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 93%	Mesrine: Part 2 - Public Enemy #1 (2009)	" As a biopic of a modern gangster, Public Enemy No 1 is close to a masterpiece" Posted Dec 18, 2009
Fresh	N/A	My Tehran for Sale (2009)	" Complex and engaging, My Tehran For Sale is not a simplistic cry or a victim's story; it's a big subject and Granaz Moussavi handles it with grace and sensitivity" Posted Nov 13, 2009
Rotten	Fresh 89%	Moon (2009)	" The filmmakers say they wanted to make a sci-fi story within their limited budget, so used ingredients that would satisfy both. Sadly, the screenplay is a bit low on other things as well, like meaningful content." Posted Oct 2, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 73%	Mao's Last Dancer (2009)	" A mature work from a master filmmaker relishing his work" Posted Sep 23, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 100%	My Year Without Sex (2009)	" We get to care for the characters, but would like to have understood them better." Posted Aug 5, 2009
Rotten	Rotten 10%	My Life in Ruins (2009)	" We almost get to care about Georgia's fate, if it weren't for the fact that none of the film rings true and real" Posted Jul 10, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 63%	Mes Amis, Mes Amours ()	" Flawed and sometimes a bit contrived (like kiddies mouthing wise observations between themselves in precocious but cute mode) the film is nevertheless entertaining" Posted Jul 10, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 93%	Mary and Max (2009)	" Tremendously inventive, clever and wise, Mary and Max is a story for grown ups about life's dissonances." Posted Mar 31, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 95%	My Winnipeg (2008)	" It's so personal and so funny and so moving. Guy Maddin uses cinematic arts and crafts to convey his feelings about his home town" Posted Mar 27, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 72%	Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)	" Jumping yet another notch, this 3D animation is great technology in service of entertaining storytelling -- the result is a jaw dropping fantasy in which the filmmakers have happily kept the novelties of 3D to a minimum." Posted Mar 21, 2009
Fresh	N/A	The Man from Earth (2007)	" A unique blend of theology, biological fantasy and mind games" Posted Feb 20, 2009
Rotten	Rotten 55%	My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)	" If you like a bloody laugh and you relish the idea of body parts hurtling at you threatening to shower your popcorn with blood, this might be the film for you. Greeted by more guffaws than screams, My Bloody Valentine wears its heart on its pickaxe" Posted Feb 9, 2009
Rotten	Rotten 8%	Miss Conception (2008)	" A misconceived hodge podge of genuine romantic comedy and plastic story" Posted Feb 6, 2009
Fresh	Rotten 20%	Meet Bill (2008)	" Discovering your real self is the theme of Meet Bill, in which Bill has to work hard to finally meet himself" Posted Jan 23, 2009
Fresh	Fresh 89%	My Dinner With Andre (1981)	" Louis Malle's film was unique and exceptional in 1981, and it's still fairly unusual. It's a lesson in the value of listening and squeezing riches about humanity out of the swag of talk" Posted Jan 16, 2009
Fresh	N/A	Mad Dog Morgan (1976)	" Philippe Mora handles the screenplay with energy and pace, his storytelling focused on Morgan and his tragic, self-destructive path" Posted Jan 16, 2009
Fresh	N/A	Musta Jaa (2007)	" Excellent performances and assured direction serve to keep the story engaging and dramatic in Petri Kotwica's third feature, which won five Finnish Jussi (film industry) awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Script %u2013 and Best Actress for Ou" Posted Jan 9, 2009
Fresh	Rotten 24%	Make It Happen (2008)	" We know the trajectory, it's a question of how brightly the rocket burns and how interested we are in the astronauts aboard this dance missile from small town Indiana to Chicago Big Time Dance School" Posted Dec 20, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 80%	The Man From Snowy River (1982)	" The combination of its elements touches the Australian heart, elevating the ethos of a big, wonderful land and its hard headed, big hearted people on the screen" Posted Dec 12, 2008
Fresh	N/A	The Man From Hong Kong (1975)	" The film is one of the few Australian made kung fu action movies and is also notable for its superb cinematography by Russell Boyd %u2013 the brilliant lenser who went on to win the Oscar for his work on Master & Commander" Posted Dec 7, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 86%	Men's Group (2008)	" 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
Fresh	Fresh 100%	Man On Wire (2008)	" 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
Rotten	Rotten 18%	Max Payne (2008)	" I never trust a film in which the protagonists have conversations or even arguments in the pouring rain -- without umbrellas." Posted Oct 9, 2008
Rotten	Rotten 14%	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)	" The often silly elements of the plot dilute the majesty of the Chinese culture which it traverses, and the childish nature of the magical elements dilute the film's appeal outside a narrow target audience of undemanding kids" Posted Sep 7, 2008
Fresh	Rotten 38%	Murderous Intent (2006)	Click here to read article Posted Jun 4, 2007
Fresh	Fresh 88%	The Magician (2005)	" A festival favourite because it's different; it's a cheeky micro budget film which gets over all its budget limitations with the realisation of Ray's character, and its slight story convinces us that there really is more to it than we have seen." Posted Oct 11, 2005

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