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Harry Chotiner

Harry Chotiner's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Frozen River (2008) 88% EDIT “Nothing comes easy in this movie except admiration for its ambitions and accomplishments.” – culturevulture.net Aug 4, 2008 Full Review Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) 85% EDIT “Watching Gonzo, it's hard to like Thompson much, but even harder not to be dazzled by his talent.” – culturevulture.net Jul 3, 2008 Full Review Bigger, Stronger, Faster (2008) 96% EDIT “Bigger, Stronger, Faster is not just an impressive first film, it's an impressive film.” – culturevulture.net Jun 1, 2008 Full Review Stuck (2007) 73% EDIT “The primordial image of [a woman] driving around with half of a man on her hood invokes titters of discomfort ... But director Stuart Gordon ... hasn't a clue what to do with this story.” – culturevulture.net May 22, 2008 Full Review Then She Found Me (2007) 50% EDIT “Helen Hunt probably could have made this into a delightful little comedy or a thoughtful drama. But the clumsy mixing of those elements makes for an awkward mess.” – culturevulture.net May 9, 2008 Full Review Without the King (2007) 94% EDIT “... the ultimate experience of Skolnik's film is seeing a country that seems about to disappear from the face of the earth.” – culturevulture.net Apr 27, 2008 Full Review The Life Before Her Eyes (2007) 24% EDIT “With over eight months left in the year, it requires a certain audacity to declare that The Life Before Her Eyes is, and will always be, the absolute worst film of 2008 ...” – culturevulture.net Apr 8, 2008 Full Review The Visitor (2007) 89% EDIT “If McCarthy is the divinity of the universe he creates, its patron saint is Frank Capra ... The primordial truth about Capra's and McCarthy's characters is that if you scratch beneath the surface, just about everyone is decent.” – culturevulture.net Apr 7, 2008 Full Review Stop-Loss (2008) 64% EDIT “... if Pierce is going to create a character who has the deep desire ... to resist the military- then she owes it to Brandon to let him be true to himself.” – culturevulture.net Apr 7, 2008 Full Review The Band's Visit (2007) 98% EDIT “But not for nothing was it nominated for thirteen Israeli Academy Awards, winning eight, including best screenplay, actor, actress, director, and picture.” – culturevulture.net Mar 2, 2008 Full Review Chicago 10 (2007) 80% EDIT “Morgen's film suffers from two fatal flaws: prosaic story-telling and political naivete.” – culturevulture.net Mar 1, 2008 Full Review There Will Be Blood (2007) 91% EDIT “” – culturevulture.net Dec 21, 2007 Full Review Redacted (2007) 44% EDIT “Brian DePalma has written and directed a deeply anti-American film, and that should be acknowledged, embraced, and defended as one legitimate reading of our country in 2007.” – culturevulture.net Nov 28, 2007 Full Review I'm Not There (2007) 76% EDIT “Alas, this isn't the first time that writer/director Haynes has created a film with a stunning conceit that never reels in its audience.” – culturevulture.net Nov 28, 2007 Full Review The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) 94% EDIT “It is a work of art, with no apologies for that word.” – culturevulture.net Oct 30, 2007 Full Review Into the Wild (2007) 83% EDIT “Into the Wild” – culturevulture.net Oct 17, 2007 Full Review My Kid Could Paint That (2007) 94% EDIT “My Kid Could Paint That” – culturevulture.net Oct 17, 2007 Full Review Lake of Fire (2006) 94% EDIT “Kaye denies that his film has a political bias, but it does.” – culturevulture.net Oct 17, 2007 Full Review The Camden 28 (2006) 92% EDIT “Giacchino has created a film in which every practical question has ethical implications...The Camden 28 opens our thinking to the values and calculations which guided these noble activists and their equally noble attorneys.” – culturevulture.net Jul 23, 2007 Full Review Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005) 79% EDIT “Based on their press materials, they think they have made a film damning capital punishment and exploring Britain's most famous executioner. In fact, they haven't. But they have made a film of artistic beauty and endless fascination.” – culturevulture.net Jul 10, 2007 Full Review Manufactured Landscapes (2006) 84% EDIT “"Manufactured Landscapes" is long on heart and short on brains. The result is a technically dazzling film with its heart in the right place. But it's just too thoughtless to become fine art.” – culturevulture.net Jul 10, 2007 Full Review The Nines (2007) 63% EDIT “August's screenplay for "The Nines" is fun, confusing, provocative...And if he isn't as edgy or daring as he might be, there's much to be said for a film that's as entertaining and thought-provoking as the best episodes of The Twilight Zone.” – culturevulture.net Jul 10, 2007 Full Review A Mighty Heart (2007) 79% EDIT “The most interesting thing about A Mighty Heart is why it became a mediocre film.” – culturevulture.net Jul 10, 2007 Full Review L'Iceberg (2005) 68% EDIT “In stillness and frantic movement these characters somehow survive and endure. We aren't laughing out loud. But we are staring in stunned gasping delight.” – culturevulture.net Apr 23, 2007 Full Review Stephanie Daley (2006) 90% EDIT “Brougher brings a particularly female sensibility to her work. I think most male writer-directors would structure this story around choices and actions. Will Stephanie accept a plea bargain? Will Lydie push her patient into facing the truth? Will” – culturevulture.net Apr 23, 2007 Full Review
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