ROTTEN TOMATOES: Andrew L. Urban

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A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE

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	Australia
	War Dance
	The Flock
	Felon
	American Teen
	Re-Cycle
	Le Corniaud
	Running with Arnold
	Taxi to the Dark Side
	The Browning Version
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	Redacted
	Youth Without Youth
	Quantum of Solace
	Sex Drive
	Saw V
	Billy The Kid
	Trailer Park Boys - The Movie
	Max Payne
	The Tracey Fragments
	Towelhead
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 74% of the time.

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	" It's not the size that matters most in Baz Luhrmann's Australia, it's the many details, the intimate, personal moments, the connection with and respect for the Aboriginal culture in the context of human interaction, and the evil that greed makes men callo" Posted Nov 18, 2008	Australia (2008)	n/a
	" This wonderful doco is heartbreaking and heartwarming by turns" Posted Nov 14, 2008	War Dance (2007)	85%
	" We're being manipulated, and the irony is that the filmmaker is trying to prove how manipulated we are by the various interests around the Iraq war" Posted Nov 14, 2008	Redacted (2007)	43%
	" Hong Kong crime specialist Andy Lau of Infernal Affairs fame, makes his English language directing debut with this solid thriller set in New Mexico" Posted Nov 14, 2008	The Flock (2006)	n/a
	" The plot expands and gets more complex as the story progresses, and the dramatic tension ratchets up" Posted Nov 14, 2008	Felon (2008)	63%
	" A stilted and inelegant work, well below par for Francis Ford Coppola" Posted Nov 14, 2008	Youth Without Youth (2007)	28%
	" While the filmmaker constructs the film with verve and genuine cinematic flair, there are not enough surprises, not enough unexpected insights, to grab onto as we lurch from one scene to the next" Posted Nov 14, 2008	American Teen (2008)	69%
	" Does not live up to expectations, losing the sense of all the unique Bond elements, including James himself, who no longer tosses off darkly comic lines and doesn't even know what martini he's drinking. Daniel Craig is still excellent but he's no longer a" Posted Nov 14, 2008	Quantum of Solace (2008)	66%
	" The first thing that strikes you is the beauty and clarity of the images (fabulous transfer to DVD, almost like HD), the brilliantly effective use of music and the artful use of the camera" Posted Nov 8, 2008	Re-Cycle (2006)	50%
	" It may seem a tad dated now, but there's still plenty of innocent, old fashioned fun in this escapist chase movie / caper gone wrong comedy from two of France's most popular stars" Posted Nov 8, 2008	Le Corniaud (1965)	n/a
	" The naïve clarity of the bias makes the film a bit more fun to watch, as Dan Cox takes the baseball to Arnie' image and his persona with a relish" Posted Nov 8, 2008	Running with Arnold (2008)	13%
	" This is a deservedly acclaimed film; it's confronting and deeply saddening, but essential" Posted Nov 8, 2008	Taxi to the Dark Side (2008)	100%
	" It's a remarkable piece of writing by Terence Rattigan, the great English playwright, and great direction by Anthony Asquith to drag us through such an arid landscape and keep us interested, involved and finally moved" Posted Nov 8, 2008	The Browning Version (1951)	100%
	" Penis gags, poo and bum-driven gags, masturbation embarrassments and the consistent use of crude expletives are not nearly as hilarious when over-used as the filmmakers seem to think" Posted Nov 8, 2008	Sex Drive (2008)	40%
	" A thoroughly engaging comic drama with absurdist elements %u2013 or is that just real life" Posted Nov 8, 2008	The Wackness (2008)	67%
	" It's a terrifying scenario, and given Sydney's history with bush fires, not all that far fetched." Posted Nov 5, 2008	Scorched (2008)	n/a
	" A powerful and confronting story: one of the most significant films of the 1970s film renaissance in Australia" Posted Oct 31, 2008	The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)	n/a
	" Everyone makes a terrific contribution as Schepisi peels away the surface to reveal a morass of personal demons" Posted Oct 31, 2008	The Devil's Playground (1976)	n/a
	" Lingering images, loved for their beauty and composition, the pretty young cast and the contrasting scenes of industrial and scenic Newcastle help keep our attention. At least for a while" Posted Oct 31, 2008	Newcastle (2008)	58%
	" A feast of cinema, albeit harrowing and confronting" Posted Oct 31, 2008	Hunger (2008)	93%
	" The thriller elements that become the crucial threads in the third act are a bit clunky and the resolution is not convincing, either dramatically or romantically, but the film is nonetheless an entertaining journey" Posted Oct 31, 2008	Roman de Gare (2008)	86%
	" Grisly as it needs to be, Dying Breed is nevertheless quite a sophisticated horror film, layered with elements and peopled with leading characters who are more than stereotypes, thanks also to top performances." Posted Oct 31, 2008	Dying Breed (2008)	63%
	" The father/child relationship is at the heart of this extended psychotherapy session for an audience that is sucked into the group's brittle dynamic" Posted Oct 31, 2008	Men's Group (2008)	80%
	" The Koran is part of the battleground for the film's moral compass, and while it may overshoot the average multiplex goer's comfort zone for a spy movie, it engages on a serious level" Posted Oct 31, 2008	Traitor (2008)	56%
