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Critics / Andrew L. Urban
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    ANDREW L. URBAN

    Agrees with the Tomatometer 70% of the time.

    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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    Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

    " This film is not for me, but I do recognise its accomplishments and see how it appeals to the fan base, and how the young Max's journey connects with youngsters"

    Posted Nov 28, 2009

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    Rotten
    47%

    Whatever Works (2009)

    " The result is a stew that is not as satisfying as the gumbo which Boris Yellnikoff (Larry David) gets to enjoy"

    Posted Oct 8, 2009

    Fresh

    N/A

    Wake in Fright (1971)

    " A riveting film with exceptional relevance today in its cultural veracity and its observation of not just outback Australian society (if you can call it that), but in human nature."

    Posted Aug 26, 2009

    Fresh

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    71%

    William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (2004)

    " A richly cinematic and robust rendition of Shakespeare's pre-political correctness play about the place of Jews in anti-Semitic 16th century Venice, Michael Radford's film takes delight in dramatics thus pulling us into the story."

    Posted Jun 5, 2009

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    54%

    What Just Happened (2008)

    " The film must have great resonance in Hollywood, which loves nothing more than to see its innards hung out in proud dirty linen fashion, but the nebulous structure and meandering storytelling leaves the rest of us a little dissatisfied."

    Posted May 16, 2009

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    69%

    The Wave (2008)

    " Brilliantly written and directed, wonderfully performed by an ensemble cast, and haunting in its intensity"

    Posted Mar 14, 2009

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    64%

    Watchmen (2009)

    " Not my cup of digital tea, but a remarkable film nonetheless, for sheer energy, effort and intensity, as the graphic novel becomes a graphic, violent, bloody, sexy, effects-laden film"

    Posted Feb 27, 2009

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    N/A

    Witness to Murder (1954)

    " The story is strong and well told, building tension in the final act, delivering a satisfying payoff"

    Posted Feb 20, 2009

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    Fresh
    89%

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

    " Depending on your sensibilities, the film is either a black camp comedy or psychological horror %u2013 either way, it's hugely entertaining"

    Posted Feb 20, 2009

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    Fresh
    60%

    W. (2008)

    " A movie that's like a photo album made of moving pictures, focusing on his early, untamed life, the extraordinary turnaround and finally the first term."

    Posted Feb 20, 2009

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    29%

    War, Inc. (2008)

    " Sophisticated political satire, ridiculous farce, black humour, spoof, intellectual game playing and comic invention"

    Posted Feb 6, 2009

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    36%

    While She Was Out (2008)

    " Lots of edgy night chasing and some tense moments, but the resolution is a tad disappointing"

    Posted Jan 23, 2009

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    89%

    A Woman Under The Influence (1974)

    " An exceptional film .. a study in the complexities of love, in the subtleties of mental disorder and in the way society demands rigid conformity"

    Posted Jan 9, 2009

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    98%

    The Wrestler (2008)

    " Brings Mickey Rourke back to the screen in larger than life mode, with a performance that breaks our hearts"

    Posted Jan 9, 2009

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    0%

    Witless Protection (2008)

    " Witless, lowbrow fun is the signature of this so-so comedy with Larry the Cable Guy in fine fat form as a country bumpkin deputy sheriff with delusions of grander than smalltown cop"

    Posted Dec 20, 2008

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    85%

    War Dance (2007)

    " This wonderful doco is heartbreaking and heartwarming by turns"

    Posted Nov 14, 2008

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    69%

    The Wackness (2008)

    " A thoroughly engaging comic drama with absurdist elements %u2013 or is that just real life"

    Posted Nov 8, 2008

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    37%

    The Wiz (1978)

    " 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

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    13%

    The Women (2008)

    " 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

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    50%

    Whaledreamers (2008)

    " Made with the passion of the committed and the sincerity of the believer, Whaledreamers is both an ecological and a spiritual film, urging us to consider the upside of harmony and the downside of ignorance"

    Posted Sep 13, 2008

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    96%

    WALL-E (2008)

    " In what must be a tongue in cheek nod to his Antipodean origins, writer/director Andrew Stanton has named the CEO of By N Large, Shelby Forthright (the only genuine human seen in the film)"

    Posted Sep 13, 2008

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    80%

    Wittgenstein (1993)

    " One of Britain's most famous avant garde filmmakers, Derek Jarman, constructs a biopic of Viennese philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein with a bravura display of visual imagery"

    Posted Aug 23, 2008

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    37%

    Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)

    " Morgan goes out into the big bad, wide world as the naive and innocent everyman, asking the question of the title, but actually posing more complex issues - which address the human condition."

    Posted Aug 7, 2008

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    72%

    Wanted (2008)

    " Wanted is a virus of a movie, infecting the audience with its irresistible thrills as the nerdy hero morphs into a spectacular killing machine"

    Posted Jul 28, 2008

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    73%

    When Did You Last See Your Father? (2008)

    " Blake Morrison's pain is invasive and all-embracing as recounted in his book and repeated in this adaptation, which is a wake and a weep for a father lost to male failures of communication."

    Posted Jul 25, 2008
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