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SHAY CASEY
PUBLICATION(S)
• Conceited Critic
• Daily-Reviews
• Film Written Magazine
• FilmFocus
• Jacksonville Film Journal
• rec.arts.movies.reviews

BIOGRAPHY
Shay was born in a cross-fire hurricane, and he howled at the moon in the driving rain. And when he was just a little boy, he sat on to his daddy's knee.
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CONTACT INFO
Email Critic

STATS
Total Reviews: 175
Total QuickRatings: 1

CRITICS GROUP(S)
Cinemarati

OTHER INFO
• Official Website(s)
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• Location: San Francisco, CA


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HOME ABOUT MOVIES DVDs BEST WORST QUICK RATINGS
LISTING OF ALL REVIEWS & ARTICLES
A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE
 
BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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4/4  Being John Malkovich
5/5  Requiem for a Dream
93/100  The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
4.5/5  American Beauty
88/100  Anatomy of a Murder
3.5/4  Three Kings
4/5  Girlfight
3/4  Dogma
75/100  Hotel Rwanda
74/100  In Good Company
3.5/5  Dr. T and the Women
68/100  Constantine
2.5/4  Deep Blue Sea
3/5  Best in Show
60/100  Downfall
2/4  The General's Daughter
2.5/5  Remember the Titans
5/10  The 13th Warrior
50/100  Ocean's Twelve
47/100  Hitch
2/5  Dancer in the Dark
4/10  8MM
40/100  Hostage
1.5/4  Supernova
32/100  Hide and Seek
1.5/5  Red Planet
1/4  End of Days
1/5  Dungeons & Dragons
0.5/5  Original Sin
capsule  The Princess and The Warrior
[mixed]  William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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5/5  Taxi Driver
5/5  The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
5/5  E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial The 20th Anniversary
5/5  E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
5/5  Apocalypse Now
5/5  Apocalypse Now Redux
5/5  Ghost World
5/5  Requiem for a Dream
4/4  Being John Malkovich
5/5  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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WORST REVIEWED
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0.5/5  Original Sin
1/5  The Dukes of Hazzard
1/5  Glitter
1/5  Rat Race
1/5  Dungeons & Dragons
1/4  End of Days
1/4  Battlefield Earth
1/4  Loser
 more...
 
This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 80% of the time.

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5/5
 
" Is Travis a hero or a monster? The question is never answered to any satisfying degree, and Herrmann's score makes sure of that by always playing up the counterpoint of a scene." -- FilmFocus
Posted Jul 22, 2006
 
Taxi Driver (1976)100%
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1/5
 
" It's a film made specifically and entirely for the purpose of extracting money out of unsuspecting customers' wallets, all marketing plan and no artistic vision." -- FilmFocus
Posted Aug 25, 2005
 
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)14%
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40/100
 
" Meanwhile, the audience wonders when Paris Hilton will be eviscerated for their enjoyment." -- FilmFocus
Posted Jun 4, 2005
 
House of Wax (2005)25%
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40/100
 
" Much like Jeff Talley himself, Hostage badly needed a shave." -- FilmFocus
Posted Apr 23, 2005
 
Hostage (2005)34%
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88/100
 
" Courtroom procedurals this nimble don't come along often, but with Anatomy of a Murder, Preminger showed how it could be done." -- FilmFocus
Posted Apr 17, 2005
 
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)100%
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60/100
 
" Downfall doesn't let us down when it comes to telling what happened, but it has trouble coming up with how or why." -- FilmFocus
Posted Mar 27, 2005
 
Downfall (2005)91%
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68/100
 
" Sometimes dense and impenetrable, but it also contains an unusually thoughtful consideration of the difference between faith and belief." -- FilmFocus
Posted Mar 20, 2005
 
Constantine (2005)45%
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47/100
 
" Those who have seen enough of these films - and who know all their tricks - will likely recognize that Hitch is nothing special." -- FilmFocus
Posted Mar 13, 2005
 
Hitch (2005)68%
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75/100
 
" As it should, leaves you feeling exhausted and wrung-out." -- FilmFocus
Posted Feb 28, 2005
 
Hotel Rwanda (2004)92%
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93/100
 
" Anderson's ability to deftly flip between whimsy and sentiment remains intact." -- FilmFocus
Posted Feb 22, 2005
 
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004)52%
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74/100
 
" Possesses the same depth of character and effortless charm as the [Weitzes'] other successful productions." -- FilmFocus
Posted Feb 14, 2005
 
In Good Company (2004)83%
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32/100
 
" A film in which no character ever turns on the lights, because if they ever did, we could see exactly what was happening, and how stupid it really is." -- FilmFocus
Posted Feb 7, 2005
 
Hide and Seek (2005)13%
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50/100
 
" All around, you can feel the strain of people trying very hard to make it seem like they're not trying." -- FilmFocus
Posted Feb 4, 2005
 
Ocean's Twelve (2004)55%
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5/5
 
" It's a grand film, art masquerading as commercial enterprise, and the best film I've seen this year." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Dec 23, 2002
 
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)96%
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4/5
 
Click here to read article -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Nov 23, 2002
 
