ROTTEN TOMATOES: Andrew L. Urban

ANDREW L. URBAN

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Biography: Andrew L. Urban is Publisher & Editor of Urban Cinefile, Australia’s award winning online weekly movie magazine (est. 1997). Specialising in film journalism, Andrew was Australian bureau chief for London based film trade publications from 1985 to 1994. He was Channel Host for the World Movies subscription movie channel (2002-6), and with his publishing partner and wife Louise Keller, he co-produced and hosted Movies This Week, a short movie review program, broadcast on World Movies and the Ovation arts & entertainment channel (2004-5). Since July 2005, Andrew has presented Movies Now, a contemporary movie appreciation course at Sydney University’s Centre for Continuing Education. In January 2007, Andrew was commissioned by the Australian Film Television and Radio School’s Centre for Screen Business to produce an extensive series of in depth on camera interviews with film and TV industry practitioners, for the CSB website; the series continues into 2008. Andrew is a regular guest on ABC Radio 702 Drive’s Critics Forum with Richard Glover.

Publications: Urban Cinefile

Total Reviews: 398

Location: Sydney, Australia

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Fresh	Fresh 84%	Bright Star (2009)	" But the film is more about the impact of love on both their lives than about the impact of his poetry, which wasn't widely recognised until after his death. Life's a bitch." Posted Dec 18, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 82%	Broken Embraces (2009)	" The sure cinematic hand of Pedro Almodóvar falters and fumbles here as he attempts to fuse together a melodrama with a thriller plus something of a spiritual journey for his central character, Mateo ... superbly portrayed by Lluis Homar" Posted Dec 12, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 72%	The Boys Are Back (2009)	" It's the two boys, young George Mackay and younger Nicholas McAnulty who walk away with the acting honours in astonishingly mature and controlled performances" Posted Nov 5, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 80%	Blessed (2009)	" Blessed with cinematic ambition, Ana Kokkinos and her writing collaborators have forged a striking film out of pain and dysfunction, yet managing to pull out a serene sense of closure in the final moments." Posted Sep 2, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 67%	Ben X (2008)	" From the opening moments, as the graphics of the Archlord online game intercut with the world of Dutch teenager Ben (Greg Timmermans), we know we're in for something special" Posted Aug 29, 2009
Fresh	N/A	Burning Season (2008)	" This globe trotting doco is a handy insight into the tragic deforestation around Indonesia" Posted Aug 27, 2009
Fresh	N/A	Bastardy (2008)	" Archival black and white footage, newspaper clippings and fresh footage taken over seven years by filmmaker Amiel Courtin-Wilson combine to paint a complex and fascinating profile of Jack." Posted Aug 26, 2009
Fresh	N/A	Bad Bush (2009)	" Based on a true story, Sam Genocchio's thriller has all the hallmarks of a natural filmmaking talent, aware of the various tools and tricks of filmmaking to generate psychological tension in the viewer." Posted Aug 19, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 80%	Bandslam (2009)	" With its combination of high energy music, a terrific young cast (with the relatively youthful Lisa Kudrow as a mum) and its well structured screenplay, Bandslam is an above average coming of age dramatic comedy" Posted Aug 8, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 78%	Bronson (2009)	" Gripping and visceral, ugly and beautiful, terrible and haunting, Bronson is quite brilliant." Posted Jul 29, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 94%	Beautiful Kate (2009)	" Rachel Ward doesn't put a foot wrong in her debut as writer/director, transposing the American novel with consummate ease into an Australian story - it is not rooted in the culture of a country, but in the heart of the characters" Posted Jul 27, 2009
Rotten	Fresh 67%	Bruno (2009)	" Where Borat was an innocent abroad, Brüno is just broad; Sacha Baron Cohen makes Brüno the self centred and self obsessed centre of the film, which is not so much a story as a series of sketches designed to shock, disgust and outrage" Posted Jul 6, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 81%	Barfly (1987)	" Charles Bukowski's semi-autobiographical short story-cum-screenplay is rich fodder for filmmaker Schroeder, who squeezes all the available juice out of it in a sensitively directed film" Posted Jun 5, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 87%	The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009)	" In trying to cram a great deal into 150 minutes, the filmmakers necessarily jump scenes like puddles, and sometimes the audience gets lost. But I can excuse this flaw; for one thing, the patchwork or montage style provides the time frame" Posted May 1, 2009
