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BRANDON JUDELL
PUBLICATION(S)
• aRude
• Aufbau
• Bay Area Reporter
• Black Bear Film Festival
• Critics Inc./America Online
• CultureCatch
• Cyberlinc
• Detour Magazine
• Entertainment Asylum
• Fashion Wire Daily
• Filmmaker
• Forward
• Gay City News
• Gay.com UK
• GreenCine
• Hollywood.com
• IFC Rant
• indieWIRE
• Jednet
• Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
• New York Theatre Wire
• PlanetOut
• PopcornQ
• scotsgay.com
• Soho Style
• The New Lesbian and Gay Voice

BIOGRAPHY
Film critic/interviewer for indieWire.com. Cinema editor of aRude Magazine. My articles have also appeared in THE BAY AREA REPORTER;Detour, Filmmaker, The Bay Area Reporter, SOHO STYLE; SMOKE AFFAIR; and FLAIR.
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STATS
Total Reviews: 367
Total QuickRatings: 250

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New York Film Critics Online

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"To be perfectly blunt, Ping Pong Playa is third-rate crap. Unfunny crap. Unnecessary crap. This little entertainment is also unintentionally racist, misogynistic, homophobic, poorly acted, and shapeless." -- CultureCatch
Posted Sep 4, 2008
 
Ping Pong Playa (2008)62%
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"This apparently intended, cliche-ridden heavy-handedness made concrete on celluloid at times pushes 'Hounddog' into the realm of absurdity. But then the skill of the actors and the cinematographer nearly make up for the director's lack of judgment." -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Aug 22, 2008
 
Hounddog (2008)17%
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"Where's Agatha Christie when you need her?" -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Apr 22, 2008
 
Roman de Gare (2008)88%
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"That the lead character is inert is no reason for the film to follow suit." -- CultureCatch
Posted Feb 17, 2008
 
Tout Est Pardonné (2007)n/a
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"In this dreary, cockamamie Valentine to New York City haters, concocted by the father/son team of Roderick and Bruce A. Taylor--a good argument for the government sterilization of a certain family's genes--radio personality Erica Bain (Foster) is confront" -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Dec 18, 2007
 
The Brave One (2007)43%
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" A tedious, empty-headed stoner film focusing on a female pothead, who's limited to one facial expression and lines such as "I'm totally vibing on you, dude," has arrived just in time to greet the New Year. Santa must have thought we were very, very bad." -- CultureCatch
Posted Dec 13, 2007
 
Smiley Face (2007)66%
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"As for the creators' notions that all Jewish boys are Orthodox nerds with flopping peyos and that all homosexuals are drag queens, what the hell! It's only 2007." -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Sep 22, 2007
 
Sydney White (2007)37%
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"As for Olmos, he has achieved more than most could have with an often cliched screenplay ("Homies are getting killed every day. It's sad." "Those are our f***en homeboys back there. Why don't you show a little respect?")." -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Aug 22, 2007
 
Splinter (2006)33%
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"There's no doubt director/writer Apatow is supplying a national service by allowing the inept to feel adequate about themselves." -- Entertainment Asylum
Posted Aug 3, 2007
 
Knocked Up (2007)91%
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"While constantly spouting its be-kind-to-your-neighborhood-queer sermons, every dated, vicious stereotype of being a homosexual is dragged out again and again in this Adam Sandler vehicle." -- CultureCatch
Posted Aug 3, 2007
 
I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry (2007)13%
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"To make a disgruntled film such as this one or any other in Algeria must be a brave act indeed. Sadly, some acts of valor don't achieve their desired ends." -- GreenCine
Posted Jun 11, 2007
 
Rome Rather Than You (2006)n/a
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"Any fans of Oscar Wilde, run for the hills!" -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Jun 8, 2007
 
And Then Came Love (2007)9%
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"Rock seems to be unintentionally arguing that a black male of any economic class will still go through life with the thought and speech patterns of an uneducated juvenile delinquent who's ready for lockup on "Law and Order."" -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Mar 16, 2007
 
