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EDGE Boston is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): David Foucher, Phil Hall, Theodore Bale.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Hockney (2014) Phil Hall The artist comes across as an affable raconteur, and his personal input gives this film a sense of humor and irony that is most absent in Wright's lamentable attempt to share the Hockney experience with the audience.
Posted Apr 22, 2016  Edit critic review
2/5
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker (2014) Phil Hall Sophie Tucker was a great talent that deserves a great film. This isn't it.
Posted Jul 24, 2015  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Pandas: The Journey Home (2014) Phil Hall The film is an ideal introduction on species protection to younger viewers.
Posted Jul 24, 2015  Edit critic review
3/5
Sunset Edge (2015) Phil Hall An intriguing, if somewhat lo-fi, indie thriller.
Posted May 29, 2015  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Project Nim (2011) Phil Hall A tragic chronicle of animal abuse.
Posted Feb 20, 2012  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Vidal Sassoon: The Movie (2010) Phil Hall This tiresome non-fiction film is over packed with employees, former employees and old-time business partners who insist that Sassoon is the most amazing person on the planet.
Posted Sep 17, 2011  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Erasing David (2010) Phil Hall For the most part, Bond is not the most effective fugitive.
Posted Jul 06, 2011  Edit critic review
0.5/5
Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010) Phil Hall Most people will be bored witless with this piece of bird dropping.
Posted Feb 23, 2011  Edit critic review
2/5
Catfish (2010) Phil Hall The core story might be legitimate, but too much of the film is so blatantly staged that it is impossible to imagine this is a genuine record of life unfolding.
Posted Jan 04, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009) Phil Hall A sketchy but touching celebration of Cazale's life and career.
Posted Nov 12, 2010  Edit critic review
5/5
Moby Dick (1956) Phil Hall Even if it is Melville-lite, Moby Dick is a rousing, beautifully conceived old-school production.
Posted Oct 08, 2010  Edit critic review
1.5/5
The Black Cauldron (1985) Phil Hall Disney's worst animated feature.
Posted Sep 22, 2010  Edit critic review
C
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) David Foucher Nick Cage and Jay Baruchel do their best to deliver more than perfunctory Disney live-action fare, but ultimately nothing can rise above this ill-conceived storyline.
Posted Jul 13, 2010  Edit critic review
A
Toy Story 3 (2010) David Foucher Pixar does it again - that is, they take a bunch of animated toys and teach us all about the human heart in an entertaining, magical way.
Posted Jun 18, 2010  Edit critic review
C-
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) David Foucher Jake fans will love his sleeveless arms and long hair %u2013 alas, the rest of the film is hardly as memorable.
Posted May 28, 2010  Edit critic review
B
Shrek Forever After (2010) David Foucher The best since the original! Dead funny, imaginative and hip %u2013 and if Shrek goes out on this note, it's a good thing.
Posted May 21, 2010  Edit critic review
B
Robin Hood (2010) David Foucher After the anemic Kevin Costner version of years past, Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" arrives with just the right amount of historical gravity and production largesse; but in giving over merry men for gritty action, the story bears no resemblance to its swash
Posted May 14, 2010  Edit critic review
2/5
Nine (2009) Phil Hall Its Broadway brass tunes and mostly non-Italian cast makes Nine feel as Italian as a cold slice of Sbarro pizza.
Posted May 11, 2010  Edit critic review
A-
Iron Man 2 (2010) David Foucher It's a rush, but it's more like taxiing than take-off.
Posted May 07, 2010  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Under the Sea (2009) Phil Hall This film is lovely to look at and would make an ideal vehicle for introducing kids to the world of oceanography and marine biology.
Posted Mar 29, 2010  Edit critic review
A
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) David Foucher The classic "fish out of water" plot has been charmingly and effectively retooled for Vikings and dragons - in a word, it's adorable.
Posted Mar 25, 2010  Edit critic review
A-
Alice in Wonderland (2010) David Foucher Depp and Burton's take on the Wonderland franchise is frivolous and feckless, a charming little pleasure to welcome the warmer weather.
Posted Mar 05, 2010  Edit critic review
C+
Shutter Island (2010) David Foucher A serviceable mystery/thriller that nevertheless feels emotionally scattered and for some, predictable.
Posted Feb 18, 2010  Edit critic review
B+
The Wolfman (2010) David Foucher Victorian clothing, things that go bump in the night, and Anthony Hopkins in a tiger-skin robe rattling around an oversized mansion, chewing the scenery. What's NOT to love?
Posted Feb 11, 2010  Edit critic review
2/5
Pop Star on Ice (2009) Phil Hall Where's Brian Boitano when you really need him?
