Justine Elias
Justine Elias's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Boston Globe
Boston Phoenix
Slant Magazine
Village Voice
Mr. Showbiz
Movies reviews only
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Wyatt Earp (1994) |
Wyatt Earp has few "things" happening; it's merely a series of events. And in the end, the hero's descent into mindless killing makes him both unsympathetic and unreadable. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Dec 22, 2021
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Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016) |
The directors do well when allowing Mapplethorpe's friends, family, colleagues, and the artist himself-via archive interviews-to frame the conversation. - RogerEbert.com
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| Posted Apr 01, 2016
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Detention (2011) |
Joseph Kahn funded this sharp looking, ultra low-budget indie with his own savings, and you get the feeling that he's going for broke in every sense. - Slant Magazine
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| Posted Apr 09, 2012
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Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) |
Even amid the delights of this Bollywood spectacle, Dev and Maya are left fretting like leftover characters from a Douglas Sirk melodrama -- not so much passionate as sorrowful and poignant. - Boston Globe
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| Posted Nov 24, 2011
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Paranormal Activity (2007) |
It's like watching a YouTube clip of your irritating neighbors, knee deep in muck, as they argue the effectiveness of plumbers. - Boston Globe
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| Posted Oct 22, 2009
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Pandorum (2009) |
Director Christian Alvart and screenwriter Travis Malloy must have seen Aliens in the cradle, for they've digested it with love and delivered smart thrills that will please more than genre fans. - Boston Globe
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| Posted Sep 25, 2009
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Cars (2006) |
This noisy animated paean to NASCAR and Route 66 gets mired in the middle laps on a grippy track. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Apr 23, 2009
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The Prestige (2006) |
Although the slowish pacing early on over-indicates how both magicians' marquee misdirection (a disappearing act) will be achieved, The Prestige still manages a neat trick of its own. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Apr 23, 2009
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La mujer de mi hermano (2005) |
Brisk, shallow, highly condensed version of a telenovela. - Boston Globe
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| Posted May 05, 2006
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Hit Me (1996) |
As the scam gets more complicated, and more deadly, Hit Me develops an unexpected emotional force. - Village Voice
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| Posted Apr 24, 2003
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A Man Apart (2003) |
Slow-going indeed. - Village Voice
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| Posted Apr 01, 2003
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Final Destination 2 (2003) |
It's hard to root for a heroine ... who wails, 'It's a sign! Nora and Tim are going to be attacked by pigeons!' - Village Voice
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| Posted Jan 28, 2003
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Extreme Ops (2002) |
In between the icy stunts, the actors spout hilarious dialogue about following your dream and 'just letting the mountain tell you what to do.' - Village Voice
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| Posted Dec 03, 2002
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The Transporter (2002) |
Kills time between car chases and martial-arts bouts with random scuba-diving footage apparently culled from producer-co-writer Luc Besson's The Big Blue. - Village Voice
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| Posted Oct 22, 2002
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The 51st State (2001) |
Dull-witted caper. - Village Voice
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| Posted Oct 22, 2002
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Below (2002) |
Though the genre collisions ... are as jarring as the sound design, the cumulative effect is one of claustrophobic creepiness. - Village Voice
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| Posted Oct 08, 2002
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Pipe Dream (2002) |
A witty, low-key romantic comedy. - Village Voice
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| Posted Oct 01, 2002
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How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000) |
As crimes go, writer-director Michael Kalesniko's How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog is slight but unendurable. - Village Voice
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| Posted Feb 19, 2002
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Mean Machine (2001) |
A minor-league soccer remake of The Longest Yard. - Village Voice
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| Posted Feb 19, 2002
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Hart's War (2002) |
The movie gets muted and routine. - Village Voice
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| Posted Feb 12, 2002
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Office Space (1999) |
A surprisingly good-natured comedy about the suppressed rage and paranoia of unappreciated employees. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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Never Been Kissed (1999) |
A lively tribute to the awkwardness and power of adolescent girlhood. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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She's All That (1999) |
Only Prinze, who has the ethereal, gentlemanly quality of a young Anthony Perkins, gets enough screen time to really make an impression. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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The Mummy (1999) |
A well-crafted, great looking adventure, with some spirited performances! - Mr. Showbiz
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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Pitch Black (2000) |
Director David Twohy, who made the aliens-among-us thriller The Arrival, keeps things moving. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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Blade (1998) |
Children of the night, what disgusting movies they make. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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The Mod Squad (1999) |
If the makers of the new Mod Squad had really studied their source material, they would have noticed how weak it was to begin with, and ended this mess after 60, rather than 94, minutes of pain. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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20 Dates (1998) |
Like an obnoxious four-year-old who believes everything he does is fascinating and adorable, filmmaker Myles Berkowitz likes to announce, at the very start of a first date, that certain foods cause him to suffer from diarrhea or constipation. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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The Story of Us (1999) |
[A] maudlin, irritating marital drama directed with no particular sensitivity by Rob Reiner. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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Mansfield Park (1999) |
Rozema's movie ... in trying so hard to entertain, ends up sabotaging itself. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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Forces of Nature (1999) |
[Affleck is] too sturdy and sated. And you can't have screwball comedy if only one party desperately wants to screw. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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Final Destination (2000) |
Final Destination is one creepy idea played out with numbing literal-mindedness. - Village Voice
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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