Rotten	Fresh 64%	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)	" The story is passable, albeit a little too manufactured for my taste in terms of its moral lessons, but the execution is so stilted and unconvincing that the experience is uncomfortable" Posted Apr 18, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 88%	Baraka (1994)	" Critics and audiences have struggled to find the right words to describe the effect Baraka has on them for 16 years; but it seems appropriate to be speechless after seeing this wordless masterpiece of cinema." Posted Apr 2, 2009
Fresh	Rotten 54%	The Boat That Rocked (2009)	" Having lived in London when the pirate radio stations flourished in the 60s, I can easily relate to the subject matter, although the treatment is fanciful. But that's OK, we're talking about rock n'roll, sex and youth, and about having fun." Posted Apr 2, 2009
Fresh	N/A	Blue Murder (1995)	" The work has stood the test of time with its superb production values, outstanding performances and taut direction... all built on an award winning screenplay" Posted Mar 27, 2009
Fresh	Rotten 48%	Bottle Shock (2008)	" It's easy to take, enjoyable and escapist, and while it celebrates Californian wine making, it doesn't disparage the French." Posted Mar 20, 2009
Fresh	Rotten 29%	Black Cloud (2004)	" An engaging and entertaining story about a young Navajo burdened by demons about his single white ancestor, and has a chip on his shoulder" Posted Jan 23, 2009
Rotten	N/A	Black Eagle (1988)	" With one chase, one aborted fight and one small fight on a boat in the first 55 minutes, Black Eagle isn't exactly an action movie" Posted Dec 12, 2008
Rotten	Rotten 13%	Big Stan (2007)	" If you leave all your grown up sensibilities at the door and fill up on popcorn while watching Big Stan, preferably in a crowd of your like-minded mates, you'll probably have a roaring good time." Posted Nov 20, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 100%	The Browning Version (1951)	" 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
Rotten	Fresh 86%	Billy The Kid (2007)	" 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
Fresh	Fresh 77%	Burn After Reading (2008)	" 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
Fresh	Rotten 51%	Body of Lies (2008)	" Convincing and gripping, Body of Lies is at the epicentre of Ridley Scott's comfort zone as an action adventure with political overtones as well as some intimate human insights" Posted Oct 4, 2008
Fresh	Rotten 7%	Babylon A.D. (2008)	" Mathieu Kassovitz is making a determined challenge for the stylish French sci-fi thriller crown of Luc Besson with this highly effective, highly charged action movie, even though he has had to rather mangle the novel on which it is based" Posted Sep 28, 2008
Fresh	N/A	Beyond Our Ken (2007)	" Thoroughly riveting, Beyond Our Ken was made with the co-operation of Ken Dyer and Jan Hamilton, allowing the filmmakers insider access -- Luke Walker joined up for six months to have such access" Posted Sep 18, 2008
Fresh	N/A	Bag Boy (2008)	" The best, best things about Bag Boy is a script that is treated as drama, a cast that excels in deadpan humour and a dry, absurdist sense of fun" Posted Sep 18, 2008
Fresh	Rotten 56%	Bitter & Twisted (2008)	" Exceptional performances from the entire cast - and a giant one from Noni Hazlehurst - help make this a riveting film, as they conjure up real characters for us who act and feel in sometimes self-destructive ways %u2013 recognizably human, recognizably us" Posted Sep 13, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 71%	Bienvenue Chez Les Ch'tis (2008)	" In this comedy about misconceptions, love and true friendship, Danny Boon gives us an enjoyable lesson in avoiding making assumptions about people" Posted Aug 29, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 91%	Bonnie and Clyde (1967)	" Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty deliver pitch perfect performances as Bonnie and Clyde, with characterisations that are layered and engaging. Beatty's bravado is infectious, and Dunaway's abandon is life affirming - if doomed." Posted Aug 14, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 63%	Baby Mama (2008)	" This formulaic feelgood romantic comedy delivers everything it promises with a streamlined screenplay about a single professional woman, Kate (Tina Fey) who at 37 is desperate to have a baby and the complications that beset her plans" Posted Aug 14, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 79%	The Bank Job (2008)	" Blazing with the ring of truth, The Bank Job is a tense and involving caper movie with more than the usual layers: a genuine Royal scandal." Posted Jul 25, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 63%	Bra Boys (2008)	" It is a sobering piece of raw filmmaking." Posted Apr 7, 2008
Fresh	N/A	Brides (2004)	" Brides is a moving insight into many lives at their crossroads, young women sent by their families to the New World in the hope of a better life." Posted Oct 11, 2005

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