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Tirdad Derakhshani

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Publications:: Philadelphia Daily News , Philadelphia Inquirer

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
3.5/4	87%	Upstream Color (2013)	" It presents us with a glimpse of the vastness of existence, of our inner nature, and of nature without that is as equally dreadful, enveloping, and terrifying as it is beautiful." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted May 3, 2013
3/4	62%	Evil Dead (2013)	" While it's impossible to surpass the original - so much of its fame is a function of its time - Alvarez's version still manages to measure up." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Apr 4, 2013
2.5/4	9%	The Host (2013)	" The Host isn't very good as a romance. There's not very much passion on screen, which makes the film a poor cousin to Twilight." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Mar 29, 2013
2.5/4	69%	The Croods (2013)	" The movie is well-edited and lean, a fast-paced, action-filled bit of froth that manages to be diverting and surprisingly fun." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Mar 21, 2013
2/4	13%	Safe Haven (2013)	" Like its equally weepy predecessors, it's a pretty-looking, wonderfully facile bit of emotional froth that's likely to clean up at the box office." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Feb 14, 2013
3.5/4	100%	Wake in Fright (2012)	" Wake in Fright is essential viewing for anyone interested in the roots of male violence." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Nov 15, 2012
2.5/4	61%	Tai Chi Zero (2012)	" Tai Chi Zero, the first film in a planned trilogy, will leave hard-core fight enthusiasts wanting. But it's a droll, pleasant diversion all the same." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Oct 18, 2012
1/4	5%	Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)	" A disaster as a film, Atlas also is laughable in its presentation of Rand's ideology." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Oct 13, 2012
3.5/4	100%	How to Survive a Plague (2012)	" It can feel inchoate, dropping the viewer in the middle of events without much context, and it exacts an emotional toll. But its raw quality also makes it compelling viewing." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Oct 11, 2012
2.5/4	54%	V/H/S (2012)	" No one should be expected to endure 115 minutes of this nonsense." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Oct 4, 2012
3.5/4	90%	Keep the Lights On (2012)	" A gritty, devastating melodrama that chronicles an intense, complex, and heartrending relationship over the course of a decade." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Sep 20, 2012
3/4	76%	Unforgivable (2012)	" An exquisitely crafted, brilliant, confusing, disordered, maddening, and wonderfully flawed film that tries to show life as it is lived." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Sep 6, 2012
2/4	39%	The Possession (2012)	" Danish director Ole Bornedal has made some fine films in his career. The Possession isn't one of them." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Aug 30, 2012
3.5/4	89%	Compliance (2012)	" A harrowing, gut-wrenching fable about power and authority that shows that even the most well-adjusted, ordinary person could be tempted to degrade and dehumanize their neighbor." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Aug 23, 2012
4/4	95%	The Imposter (2012)	" Layton's dazzling film is an exciting, edge-of-your-seat experience superior to any Hollywood mystery you're likely to see for a long time." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Aug 16, 2012
3.5/4	97%	Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)	" It's likely to change the way you think about art and politics and the state of China today." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Aug 9, 2012
3.5/4	98%	Oslo, August 31st (2012)	" Pared down and sparse, almost Bressonian in its formal rigor..." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Aug 2, 2012
2.5/4	54%	Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story (2012)	" You may prefer spending your money on the book." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Jul 26, 2012
3/4	73%	Dark Horse (2012)	" [A] wonderfully realized and surprisingly understated dark satire..." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Jul 12, 2012
	——	Elliot Loves ()	" Elliot Loves is a terrific example of the best in microbudget filmmaking which will appeal to gay and straight audiences alike." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Jul 12, 2012
2/4	——	Exit Strategy (2012)	" Saleem developed Exit Strategy out of a Web series - and it shows." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Feb 9, 2012
3.5/4	100%	Hell and Back Again (2011)	" Lays bare the truth of war - its hellish quality - with such power, you're not likely to look at this, or any other conflict, the same way again." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Nov 3, 2011
2/4	52%	Perfect Sense (2012)	" The film loses its charm with annoying sequences that have a narrator explain to us "The Meaning of it All" and then tell us "What Really Matters" in life: Love. Love. Love." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Oct 27, 2011
2/4	32%	All Good Things (2010)	— Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Oct 15, 2011
