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TODD GILCHRIST
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A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE
 
BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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5/5  Brokeback Mountain
4.5/5  Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
4/5  George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
3.5/5  Howl's Moving Castle
3/5  Stay
2.5/5  Memoirs of a Geisha
2/5  Aeon Flux
1.5/5  Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D
1/5  Basic Instinct 2
0.5/5  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
0/5  Halloween
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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5/5  The Dark Knight
5/5  No Country for Old Men
5/5  300
5/5  Brokeback Mountain
5/5  Happy Endings
4.5/5  Vicky Cristina Barcelona
4.5/5  WALL-E
4.5/5  Speed Racer
4.5/5  There Will Be Blood
4.5/5  Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
 more...
 
 
WORST REVIEWED
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0/5  Disaster Movie
0/5  Mad Money
0/5  Halloween
0/5  Cursed
0.5/5  The Women
0.5/5  Superhero Movie!
0.5/5  Moving McAllister
0.5/5  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
0.5/5  The Whole Ten Yards
1/5  Babylon A.D.
 more...
 
This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 71% of the time.

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9/10
 
" Tony Jaa leaves Bruce Lee wannabes in the dust with this terrific Thai martial arts film." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
The Protector (2006)54%
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5/10
 
" Even though its greatest legacy may be a continual reminder how appreciative we should be that Hong Kong decided to come to Hollywood, Gymkata feels like a strangely seminal film for the genre." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Gymkata (1985)0%
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9/10
 
" The martial arts master returns to DVD with a deluxe set that celebrates not only his body of work but his lasting impact on modern action movies." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
The Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection (2005)n/a
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5/10
 
" Johnny Depp and Rob Morrow make waves in this '80s sex comedy." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Private Resort (1985)n/a
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8/10
 
" Nerds get their overdue revenge with this deluxe DVD featuring commentary tracks, featurettes and deleted scenes." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)76%
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3/10
 
" A film of stultifying stupidity disguised as down-home folksiness and derivative thrills, The Beginning is about as reprehensible as entertainment comes, even in our decreasingly intelligent times." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Dukes of Hazzard - The Beginning (2006)n/a
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9/10
 
" Web-head returns to DVD with eight more minutes of unseen footage as well as a superlative spate of new extras and featurettes." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Spider-Man 2.1 (2004)n/a
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8/10
 
" Galifianakis takes stand-up to hilarious new levels with this satisfying set." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Zach Galifianakis - Live at the Purple Onion (2005)n/a
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8/10
 
" Season Two of David Lynch's classic series finally arrives on DVD." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Twin Peaks - The Complete Second Season (1990-1991)n/a
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7/10
 
" Overall, Re-Animator (Anchor Bay Collection) is worth buying only for true die-hard fans, or as a blind-buy for any person who loves Raimi's Evil Dead series but hasn't seen this similarly superlative horror-comedy." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Re-Animator (1985)92%
 N/A  
" The groundbreaking comedian chats with IGN about his new DVD." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Zach Galifianakis - Live at the Purple Onion (2005)n/a
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10/10
 
" Overall, the Fantastic Four (Extended Edition) is superior to the original DVD in every way possible except for the quality of the actual film; but the set is absolutely worth buying for fans of the original cut, comic books in general, or even casual fol" -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Fantastic Four (2005)26%
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10/10
 
" A collection of four perfect films finally restored for stateside release." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
The Sergio Leone Anthology (1964-1971)n/a
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8/10
 
" John Woo's early wuxia film shows how the action auteur developed some of his trademark themes." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1978)n/a
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9/10
 
" Gordon Liu's masterpiece returns to DVD in a terrific new edition that reconfirms its classic status." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
36th Chamber of Shaolin (1983)n/a
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" Director John Woo waxes poetic about his two new DVD releases." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Hard Boiled (1992)94%
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8/10
 
" Woo's action classic enjoys another edition to expand its epic scope." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Hard Boiled (1992)94%
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9/10
 
" Five of Kubrick's classics are finally restored and properly explored in this expansive set." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Warner Home Video Directors Series: Stanley Kubrick Collection ()n/a
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10/10
 
" Paul Verhoeven's classic sci-fi adventure proves as potent as ever in this new edition." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Robocop (1987)85%
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8/10
 
" An effortless charmer that reminds genre fans of enough other genuine classics to distract from that fact it's not one in its own right, Inglorious Bastards is a great addition to Tarantino's expanding canon of rediscovered treasures and an exciting, enga" -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
The Inglorious Bastards (1977)n/a
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4/5
 
" There's no Country in the Coens' latest, but plenty of great comedy." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Burn After Reading (2008)78%
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0.5/5
 
" This remake feels more like a Sex and the City knockoff than a reinvention of Cukor's classic." -- IGN Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
The Women (2008)10%
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0/5
 
" It's quite frankly stultifying that Friedberg are Seltzer are ever let anywhere near a studio boardroom after having defecated out their previous movies, much less this one." -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 29, 2008
 
Disaster Movie (2008)2%
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2/5
 
" Bottle Shock feels more like an excuse to exercise the most familiar of screenwriting formulas than to explore the origins of California's booming wine industry." -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 29, 2008
 
Bottle Shock (2008)45%
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3/5
 
" Tropic Thunder is an often hilarious return to form for Stiller after almost a decade of lackluster comedies, but it's also a wildly uneven effort that suffers from too much self-awareness to earn the status of bona fide classic." -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 29, 2008
 
Tropic Thunder (2008)83%
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2.5/5
 
" The best thing about this massive TV pilot-cum-new "Episode" is its potential because even if it's flawed and only partially functional as a film, The Clone Wars embodies one of the essential elements that has for decades sustained the Star Wars saga %u20" -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 29, 2008
 