I Think I Love My Wife (2007)19%
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"most fun is the high priestess of British stage, Fiona Shaw, who goes over the top as Madeleine's unbalanced mom. Her dinner scene alone with all of her epileptic-like tics and scowls is the grandest of Grand Guignol" -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Sep 15, 2006
 
The Black Dahlia (2006)35%
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"Mr. Amos, who's also producer of the film, no doubt had to copulate with himself to get the part. The criteria certainly was neither talent nor screen chemistry." -- Detour Magazine
Posted Aug 13, 2006
 
Flipping (1997)n/a
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"Criticizing a summer teen movie for not being high art is like yelling at a sociopath for being a serial killer." -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Aug 5, 2006
 
John Tucker Must Die (2006)25%
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"Not since Tom Arnold was employed as another horny criminal, one who tried awfully hard to sexually abuse Edward Furlong in 2000's "Animal Factory," has a penitentiary movie been so undone by a charisma-less performance." -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Aug 5, 2006
 
Jailbait (2006)17%
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"Allen's Ultimate Schlemiel, no matter what he's being called, Danny Rose, Alvy Singer, or Sid Waterman, is always the same pint-size, uncoordinated, misanthropic, befuddled Jewish intellectual." -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Aug 2, 2006
 
Scoop (2006)38%
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"A mind-numbing feature that will have you disparaging the future of Teutonic youth." -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Jul 21, 2006
 
Jargo (2005)n/a
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"Abrasively loud, gratingly acted, appallingly directed and without a moral core, this "3 Ninjas" also boasts a screenplay with the most "Unhhhs" of the decade, that exquisite sound you make when trying to anihilate another human with your foot or a karate" -- Entertainment Asylum
Posted Jan 19, 2006
 
3 Ninjas - High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)n/a
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" Imagine stapling a Hitchcock coda to "Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo," and you're halfway there." -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Jan 19, 2006
 
Who's Camus Anyway? (2005)86%
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"With a vacuum in the lead, uninspired direction, mediocre sword fights, and about as much sexual content as an episode of "The King of Queens," if you feel you have to check this one out, await its DVD release." -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Dec 28, 2005
 
Casanova (2005)43%
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"a clever conceit, but it's one that eventually wears out its welcome." -- Critics Inc./America Online
Posted Aug 30, 2005
 
Sliding Doors (1998)63%
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"Underneath all this idiotic crap, inconsistent characterizations, and plot points that are never developed, there is actually a warm, moving story" -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Aug 30, 2005
 
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)84%
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"Saving Face is sadly far too relevant to dismiss." -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Feb 2, 2005
 
Saving Face (2005)86%
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"If you need a quick fix of lots of noise, several crashes, numerous bullets- through-the-forehead close-ups, and a cast of slumming talents, run to your nearest Loews." -- New York Theatre Wire
Posted Jan 30, 2005
 
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)61%
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"Finally, a film where you want Tinkerbell to kick the bucket. Hey, that's not exactly a plus, is it?" -- PopcornQ
Posted Sep 15, 2003
 
Neverland (2003)n/a
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"deserves the tagline: 'Life might be hell, but this film is worse.'" -- PopcornQ
Posted Aug 21, 2003
 
Don't Tempt Me (2003)38%
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"Director/writer Jason Schafer ... warned at the screening of his new feature: 'This is not a date movie. So if you're on a date, I'm sorry.' Truer words have seldom been spoken." -- PopcornQ
Posted Jun 10, 2003
 
Totally Sexy Loser (2003)n/a
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"Eddie notes he if had a gay son, he'd tie him to a bed and send in a whore every hour. "How can any father be proud of a having a gay son?" he asks bewilderedly." -- Gay City News
Posted Jun 3, 2003
 
DysFunKtional Family (2003)44%
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"For a movie with more bare breasts than any two tattered issues of “Playboy” and “Hustler,” “Striptease” is the flattest offering of the year." -- Critics Inc./America Online
Posted May 28, 2003
 
Striptease (1996)12%
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"The most exciting characters are killed off too early, and what we’re left with is a Satan’s “Seasme Street.”" -- Critics Inc./America Online
Posted May 8, 2003
 
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)23%
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"MGM can make millions with House Arrest. All they have to do is allow free admittance, and charge $10 a head for those wanting to run out of the theater before the end credits roll." -- Critics Inc./America Online
Posted May 6, 2003
 
