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Critics / Janos Gereben
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    JANOS GEREBEN

    Agrees with the Tomatometer 81% of the time.

    Biography: Post Newspaper Group arts editor; writer, reviewer for San Francisco Examiner, SFCV.org.

    Publications: culturevulture.net, Entertainment Insiders, San Francisco Examiner

    Total Reviews: 83

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    Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date (default)

    Rotten
    1/4

    Rotten
    40%

    The Limits of Control (2009)

    " However artsy it may be, a movie that jerks the audience along from beginning to end is not a good one." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted May 7, 2009

    —

    Rotten
    57%

    Tau Ming Chong (2009)

    Click here to read article — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Oct 18, 2008

    Fresh
    2.5/4

    Fresh
    82%

    Tropic Thunder (2008)

    " A delightfully entertaining, very funny movie." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Oct 18, 2008

    Fresh
    3.5/4

    Fresh
    77%

    Burn After Reading (2008)

    " Skip descriptions of the plot, reject self-righteous denunciations of smart skepticism and charming evil, go and wallow in life-affirming laughter." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Oct 18, 2008

    Fresh
    3/4

    Fresh
    64%

    Brideshead Revisited (2008)

    " Thompson's work is especially dazzling because the mean, sanctimonious character is so clearly alien to the actress." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Oct 18, 2008

    Fresh
    4.5/5

    Fresh
    93%

    The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

    " A significant achievement, held back but not much diminished by the unavoidable excesses of the genre." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Oct 18, 2008

    Fresh
    3.5/4

    Fresh
    90%

    Forbidden Lie$ (2009)

    " Brilliant." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Oct 18, 2008

    —

    Fresh
    91%

    Downfall (2005)

    Click here to read article — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Oct 18, 2008

    Fresh

    Fresh
    85%

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

    " It is grand guignol with music that will bewitch the uninitiated -- and probably outrage those who know and love the score, especially when it's sung decently." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Oct 18, 2008

    —

    Fresh
    80%

    Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles (2006)

    Click here to read article — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Oct 18, 2008

    Fresh
    3/4

    Fresh
    70%

    Religulous (2008)

    " An entertaining, funny, angry, thought-provoking journey." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Oct 2, 2008

    Fresh
    4/4

    Fresh
    61%

    Traitor (2008)

    " Traitor is more than a gripping, intelligent thriller. It is also a brave work, maintaining integrity as it deals with a difficult subject that habitually brings out black-and-white, cardboard treatment." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Aug 28, 2008

    Rotten
    1.5/4

    Rotten
    53%

    Mamma Mia! (2008)

    " A sappy, meaningless story, something on the order of Gidget Goes to Greece, but perhaps inferior to the Sandra Dee standard." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Jul 17, 2008

    Fresh
    3.5/4

    Fresh
    65%

    Brick Lane (2008)

    " Direction and the work of the cast are outstanding." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Jun 19, 2008

    Rotten
    2.5/4

    Rotten
    50%

    Sex and the City - The Movie (2008)

    " Hudson comes through so that you may remember her even when the popcorn is gone. If only the film itself did as well." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted May 29, 2008

    Fresh
    3/4

    Fresh
    86%

    The Singing Revolution (2007)

    " An intriguing, highly recommended film." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Apr 24, 2008

    Fresh
    3/4

    Fresh
    79%

    The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

    " The Spiderwick Chronicles may be too good to waste on kids. Sure, it's full of goblins and monsters and griffins and sprites, but hey! it's a really good movie, eminently suitable for the more mature crowd." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Feb 14, 2008

    Fresh
    3/4

    Fresh
    92%

    U2 3D (2008)

    " It is a spectacular, musically and visually superb experience, certain to enchant any classical-music fan... if only the fan is not too fanatic to stay away." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Jan 24, 2008

    Fresh
    3.5/4

    Fresh
    98%

    Nanking (2007)

    " The story of Nanking is told simply and well, it speaks for itself." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Jan 3, 2008

    Fresh
    3/4

    Fresh
    66%

    The Kite Runner (2007)

    " It is a big, important work." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Dec 13, 2007

    Fresh
    3/4

    Rotten
    27%

    Lions for Lambs (2007)

    " Gushing about Streep is almost embarrassing, but..." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Nov 17, 2007

    Fresh
    3/4

    Rotten
    51%

    Bee Movie (2007)

    " A giddy, freewheeling, clever, delightful animated romp 'about nothing,' a thing onto itself, the very definition of existential phenomenon." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Nov 8, 2007

    Rotten
    1/4

    Rotten
    19%

    The Invasion (2007)

    " The film as a whole is a failure, but additionally, it's also a mess of unedited or badly edited scenes." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Nov 8, 2007

    Fresh
    2.5/4

    Rotten
    45%

    Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

    " For a long time -- although definitely not all the way to the interminable finale of this whale of a nautical exercise -- you're likely to enjoy what you'll see" — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Nov 8, 2007

    Rotten
    0.5/4

    Rotten
    13%

    September Dawn (2007)

    " Predictable, obvious, often silly." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Nov 8, 2007

    Fresh
    3/4

    Fresh
    71%

    Lust, Caution (2007)

    " Whatever misgivings there may be about it, this festival-winning film is a mesmerizing, rich experience." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Oct 20, 2007

    Fresh
    2.5/4

    Fresh
    90%

    Michael Clayton (2007)

    " Shot and edited well, featuring a large, talented cast, Michael Clayton should provide entertainment" — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Oct 13, 2007

    Rotten
    2/4

    Rotten
    29%

    Next (2007)

