll continue to grow our internet site ITEN.NET (INTERNET TALK & ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK), with audio programming, including interviews with other film directors, written movie reviews, and specialty music programs--jazz and blues. It's on- demand programming for the internet audience. We also chair the TALA (Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts) Film Club which was organized in October 1998 by attorney Jamie Baker. (We're not lawyers or accountants, but for better or worse, we've spent a lot of time around them.) TALA helps aspiring artists who otherwise couldn't afford these legal and accounting services. We've recently produced a video and handbook for Houston-Galveston Area Council featuring successful Juvenile Justice Accountability programs in Texas. The handbook provides much information on how to set up these juvenile justice programs in other communities and it's available free (as a result of a grant from the Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor) to interested communities. AND, I'm very proud to be a part of ONLINE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY.
Favorites:
Recent Favorites: QUILLS, BEFORE NIGHT FALLS, WONDER BOYS, AMERICAN BEAUTY, MAGNOLIA, BOYS DON'T CRY, THE CLOSET, MY FIRST MISTER, MEMENTO, THE OTHERS
Publications:
moregreatfilms.com , watchingmovies.com
Total Reviews:
493
Total QuickRatings:
63
Location:
Houston, Texas

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3.5/4 50% Whatever Works (2009) " Allen, a master of filmmaking, with a phenomenal eye for casting...." — moregreatfilms.com
Posted Aug 27, 2009
4/4 87% Mystic River (2003) " ...a suspenseful and riveting film that's fully magnificent...." — watchingmovies.com
Posted Dec 7, 2003
92% Minority Report (2002) watchingmovies.com
Posted Nov 12, 2003
3/4 36% The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) " just enough gore and horrific imagery to fulfill your darkest fears and fantasies." — watchingmovies.com
Posted Nov 12, 2003
22% Impostor (2002) watchingmovies.com
Posted Nov 12, 2003
48% The Lord of the Rings (1978) watchingmovies.com
Posted Nov 12, 2003
3.5/4 54% Veronica Guerin (2003) " ...absolutely magnificent performance by CATE BLANCHETT...." — watchingmovies.com
Posted Oct 16, 2003
75% Gangs of New York (2002) watchingmovies.com
Posted Sep 30, 2003
3.5/4 40% Anything Else (2003) " ...a thoroughly satisfying, wholly entertaining and continuously laughter provoking experience." — watchingmovies.com
Posted Sep 22, 2003
3/4 27% Garmento (2002) " ...an intelligent, adult film that is engrossing, original, and thoroughly entertaining." — watchingmovies.com
Posted Sep 14, 2003
3.5/4 90% The Magdalene Sisters (2003) " ...an outstanding film whose story and characters will stay with you long after you've left the theater." — watchingmovies.com
Posted Sep 3, 2003
79% Open Range (2003) watchingmovies.com
Posted Aug 19, 2003
77% Seabiscuit (2003) watchingmovies.com
Posted Jul 29, 2003
81% Blue Car (2003) watchingmovies.com
Posted Jul 22, 2003
62% Hulk (2003) watchingmovies.com
Posted Jul 22, 2003
70% T-Rex - Back to the Cretaceous (1998) watchingmovies.com
Posted Jul 22, 2003
98% E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 28, 2003
79% Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2003) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 20, 2003
67% Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 3D (2013) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 13, 2003
38% Novocaine (2001) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
99% Apocalypse Now (1979) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
77% The Good Thief (2003) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
93% Insomnia (2002) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
94% Into The Arms Of Strangers - Stories Of The Kindertransport (2000) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
81% Mulholland Drive (2001) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
40% Vanilla Sky (2001) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
76% Black Hawk Down (2001) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
42% The Last September (2000) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
65% Heist (2001) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
72% Fat Girl (À ma soeur!) (2001) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
88% Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
76% Mansfield Park (1999) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
83% Australia: Land Beyond Time (2002) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
43% The Recruit (2003) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
33% Tears of the Sun (2003) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
81% Lumumba (2001) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
82% Road to Perdition (2002) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
68% Unbreakable (2000) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
78% The Pledge (2001) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
43% The Monkey's Mask (2001) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
81% Wonder Boys (2000) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
57% Die Another Day (2002) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
66% CQ (2002) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
89% Rosetta (1999) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
96% Bowling for Columbine (2002) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
83% Magnolia (1999) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
53% My First Mister (2002) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
54% Girl, Interrupted (1999) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
45% Daredevil (2003) watchingmovies.com
Posted May 8, 2003
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