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Jeanne Aufmuth

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Biography:

Co-host and producer of The Reel Review, a weekly movie review program which originates in the Bay Area and shows throughout the peninsula. Staff critic for the Palo Alto Weekly.

Publications:
Favorites:

All-Time Favorites: All About Eve, The Killer, Brief Encounter, A Face in the Crowd, Shawshank Redemption, Searching for Bobby Fischer, L.A. Confidential, Silence of the Lambs, West Side Story, Goodfellas Best of 2000: Nurse Betty, Girl on the Bridge, Chicken Run, One Day in September, Dancer in the Dark, Gladiator, High Fidelity, Snatch, Requiem for a Dream, The Contender

Location:

Palo Alto, California

Official Website:

http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
My One and Only (2009) 69% 3/4 EDIT “” – Palo Alto Weekly Aug 21, 2009 Full Review Julie & Julia (2009) 76% 3/4 EDIT “A lightweight but enjoyable gustatory romp.” – Palo Alto Weekly Aug 6, 2009 Full Review Funny People (2009) 69% 3/4 EDIT “A newer, more mature chapter in the Apatow book and I like what I see.” – Palo Alto Weekly Jul 29, 2009 Full Review Public Enemies (2009) 68% 2/4 EDIT “My biggest gripe lies with Mann, who mixes movie metaphors like a mad scientist.” – Palo Alto Weekly Jul 1, 2009 Full Review Away We Go (2009) 67% 4/4 EDIT “Quirky sentiments ebb and flow in Sam Mendes' latest %u2013 and greatest %u2013 study of the human condition.” – Palo Alto Weekly Jun 26, 2009 Full Review My Sister's Keeper (2009) 47% 2.5/4 EDIT “A mawkish yet worthy enough addition to the summer line-up.” – Palo Alto Weekly Jun 26, 2009 Full Review Angels & Demons (2009) 36% 2.5/4 EDIT “A one-dimensional affair loaded with commonplace distractions that never catch fire.” – Palo Alto Weekly May 13, 2009 Full Review Rudo y Cursi (2008) 72% 3.5/4 EDIT “Never loses touch with its whipsmart core of integrity and humor.” – Palo Alto Weekly May 13, 2009 Full Review The Soloist (2009) 56% 2/4 EDIT “A pitchy affair that ultimately misses its mark.” – Palo Alto Weekly Apr 22, 2009 Full Review Is Anybody There? (2008) 65% 2.5/4 EDIT “A cookie cutter dramedy that beguiles and rankles.” – Palo Alto Weekly Apr 22, 2009 Full Review The Great Buck Howard (2008) 70% 3.5/4 EDIT “I wish there were more movies like Buck Howard; simply effortless and earnest.” – Palo Alto Weekly Mar 15, 2009 Full Review Sunshine Cleaning (2008) 74% 2.5/4 EDIT “Amy Adams brings a fresh spin to deep hurts and a spark to her determination to get things right.” – Palo Alto Weekly Mar 15, 2009 Full Review Gomorra (2008) 90% 3/4 EDIT “A carnivorous candor permeates every frame with blood-curdling fascination and dread.” – Palo Alto Weekly Mar 10, 2009 Full Review He's Just Not That Into You (2009) 42% 2.5/4 EDIT “Tangles its large cast of characters and storylines into virtual knots.” – Palo Alto Weekly Mar 2, 2009 Full Review Revolutionary Road (2008) 67% 3.5/4 EDIT “The build-up gains slow momentum but once it finds its rhythm Rev Road is positively devastating” – Palo Alto Weekly Dec 31, 2008 Full Review The Reader (2008) 63% 3.5/4 EDIT “Packaged with a smart script, palpable tension and enough ambiguity to keep you guessing.” – Palo Alto Weekly Dec 31, 2008 Full Review Gran Torino (2008) 81% 1.5/4 EDIT “Climax is an overindulgent grasp at something meaningful that misses by a country mile.” – Palo Alto Weekly Dec 22, 2008 Full Review The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) 72% 3.5/4 EDIT “Sentimental fantasy that packs a visual punch.” – Palo Alto Weekly Dec 22, 2008 Full Review Seven Pounds (2008) 26% 2.5/4 EDIT “The final act leaves a melodramatic and manipulative residue that no amount of tears can wash away.” – Palo Alto Weekly Dec 22, 2008 Full Review Australia (2008) 53% 2.5/4 EDIT “” – Palo Alto Weekly Nov 26, 2008 Full Review Milk (2008) 93% 3/4 EDIT “A slice of history well worth revisiting.” – Palo Alto Weekly Nov 24, 2008 Full Review Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 92% 4/4 EDIT “A crazy kaleidoscope of craft and color that's a matchless homage to India's limitless favelas” – Palo Alto Weekly Nov 12, 2008 Full Review Quantum of Solace (2008) 63% 3/4 EDIT “Daniel Craig brings a fierce edge to his iconic super secret agent around which an entire franchise can be built.” – Palo Alto Weekly Nov 12, 2008 Full Review The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) 65% 3.5/4 EDIT “” – Palo Alto Weekly Nov 7, 2008 Full Review I've Loved You So Long (2008) 89% 3.5/4 EDIT “A haunting and redemptive film experience.” – Palo Alto Weekly Nov 5, 2008 Full Review
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