Benjamin Strong
Benjamin Strong's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Village Voice
Movies reviews only
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Psychopathia Sexualis (2006) |
...it's clear from the pedantic tone of the dramatic re-enactments (imagine an adult History Channel) that writer-director Bret Wood believes he's showing us the sexual revolution's Magna Carta. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jun 06, 2006
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Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
Beneath its sentimental exterior, this film is Foucauldian enough to take seriously the idea that knowledge is power. - Village Voice
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| Posted Apr 25, 2006
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Dirty (2005) |
[Director Fisher] appears fixated on Los Angeles as a nihilistic phantasmagoria. - Village Voice
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| Posted Feb 21, 2006
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Kill the Poor (2003) |
Shot on a modest DV budget, Kill the Poor isn't pretty, but it's a balanced look at the dirty politics of gentrification. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jan 03, 2006
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Daltry Calhoun (2005) |
Anyone looking for a paean to the unnatural allure of a sprinklered lawn can see that the grass is greener in Blue Velvet. - Village Voice
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| Posted Nov 01, 2005
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Saw II (2005) |
What's worth noting is how much greater deliberation was given to the marketing than the screenplay of this cursory dud, rushed to theaters exactly a year after its amusing predecessor. - Village Voice
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| Posted Oct 27, 2005
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The Devil's Rejects (2005) |
By rubbing your nose in this hillbilly mayhem, Zombie all but dares you to acknowledge your liberal elitism. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jul 19, 2005
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A Sidewalk Astronomer (2005) |
An unenlightening recitation of lay science and salad bar spirituality. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jul 06, 2005
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Unleashed (2005) |
Missing from Unleashed is every hallmark of good filmmaking. - Village Voice
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| Posted May 10, 2005
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House of Wax (2005) |
First-time director Jaume Collet-Serra lingers over the victims at lengths discomfortingly gratuitous even by slasher standards. But he also demonstrates a droll touch. - Village Voice
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| Posted May 03, 2005
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Madison (2005) |
Peddles condescending hokum as heartland values. - Village Voice
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| Posted Apr 19, 2005
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Dust to Glory (2005) |
The movie is monotonous, storyless, and at under 100 minutes, interminable. - Village Voice
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| Posted Mar 29, 2005
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Hollywood Buddha (2003) |
The movie, as an exercise in narcissism, is breathtaking. - Village Voice
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| Posted Mar 15, 2005
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Alone in the Dark (2005) |
The garish editing and stilted, exposition-only dialogue induce the frisson of an America's Most Wanted re-enactment that pays unexpected, sidesplitting returns. - Village Voice
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| Posted Feb 02, 2005
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Elektra (2005) |
Offers no surprises, and whether or not you'll appreciate its modest charms depends entirely on whether you too have been anticipating Garner's new outfit. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jan 25, 2005
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The Green Butchers (2003) |
Butchers has little appetite for the darkest questions at the heart of its conceit. - Village Voice
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| Posted Nov 30, 2004
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Friday Night Lights (2004) |
The story gestures at a cross-sectional view of America on a Nashville scale. - Village Voice
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| Posted Oct 12, 2004
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What the Bleep Do We Know!? (2004) |
A turgid, Enya-synth infomercial for New Age enlightenment. - Village Voice
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| Posted Sep 07, 2004
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Serpico (1973) |
Lumet's biopic of Frank Serpico, the virtuous cop who exposed a network of graft in the NYPD, feels depressingly relevant. - Village Voice
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| Posted Aug 03, 2004
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Riding Giants (2004) |
Peralta has become a more relaxed filmmaker, and when he trusts the haunting sight of a giant wave breaking to speak for itself, the movie reaches the sublime heights of its subject. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jul 06, 2004
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The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) |
A preening outer-space costume drama staged as a backdrop for its leading man's muscles. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jun 15, 2004
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The Punisher (2004) |
Mismanages its greatest asset: an unusual embarrassment of camp riches. - Village Voice
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| Posted Apr 21, 2004
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Hidalgo (2004) |
A hybrid of both traditional and revisionist contradictions. - Village Voice
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| Posted Mar 09, 2004
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The Big Bounce (2004) |
Newcomer Foster cites Lauren Bacall as a precursor, but her ingnue fatale is more like a lost Olsen triplet. - Village Voice
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| Posted Feb 03, 2004
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