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Matthew Wanniski

Matthew Wanniski's reviews do not count toward the Tomatometer®. This is not a Tomatometer-approved critic, and this critic's reviews are not published on a Tomatometer-approved publication.
Biography:

Writer, editor and story analyst for Anonymous Content, a talent management and production company in Los Angeles.

Favorites:

The Maltese Falcon (Warner Brothers, 1941) Lawrence of Arabia (Columbia Pictures, 1962) Young Frankenstein (Twentieth Century Fox, 1974) The Princess Bride (MGM, 1987) White Hunter, Black Heart (Warner Brothers, 1990) Cyrano de Bergerac (MGM, 1990) Raiders of the Lost Ark (Paramount Pictures, 1981) Jaws (Universal Pictures, 1975) The Natural (Tristar Pictures, 1984) Looking for Richard (Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1996) for explanation: http://wanniski.com/showarticle.asp?articleid=4163

Location:

Los Angeles

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Wordplay (2006) 94% 9/10 EDIT “"Wordplay" is a welcome break from the monotony of the over-hyped, over-blown, sequel-itis of summertime cinema, a film that celebrates the gravitational pull of language and the connections that it brings.” – Wanniski.com Jul 3, 2006 Full Review A Prairie Home Companion (2006) 81% 7/10 EDIT “Although it strives to be upbeat, "A Prairie Home Companion" is at heart a rather melancholy ode to the people, places, and things we've lost, begging us to appreciate what we have while we have it.” – Wanniski.com Jun 15, 2006 Full Review X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) 56% 5/10 EDIT “Their film lacks the heart, soul, and brains of the earlier films and ends with little resolution of the issues it introduces. Lame action scenes, trite dialogue, and a head-scratching finale, combined with a serious lack of cinematic imagination make for” – Wanniski.com Jun 1, 2006 Full Review The Da Vinci Code (2006) 25% 5.5/10 EDIT “Where did director Ron Howard, producer Brian Grazer, and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman go wrong? It`s hard to say.” – Wanniski.com Jun 1, 2006 Full Review Poseidon (2006) 33% 3/10 EDIT “The only time I felt any emotion whatsoever was when the rogue wave first makes its entrance. It is impressive indeed, jaw-dropping even...Sadly, the rest of the film feels terribly anticlimactic and at times even boring, which makes it a real disaster.” – Wanniski.com May 18, 2006 Full Review Master of the Crimson Armor (2005) 30% 3/10 EDIT “I can't recall ever being so let down by a martial arts film. If there ever was a film that deserved a money-back guarantee, this is it.” – Wanniski.com May 11, 2006 Full Review United 93 (2006) 90% 9/10 EDIT “I have the freedom -- the luxury, even -- to see whatever I want to see and write about whatever I want to write about, but this wasn`t a question of what I wanted to see. It was about what I needed to see. Why? Because we promised ourselves "we will neve” – Wanniski.com May 8, 2006 Full Review American Dreamz (2006) 39% 4.5/10 EDIT “A satire that hits all the wrong notes -- the joke is on us, the movie-going public.” – Wanniski.com Apr 28, 2006 Full Review When Do We Eat? (2005) 42% 7.5/10 EDIT “Who knew a commemoration of suffering could be so entertaining?” – Wanniski.com Apr 17, 2006 Full Review Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) 56% 6.5/10 EDIT “It is still entertaining, but it definitely suffers from a "sophomore slump." Blue Sky is a very talented outfit, but it seems unable to recapture all the magic of their first major effort.” – Wanniski.com Apr 10, 2006 Full Review Thank You for Smoking (2005) 86% 8.5/10 EDIT “The film is light-heartedly absurd, witty and a very clever satire. It provides a wealth of amusing truths about the tobacco debate, where both sides - the tobacco conglomerates and anti-smokers alike - intentionally or not, obfuscate the facts...” – Wanniski.com Mar 31, 2006 Full Review V for Vendetta (2005) 73% 8/10 EDIT “This is not your traditional comic book-based film. It is far more original and daring, a classic in its own way, and deeply relevant to any age.” – Wanniski.com Mar 27, 2006 Full Review The Libertine (2005) 34% 2/10 EDIT “It is a tedious bore and an unapologetically lecherous piece of work, infatuated with its subject to an embarrassing degree and ultimately pointless in its execution. Rather than "the most controversial film of the year," it is instead one of the worst.” – Wanniski.com Mar 16, 2006 Full Review Munich (2005) 79% 9/10 EDIT “A History of Violence, Spielberg-Style” – Wanniski.com Jan 13, 2006 Full Review King Kong (2005) 84% 8.5/10 EDIT “Going Bananas for the Big Ape” – Wanniski.com Dec 22, 2005 Full Review The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) 76% 9/10 EDIT “A Roaring Good Morality Tale” – Wanniski.com Dec 19, 2005 Full Review Aeon Flux (2005) 9% 2/10 EDIT “Aeon Flops” – Wanniski.com Dec 19, 2005 Full Review Walk the Line (2005) 83% 9/10 EDIT “Phoenix and Witherspoon Burn Up the Screen” – Wanniski.com Dec 19, 2005 Full Review The Passenger (1975) 88% 4/10 EDIT “An incomplete puzzle of a picture” – Wanniski.com Nov 17, 2005 Full Review Jarhead (2005) 60% 8/10 EDIT “Marching Through the Deserts of a Soldier's Soul” – Wanniski.com Nov 11, 2005 Full Review The Weather Man (2005) 60% 6 EDIT “A Flawed Film About Flawed Lives” – Wanniski.com Nov 6, 2005 Full Review Must Love Dogs (2005) 37% 9 EDIT “A Winning, Lighthearted Romantic Comedy” – Wanniski.com Nov 6, 2005 Full Review Dark Water (2005) 47% 5 EDIT “A Dreary, Psychological "Horror" Story” – Wanniski.com Nov 6, 2005 Full Review 2046 (2004) 87% 9 EDIT “Time Stands Still” – Wanniski.com Nov 6, 2005 Full Review Broken Flowers (2005) 87% 7 EDIT “A lethargic, spare, and meditative piece on the fleeting nature of time and relationships” – Wanniski.com Nov 6, 2005 Full Review
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