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Sarah Boslaugh

Agrees with the Tomatometer 83% of the time.

Publications:: Playback:stl , PopMatters
Critics' Group:: Online Film Critics Society

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
4/10	58%	Pandora's Promise (2013)	" Unfortunately, too many people confuse convincingly expressed belief with actual evidence about the true state of the world, and that's what Stone is banking on." — PopMatters Posted Jun 13, 2013
3/10	14%	K-11 (2013)	" ...it's the bizarre shifting among tones (musical montages and brutal rapes and bonding scenes recalling summer camp) that makes K-11 really hard to watch." — PopMatters Posted Jun 5, 2013
6/10	——	The Skinny (2012)	" ...offers an agreeable combination of eye candy and life advice which should be welcome to those just starting out on life as well as those for whom those years are a distant memory." — PopMatters Posted Jun 5, 2013
6/10	——	Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Times of Tim Hetherington (2013)	" ..mostly a biographical film, honoring the man and his work ... while also highlighting two questions often ignored in discussions of war and war photography. " — PopMatters Posted May 24, 2013
7/10	——	In The Shadow Of The Sun ()	" ...does a fine job of presenting the difficulties faced by albinos in Tanzania, but fails to dig deeper to uncover the financial interests behind this horrifying trade in human body parts." — PopMatters Posted May 24, 2013
8/10	——	Anita ()	" ...Anita Hill's life has not been defined by her experience with the Senate Judiciary Panel, and Anita does not dwell unduly on that episode in her life, but instead presents a much fuller picture of her life and work. " — PopMatters Posted May 24, 2013
8/10	94%	Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters (2012)	" ...a fascinating portrait of a successful artist at work." — PopMatters Posted May 23, 2013
7/10	75%	Leviathan (2013)	" Rather than being taught a lesson or being rallied to a cause, Leviathan offers you the opportunity to leave your ordinary world for 87 minutes and plug yourself into the world of a fishing crew..." — PopMatters Posted May 16, 2013
7/10	77%	Amer (2010)	" ... those willing to immerse themselves in the film's own peculiar sensibility (never before has the connection between horror films and pornography been more obvious) will find it to be a rewarding, if also disturbing, experience." — PopMatters Posted May 15, 2013
4/10	——	Prince of Tears (Lei wangzi) ()	" ...the mismatch between a visual style which would make Douglas Sirk envious...slow pace, and frequent use of voiceover have the unintended effect of discouraging the audience from becoming emotionally involved." — PopMatters Posted May 15, 2013
7/10	88%	The Hedgehog (2011)	" 11-year-old Paloma (Garance Le Guillermic) is rich, precocious and extremely judgmental in the way that only a privileged child can be." — PopMatters Posted May 15, 2013
3/10	——	Vil romance (Twisted Romance) ()	" ...writer/director José Celestino Campusano doesn't seem to be too much interested in anything about his characters beyond their sexual habits. " — PopMatters Posted Apr 11, 2013
6/10	——	Out In The Open (2013)	" ... the mockumentary device gets old pretty quickly, but it's hard to get too upset at a film that provides pleasant, positive role models discussing how they are successfully navigating life..." — PopMatters Posted Apr 11, 2013
7/10	80%	Ginger & Rosa (2013)	" The great gift of Ginger & Rosa is Potter's willingness to let her camera observe these gifted young actresses without judgment, and to create the illusion of ordinary life unfolding before your eyes. " — PopMatters Posted Mar 31, 2013
4/10	33%	The Magic Sword (1962)	" [Estelle} Winwood provides some campy humor (I kept thinking of Bewitched every time she was on screen)..." — PopMatters Posted Mar 27, 2013
2/10	0%	Alien from L.A. (Odeon) (Wanda) (1987)	" ..the answer to the trivia question "What was Kathy Ireland's first film?" but it makes her so annoying and unattractive...that you sort of wish it could be wiped from our collective memory. " — PopMatters Posted Mar 27, 2013
6/10	93%	Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton As Himself (2013)	" ...give[s] you some sense of what it must have been like a literary/journalistic star in the 1960s. " — PopMatters Posted Mar 27, 2013
7/10	87%	The Silence (2013)	" ...part police procedural and part psychological study, with more than just genre thrills to offer." — PopMatters Posted Mar 27, 2013
6/10	——	Elvis & Madona (2012)	" Charm goes a long way...especially when accompanied by a bouncy soundtrack, and it's fun to watch a film in which things pretty much work out for the good characters and not so much for the bad ones." — PopMatters Posted Mar 27, 2013
3/10	——	Il Raggio infernale (Nest of Spies) (Danger!! Death Ray) (1967)	" ...worse-than-average spy flick starring muscleman Gordon Scott as Bart Fargo (one for the all-name team, at any rate), who is trying to get back one of those contrary-to-the-laws-of-physics death rays that seemed to pop up frequently in 1960s films." — PopMatters Posted Mar 27, 2013
4/10	——	The Mole People (1956)	" If the plot alone is not enough to give you a terminal case of the giggles, the costuming and painted backdrops will surely do the job..." — PopMatters Posted Mar 27, 2013
6/10	——	The Falls (2012)	" ...a sweet little film that does offer a payoff if you're willing to wait for it." — PopMatters Posted Mar 27, 2013
7/10	——	Casting By ()	" ... a love letter to the casting industry in general, and to the pioneering casting director Marion Dougherty in particular." — PopMatters Posted Mar 22, 2013
7/10	——	God Loves Uganda ()	" ...unable to peddle their nonsense in the U.S., the evangelicals have found a ready target in Uganda, an English-speaking and primarily Christian country with a long history of evangelical missionary work..." — PopMatters Posted Mar 22, 2013
