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Rob McKinnon

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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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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
—	80%	Sunshine State (2002)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	48%	City by the Sea (2002)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	63%	Beijing Bicycle (2001)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	64%	Cradle Will Rock (1999)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	63%	Man on the Moon (1999)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	52%	What's Cooking? (2000)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	74%	The Big Kahuna (2000)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	81%	The Good Girl (2002)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	87%	Chicago (2002)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	42%	Final (2001)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	11%	End of Days (1999)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	76%	Comedian (2002)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	80%	The Royal Tenenbaums (2002)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	53%	Blood Work (2002)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	86%	Lovely & Amazing (2001)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	33%	Windtalkers (2002)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	65%	Evelyn (2002)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	82%	13 Conversations About One Thing (2001)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	86%	Gosford Park (2001)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	91%	Adaptation (2002)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	89%	Galaxy Quest (1999)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	83%	The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	77%	A Beautiful Mind (2001)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	46%	What Lies Beneath (2000)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
—	67%	The End of the Affair (1999)	— watchingmovies.com Posted May 8, 2003
4/4	71%	Phone Booth (2003)	" ...skillfully directed and highly entertaining" — watchingmovies.com Posted Mar 31, 2003
3.5/4	85%	Bend It Like Beckham (2003)	" ...a direct hit on one's cinema-enjoyment "G" spot." — watchingmovies.com Posted Mar 31, 2003
4/4	96%	The Pianist (2002)	" This is my pick for movie of the year because of the cinematic quality of the piece, the superb acting and directing...." — watchingmovies.com Posted Jan 11, 2003
3/4	13%	Ghost Ship (2002)	" This film doesn't attempt to scare you with a bunch of artificial "boo" moments, but rather works to get under your skin and bring your fright to an ever-increasing boil." — watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 2, 2002
0/5	80%	Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	75%	Five Corners (1987)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	100%	The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
5/5	64%	Hell in the Pacific (1968)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	100%	Straight Time (1978)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	63%	Brainstorm (1983)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	84%	Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	92%	Dillinger (1973)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	89%	The Naked Gun - From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	——	The Lady in Red (1982)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	88%	Ba wang bie ji (Farewell My Concubine) (1993)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	75%	The Girl Can't Help It (1956)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	82%	The Naked Prey (1966)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	——	Bleeders (Hemogoblin) (The Descendant) (1997)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	12%	Jaws 3 (1983)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
5/5	100%	The Last Picture Show (1971)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	——	Picking Up the Pieces (2000)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	88%	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	——	Necronomicon (1994)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	84%	Mr. Mom (1983)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
5/5	68%	The Stepford Wives (1975)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
5/5	89%	Blazing Saddles (1974)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	60%	White Palace (1990)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	80%	The Owl And The Pussycat (1970)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	25%	The Flight of the Intruder (1991)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	82%	Dead of Winter (1986)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	——	The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
5/5	17%	Curdled (1996)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	79%	Starman (1984)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
2/5	82%	Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	59%	The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	22%	Blind Date (1987)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
2/5	86%	My Own Private Idaho (1991)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
2/5	80%	The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	100%	Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
2/5	92%	The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	78%	Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	88%	Scent of a Woman (1992)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	98%	Risky Business (1983)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	92%	Tarantula (1955)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	83%	Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	26%	The Puppet Masters (1994)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
5/5	79%	Les Misérables (1995)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	24%	One Tough Cop (1998)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	94%	The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde inseglet) (1957)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
5/5	91%	The Duellists (1977)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
5/5	88%	Midnight Cowboy (1969)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	98%	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	9%	Nothing But Trouble (1998)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
2/5	50%	Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1999)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	68%	The Bad Seed (1956)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	75%	The Front (1976)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	55%	Top Gun (1986)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	90%	Pat and Mike (1952)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
1/5	20%	Caveman (1981)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	88%	Son of Paleface (1952)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	81%	Sophie's Choice (1982)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	84%	The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	93%	Sweetie (1989)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
2/5	——	Route 666 (2001)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	90%	The Beguiled (1971)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
3/5	78%	Mad Dog and Glory (1993)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/5	58%	September (1987)	— watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
4/4	89%	Far From Heaven (2003)	" What 'Far From Heaven' is, for sure, is definitely one of the absolute best films of this year." — watchingmovies.com Posted Dec 1, 2002
1/4	38%	Full Frontal (2002)	" ...heavy-handed and self-indulgent." — watchingmovies.com Posted Aug 16, 2002
3.5/4	74%	Signs (2002)	" ...Shyamalan is a writer/director with an enormous talent for making his audience much more than observers; pulling us completely into the film's reality." — watchingmovies.com Posted Aug 16, 2002
4/4	77%	Tadpole (2002)	" It's all great, sensitive, and engaging fun....Winick has proven himself to be a highly capable and quality filmmaker." — watchingmovies.com Posted Jul 30, 2002
3/4	——	Pendulum (2002)	" ...a [Texas] film that achieves the look and quality of any major, nationally released film." — watchingmovies.com Posted May 10, 2002
3.5/4	75%	The Cat's Meow (2001)	" a delicious delight and absolutely pure fun from beginning to end." — watchingmovies.com Posted May 10, 2002
3.5/4	65%	Festival In Cannes (2002)	" ...bright, intelligent, and humanly funny film." — watchingmovies.com Posted May 10, 2002

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