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Collin Souter
Tomatometer-approved critic
I graduated with a Film/Video degree from Columbia College. I started writing movie reviews six years ago when I couldn't help but notice a foul odor of mediocrity eminating from the multiplexes. I just had to tell someone. And I've been writing about it ever since. But, as Richard O'Brien wrote, "There's a light in the darkness of everybody's life," and thank God that light is cinema, be it good or bad. I'm also an award-winning screenwriter (1999 Screenwriter's Showcase Awards) and documentary filmmaker.
Brazil, All the Real Girls, Gimme Shelter, Rashomon, City Lights, Joe Versus The Volcano, E.T., Heavenly Creatures, Sullivan's Travels, 5 Corners, Network, Sunset Blvd., Fearless, Magnolia, Near Dark, American Movie, The Three Colors Trilogy, Lord of the Rings trilogy
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Movies reviews only
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The Decalogue (1989) |
Amongst the greatest stories ever told. No serious film scholar can afford to miss it. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted May 01, 2021
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Beats (2019) |
Welsh's frequently funny and moving Beats accomplishes a lot in its seemingly simple story of a fragile friendship. - RogerEbert.com
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| Posted Jun 26, 2020
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Up Against Them All (2003) |
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| Posted Apr 04, 2011
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I'm Still Here (2010) |
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| Posted Sep 13, 2010
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) |
When Spielberg makes an Indiana Jones movie, you can tell he still loves it. I guess I do, too. For the most part, anyway. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted May 21, 2008
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U2 3D (2007) |
An elegant, dazzling and graceful concert film that captures the true spirit of a U2 show. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jan 27, 2008
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) |
Like the orginal Airplane! or an early Mel Brooks film, it's destined to be quoted, revisited and cherished for years to come. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Nov 02, 2006
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The Marine (2006) |
A big, hilarious, stupid meathead of a movie, destined to be a huge hit on The Violence Channel. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Oct 14, 2006
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Broken Bridges (2006) |
It feels about as sincere and insightful as a Schlitz-induced rendition of Achy-Breaky Heart. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Sep 29, 2006
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Jackass: Number Two (2006) |
The jackass films were made for the sole purpose of getting a crowd of drunken lunkheads together for a night of brainless hilarity. Nothing more, nothing less. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Sep 21, 2006
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Crank (2006) |
At times, Crank's everything-including-the-kitchen-sink-and-then-some approach feels more like a cartoon than anything else. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Sep 03, 2006
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Idiocracy (2006) |
Most of these cartoon-like characters could only come from a mind like Mike Judge, who hasn't lost his ability to make stupidity both alarming and endearing. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Sep 03, 2006
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Idlewild (2006) |
There will probably never be a marriage between a great movie and a great album, but I'm glad they keep trying. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Aug 30, 2006
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Snakes on a Plane (2006) |
After a while we're stuck with a one-joke concept that got old months before the movie came out and gets older still as the movie wears on. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Aug 17, 2006
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) |
Most comedies these days try too hard to be funny. Talladega Nights simply tries to be funny without being obvious. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Aug 17, 2006
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Monster House (2006) |
So fresh, innovative and fun, you can't believe it wasn't written by Brad Bird and directed by Robert Zemeckis. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Aug 17, 2006
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Miami Vice (2006) |
Were it not for its title, this plodding, tiresome mess would have never seen the light of day. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Aug 17, 2006
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World Trade Center (2006) |
I look at the screen and I don't see John McLaughlin. I see Nicolas Cage with a moustache and an awkward New York accent. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Aug 17, 2006
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) |
Almost the exact same review as the first: A lot of fun, but could use some trimming. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jul 11, 2006
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The Devil Wears Prada (2006) |
The storyline sets itself up for plenty of phony pay-offs, but thankfully doesn't deliver on them. It actually knows better. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jul 11, 2006
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The Lake House (2006) |
It refreshingly becomes less about time travel and more about the choices we make and the chances we miss. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jul 11, 2006
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Superman Returns (2006) |
The plane taking off, flying and nearly crashing into the earth almost serves as a metaphor for the entire Superman Returns experience. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jul 11, 2006
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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) |
I found myself responding to its fenderheaded foolishness... and I suspect that those of you with a healthy taste for the absurd may find themselves reacting in the same way. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jul 01, 2006
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The Break-Up (2006) |
The behavior of the two main charactres exists solely to be "cute," while giving us no reason to believe these two people should be together in the first place. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jun 11, 2006
