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ROB VAUX
PUBLICATION(S)
• Flipside Movie Emporium
• Mania.com
• Sci-Fi Movie Page

BIOGRAPHY
A native Californian, Rob Vaux grew up in the greater Los Angeles area before attending college in Minnesota and graduate school in Syracuse, NY. He moved back to So Cal after earning his M.A. and currently works as a writer and editor, as well as serving as a film critic for Flipside Movie Emporium.
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STATS
Total Reviews: 567
Total QuickRatings: 874

CRITICS GROUP(S)
Online Film Critics Society

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• Location: The greater Los Angeles area.


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A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE
 
BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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A The Prestige
A+ Popeye the Sailor: 1938-1940 - Volume Two
A- Casino Royale
B+ The Departed
3/4 Death Race
B Jesus Camp
B- Stranger Than Fiction
C+ Death of a President
C Flags of Our Fathers
C- The Hitcher
D+ Ghost Rider
D The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
F I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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A+ Dark City
A The Dark Knight
A+ WALL-E
A+ Popeye the Sailor: 1938-1940 - Volume Two
A There Will Be Blood
A Wristcutters: A Love Story
A No End in Sight
A Hot Fuzz
A Children of Men
A The Prestige
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WORST REVIEWED
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F Funny Games
F Caligula
F I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry
F Running Scared
F The Longest Yard
F Alone in the Dark
F White Chicks
F Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
F The Scorpion King
F Battlefield Earth
 more...
 
This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 78% of the time.

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"The 5 Best and 5 Worst Movie Breaches of Comic Book Canon" -- Mania.com
Posted Aug 31, 2008
 
The Dark Knight (2008)94%
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D
 
"While Babylon A.D. isn't the worst big-budget sci-fi film ever made, it comes near enough to merit avoiding at all costs." -- Mania.com
Posted Aug 31, 2008
 
Babylon A.D. (2008)7%
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B-
 
"The sheer absurdity of it all allows one to forgive the fact that it never truly realizes its potential." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 30, 2008
 
Hamlet 2 (2008)62%
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3/4
 
"Mmmmmm... it tastes like sleaze." -- Sci-Fi Movie Page
Posted Aug 21, 2008
 
Death Race (2008)39%
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B-
 
"The Clone Wars is what it is -- what Star Wars has become, for better or for worse -- and while it won't blow anyone over, you can't say you weren't warned going in." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 20, 2008
 
The Clone Wars (2008)20%
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B+
 
"Hell, it may even save Tom Cruise's career. Let's see Batman do that." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 15, 2008
 
Tropic Thunder (2008)84%
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A+
 
"The experience of Dark City is one that no film lover should miss... seen now as it was intended after 10 long years of wandering in the shadows." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 10, 2008
 
Dark City (1998)76%
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C
 
"Stoner-based or not, good comedy shouldn't need any help from the baggie in your pocket." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 9, 2008
 
Pineapple Express (2008)69%
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A-
 
"Pegg, Stevenson, and Wright know their demographic uncannily well, having shared their experiences and looked at the world through the same skewed lenses as most Gen Xers." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 5, 2008
 
Spaced: The Complete Series (1999/2001)n/a
 N/A  
"Mania Interview with Watchmen's Zack Snyder" -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 4, 2008
 
Watchmen (2009)n/a
 N/A  
"Mania Interview with Watchmen's Malin Akerman, Carla Gugino and Patrick Wilson" -- Mania.com
Posted Aug 3, 2008
 
Watchmen (2009)n/a
 N/A  
"Why the Dark Knight Owes Adam West" -- Mania.com
Posted Aug 2, 2008
 
The Dark Knight (2008)94%
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"Mania Interview: Simon Pegg" -- Mania.com
Posted Aug 2, 2008
 
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008)48%
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"Mania Interview: Martial Arts Legend Jackie Chan" -- Mania.com
Posted Aug 2, 2008
 
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)64%
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"Mania Interview: PUSH Director Paul McGuigan" -- Mania.com
Posted Aug 2, 2008
 
Push (2009)n/a
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"Mania Interview: Terminator: Salvation Director McG" -- Mania.com
Posted Aug 2, 2008
 
Terminator Salvation (2009)n/a
 N/A  
"Sci-Fi Movie Page Interview: Watchmen's Billy Crudup and Matthew Goode" -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 2, 2008
 
Watchmen (2009)n/a
 N/A  
"Mania Interview with Watchmen's Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Jackie Earle Haley" -- Mania.com
Posted Aug 2, 2008
 
Watchmen (2009)n/a
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C-
 
"I know that dragging old franchises out of mothballs is all the rage these days, but quality control still counts for something." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jul 31, 2008
 
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)11%
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C-
 
"'Look, they're grown men! And they behave like children!' Lather. Rinse. Repeat." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jul 26, 2008
 
Step Brothers (2008)53%
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A
 
"Nolan is clearly on the title character's wavelength and understands how a crisis of such magnitude might affect good men trying to do the right thing." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jul 17, 2008
 
