J Hurtado
Tomatometer-approved critic
| Publications: | ScreenAnarchy |
Movie Reviews Only
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| 71% | Mercury (2018) |
A technical marvel, one of the best shot Tamil films in recent memory, with a surprisingly adept sound design that compensates for the lack of speech in creative ways‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Apr 16, 2018
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| 51% | Rampage (2018) |
Rampage is one of the biggest, loudest, explodiest, most violent, and cartoonishly gory films of the last decade, and it's never dull for a second.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Apr 11, 2018
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| No Score Yet | Heavy Trip (Hevi reissu) (2018) |
Heavy Trip is a hilarious, loving ode to heavy metal fandom.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Mar 21, 2018
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| 80% | The Ranger (2018) |
[A] fun throwback with a killer soundtrack and enough solid kills in its 77 minutes [...] to sate spiky haired gorehounds everywhere.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Mar 21, 2018
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| 43% | Pacific Rim Uprising (2018) |
[S]o ridiculous and some of the action downright stupid that it's hard not to smile.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Mar 21, 2018
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| 100% | The Man from Hong Kong (The Dragon Flies) (1975) |
It's great fun and one hell of a calling card as the debut feature from the man who would become Australia's action king.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Mar 20, 2018
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| 47% | Red Sparrow (2018) |
[A] shamelessly entertaining film with more than enough nude torture to appeal to the B-movie crowd and a cast that will draw in cinephiles in spite of themselves.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Mar 2, 2018
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| 41% | Den of Thieves (2018) |
Den of Thieves is a textbook case of the kind of film that gets lost in the January doldrums, and with good reason.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Jan 18, 2018
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| 83% | The Brawler (Mukkabaaz) (2017) |
Kashyap has made one of his best, most layered films in years, and all while sticking to his guns.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Jan 11, 2018
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| 57% | The Commuter (2018) |
Smart enough to know when not to be too smart, The Commuter is a fantastic punch out between Neeson and whoever dares to get in his way.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Jan 11, 2018
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| 73% | Hostiles (2018) |
Hostiles is a fascinating and complex exploration of the evolution of the overall morality of the old west.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Jan 5, 2018
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| 100% | The House Next Door (Aval) (2017) |
An amazingly effective attempt at straight horror that homegrown Indian audiences have been begging for for years.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Dec 6, 2017
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| 90% | Newton (2017) |
It is clear that Masurkar is the real deal.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 14, 2017
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| 44% | The Oregonian (2012) |
Every frame of the film had a purpose, and that purpose was to unsettle. Mission accomplished. ‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 33% | The Ward (2011) |
The Ward fails on every count in which it should hit a home run.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 93% | Delhi Belly (2011) |
It is very, VERY funny.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 60% | Singham (2011) |
The film is very uneven and suffers greatly from it's desire to mimic South Indian action films.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 50% | That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011) |
A brave performance from Kalki Koechlin is certainly the highlight, but not the only reason to seek out this film.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Gandhi To Hitler (2011) |
I was continually flabbergasted by the perpetual cascade of gobsmackingly idiotic choices made by everyone involved. ‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 88% | Manborg (2011) |
What Manborg lacks in budget, it makes up for in heart and soul.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 76% | We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012) |
Swinton hoists the film from a possibly melodramatic mire to a crushing discussion on the impact of nature vs. nurture.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 71% | The Woman (2011) |
Starts off with a whimper and ends with a bang, as all good horror films should.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| No Score Yet | 7 Aum Arivu (7th Sense) (2011) |
Bogged down with commercial elements that do a grave disservice to the film we could have seen. ‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 67% | Ra. One (2011) |
Ra.One takes all of the tropes of Bollywood and meshes them into a modern story in a way that is engaging and propulsive.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| No Score Yet | The Dirty Picture (2011) |
This film offers big laughs, fantastic spectacle, big emotions, and a powerhouse performance from a brave and exciting actress.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Good Night, Good Morning (2010) |
Among the most charming and creative Indian independent films I've seen recently.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 100% | Agneepath (2012) |
Agneepath's success is in Karan Malhotra's conscious decision to embrace the thing that makes Bollywood masala so appealing, the spectacle.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 45% | Agent Vinod (2012) |
Lacks the knockout blow that would have made it a real killer.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 80% | Juan of the Dead (2012) |
Polished and heartfelt, Juan brings a new voice in genre filmmaking from a land hamstrung by politics for decades.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 79% | Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2012) |
An emotionally engaging story that flows naturally into violence and action, rather than a flat story that uses plot points only as excuses to get into the action.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 75% | Father's Day (2012) |
This is the kind of film we all expected to see inside all of those VHS boxes with the fabulous artwork.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Aadukalam (2010) |
I can now say, with authority, that Aadukalam is the real deal.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Chittagong (2012) |
Chittagong is a rousing success in the accomplishment of its goals.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 67% | Rowdy Rathore (2012) |
Rowdy Rathore wastes nearly an hour setting up plot points that should have taken no more than fifteen minutes, and the film suffers for it. ‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 56% | Patang (2012) |
The lack of contrivance that turns Patang into a work worthy of admiration.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Eega (2012) |
Incredible action sequences, inventive storytelling, technical excellence, and laughs and gasps that just keep coming; Eega has it all.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 72% | Klovn: The Movie (Klown) (2012) |
This slice of life comedy is crude, inappropriate, disgusting, and ridiculously funny.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 0% | Joker 3D (2012) |
A confounding mess, unless you're eight years old, in which case it's the best movie ever.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Shanghai (2012) |
Seek out Shanghai, you'll be glad you did.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Raaz 3: The Third Dimension 3D (2012) |
The film's persistent inanity leaves little room for constructive criticism, as it appears that everyone involved sleepwalked through the production.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 92% | Barfi! (2012) |
A love letter to the best part of everyone.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Kriegerin (Combat Girls) (2012) |
To make a list of things that Combat Girls does well would be an intimidating task.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Thaandavam (2012) |
Thaandavam squanders all goodwill by delivering a half-assed, ponderous, and downright stupid film with no discernible redeeming values.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Maattrraan (2012) |
Maatraan is two decent films split down the middle with little connective tissue to bind them, not unlike its protagonists.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu (2012) |
The film was big, loud, and fun; and I walked out a happy camper.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 53% | Miss Lovely (2014) |
An idiosyncratically self-reflexive piece of cinematic art.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Thuppakki (2012) |
Though the story shows little in the way of innovation, the execution is fantastic, and the film does exactly what it sets out to, which is entertain.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 93% | Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) |
A fine coda to a long career spent giving the people what they want, which is a little bit of everything and a lot of tragic romance.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Son Of Sardaar (2012) |
A mediocre effort from a leading man who is milking his macho persona beyond its limits.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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| 83% | Talaash (2012) |
Talaash presents a high standard for the best of what India can do.‐ ScreenAnarchy
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2017
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