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James Hill

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Biography:

BET.com Entertainment Producer. Currently resides in the Washington, DC area. Married with one child.

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Favorites:

Recently: Star Wars: Episode 2 Spider-Man Lord of the Rings Memento Blade 2 Overall: Rear Window Mo Betta Blues Raising Arizona Waiting for Guffman Die Hard (1-3) Star Wars (all of them) Terminator 1 & 2 Matrix When Harry Met Sally

Location:

DC Metro Area.

Official Website:

http://www.bet.com/entertainment

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Gridiron Gang (2006) 44% EDIT “"Gang" doesn't excel by abandoning formula, it succeeds by making the formula work for the film, not the other way around.” – BET.com Sep 15, 2006 Full Review Idlewild (2006) 47% EDIT “If "Harlem Nights" and "Moulin Rouge" had a baby, it would be the entertaining, uneven but delightful "Idlewild."” – BET.com Aug 24, 2006 Full Review Waist Deep (2006) 28% EDIT “lets it's booming gangsta rap soundtrack cover up the sad truth that the film doesn't have a real message.” – BET.com Jun 29, 2006 Full Review Superman Returns (2006) 72% EDIT “For young children, and a lot of grown folks, superheroes signify a basic good in their lives -- something "Returns" doesn't forget and, in fact, honors.” – BET.com Jun 29, 2006 Full Review Akeelah and the Bee (2006) 86% EDIT “. . . uniquely thrilling as we watch a young Black girl come alive, not through song or dance but on her own mental steam.” – BET.com Apr 28, 2006 Full Review ATL (2006) 63% EDIT “ATL relishes the fact that most people don't bother to know Black teenager's dreams and hopes, and takes its time to show them in loud, vivid color.” – BET.com Mar 31, 2006 Full Review Inside Man (2006) 86% EDIT “Inside Man is not only one of Spike Lee's best films to date but also his most sure-fire attempt at catching that elusive mainstream audience.” – BET.com Mar 27, 2006 Full Review Madea's Family Reunion (2006) 26% 2/4 EDIT “Is "Madea" a postive move? You bet. Positively insulting to anyone who's graduated middle school and read at least one book since.” – BET.com Feb 28, 2006 Full Review Serenity (2005) 82% EDIT “Serenity is damned entertaining and packed to the gills with instantly engaging characters.” – BET.com Oct 9, 2005 Full Review The Gospel (2005) 32% EDIT “. . .the movie never reaches the promised land.” – BET.com Oct 9, 2005 Full Review Man on Fire (2004) 39% EDIT “For those who flinched at watching Denzel go crooked in "Training Day," you may want to hide under your seat as he goes absolutely twisted here.” – BET.com May 13, 2004 Full Review Van Helsing (2004) 24% EDIT “It's "Hellboy" with a better pace, but a less likeable, slightly less-human character.” – BET.com May 13, 2004 Full Review The Punisher (2004) 30% EDIT “For a film about bloody revenge, "The Punisher" is about as mean-spirited as a box of "Hello Kitty" stickers.” – BET.com Apr 16, 2004 Full Review Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 84% EDIT “It's the original "Volume" turned down, so that you can hear the considerably larger amounts of dialogue.” – BET.com Apr 16, 2004 Full Review The Passion of the Christ (2004) 49% EDIT “Despite Gibson's efforts to hide Caviezel's European heritage behind a prosthetic nose and darkened eyes, Jesus comes off looking like all other movie depictions-Whitewashed.” – BET.com Feb 27, 2004 Full Review The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 94% EDIT “Excellent as they may be, the first two films are really opening acts for Return of the King, which expertly knocks down all the pins set up for it.” – BET.com Dec 17, 2003 Full Review Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003) 13% EDIT “Cannon doesn't play the new Alvin as just cool, but as a bad caricature of cool - like a White guy playing a Black guy or what a Black adult THINKS Black kids look like today” – BET.com Dec 11, 2003 Full Review The Last Samurai (2003) 65% EDIT “For all its offensive racial assumptions, stereotypes and White wish fulfillment, it's hard to deny the comfortable narrative of the reluctant hero.” – BET.com Dec 5, 2003 Full Review Fame (1980) 81% 4/5 EDIT “” – BET.com Dec 5, 2003 Full Review The Haunted Mansion (2003) 14% EDIT “At this point, you can't really be mad at Eddie for making kid movies seeing as his adult career done dried up long ago (did YOU see "I Spy," "Pluto Nash" or "Showtime?").” – BET.com Dec 5, 2003 Full Review Gothika (2003) 15% EDIT “the moment you start rubbing two brain cells together, you might find that "Gothika" could be the first big misstep of Berry's post-Oscar career.” – BET.com Nov 21, 2003 Full Review The Matrix Revolutions (2003) 33% EDIT “"Revolutions" is so huge in scope and concept that I almost feel like I'm cheating you out of a proper review as I don't think my brain has finished processing it yet.” – BET.com Nov 5, 2003 Full Review Ghostbusters II (1989) 55% 3/5 EDIT “” – BET.com Oct 10, 2003 Full Review Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 85% EDIT “But perhaps the film's greatest achievement is not its celebration of cult film, but the fact that Tarantino has apparently found the street cred he's been searching for as he doesn't use the N-word even once.” – BET.com Oct 10, 2003 Full Review Out of Time (2003) 65% EDIT “But Washington hasn't made a movie like this in a long time, and those hoping that "Time" will be on par with director Carl Franklin's other Denzel detective flick "Devil in a Blue Dress," should be prepared for something a bit different.” – BET.com Oct 3, 2003 Full Review
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