The Dark Knight (2008)94%
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B+
 
"Synergistic product promotion Gotham Knight may be, but the people behind it treat their efforts as anything but disposable." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jul 13, 2008
 
Batman - Gotham Knight (2008)83%
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C+
 
"This director has shown us how good he can be, and with a character he adores as much as this one, he should have more to show for it than the mixed bag on display here." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jul 10, 2008
 
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)88%
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B-
 
"Hancock endures by finding the right rhythm to match its star, and by lashing enough amusing moments together to provide a trim 92 minutes of entertainment." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jul 8, 2008
 
Hancock (2008)38%
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B
 
"As long as you check your ethics at the door, there's nothing wrong with reveling in its skillful brand of sociopathic mayhem." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jul 8, 2008
 
Wanted (2008)73%
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A+
 
"Not only does it provide further proof of Pixar's unprecedented brilliance, but it may have actually elevated their game to a whole new level." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jun 26, 2008
 
WALL-E (2008)97%
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B-
 
"In the land of bad comedies -- which this summer truly seems to be -- its serviceable workmanship reigns supreme." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jun 23, 2008
 
Get Smart (2008)52%
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A+
 
"While diehard fans don't need a reason to rush out and grab it, this second collection proves especially inviting for more casual viewers." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jun 21, 2008
 
Popeye the Sailor: 1938-1940 - Volume Two (2007)n/a
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B-
 
"You want your "Hulk smash"? You got it." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jun 14, 2008
 
The Incredible Hulk (2008)67%
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D+
 
"Another case of elegant filmmaking kneecapped by a thunderingly stupid concept." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jun 14, 2008
 
The Happening (2008)19%
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B
 
"None of it sounds encouraging, but the directors find the right mixture of slapstick, satire, and affection to bring out the best in their material." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jun 8, 2008
 
Kung Fu Panda (2008)88%
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D
 
"Yes, OK, bad things happen to good people. Consider the message received... about seven movies ago." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted May 29, 2008
 
The Strangers (2008)43%
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B
 
"To counteract its shortcomings, what has the film got? It's got Indiana Freaking Jones, that's what." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted May 21, 2008
 
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)77%
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B
 
"Adamson overcomes some of the book's better-read-than-spoken dialogue and the odd bits of chunky plotting with plenty of grace and charm." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted May 17, 2008
 
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)66%
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"Q&A: Chiwetel Ejiofor" -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted May 10, 2008
 
Redbelt (2008)72%
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D+
 
"By trying to convince us that we're having a good time even as it pounds us senseless, Speed Racer moves beyond mediocrity and into the realm of active irritant." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted May 10, 2008
 
Speed Racer (2008)36%
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B
 
"The director knows this world and the actor makes us care about it. Redbelt requires little more to make good on its promises." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted May 1, 2008
 
Redbelt (2008)72%
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B
 
"A few lowered expectations and a tolerance for the odd slow patch will serve you quite well in soaking up the dependable fun on display." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Apr 30, 2008
 
Iron Man (2008)93%
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C+
 
"It relies too much on Spurlock's own personality to make simple and fairly obvious points in a manner which never offends, but certainly fails to linger." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)36%
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C+
 
"Toto and Scarecrow were dropped from the project after demanding excessive residuals on the back end." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)64%
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B
 
"Ayers makes the trip worthwhile largely through his excellent eye for asphalt level L.A. and his careful attention to Ludlow's moral dilemma." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Apr 16, 2008
 
Street Kings (2008)36%
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B-
 
"Murro works overtime to find the humanity in his characters, and with help from the cast, the search eventually pays off." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Apr 16, 2008
 
Smart People (2008)49%
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C
 
"A well-meaning movie fatally dazzled by the very nostalgia it's drowning in." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Apr 4, 2008
 
Leatherheads (2008)52%
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C-
 
"I probably should have given it a lower grade, but I really, really like watching Laurence Fishburne hurt people." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Mar 30, 2008
 
21 (2008)35%
/
C
 
"It ambles along pleasantly, produces a few chuckles, and is forgotten by the time you pass the popcorn counter on the way out of the theater." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Mar 28, 2008
 
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008)48%
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F
 
"The appalling sadism it eagerly employs in the name of, well, decrying sadism, becomes all the more infuriating when Funny Games repeatedly tells us it's for our own good." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Mar 13, 2008
 
Funny Games (2008)51%
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"Interview: Michael Shanks of Stargate SG-1" -- Mania.com
Posted Mar 13, 2008
 
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)n/a
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D
 
"My poor brain hung in there for as long as it could, but it lost its grip during the giant chicken attack and I haven't seen it since." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Mar 11, 2008
 
10,000 B.C. (2008)9%
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D
 
"As sorority party filler or a double bill with the likes of Cruel Intentions, this movie can't be beat." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Mar 1, 2008
 
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)42%
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D+
 
"The most unintentionally hilarious film so far this year." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Feb 25, 2008
 
Vantage Point (2008)35%

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