House Arrest (1996)8%
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"a confused Gulf War flick adopting the structure of “Rashomon,” the sentimentality of “Love Story,” and the souls of Hollywood hacks." -- Critics Inc./America Online
Posted Mar 2, 2003
 
Courage Under Fire (1996)82%
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"Charlton Heston, though he has saved the Jews and a whole bunch of other distressed folk in the past, along with painting the Sistine Chapel, can’t rescue his son’s picture." -- Critics Inc./America Online
Posted Mar 2, 2003
 
Alaska (1996)18%
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"This woman is so grating, so self-absorbed, and so without a sense of humor, you can't be sympathetic to her self-inflicted chastity. Katie deserves to be alone. Sadly, she's wound up on the screen." -- Critics Inc./America Online
Posted Jan 7, 2003
 
I Love You, Don't Touch Me! (1996)40%
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"... when Ms. Rand, who died in 1982, is verbally sparring with the likes of Phil Donahue or Mike Wallace on old TV broadcasts, she comes alive." -- Critics Inc./America Online
Posted Jan 7, 2003
 
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1997)60%
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"At one point, Kily/Tilly notes: "Parents! You can't live with them. You can't live without their Mastercard." Hopefully, that will be the only sentence I remember from this abomination, and if the Lord is merciful, not even that." -- Critics Inc./America Online
Posted Jan 4, 2003
 
Bird of Prey (1996)n/a
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"Imagine a Medicare version of the private eye Paul Newman played in both “Harper” (1966) and “The Drowning Pool” (1976), and you have “Twilight.”" -- Critics Inc./America Online
Posted Jan 2, 2003
 
Twilight (1998)62%
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"“Sphere” yearns to be a philosophical epic but it’s final and only edict is so rudimentary as to barely exist: man is not yet ‘ready’ either intellectually or emotionally for the gifts E.T.’s are willing to share with us." -- Critics Inc./America Online
Posted Jan 2, 2003
 
Sphere (1998)17%
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"the miscasting of Ms. Elfman as someone with a brain defies belief." -- Critics Inc./America Online
Posted Jan 2, 2003
 
Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)14%
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"A little more “Kissing” like this, and years from now it’s quite possible “Friends” will be all Schwimmer is remembered for." -- Critics Inc./America Online
Posted Jan 2, 2003
 
Kissing a Fool (1998)29%
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"a film more noteworthy for its title’s lack of commas than for any other asset" -- Critics Inc./America Online
Posted Jan 2, 2003
 
Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)6%
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"The highlight is Lamour singing a spoof about her on-screen sarong persona. For some fetishists, seeing Meredith's shaven bare chest might supply another." -- Bay Area Reporter
Posted Dec 26, 2002
 
On Our Merry Way (1948)n/a
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"If Gangs of New York was a musical, you'd leave the theater humming the sets." -- PopcornQ
Posted Dec 19, 2002
 
Gangs of New York (2002)76%
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"Julie Davis is the Kathie Lee Gifford of film directors, sadly proving once again ego doesn't always go hand in hand with talent." -- Bay Area Reporter
Posted Nov 27, 2002
 
Amy's O (2002)27%
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"there are two reasons to fast-forward this offering when it's released on video: (1) Mickey Rourke's over-the-top bejeweled drag queen and (2) Tom Arnold's truly rotten performance as a baddy who has the hots for boy-buns. Roseanne's finally gotten her re" -- Detour Magazine
Posted Nov 17, 2002
 
Animal Factory (2000)83%
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"Madonna has made herself over so often now, there's apparently nothing left to work with, sort of like Michael Jackson's nose." -- PopcornQ
Posted Oct 12, 2002
 
Swept Away (2002)5%
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" It, however, wasn't until years later when his former wife Angie wrote her memoirs did we learn that she once found Bowie in bed with Mick Jagger." -- PopcornQ
Posted Jul 11, 2002
 
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture (1983)71%
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"Nell's bell knells when her stroke-victim mother drops dead at the beginning of the film." -- PopcornQ
Posted Apr 15, 2002
 
Nell (1994)48%

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