Heist (2001)66%
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3/5
 
Click here to read article -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Nov 23, 2002
 
Hart's War (2002)58%
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2/5
 
Click here to read article -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Nov 23, 2002
 
The Glass House (2001)21%
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2.5/5
 
Click here to read article -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Nov 23, 2002
 
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)36%
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4.5/5
 
Click here to read article -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Nov 23, 2002
 
American Beauty (1999)89%
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2/5
 
Click here to read article -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Nov 23, 2002
 
The Anniversary Party (2001)61%
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3.5/5
 
Click here to read article -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Nov 23, 2002
 
Legally Blonde (2001)68%
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2/5
 
Click here to read article -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Nov 23, 2002
 
Collateral Damage (2002)18%
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3/5
 
Click here to read article -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Nov 23, 2002
 
American Pie 2 (2001)52%
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3/5
 
Click here to read article -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Nov 23, 2002
 
A Beautiful Mind (2001)78%
/
2.5/5
 
Click here to read article -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Nov 23, 2002
 
Resident Evil (2002)34%
/
3.5/5
 
Click here to read article -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Nov 22, 2002
 
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)82%
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3.5/5
 
" Shyamalan’s sense of pace, atmosphere, and mood remains near-flawless." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Aug 16, 2002
 
Signs (2002)74%
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3/5
 
" A perfectly respectable, perfectly inoffensive, easily forgettable film." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Aug 4, 2002
 
Hart's War (2002)58%
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3.5/5
 
" I just saw this movie... well, it’s probably not accurate to call it a movie." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Jul 21, 2002
 
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002)52%
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4/5
 
" Terrific action sequences, seamless special effects, devilishly underhanded humor, and an excellent supporting cast." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Jul 18, 2002
 
Minority Report (2002)92%
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4/5
 
" A rather brilliant little cult item: a pastiche of children’s entertainment, superhero comics, and Japanese animation." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2002
 
The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)64%
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3.5/5
 
" An artful, intelligent film that stays within the confines of a well-established genre." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Jun 24, 2002
 
Insomnia (2002)92%
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capsule
 
" Lopes along from predictable plot twist to predictable anti-climax." -- Film Written Magazine
Posted Jun 21, 2002
 
A Walk to Remember (2002)27%
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capsule
 
" Remains consistently stimulating for its entire running time." -- Film Written Magazine
Posted Jun 21, 2002
 
Black Hawk Down (2001)76%
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capsule
 
" Another beautifully-made and serious-minded celebration of having nothing to say." -- Film Written Magazine
Posted Jun 21, 2002
 
The Shipping News (2001)55%
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3/5
 
" It's still got enough magic to coast on sheer goodwill." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Jun 15, 2002
 
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)67%
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4.5/5
 
" Toes the fine line between cheese and earnestness remarkably well; everything is delivered with such conviction that it’s hard not to be carried away." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted May 11, 2002
 
Spider-Man (2002)90%
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4.5/5
 
" A burst of color, music, and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted May 3, 2002
 
Monsoon Wedding (2002)94%
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4/5
 
" Fincher crafts supremely effective suspense sequences." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Apr 13, 2002
 
Panic Room (2002)77%
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5/5
 
" The most wistful, the most heartbreaking film [Spielberg] has ever made." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Apr 2, 2002
 
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial The 20th Anniversary (2002)98%
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5/5
 
" I’m a tough guy; I can handle this stuff. That’s not even a real alien. It’s a puppet. Pffff." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Mar 30, 2002
 
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)98%
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3/5
 
" While it doesn’t stumble over itself, it doesn’t exactly swing for the fences either." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Mar 27, 2002
 
Ice Age (2002)78%
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2.5/5
 
" I firmly believe that a good video game movie is going to show up soon. I also believe that Resident Evil is not it." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Mar 22, 2002
 
Resident Evil (2002)34%
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2/5
 
" A movie [made] for the express purpose of showing off a lot of other talented actors, and unfortunately, there’s not much of a purpose beyond that." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Mar 13, 2002
 
The Anniversary Party (2001)61%
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3.5/5
 
" In short, it’s a big mess. I mean that in the best possible way." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Mar 6, 2002
 
The Brotherhood of the Wolf (2002)72%
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2/5
 
" Yet another Arnold vehicle that fails to make adequate use of his particular talents." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Feb 25, 2002
 
Collateral Damage (2002)18%
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1.5/5
 
" It’s all payoff and no setup; the longest Kodak commercial ever filmed." -- Daily-Reviews
Posted Feb 9, 2002
 
I Am Sam (2002)34%
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capsule
 
" Contains some of the best starkly dramatic scenes you’re likely to see on a movie screen all year." -- Film Written Magazine
Posted Feb 2, 2002
 
In the Bedroom (2001)94%
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capsule
 
" The problem is that none of these very well-directed scenes manage to fit together into any kind of collective whole." -- Film Written Magazine
Posted Feb 2, 2002
 
Ali (2001)68%
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3/5
 
" It’s the kind of project that should have been awarded to a writer-director team of true vision, and not to Akiva Goldsman and Ron Howard." -- Film Written Magazine
Posted Jan 19, 2002
 
A Beautiful Mind (2001)78%

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