The Clone Wars (2008)19%
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4.5/5
 
" Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a reassuring return to form that qualifies as his smartest, most lyrical and all-around best film in a decade." -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 29, 2008
 
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)80%
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2/5
 
" The based-on-a-true-story tale of Pop Warner's first female quarterback is a feelgood picture with not a single convention out of place that manages not to offend even if it also doesn't offer a single shred of originality." -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 29, 2008
 
The Longshots (2008)38%
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1/5
 
" Babylon A.D. is a poorly-assembled sci-fi melodrama bereft of excitement or intelligence that will only remind me of the director's earlier, better film because its translated title echoes my sentiments about this one - namely, hatred." -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 29, 2008
 
Babylon A.D. (2008)7%
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2/5
 
" Shyamalan's latest is an improvement, but a full-fledged comeback ain't happening." -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 8, 2008
 
The Happening (2008)18%
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4.5/5
 
" Stanton finds more success with a tender, thoughtful and terrific-looking animated film." -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 8, 2008
 
WALL-E (2008)96%
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4/5
 
" A bloodsucker story that's rich with originality and feeling, this Swedish import is a terrific love story and vampire tome that not only rewards the genre's fans but rekindles interest in its virtually exhausted foundations." -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 8, 2008
 
Let the Right One In (2008)100%
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3.5/5
 
" This second Palahniuk adaptation offers oddball but inauspicious fun." -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 8, 2008
 
Choke (2008)55%
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4/5
 
" Baghead is at once a terrifically smart and scary piece of entertainment, an embodiment of the mumblecore aesthetic, and a sly commentary on the challenges aspiring and independent filmmakers face in finding an audience for their work." -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 8, 2008
 
Baghead (2008)78%
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3/5
 
" This soldier's story proves interesting but insubstantial." -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 8, 2008
 
American Son (2008)100%
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2/5
 
" Freeland's film offers a poor man's Los Angeles opus." -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 8, 2008
 
Garden Party (2008)11%
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4/5
 
" This chronicle of Polanski's life, career and legal woes offers an engaging portrait of the artist." -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 8, 2008
 
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)87%
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2/5
 
" Carter has with The X-Files: I Want to Believe created a mediocre mystery that relies too frequently on coincidence and screenwriting convenience to elicit genuine interest, much less "belief" in its twists and turns. " -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 8, 2008
 
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)32%
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3/5
 
" Bishop's film is an exercise in style and tone that certainly takes much from the genre that inspired it, but it certainly contributes nothing to legitimize its artistic integrity or extend its historical longevity." -- IGN Movies
Posted Aug 8, 2008
 
Hell Ride (2008)11%
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4/5
 
" A film that will force you to recall every awkward feeling of rejection, alienation, and betrayal that you went through during your own high school years." -- IGN Movies
Posted Jul 24, 2008
 
American Teen (2008)69%
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" An action movie which the word "blockbuster" was practically invented for, super spy James Bond, as portrayed by Pierce Brosnan, returns for his twentieth adventure and strives not to mess with a good (or financially successful) formula." -- IGN Movies
Posted Jul 2, 2008
 
Die Another Day (2002)59%
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" Actress Salma Hayek portrays the famed Mexican surrealist painter in a biopic that neither mythologizes nor decries the artist's accomplishments on or beyond the canvas." -- IGN Movies
Posted Jul 2, 2008
 
Frida (2002)75%
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" After creating the most addictive drug known to man, Samuel Jackson and Robert Carlyle go on the run looking for a buyer in what turns out to be a joyride of a movie that takes its inspiration from similar films that have come before it." -- IGN Movies
Posted Jul 2, 2008
 
Formula 51 (2002)26%
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" Knockaround Guys just doesn't deserve to get made, either literally or figuratively, and isn't worth the time needed to discover that this particular up-and-comer is yesterday's news." -- IGN Movies
Posted Jul 2, 2008
 
Knockaround Guys (2002)19%
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" Brown Sugar manages to take hip-hop's well-established history and make it digestible for audiences not necessarily tied directly into the core of that culture." -- IGN Movies
Posted Jul 2, 2008
 
Brown Sugar (2002)63%
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" The Tuxedo is sort of like a film that might have been made from a song by Burt Bacharach; its central conceit is odd, implausible, even a bit silly, but one can hardly begrudge it those elements when the thing plays so beautifully." -- IGN Movies
Posted Jul 2, 2008
 
The Tuxedo (2002)22%
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" Starring the likes of Susan Sarandon and Dustin Hoffman, filmmaker Brad Silberling delivers a personal movie that reassures us that that we will one day understand those terrible things that happen to us." -- IGN Movies
Posted Jul 2, 2008
 
Moonlight Mile (2002)65%
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" The Banger Sisters is not a terrible film but ultimately a missed opportunity, an opportunity to show the outcomes of those deluded Band-Aids from Almost Famous, or even as a demonstration of the inevitable paths of people whose experiences peaked when th" -- IGN Movies
Posted Jul 2, 2008
 
The Banger Sisters (2002)47%
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" Filmmaker Micahel Caton-Jones serves up an edgy drama filled with tragically flawed characters portrayed by Robert De Niro, James Franco and Frances MacDormand." -- IGN Movies
Posted Jul 2, 2008
 
City by the Sea (2002)49%
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" Sporting a cast of up-and-coming actresses, John Stockwell's surfing flick offers up a slice of entertainment that acknowledges its roots and whose throw away pleasures arrive with no guilt." -- IGN Movies
Posted Jul 2, 2008
 
Blue Crush (2002)62%

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