2/4	36%	The Thing (2011)	" The problem with the new film is that rather than explore the story from a fresh angle, it follows, virtually beat by beat, the events of the Carpenter film." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Oct 13, 2011
2.5/4	——	7 Days in Slow Motion ()	" A delightful, if uneven, family romp about a group of movie-obsessed preadolescents who decide to make their own film." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Oct 6, 2011
3/4	85%	Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2011)	" Hillbillies of the world unite!" — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Sep 29, 2011
3/4	73%	Bellflower (2011)	" A delightfully strange hybrid creature." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Sep 15, 2011
2.5/4	62%	Griff the Invisible (2011)	" It tries too hard to be eccentric, kooky. So hard, it can be downright annoying." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Sep 1, 2011
1.5/4	47%	Chasing Madoff (2011)	" Viewers get very little about Madoff himself. While the film is primarily about Markopolos, it makes little sense without much insight into his nemesis." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Sep 1, 2011
2.5/4	26%	Colombiana (2011)	" Colombiana isn't the last word in action movies, but it's a fun ride." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Aug 28, 2011
3.5/4	88%	The Hedgehog (2011)	" An enchanting grown-up fairy tale about the redemptive power of love." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Aug 25, 2011
2/4	61%	Final Destination 5 (2011)	" I'd venture to say it's the best Final Destination sequel - if you gauge success by overall shock value." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Aug 11, 2011
2/4	21%	Salvation Boulevard (2011)	" It's quite funny at times and has some good performances. But it's so predictable it has no bite, either as social satire or as slapstick comedy." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Jul 28, 2011
1.5/4	36%	Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)	" The overwhelming sci-fi action spectacle is a merciless sensorial assault that leaves you with something akin to post-traumatic stress disorder." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Jun 28, 2011
1/4	16%	Priest (2011)	" High production values and slick editing can't save this picture. Nor does its overbearing soundtrack music, which tries to strong-arm viewers into believing they're watching a pulse-pounding thriller." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted May 15, 2011
1.5/4	11%	There Be Dragons (2011)	" Joffé is out of depth when it comes to Escrivá's religious experiences. It's clear he wants the film to show how faith works within us, but he does it by resorting to the most hackneyed imagery." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted May 6, 2011
2.5/4	51%	Vanishing On 7th Street (2011)	" This is The Twilight Zone as written by Jean Paul Sartre. What audacity! What vision! And, alas, what a failure." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Feb 24, 2011
2.5/4	58%	The Freebie (2010)	" A not too funny, not too sad, largely improvised dramedy about two nice people who both succumb to the seven-year-itch and live to regret it." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Nov 11, 2010
2.5/4	50%	Cool It (2010)	" Cool It offers no new insights into the internecine debates in enviro-policy." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Nov 11, 2010
3/4	72%	Enter the Void (Soudain le vide) (2010)	" An accomplished, daring, even great film." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Sep 30, 2010
	52%	Devil (2010)	" Devil is guaranteed to keep you on tenterhooks from beginning to end -- and without much gore." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Sep 20, 2010
1/4	23%	Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)	" Resident Evil: Afterlife lacks the humanity -- interesting characters, funny one-liners -- that made its predecessors enjoyable B-movies." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Sep 16, 2010
3/4	72%	Machete (2010)	" It's hard to think of another film this summer that offers such sheer anarchic fun." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Sep 2, 2010
3/4	73%	The Last Exorcism (2010)	" The Last Exorcism pulls off its sweetly scary magic trick with great style and panache." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Aug 26, 2010
3.5/4	73%	Piranha 3-D (2010)	" An awe-inspiring, stomach-churning journey into blood, gore, and boobs directed by one of France's most talented horror auteurs, Alexandre Aja." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Aug 26, 2010
3/4	76%	The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest (2010)	" Takes audiences on an awe-inspiring, nail-biting climb toward the world's highest peak, Mount Everest." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Aug 5, 2010
	63%	Predators (2010)	" Predator purists (is that an oxymoron?) have nothing to fear: This is a worthy follow-up." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Jul 8, 2010
3/4	38%	The City of Your Final Destination (2010)	" A movie that feels as if it should have been a masterpiece. As it is, it's flawed, uneven work but deserves careful viewing." — Philadelphia Inquirer Posted Jun 25, 2010

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