Posted Jan 20, 2010  Edit critic review
A
Avatar (2009) David Foucher A run-don't-walk cinematic experience that, if it won't actually change the medium (as the film's trailers espouse), will absolutely remind us of what's good in it.
Posted Dec 18, 2009  Edit critic review
3/5
Waltz With Bashir (2008) Phil Hall Visually striking, but there is a significant problem in that Folman and his fellow veterans are presented as victims rather than victimizers.
Posted Dec 13, 2009  Edit critic review
1/5
Pete's Dragon (1977) Phil Hall A horrid assault on the senses.
Posted Dec 13, 2009  Edit critic review
4/5
The Tigger Movie (2000) Phil Hall Everyone knows that tiggers are wonderful things, and the bouncy striped feline is more than wonderful in this delightful 2000 animated feature.
Posted Dec 13, 2009  Edit critic review
4/5
A Life Among Whales (2005) Phil Hall The film provides sublime underwater videography that shows the whales in graceful, almost balletic underwater movements.
Posted Dec 13, 2009  Edit critic review
3/5
Menage (1986) Phil Hall Even with a flaccid sign-off, Menage manages to be wonderfully different.
Posted Dec 13, 2009  Edit critic review
1.5/5
The Strange One (1957) Phil Hall Nobody in the film behaves or speaks like a real person.
Posted Dec 13, 2009  Edit critic review
2/5
Hotel for Dogs (2009) Phil Hall Undemanding tykes will gets their giggles flowing with the Rube Goldberg-style contraptions invented for the dogs.
Posted Dec 13, 2009  Edit critic review
3/5
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's On Me (2009) Phil Hall A surplus of musical treasures, though we never quite figure out who the man really was.
Posted Dec 08, 2009  Edit critic review
5/5
Z (1969) Phil Hall Required viewing for any lover of political thrillers.
Posted Dec 08, 2009  Edit critic review
1/5
Julia (2008) Phil Hall One should hope Tilda Swinton has a good dental plan - it will come in handy when the time comes to pry out the scenery she aggressively chomps.
Posted Dec 08, 2009  Edit critic review
3/5
Strongman (2009) Phil Hall Zachary Levy's documentary is an original portrait of a distinctive soul who can lift trucks off the ground but cannot get himself out of a rut.
Posted Dec 08, 2009  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (2009) Phil Hall It is not every day that Charles Darwin plays a supporting role in a documentary about his life and work.
Posted Dec 05, 2009  Edit critic review
2/5
Leon Morin, Priest (1961) Phil Hall A monotonous production.
Posted Dec 05, 2009  Edit critic review
B-
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) David Foucher If you're a romantic at heart who doesn't mind shelling out $12 to watch a couple of adolescent boy hotties strut their stuff, you might as well just go and enjoy the eye candy. 'Cause it's kind of worth it.
Posted Nov 20, 2009  Edit critic review
A-
2012 (2009) David Foucher In the proud tradition of Roland Emmerich movies, "2012" is incredible in every sense of the word: totally not credible, and yet hugely entertaining.
Posted Nov 13, 2009  Edit critic review
A
Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) David Foucher For fans of the late Michael Jackson who are hoping that Kenny Ortega's edit of the pop king's rehearsals will slash through the public vilification and help us rediscover his beloved music, this really is it.
Posted Oct 28, 2009  Edit critic review
C+
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) David Foucher Heartfelt, whimsical, well-performed... and pretty damned boring.
Posted Oct 15, 2009  Edit critic review
A-
A Serious Man (2009) David Foucher The brothers Coen deliver a taut, vastly entertaining dissertation on the imbalance of life.
Posted Oct 09, 2009  Edit critic review
C
Couples Retreat (2009) David Foucher Kinda stupid, kinda funny. It's the ultimate fall film.
Posted Oct 08, 2009  Edit critic review
F
Fame (2009) David Foucher I actually feel stupider having watched this film.
Posted Sep 24, 2009  Edit critic review
A
District 9 (2009) David Foucher A wonderfully-entertaining suspense thriller that reinvents and recharges the alien invasion genre.
Posted Aug 14, 2009  Edit critic review
D-
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) David Foucher The real reason Paramount Pictures didn't screen "G.I. Joe" for critics: they were afraid of reviews like this one.
Posted Aug 12, 2009  Edit critic review
A-
Julie & Julia (2009) David Foucher As usual, Meryl Streep steals the movie; but thanks to strong writing by Nora Ephron and delightful additional performances by Amy Adams and Stanley Tucci, "Julie and Julia" might steal your heart.
Posted Aug 07, 2009  Edit critic review
3/5
Woodstock (1970) Phil Hall A funky curio that defines the mood and spirit of its time, but which seems dated in many good and bad ways.
Posted Jun 11, 2009  Edit critic review
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