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JAMIE GILLIES
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BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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95/100 Sunset Boulevard
93/100 The Simpsons - The Complete First Season
92/100 In America
91/100 Day the Earth Stood Still
90/100 All the Real Girls
89/100 The Long Goodbye
88/100 The Pride of the Yankees
87/100 Lenny
86/100 The Importance of Being Earnest
85/100 8 Mile
84/100 Valmont
83/100 Atlantic City
82/100 Mister Foe
80/100 The Village
79/100 Mark Twain
78/100 The Da Vinci Code
77/100 King Kong
76/100 NYPD Blue - Season 1
75/100 No Way to Treat a Lady
74/100 Separate But Equal
73/100 Focus
71/100 Decoration Day
70/100 The Boondock Saints
69/100 Atonement
68/100 Chillicothe
67/100 Charlotte Gray
66/100 Hidden Agenda
65/100 Flesh and Bone
64/100 Empire
63/100 Once a Thief
62/100 Sins of the Father
61/100 Will Penny
60/100 Crush
59/100 Ghost Ship
58/100 Cat People
57/100 Victim of Love
56/100 The Great Ziegfeld
55/100 River of No Return
54/100 To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
53/100 Change of Habit
52/100 Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen - So Little Time Vol. 1: School's Cool
50/100 Keys to Tulsa
49/100 Brother's Keeper
48/100 The Temp
45/100 Vampire's Kiss
44/100 Girls! Girls! Girls!
43/100 De Sade
40/100 Teen Wolf
37/100 Down and Out with the Dolls
36/100 Con Express
34/100 The Guru
32/100 Casper: A Spirited Beginning
30/100 Honey
28/100 Teen Wolf Too
27/100 Kung Pow!
24/100 Fangs
21/100 They Crawl
7/100 Satan's School For Lust
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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95/100 Sunset Boulevard
93/100 The Simpsons - The Complete First Season
92/100 In America
91/100 Day the Earth Stood Still
90/100 Hotel Rwanda
90/100 The Human Stain
90/100 Lost in Translation
90/100 All the Real Girls
90/100 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
 more...
 
 
WORST REVIEWED
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7/100 Satan's School For Lust
9/100 Empire of the Ants
19/100 Mixed Nuts
21/100 They Crawl
24/100 Fangs
 more...
 
This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 69% of the time.

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54/100
 
"There are two full-length audio commentaries on the disc."
Posted Jan 14, 2008
 
The Nines (2007)69%
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69/100
 
"Those who have read Ian McEwan's brilliant novel will feel a slight twinge of being cheated out of the epic they might have expected."
Posted Dec 5, 2007
 
Atonement (2007)83%
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54/100
 
"I have no clue whether this is the most religious film of the year, or the most blasphemous film of the year."
Posted Dec 5, 2007
 
The Nines (2007)69%
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85/100
 
"The film's denouement is without question one of the best exercises in sustained and controlled excitement I've seen in a movie in a long while."
Posted Oct 5, 2007
 
Michael Clayton (2007)90%
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80/100
 
"Perhaps the most successful of the three Philip Roth adaptations on the big screen."
Posted Sep 10, 2007
 
Goodbye, Columbus (1969)100%
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80/100
 
"The Paramount DVD features a nice looking 1.85:1 aspect ratio anamorphic widescreen transfer and mono sound. No other extras are included on the disc."
Posted Sep 10, 2007
 
Goodbye, Columbus (1969)100%
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82/100
 
"Rarely have I seen a film end so satisfactorily and without feeling cheated by a conclusion ready made for first dates."
Posted Sep 8, 2007
 
Mister Foe (2008)82%
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71/100
 
"The DVD's special features are interesting (for those who aren't too squeamish)."
Posted May 8, 2007
 
Wonderland (2003)34%
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71/100
 
"Unpleasant to view but ultimately satisfying."
Posted May 8, 2007
 
Wonderland (2003)34%
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70/100
 
"Extras are not this disc's strong suit, as the main special feature here is a music video."
Posted May 8, 2007
 
Closer (2004)69%
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71/100
 
"The Columbia DVD features a good-looking 1.85:1 aspect ratio anamorphic widescreen transfer."
Posted May 2, 2007
 
Crossroads (1986)77%
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71/100
 
"Any music fan will do well spend an hour and a half watching this one."
Posted May 2, 2007
 
Crossroads (1986)77%
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65/100
 
"While there is a single disc version of this movie on DVD, the first and best release is a two-disc set."
Posted Apr 26, 2007
 
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)35%
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65/100
 
"Director Rob Marshall has a sophomore flop on his hands."
Posted Apr 26, 2007
 
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)35%
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71/100
 
"The extras on the disc include a thorough and serious full-length audio commentary by director Anand Tucker."
Posted Apr 25, 2007
 
Shopgirl (2005)62%
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52/100
 
"The disc's extras are less impressive than they first appear."
Posted Apr 25, 2007
 
Lady in the Water (2006)24%
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52/100
 
"The film is a mess, a ramshackle affair. Its silliness cannot sustain itself."
Posted Apr 25, 2007
 
Lady in the Water (2006)24%
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78/100
 
"The DVD version comes in a two-disc set with a load of special features on the second disc."
Posted Apr 19, 2007
 
The Da Vinci Code (2006)25%
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55/100
 
