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Todd Jorgenson

Agrees with the Tomatometer 80% of the time.

Publications:: Cinemalogue.com , Denton Record Chronicle (TX) , Rotten Tomatoes
Critics' Group:: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association

Total Reviews:: 520
Total QuickRatings:: 44

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T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
9%	The Host (2013)	" ... edgy on the surface but a cheesy love story at its core, complete with longing glances and music swells." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
81%	The Place Beyond The Pines (2013)	" While the cumulative effect is modest, the ideas are difficult to dismiss." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
70%	Wrong (2013)	" ... crafts some amusing exchanges and trippy images even if the whole thing never adds up to much in the end." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
94%	Room 237 (2013)	" This geek gossip is made even more captivating by the fact that nobody will likely ever know whether any of it is true." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
40%	Mental (2013)	" There are some big laughs and fine performances, yet not enough realistic grounding in the characters or story to sustain its dramatic transition in the second half." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
28%	G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)	" This high-octane installment is a slight improvement but still primarily about gunfights and special effects, with a ridiculous script about world domination that takes itself way too seriously." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
48%	Olympus Has Fallen (2013)	" Amid all of its hollow patriotism and gaps in logic, perhaps the biggest flaw with the film is its sheer predictability." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
43%	Admission (2013)	" Fey's usual self-deprecating wit and charm only sporadically rise above the plot mechanics. " — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
93%	The Sapphires (2013)	" A rousing soundtrack helps to compensate for some of the historical embellishments in this Australian crowd-pleaser." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
13%	Love And Honor (2013)	" The attempt at gritty period re-creation seems half-hearted and unconvincing, the screenplay is strictly formula, and most of the primary actors have done better work elsewhere. " — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
38%	The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)	" The cast members can't elevate this subpar material, although they do showcase an impressive array of sequined costumes and crazy wigs." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
66%	Spring Breakers (2013)	" Bolstered by a pulsating techno score, Korine fills the screen with attitude and energy to spare in his most mainstream effort to date." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
29%	Upside Down (2013)	" The eye-rolling script is heavy-handed and emotionally distant, sort of like its intergalactic setting." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
79%	Ginger & Rosa (2013)	" Without turning sentimental or heavy-handed, Potter strikes a nice balance between the more intimate character moments and the broader political context, and Fanning is terrific as the girl caught in the middle." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
50%	Clip (2013)	" This gritty Serbian character drama has audacity and attitude to spare, yet lacks sufficient emotional resonance beneath its sexually explicit surface." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
60%	Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)	" The script is the real problem, lacking in humor and wit (not to mention jaunty musical numbers) and emphasizing the type of sensory overload that seems to pass for family entertainment these days." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
31%	Emperor (2013)	" ... contains some potentially intriguing subject matter compromised by a formulaic approach that renders the periphery characters more compelling than the central ones." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
65%	The We and the I (2013)	" Gondry captures some intermittent compelling moments, but overall the film lacks much depth or insight." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
63%	The Monk (2013)	" This is a fascinating character study about spirituality and religious responsibility that smartly doesn't take its more melodramatic elements very seriously." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
71%	Greedy Lying Bastards (2013)	" The well-intentioned film includes plenty of statistics and makes its stance clear, but the familiarity of the subject matter decreases its impact." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
39%	The ABCs of Death (2013)	" It's an idea that sounds better in concept than in execution." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
52%	Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)	" ... a clever yet gentle twist on a familiar story, and one that multiple generations can share." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
67%	Stoker (2013)	" It feels like an empty exercise in creepy perversity that's more confusing than coherent." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
96%	War Witch (2013)	" Brutal without turning exploitative, the result is harrowing and heartbreaking." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
89%	A Place at the Table (2013)	" It doesn't offer much in terms of optimism, but provides an eye-opening glimpse into a frequently overlooked social issue." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
25%	Phantom (2013)	" At least it seems to have a working knowledge of submarine procedures and terminology." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
58%	Snitch (2013)	" Part of the problem is that Waugh, who comes from a background in stunt work, can't keep his fingers out of the cookie jar of macho action clichés." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
70%	Bless Me, Ultima (2013)	" ... bogged down by its deliberate pace, reliance on Catholic symbolism, and its one-dimensional characters." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 29, 2013
4%	Playing for Keeps (2012)	" ... a half-hearted comedy about the perils of former professional athletes that unsuccessfully tries to force together elements of domestic melodrama and romantic farce." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Mar 5, 2013
27%	Escape From Planet Earth 3D (2013)	" The colorful animation can't compensate for a mediocre script that generally lacks depth, excitement and consistent laughs." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 16, 2013
92%	No (2013)	" Evocative and suspenseful, the film is a fascinating glimpse into recent history and the democratic process." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 16, 2013
94%	The Bitter Buddha (2013)	" Pepitone has a caustic yet engaging personality, and the film pays tribute to its subject while capturing what makes him unique." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 16, 2013
15%	A Good Day To Die Hard (2013)	" It's fun for a while before it runs out of gas, sort of like the franchise as a whole." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 16, 2013
13%	Safe Haven (2013)	" ... another slick and calculated beachfront love story that should please Sparks' legions of indiscriminate fans while making even casual cynics cringe." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 16, 2013
47%	Bullet to the Head (2013)	" ... a star vehicle for Stallone first and foremost, giving him a potentially intriguing antihero character surrounded by a story that shoots blanks." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 16, 2013
20%	Identity Thief (2013)	" The scattered chuckles, while generally crude and obnoxious, might have more resonance if the film had some grounding in authenticity." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 11, 2013
85%	Side Effects (2013)	" This twist-filled medical thriller ... thoroughly manages to defy audience expectations." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 10, 2013
27%	The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2013)	" This hyperactive assault on the senses from Hong Kong is noteworthy only for its dazzling array of computer-generated special effects." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 10, 2013
52%	The Playroom (2013)	" A reliance on melodrama prevents a deeper and more insightful glimpse into the characters and subject matter." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 10, 2013
16%	A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2013)	" At least they got the casting right." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 10, 2013
40%	Parker (2013)	" ... a stylish but predictable cat-and-mouse potboiler about brutal dishonor among thieves." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 4, 2013
80%	Warm Bodies (2013)	" ... breezy and lightweight, but it offers a non-traditional combination of zombie thriller and love story that should satisfy fans of both genres." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 4, 2013
37%	Stand Up Guys (2013)	" The film moves at a geriatric pace to match the age of the protagonists and the target audience." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 4, 2013
100%	Sound City (2013)	" ... offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the studio, but in the process chronicles a recent history of rock music that both fans and non-fans can appreciate. " — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 4, 2013
23%	The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)	" Besides having one of the worst titles in recent memory, this formulaic horror flick doesn't have much originality to boot." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 4, 2013
20%	Girls Against Boys (2013)	" There's a muddled message somewhere amid the attempted provocation." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 4, 2013
22%	The Taste of Money (2013)	" It's a feast for the eyes that starves the brain, filled with unsympathetic characters and clichés straight out of Wall Street and other corporate thrillers. " — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 4, 2013
60%	John Dies at the End (2013)	" It's woefully uneven and overly ambitious, but this silly and amusing nonsense is destined for midnight-movie and frat-house cult status." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 4, 2013
87%	Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2013)	" It's refreshing to glimpse contemporary people who are the epitome of rustic self-reliance, as we learn how professional trappers build their own cabins, hunt for their own food, and construct their own canoes from tree trunks." — Cinemalogue.com Posted Feb 4, 2013

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