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Rating Title | Year Quote Author
70%

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005)

"It's funny," Ireland notes. "The intellectual critics always like to give me a smack about being too weepy. But then the audiences that go see it seem to embrace it, which has been great. "

Brandon Judell

96%

Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2004)

"Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea remains trenchant, perceptive, hilarious, and more than a little sad."

Robert Julian

96%

Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2004)

"Metzler and Springer perfectly capture the loony, tragic personality of the sea with their cameras. This is one of those instances where no embellishments are necessary; the truth is so bizarre and surreal it speaks clearly for itself."

93%

Southern Comfort (2001)

"Apparently, you can remove the breasts off a girl, but not her female gonads. "

Brandon Judell

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On Our Merry Way (A Miracle Can Happen) (1948)

"The highlight is Lamour singing a spoof about her on-screen sarong persona. For some fetishists, seeing Meredith's shaven bare chest might supply another."

Brandon Judell

27%

Amy's O (Amy's Orgasm) (Why Love Doesn't Work) (2002)

"Julie Davis is the Kathie Lee Gifford of film directors, sadly proving once again ego doesn't always go hand in hand with talent."

Brandon Judell

69%

The Grey Zone (2002)

"every time Steve Buscemi and Natasha Lyonne open their mouths, you think they're auditioning for a dinner theater version of Fiddler on the Roof."

Brandon Judell

37%

Beautiful Creatures (2001)

"a sweet, violent B-movie funfest that strays from perfection here and there, yet still leaves you with a fond feeling for killing penised bullies"

Brandon Judell

20%

Zombie Vs. Mardi Gras (1999)

"On the plus side, there's lots of female nudity, several drag queens, a fart-filled murder, plus a killing in the midst of a piss."

Brandon Judell

70%

Chopper (2001)

"fatally unforgettable tale of a man who makes you ashamed to be human."

Brandon Judell

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