"As often happens with movies that flopped at the box office, this DVD lacks special features."
Posted Apr 19, 2007
 
Freedomland (2005)23%
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55/100
 
"Clunky, disjointed and with a couple of subplots that linger and then vanish."
Posted Apr 19, 2007
 
Freedomland (2005)23%
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78/100
 
"A great film to look at and Salvatore Totino's cinematography is pitch-perfect."
Posted Apr 19, 2007
 
The Da Vinci Code (2006)25%
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75/100
 
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Posted Jan 14, 2006
 
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (1979)n/a
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65/100
 
"Might have been called American Pie 4: Vacation in Venice."
Posted Dec 29, 2005
 
Casanova (2005)43%
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77/100
 
"The popcorn movie of the millennium, setting a new standard for special effects wizardry."
Posted Dec 13, 2005
 
King Kong (2005)84%
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75/100
 
"The special effects are phenomenal, looking amazingly authentic."
Posted Dec 11, 2005
 
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)75%
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75/100
 
"Flora Cross delivers a mesmerizing performance."
Posted Nov 11, 2005
 
Bee Season (2005)42%
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71/100
 
"Claire Danes holds things together here when it feels like Steve Martin will unravel it."
Posted Oct 27, 2005
 
Shopgirl (2005)62%
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74/100
 
"Directed with skill and assuredness by Catherine Hardwicke."
Posted Jul 6, 2005
 
Lords of Dogtown (2005)55%
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67/100
 
"The Paramount DVD features a good 1.85:1 aspect ratio anamorphic widescreen transfer."
Posted Mar 27, 2005
 
The Day of the Locust (1975)63%
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67/100
 
"The casting choices are brilliant but the production is let down by a haphazard screenplay that misses the novel’s point, and weak direction."
Posted Mar 27, 2005
 
The Day of the Locust (1975)63%
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90/100
 
"Don Cheadle is a revelation in his performance and is my pick as 2004’s best actor."
Posted Jan 31, 2005
 
Hotel Rwanda (2004)92%
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73/100
 
"While there’s really not as much here as first meets the eye, this is a decent DVD release for a modest film."
Posted Jan 2, 2005
 
Wimbledon (2004)61%
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75/100
 
"The extras begin with a low-key, mildly interesting audio commentary by director and co-writer Jared Hess, editor/producer Jeremy Coon and actor Jon Heder."
Posted Jan 2, 2005
 
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)70%
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70/100
 
"The kind of drama that some will find provocative and groundbreaking; I just find it mean spirited."
Posted Dec 2, 2004
 
Closer (2004)69%
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74/100
 
"While it’s certainly not as loaded with extras as many other special effects movies, this is a solid DVD presentation."
Posted Sep 22, 2004
 
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)45%
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73/100
 
"Despite my reservations about the endless stream of clichés we see here, I recommend this movie."
Posted Sep 19, 2004
 
Wimbledon (2004)61%
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71/100
 
"The sound and picture quality are good."
Posted Aug 25, 2004
 
Daddy and Them (2001)80%
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71/100
 
"Isn’t horrible and isn’t a classic either."
Posted Aug 25, 2004
 
Daddy and Them (2001)80%
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74/100
 
"Special features include Greer Garson Academy Awards footage, a photo gallery, and two Second World War era shorts."
Posted Aug 24, 2004
 
Mrs. Miniver (1942)80%
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74/100
 
"An effective piece of wartime cinematic propaganda that helped defeat the Nazis."
Posted Aug 24, 2004
 
Mrs. Miniver (1942)80%
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66/100
 
"The Paramount DVD features a good-looking 1.85:1 aspect ratio anamorphic widescreen transfer."
Posted Aug 23, 2004
 
The Last Tycoon (1977)47%
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66/100
 
"Out of place and not quite interesting enough to hold our attention, which is a disappointment, because it has many of the elements that can make for greatness."
Posted Aug 23, 2004
 
The Last Tycoon (1977)47%
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57/100
 
"The Paramount DVD features a good-looking 1.85:1 aspect ratio anamorphic widescreen transfer."
Posted Aug 23, 2004
 
We're No Angels (1989)50%
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57/100
 
"This, one of the most disappointing films of the 1980s, was a dud upon its release and has not held up well at all."
Posted Aug 23, 2004
 
We're No Angels (1989)50%
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68/100
 
"The sound and picture quality are good, but no extras are included on the disc."
Posted Aug 23, 2004
 
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)80%
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68/100
 
"A standard story delivered well with not many stylistic discretions, which gives it a timeless quality."
Posted Aug 23, 2004
 
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)80%
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64/100
 
"Supplements include a documentary on the making of the movie, a premiere newsreel, trailers for this and the 1945 remake."
Posted Aug 23, 2004
 
Grand Hotel (1932)84%
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64/100
 
"A lesson on just how far motion pictures have come, and thank heavens for 1970s independent filmmaking or Hollywood might still resemble Louis Mayer’s fantasy world."
Posted Aug 23, 2004
 
Grand Hotel (1932)84%
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56/100
 
"A documentary (mildly entertaining) about the making of the movie is included, as is a vintage movies premiere newsreel."
Posted Aug 23, 2004
 
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)57%
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56/100
 
"Unless you were in an air conditioned movie house in Topeka, Kansas in 1936, I can’t see why anyone would want to sit through all three hours of this."
Posted Aug 23, 2004
 
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)57%

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