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Critics / Sarah Boslaugh
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    SARAH BOSLAUGH

    Agrees with the Tomatometer 84% of the time.

    Publications: Playback:stl

    Critics' Group: Online Film Critics Society

    Total Reviews: 147

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    Fresh
    8/10

    Fresh
    86%

    Flame & Citron (2008)

    " ...a film noir set in wartime where there's moral ambiguity almost everywhere you look as well as large measures of heroism, treachery and ordinary human failings."

    Posted Dec 18, 2009

    Rotten
    5/10

    Fresh
    82%

    Me and Orson Welles (2009)

    " There's nothing interesting about Efron's character which means that a film built around him can't hold our attention for long, with the possible exception of a certain audience demographic who still thinks he's dreamy."

    Posted Dec 18, 2009

    Fresh
    7/10

    Fresh
    72%

    Gozu (2004)

    " Gozu takes you on a very strange psychosexual journey, which is all the more disturbing because it takes place in completely ordinary surroundings..."

    Posted Dec 14, 2009

    Fresh
    6/10

    Rotten
    30%

    20th Century Boys (2008)

    " ...has that crazy mix of genres and conventions which you often find in Japanese film and has the added benefit of not taking itself too seriously."

    Posted Dec 8, 2009

    Fresh
    8/10

    Fresh
    95%

    The Maid (2009)

    " ...if there's any justice in the Academy [Catalina Saaveda will] be contending for a Best Actress Oscar this spring."

    Posted Dec 4, 2009

    Fresh
    7/10

    Fresh
    94%

    The Damned United (2009)

    " ...the real story isn't about football, but about the competing agendas of two strong-willed individuals: one apparently playing the supporting role to the other's lead..."

    Posted Dec 1, 2009

    Fresh
    8/10

    Fresh
    90%

    The Messenger (2009)

    " ...[The Messenger] highlights the gulf between those who have served in Iraq and nearly everyone else they deal with after returning home."

    Posted Dec 1, 2009

    Rotten
    4/10

    Fresh
    81%

    The Horse Boy (2009)

    " True-to-life stories about the personal growth of attractive white people are all the cinematic rage these days ... and at its worst The Horse Boy seems both an invasion of privacy...and a cold-hearted attempt to cash in on a trendy topic."

    Posted Nov 25, 2009

    Fresh
    7/10

    Fresh
    87%

    Amreeka (2009)

    " Dabis wisely keeps her film firmly grounded in the personal and specific...focusing on the experiences of one family which she makes us care about."

    Posted Nov 20, 2009

    Rotten
    4/10

    Rotten
    39%

    2012 (2009)

    " ...goes on so long it starts to feel like the fifth piece of chocolate cake when two or three would have been more enjoyable."

    Posted Nov 13, 2009

    Fresh
    9/10

    Fresh
    94%

    An Education (2009)

    " ...a complex and morally ambiguous story which rewards the audience's attention without resorting to pushing their buttons."

    Posted Nov 13, 2009

    Fresh
    6/10

    Fresh
    60%

    Pirate Radio (2009)

    " This is a film which does not take itself seriously and sends up everything from A Perfect Storm to Spartacus to Titanic as well as every teenage music flick you've ever seen."

    Posted Nov 13, 2009

    Fresh
    6/10

    Fresh
    65%

    Coco Before Chanel (2009)

    " The script...adheres closely to biopic conventions but is brought alive by the magnetic performance of Tautou with strong support particularly from Poelvoorde and Devos."

    Posted Nov 6, 2009

    Fresh
    6/10

    Fresh
    74%

    Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)

    " Five Minutes of Heaven is a frustrating inconsistent film which provides a vehicle for some truly outstanding acting..."

    Posted Nov 6, 2009

    Rotten
    5/10

    Fresh
    82%

    Earth Days (2009)

    " ...mostly a celebration of gray eminences who are very satisfied with themselves."

    Posted Oct 30, 2009

    Rotten
    3/10

    N/A

    The AntiChrist (1974)

    " Now von Trier's trying his hand at the horror porn genre without abandoning the genital close-ups, making Antichrist a sort of horror porn squared."

    Posted Oct 30, 2009

    Fresh
    6/10

    Fresh
    70%

    Chelsea on the Rocks (2009)

    " A creative community is as fragile an ecosystem as any salt marsh and just as easily destroyed: Chelsea on the Rocks celebrates a hotel which nurtured some of the greatest talents of the twentieth century."