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The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
Some protesters believe that if you see this film, you'll go to Hell. They got it backwards. I think if you go to Hell, you'll probably see this film while you're there. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jun 11, 2006
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Poseidon (2006) |
Short, sweet, tight, to-the-point and able to fully satisfy anyone craving a silly disaster film. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jun 11, 2006
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American Dreamz (2006) |
It has the good sense to hold up a mirror to ourselves, only instead of making us feel guilty and stupid, it makes us feel inclusive and in on the big joke. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jun 11, 2006
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Take the Lead (2006) |
The poster says 'Never follow', while the movie itslef follows every cliche in the book. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jun 11, 2006
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Coachella (2006) |
A well-made, if insignificant, film about a well-managed, significant music festival. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jun 11, 2006
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Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) |
Demme continues to make concert films not because he's a fan, but because the concerts are inherantly cinematic and make perfect sense. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jun 11, 2006
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United 93 (2006) |
This is a great movie for many reasons, but its greatness is almost beside the point. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Apr 27, 2006
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V for Vendetta (2006) |
A refreshing piece of Hollywood entertainment that is more interested in ideas than in just being 'cool'. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Mar 17, 2006
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Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005) |
LIke Wattstax and Festival Express before it, Chappelle and Gondry's movie makes you feel as though you're at a party when, in fact, you're just sitting in a darkened theater. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Mar 14, 2006
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Who Needs Sleep? (2006) |
We all claim to 'eat, sleep and breathe' our passion and, of course, we want to impress the higher-ups who sign our paychecks, but how much is enough? - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Feb 11, 2006
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Friends With Money (2006) |
Writer-director Nicole Holofcener has become one of the most interesting, observant and insightful filmmakers working today. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Feb 03, 2006
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Flannel Pajamas (2006) |
Lipsky's screenplay clearly comes from a real place, one of experience and true heartbreak. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Feb 03, 2006
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Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2005) |
A moving and celebratory rock-doc that proves itself worthy of its subject. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jan 28, 2006
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Steel City (2006) |
Writer-director-editor Brian Jun doesn't let all of his characters off easy, but he clearly has affection for every one of them. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jan 28, 2006
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Come Early Morning (2006) |
We've met characters like Lucy before and we've seen movies like Come Early Morning before, but doesn't automatically make Joey Lauren Adams' directorial debut less than a good movie. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jan 28, 2006
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The Science of Sleep (2006) |
Like Eternal Sunshine and Gilliam's Brazil, it demands to be seen more than once and is impossible to sum up in one review. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jan 24, 2006
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The New World (2005) |
The New World carries the sense of discovery that comes with seeing a densely layered work of art for the first time, a work that speaks personally to one's heart and mind. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jan 18, 2006
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Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003) |
By the end, I felt neither happy nor sad for Rodney. I enjoyed being in his presence for 90 minutes, but I can't exactly agree that he has a magnetic personality. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jan 15, 2006
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The Great Yokai War (2005) |
It's like a live-action Hayao Miyazaki film. It's an indescribable, hilarious and insane piece of work that also has a refreshingly old-school feel to it. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jan 15, 2006
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The Producers (2005) |
Not great, but still funnier than most other comedies released in 2005. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jan 15, 2006
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King Kong (2005) |
Again, Jackson proves himself an unbeatable showman with the soul of a poet. He crafts and composes his action sequences like symphonies, with the most eye-popping crescendos. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jan 15, 2006
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Syriana (2005) |
A well-meaning, yet meandering and confusing political thriller. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jan 15, 2006
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Rent (2005) |
It comes off like a sequel to the ever-annoying Fame where the kids never moved out of New York or learned anything from Debbie Allen. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Jan 15, 2006
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Breakfast on Pluto (2005) |
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| Posted Dec 31, 2005
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
Cuaron's film still ranks as the best...but not by much. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Nov 17, 2005
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Bee Season (2005) |
A well-intended movie that unfortunately comes off as cold and distant as the characters are to each other. - eFilmCritic.com
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| Posted Nov 10, 2005
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