    " Philip K. Dick is credited as the source of the film. That poor giant of SciFi has been more abused posthumously than anyone else of his genius." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Sep 22, 2007

    Fresh
    3.5/4

    Fresh
    89%

    Eastern Promises (2007)

    " Eastern Promises will take your breath away, churn your stomach, and then leave you with memories of unforgettable characters as well as perplexing thoughts about good and evil." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Sep 22, 2007

    Fresh
    2.5/4

    Fresh
    90%

    Knocked Up (2007)

    " A mostly funny, occasionally charming, steadily foul-mouthed, frequently well-written, otherwise downright stupid comedy, enjoyable in spite of its unaccountably overblown length of over two hours." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Sep 15, 2007

    Fresh
    3/4

    Rotten
    50%

    Hula Girls (2007)

    " An eminently likeable, well-made film." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Sep 8, 2007

    Fresh
    3/4

    Fresh
    65%

    Summer Palace (2008)

    " It's one of the more memorable films in years." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Aug 25, 2007

    Fresh
    3/4

    N/A

    Sound of the Soul (2005)

    " The sound, the music, the 'message' are all suffused with sincere expressions of love and longing, against a great heritage of tolerance, an ancient sanctuary for people of different faiths." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Aug 4, 2007

    Fresh
    3/4

    Fresh
    90%

    The Simpsons Movie (2007)

    " For Simpsons fans, the movie is nirvana; for the unfortunate rest of humanity, at least a therapeutic exercise in extreme giggles." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Aug 4, 2007

    Fresh
    3/4

    Fresh
    77%

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

    " There is a lot to see, a lot to enjoy in Phoenix." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Jul 21, 2007

    —

    Fresh
    82%

    Memories of Tomorrow (2006)

    Click here to read article — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Jul 21, 2007

    Fresh
    3/4

    Fresh
    82%

    Paprika (2007)

    " Kon is a spectacular filmmaker, although not quite of the same warm, humanistic nature as Hayao Miyazaki." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Jul 17, 2007

    Fresh
    3.5/4

    Rotten
    27%

    Evening (2007)

    " It holds attention, offers admirable performances, and engenders emotional involvement as few recent movies have." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Jul 7, 2007

    Fresh
    3.5/4

    Fresh
    71%

    Fracture (2007)

    " An intriguing, gleaming, exciting work." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Jun 30, 2007

    Rotten
    2.5/4

    Rotten
    41%

    Shrek the Third (2007)

    " The bad news: this year's Shrek the Third is not more fun, cute, entertaining, and clever than the first two. Far from being a yawn, there is no call for jumping up and down either." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Jun 2, 2007

    Fresh
    4/4

    Fresh
    94%

    Away From Her (2007)

    " When it comes to Away from Her, the overused, abused adjective cannot be avoided: it is a great film." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted May 7, 2007

    Fresh
    3.5/4

    Fresh
    85%

    Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic (2008)

    " The intellect, humanity, creativity and excitement of it all should appeal to everyone." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted May 5, 2007

    —

    Rotten
    22%

    Typhoon (2006)

    Click here to read article — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Apr 21, 2007

    Fresh
    2.5/4

    Rotten
    30%

    The Glamorous Life Of Sachiko Hanai (2007)

    " It’s a film to be experienced more than judged and is only recommended for those with adventurous tastes. At the very least, I doubt you'll be bored." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Apr 14, 2007

    Fresh
    2.5/4

    Fresh
    66%

    Meet the Robinsons (2007)

    " Meet the Robinsons is a cheerful mess, a pretty good B movie, albeit with a first-class advertising budget." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Apr 7, 2007

    Fresh
    3.5/4

    Fresh
    92%

    The Host (2007)

    " Our quirky family of ordinary heroes is on the march, fighting bad guys and bad monsters. And so the movie begins. Have fun." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Mar 17, 2007

    —

    Fresh
    70%

    Eden (2006)

    Click here to read article — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Feb 24, 2007

    Fresh
    3/4

    Fresh
    84%

    Breach (2007)

    " With remarkably simple and effective performances by Ryan Phillippe as O'Neill and Chris Cooper as Hanssen, Breach is a slow, thoughtful duet for two very different, but equally impressive men, both complex and 'real.'" — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Feb 18, 2007

    Rotten
    0/4

    Rotten
    9%

    Norbit (2007)

    " Norbit sets a new standard for the worst Hollywood can conceivably produce." — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Feb 9, 2007

    —

    Fresh
    65%

    Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

    Click here to read article — Entertainment Insiders

    Posted Feb 3, 2007
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    4/4

    An Inconvenient TruthOffsite

    4.5/5

    The Bourne UltimatumOffsite

    3.5/4

    Eastern PromisesOffsite

    3/4

    A Prairie Home CompanionOffsite

    2.5/4

    ScoopOffsite

    2/4

    IdlewildOffsite

    1.5/4

    Trust the ManOffsite

    1/4

    The InvasionOffsite

    0.5/4

    September DawnOffsite

    0/4

    NorbitOffsite

    Best Reviewed

    Best Reviewed

    4/4

    TraitorOffsite

    4/4

    Away From HerOffsite

    4/4

    Letters From Iwo JimaOffsite

    4/4

    BobbyOffsite

    4/4

    An Inconvenient TruthOffsite

    4.5/5

    The Bourne UltimatumOffsite

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    Worst Reviewed

    0/4

    NorbitOffsite

    0.5/4

    September DawnOffsite

    1/4

    The Limits of ControlOffsite

    1/4

    The InvasionOffsite

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