	" Well, it's nice to see the child-voiced Michael Jackson with a bulbous brown nose in this black American retake of The Wizard Of Oz" Posted Oct 25, 2008	The Wiz (1978)	37%
	" This Spanish horror thriller is based on a great idea that takes a new bite at the zombie genre, combined with a different way of telling the story," says Andrew" Posted Oct 25, 2008	[Rec] (2007)	94%
	" Demi Moore is excellent as the catalyst for the crime caper with a profoundly personal motive, something we don't discover until late in the film, and Michael Caine is wonderfully dry as the office cleaner with an agenda" Posted Oct 25, 2008	Flawless (2007)	60%
	" Ambitious as it is, Even Money truly succeeds as a gripping story about our urge to want more; more love, or more money, or just more life" Posted Oct 25, 2008	Even Money (2007)	25%
	" This audacious hypothetical is at once funny and dramatic, sometimes a little lopsided but always interesting" Posted Oct 25, 2008	Insignificance (1985)	88%
	" Sam Rockwell throws himself into this thornbush of a role with a veracity that is curiously intensified by the (real life) damaged finger in his left hand." Posted Oct 25, 2008	Choke (2008)	56%
	" It's questionable who suffers more in this torture porn sequel - the victims or the audience. But glib lines aside, there is no point in continuing the franchise unless the filmmakers can up the ante in the gruesome/anguish/torture stakes" Posted Oct 22, 2008	Saw V (2008)	12%
	" Any film about a group of women -- friends or not -- gets my attention. Fireworks are guaranteed. Sure enough, Diane English makes her feature debut with a classic, filling it with a ripper cast, each of whom adds their weight in TNT to the detonations." Posted Oct 20, 2008	The Women (2008)	13%
	" This is a knockout story, superbly told." Posted Oct 20, 2008	Celebrity: Dominick Dunne (2008)	86%
	" The rough and ready filmmaking technique makes it challenging for the viewer at times, and perhaps a stricter editing discipline could have tightened the film" Posted Oct 18, 2008	Billy The Kid (2007)	85%
	" Strikingly original and spectacularly twisted, Quid Pro Quo is a gem. Two outstanding performances from Nick Stahl and Vera Farmiga provide riveting viewing" Posted Oct 18, 2008	Quid Pro Quo (2008)	67%
	" Engaging and entertaining %u2026 primarily a heist movie with noirish elements; the characters are all flawed" Posted Oct 18, 2008	Un Flic (1971)	67%
	" This male version of The Devil Wears Prada comes off second best in the comparison, but is nevertheless an entertaining jest about a young Brit who is not only a fish out of water but totally out of the fishtank" Posted Oct 17, 2008	How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)	37%
	" The film is decorated by some wonderfully candid moments, some of which are deceptively undramatic;... these add even more texture and resonance to the character portrait at the heart of the film." Posted Oct 15, 2008	Lionel (2008)	n/a
	" The gentle toughness of the subject is perhaps deceptive, as the Macrae brothers embark on a story about a man who has shut down three decades ago and has just about used up all the leeway his family is prepared to give him." Posted Oct 15, 2008	The View From Greenhaven (2008)	71%
	" It's a wicked pleasure of a movie, full of fun, totally engaging and the touches of black just add texture to a focused screenplay and sharply tuned direction from Chris Nyst." Posted Oct 13, 2008	Crooked Business (2008)	n/a
	" The three central characters are an acquired taste, probably by the same fanclub that digs loser/doper comedies like Dumb and Dumber or the terrible Aussie equivalent, You and Your Stupid Mate" Posted Oct 10, 2008	Trailer Park Boys - The Movie (2008)	55%
	" Part re-enactment, part archival home movie, part historical and part social document, the subject is ideal as a story more fantastic than fiction" Posted Oct 9, 2008	Man On Wire (2008)	100%
	" Heartwarming and heartbreaking in equal measure, Young At Heart is a good antidote for cynicism." Posted Oct 9, 2008	Young@Heart (2008)	88%
	" Like the fruit of the lemon tree, The Lemon Tree is an astringent film, but just as welcome to the palate, in the right context." Posted Oct 9, 2008	Etz Limon (2008)	n/a
	" There is satire aplenty, comedy, relationships, and plain crazy fun as intelligence gathering characters (intelligence is relative here) come face to face (or something) with bumbling amateur blackmailers." Posted Oct 9, 2008	Burn After Reading (2008)	78%
	" I never trust a film in which the protagonists have conversations or even arguments in the pouring rain -- without umbrellas." Posted Oct 9, 2008	Max Payne (2008)	18%
	" Anchored by two outstanding performances, Unfinished Sky is an engaging and intriguing drama." Posted Oct 4, 2008	Unfinished Sky (2008)	86%
	" The mood, the music and the melancholy remain true to Gatlif's signature, but there is a sense of incompleteness about the film which detracts from it." Posted Oct 4, 2008	Transylvania (2006)	71%
	" An exploration of the heightened, extreme emotional sensations of adolescence, The Tracey Fragments is demanding and relentless, an image overload in search of resolution." Posted Oct 4, 2008	The Tracey Fragments (2008)	39%
	" It defies categorisation, which I love, and defies logic, which is very European. But it's also clever, funny and compelling" Posted Oct 4, 2008	The Nines (2007)	70%

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