8/10	100%	The Waiting Room (2012)	" If you want to understand how the American system of health care delivery works for people without employer-sponsored health insurance, I can think of no better introduction than watching Peter Nicks' documentary The Waiting Room. " — PopMatters Posted Mar 21, 2013
6/10	——	Chronicle of a Summer (1965)	" Most of this interest lies not in what people say, but in the images captured by the camera. " — PopMatters Posted Mar 16, 2013
7/10	93%	Lore (2013)	" Rosendahl...provides both narrative and emotional continuity to a film whose deliberate pace and fragmented presentation of reality might otherwise prove exasperating. " — PopMatters Posted Mar 14, 2013
6/10	——	Before You Know It ()	" ...a calm and straightforward documentary [that] looks at the lives of three gay men in their sunset years. " — PopMatters Posted Mar 13, 2013
8/10	——	Elena ()	" ...a poetic, impressionistic documentary ... combining new footage with home movies and other archival materials to take you inside Petra's mind ..." — PopMatters Posted Mar 13, 2013
8/10	——	12 O'clock Boys ()	" Nathan's approach is observational and reminds me of the way Steve James constructed Hoop Dreams, following the emerging story while creating context by including footage of Pug and his mother, Coco, at home..." — PopMatters Posted Mar 12, 2013
5/10	——	Loves Her Gun ()	" ...it takes over an hour to get around to what is most interesting about the plot: Allie's initiation into gun culture, and her psychological response to the power that comes from pulling a trigger." — PopMatters Posted Mar 12, 2013
7/10	——	Continental ()	" Malcolm Ingram's documentary Continental celebrates the glory years of the Continental Baths... " — PopMatters Posted Mar 12, 2013
6/10	——	Mr. Angel ()	" Mr. Angel is definitely X-rated in terms of the body parts on display, but it's so wholesome that it's impossible to be offended. After all, aren't children's movies always telling us to be who we are?" — PopMatters Posted Mar 10, 2013
6/10	——	Big Joy ()	" ...directors Stephen Silha and Eric Slade celebrate Broughton's life and work, and in particular his embrace of sexuality" — PopMatters Posted Mar 10, 2013
6/10	——	Getting Back To Abnormal ()	" ...through a well-chosen collection of interviews, verité footage and factoids displayed on chyrons, as well as a bouncy soundtrack, Alvarez keeps a positive spirit while creating a composite portrait of the city..." — PopMatters Posted Mar 10, 2013
8/10	——	I Am Divine ()	" Although the story ends sadly (no one should die at age 42), the film itself is not sad, but is instead a celebration of a performer who made the most out of the talents he had." — PopMatters Posted Mar 10, 2013
7/10	——	Sake Bomb ()	" ... very funny and very Japanese, particularly in the quiet and somewhat ambiguous way the story is resolved." — PopMatters Posted Mar 10, 2013
6/10	85%	Bestiaire (2012)	" Because most people are used to films that tell stories or make arguments, the natural response is to impose meaning on the images in Bestiaire, a response that reduces their immediateness and reality." — PopMatters Posted Mar 4, 2013
	——	Dust Up (2012)	" ...an enjoyable little gem that's just too weird to have much of a theatrical run, but is perfect for home viewing. " — PopMatters Posted Feb 28, 2013
6/10	——	Hollywood to Dollywood (2012)	" ...[the brothers are] charming, personable, and forthright, the kind of people you'd like to have a beer with-or, for that matter, go on a road trip with..." — PopMatters Posted Feb 28, 2013
6/10	88%	Yossi (2013)	" ...[Knoller's] portrayal of a person locked in his own grief is both realistic and sympathetic, and Fox brings events to a conclusion that is more than worth the wait. " — PopMatters Posted Feb 21, 2013
7/10	98%	56 Up (2013)	" ... feels like a retrospective and summation of the whole series, with ample quotation from the previous films, an approach that makes it interesting even for viewers who haven't seen the previous installments." — PopMatters Posted Feb 15, 2013
6/10	82%	Fast Girls (2013)	" ...watching Fast Girls is a thoroughly enjoyable experience, and a particularly welcome contribution to the genre because it focuses on female athletes competing in a non-glamour sport. " — PopMatters Posted Feb 12, 2013
7/10	92%	Future Weather (2013)	" Haney-Jardine presents a sensitive portrait of a conflicted teenager who's been forced to become self-sufficient before she's really ready..." — PopMatters Posted Feb 12, 2013
7/10	——	The History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman ()	" ...a great consciousness-raising tool (how 1970s is that?) and a fun celebration for fans of Wonder Woman and her sisters in spandex." — PopMatters Posted Feb 12, 2013
7/10	53%	The Girl (2013)	" It's a tribute to Riker's skill as a writer and director that, even when Ashley is behaving in ways that should make her totally unlikeable, you don't completely write her off." — PopMatters Posted Feb 12, 2013
8/10	88%	Middle of Nowhere (2012)	" The title Middle of Nowhere refers to Ruby's state of being as well as the location of the prison where Derek is incarcerated. " — PopMatters Posted Feb 9, 2013
6/10	94%	Photographic Memory (2012)	" The film gets more interesting after McElwee sets off on a quest to retrace his experiences in a St. Quay-Portrieux, Brittany, where he spent a formative summer in his 20s. " — PopMatters Posted Feb 8, 2013
7/10	93%	Girl Model (2012)	" ...a straightforward doc about some ugly realities underlying a glamorous profession, and after seeing it, you may think of this particular corner of the modeling trade as more akin to human trafficking than anything else." — PopMatters Posted Feb 8, 2013

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