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CRITICS / AUTHORS REVIEWS AND ARTICLES
JANOS GEREBEN
PUBLICATION(S)
• culturevulture.net
• Entertainment Insiders
• San Francisco Examiner

BIOGRAPHY
Post Newspaper Group arts editor; writer, reviewer for San Francisco Examiner, SFCV.org.
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Total Reviews: 72


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BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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4/4 An Inconvenient Truth
3.5/4 Eastern Promises
3/4 A Prairie Home Companion
2.5/4 Scoop
2/4 Idlewild
1.5/4 Trust the Man
1/4 The Invasion
0.5/4 September Dawn
0/4 Norbit
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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4/4 Traitor
4/4 Away From Her
4/4 Letters From Iwo Jima
4/4 Bobby
4/4 An Inconvenient Truth
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WORST REVIEWED
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0/4 Norbit
0.5/4 September Dawn
1/4 The Invasion
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 77% of the time.

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4/4
 
"Traitor is more than a gripping, intelligent thriller. It is also a brave work, maintaining integrity as it deals with a difficult subject that habitually brings out black-and-white, cardboard treatment." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Aug 28, 2008
 
Traitor (2008)54%
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1.5/4
 
"A sappy, meaningless story, something on the order of Gidget Goes to Greece, but perhaps inferior to the Sandra Dee standard." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Jul 17, 2008
 
Mamma Mia! (2008)54%
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3.5/4
 
"Direction and the work of the cast are outstanding." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Jun 19, 2008
 
Brick Lane (2008)65%
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2.5/4
 
"Hudson comes through so that you may remember her even when the popcorn is gone. If only the film itself did as well." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted May 29, 2008
 
Sex and the City - The Movie (2008)51%
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3/4
 
"An intriguing, highly recommended film." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Apr 24, 2008
 
The Singing Revolution (2007)84%
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3/4
 
"The Spiderwick Chronicles may be too good to waste on kids. Sure, it's full of goblins and monsters and griffins and sprites, but hey! it's a really good movie, eminently suitable for the more mature crowd." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Feb 14, 2008
 
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)79%
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3/4
 
"It is a spectacular, musically and visually superb experience, certain to enchant any classical-music fan... if only the fan is not too fanatic to stay away." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Jan 24, 2008
 
U2 3D (2008)92%
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3.5/4
 
"The story of Nanking is told simply and well, it speaks for itself." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Jan 3, 2008
 
Nanking (2007)98%
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3/4
 
"It is a big, important work." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Dec 13, 2007
 
The Kite Runner (2007)66%
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3/4
 
"Gushing about Streep is almost embarrassing, but..." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Nov 17, 2007
 
Lions for Lambs (2007)28%
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3/4
 
"A giddy, freewheeling, clever, delightful animated romp 'about nothing,' a thing onto itself, the very definition of existential phenomenon." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Nov 8, 2007
 
Bee Movie (2007)52%
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1/4
 
"The film as a whole is a failure, but additionally, it's also a mess of unedited or badly edited scenes." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Nov 8, 2007
 
The Invasion (2007)19%
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2.5/4
 
"For a long time -- although definitely not all the way to the interminable finale of this whale of a nautical exercise -- you're likely to enjoy what you'll see" -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Nov 8, 2007
 
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)45%
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0.5/4
 
"Predictable, obvious, often silly." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Nov 8, 2007
 
September Dawn (2007)13%
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3/4
 
"Whatever misgivings there may be about it, this festival-winning film is a mesmerizing, rich experience." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Oct 20, 2007
 
Lust, Caution (2007)70%
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2.5/4
 
"Shot and edited well, featuring a large, talented cast, Michael Clayton should provide entertainment" -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Oct 13, 2007
 
Michael Clayton (2007)90%
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2/4
 
"Philip K. Dick is credited as the source of the film. That poor giant of SciFi has been more abused posthumously than anyone else of his genius." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Sep 22, 2007
 
Next (2007)29%
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3.5/4
 
"Eastern Promises will take your breath away, churn your stomach, and then leave you with memories of unforgettable characters as well as perplexing thoughts about good and evil." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Sep 22, 2007
 
Eastern Promises (2007)88%
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2.5/4
 
"A mostly funny, occasionally charming, steadily foul-mouthed, frequently well-written, otherwise downright stupid comedy, enjoyable in spite of its unaccountably overblown length of over two hours." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Sep 15, 2007
 
Knocked Up (2007)91%
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3/4
 
"An eminently likeable, well-made film." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Sep 8, 2007
 
Hula Girls (2007)50%
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3/4
 
"It's one of the more memorable films in years." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Aug 25, 2007
 
Summer Palace (2008)65%
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3/4
 
"The sound, the music, the 'message' are all suffused with sincere expressions of love and longing, against a great heritage of tolerance, an ancient sanctuary for people of different faiths." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Aug 4, 2007
 
Sound of the Soul (2005)n/a
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3/4
 
"For Simpsons fans, the movie is nirvana; for the unfortunate rest of humanity, at least a therapeutic exercise in extreme giggles." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Aug 4, 2007
 
The Simpsons Movie (2007)90%
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3/4
 
"There is a lot to see, a lot to enjoy in Phoenix." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Jul 21, 2007
 
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)77%
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Click here to read article -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Jul 21, 2007
 
Memories of Tomorrow (2006)82%
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3/4
 
"Kon is a spectacular filmmaker, although not quite of the same warm, humanistic nature as Hayao Miyazaki." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Jul 17, 2007
 
Paprika (2007)82%
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3.5/4
 
"It holds attention, offers admirable performances, and engenders emotional involvement as few recent movies have." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Jul 7, 2007
 
Evening (2007)27%
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3.5/4
 
"An intriguing, gleaming, exciting work." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Jun 30, 2007
 
Fracture (2007)71%
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2.5/4
 
"The bad news: this year's Shrek the Third is not more fun, cute, entertaining, and clever than the first two. Far from being a yawn, there is no call for jumping up and down either." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Jun 2, 2007
 
Shrek the Third (2007)42%
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4/4
 
" When it comes to Away from Her, the overused, abused adjective cannot be avoided: it is a great film." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted May 7, 2007
 
Away From Her (2007)95%
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3.5/4
 
"The intellect, humanity, creativity and excitement of it all should appeal to everyone." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted May 5, 2007
 
Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic (2008)83%
 No Rating  
Click here to read article -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Apr 21, 2007
 
Typhoon (2006)22%
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2.5/4
 
"It’s a film to be experienced more than judged and is only recommended for those with adventurous tastes. At the very least, I doubt you'll be bored." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Apr 14, 2007
 
The Glamorous Life Of Sachiko Hanai (2007)30%
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2.5/4
 
"Meet the Robinsons is a cheerful mess, a pretty good B movie, albeit with a first-class advertising budget." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Apr 7, 2007
 
Meet the Robinsons (2007)66%
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3.5/4
 
"Our quirky family of ordinary heroes is on the march, fighting bad guys and bad monsters. And so the movie begins. Have fun." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Mar 17, 2007
 
The Host (2007)92%
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Posted Feb 24, 2007
 
Eden (2006)70%
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3/4
 
"With remarkably simple and effective performances by Ryan Phillippe as O'Neill and Chris Cooper as Hanssen, Breach is a slow, thoughtful duet for two very different, but equally impressive men, both complex and 'real.'" -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Feb 18, 2007
 
Breach (2007)84%
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0/4
 
"Norbit sets a new standard for the worst Hollywood can conceivably produce." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Feb 9, 2007
 
Norbit (2007)9%
 No Rating  
Click here to read article -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Feb 3, 2007
 
Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)65%
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1.5/4
 
"Take heart: you may feel that it takes forever, but the movie will eventually end." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Feb 3, 2007
 
Catch and Release (2007)22%
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2/4
 
"It is Shrek-Lite." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Jan 13, 2007
 
Happily N'Ever After (2007)4%
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4/4
 
"It's a masterpiece of honesty, integrity, understanding, and wisdom." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Dec 30, 2006
 
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)91%
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3/4
 
"Without question, an important, thought- and emotion-provoking film, certain to be controversial, and to be remembered." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Dec 30, 2006
 
Home of the Brave (2006)23%
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3/4
 
"Expertly directed, well acted, beautifully photographed." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Nov 25, 2006
 
Casino Royale (2006)94%
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2/4
 
"The irresponsibly fictionalized Amadeus was an exercise in realism in comparison -- and it was simply a much better film." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Nov 18, 2006
 
Copying Beethoven (2006)26%
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4/4
 
"Bobby has a spectacular cast, and Estevez has another twist there: well-known, famous actors play unexpected roles, try 'something different.'" -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Nov 11, 2006
 
Bobby (2006)45%
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3.5/4
 
"Last King is a wonderful compendium of facts and greater truths. Also, a hell of a good movie." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Oct 1, 2006
 
The Last King of Scotland (2006)87%
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"Paper Dolls is infused with lively and dynamic action, people caring for each other even in the worst of circumstances..." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Oct 1, 2006
 
Paper Dolls (2006)71%
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2.5/4
 
"The Quiet, however much it may hold you through most of the story, will leave you at the end stunned by the realization: you have just wasted 96 precious minutes of your presumably not unlimited lifespan." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Sep 2, 2006
 
The Quiet (2006)22%
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2/4
 
"The only real problem is the inconsistency of performances from the individually outstanding cast." -- Entertainment Insiders
Posted Sep 2, 2006
 
Idlewild (2006)48%

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