    Posted Oct 30, 2009

    Fresh
    6/10

    Fresh
    100%

    Rashevski's Tango (2003)

    " The characters often seem less like real people and more like little cardboard figures created by the scriptwriters ...to represent different attitudes toward Judaism."

    Posted Oct 28, 2009

    Fresh
    6/10

    Fresh
    70%

    American Casino (2009)

    " If there's an overarching theme it's that people respond to incentives and so regulation of the financial market is necessary to see that the incentives offered are not perverse."

    Posted Oct 24, 2009

    Rotten
    5/10

    Fresh
    73%

    More Than a Game (2009)

    " Despite opening with a statement that basketball should be a means to an end rather than an end in itself, the film itself is about 99.9% basketball."

    Posted Oct 16, 2009

    Fresh
    6/10

    Fresh
    67%

    Paris (2009)

    " ...this Paris is a fantasy unlikely to be encountered by either tourist or resident, but considered as a travelogue for intellectuals, it's an enjoyable way to spend a few hours"

    Posted Oct 9, 2009

    Rotten
    4/10

    Fresh
    72%

    The Boys Are Back (2009)

    " ...reduces the complexities of human relationships to a series of aphorisms and sitcom-like scenes, each of which is carefully designed to teach a lesson or establish a plot point."

    Posted Oct 9, 2009

    Fresh
    7/10

    Fresh
    96%

    Somers Town (2009)

    " ...Meadows' method of working with improvised scenes shot in long takes gives it a sense of emotional truth which is lacking in many more ambitious films."

    Posted Oct 9, 2009

    Fresh
    9/10

    Fresh
    83%

    Whip It (2009)

    " As in most sports movies, the matches are really a means to an end, in this case the maturation of Bliss from a compliant but unhappy daughter to a young woman who knows her own mind."

    Posted Oct 2, 2009

    Rotten
    5/10

    Fresh
    89%

    No Impact Man (2009)

    " If this sounds like a stunt, it is. But it's tough to get a book contract these days."

    Posted Oct 2, 2009

    Fresh
    7/10

    Fresh
    87%

    The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009)

    " Edel doesn't force an interpretation on the audience: instead his film provides an experience which raises questions rather than answering them."

    Posted Sep 18, 2009

    Fresh
    7/10

    Fresh
    100%

    Afghan Star (2009)

    " ...by the end of the 88 minute journey you'll learn more about contemporary Afghanistan than you will from a month of watching television news in the United States."

    Posted Sep 18, 2009

    Fresh
    7/10

    Fresh
    92%

    Il Divo (2009)

    " ... Sorrentino avoids the dreary conventions of the biopic in favor of a cheeky mix of music montages, dramatic re-enactments and hilariously deadpan takes ...."

    Posted Sep 11, 2009

    Rotten
    2/10

    Rotten
    6%

    All About Steve (2009)

    " But the main message ... is that movie studios think a lot of people will pay good money to see Sandra Bullock humiliate herself yet again in front of the camera."

    Posted Sep 4, 2009

    Fresh
    6/10

    Fresh
    85%

    World's Greatest Dad (2009)

    " ...Williams delivers a scarily plausible portrait of a sad sack whose need for success is so great he doesn't hesitate to exploit his son's death..."

    Posted Sep 4, 2009

    Fresh
    8/10

    Fresh
    86%

    Lorna's Silence (2009)

    " In a just world, the Dardenne brothers would be as well known as the Coens; outside the United States they probably are already."

    Posted Sep 4, 2009

    Fresh
    6/10

    Fresh
    92%

    Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (2009)

    " ... a good introduction to Gertrude Berg for those who have never heard of her and a pleasant journey down nostalgia lane for those who grew up with her shows."

    Posted Aug 28, 2009

    Fresh
    7/10

    Fresh
    82%

    The Country Teacher (2009)

    " The actors are interesting rather than glamorous, their acting style consistently low-key, and their triumphs and failures realized on a human rather than grandiose scale."

    Posted Aug 22, 2009

    Fresh
    8/10

    Fresh
    89%

    Séraphine (2008)

    " ...Séraphine's art, religious fervor and mental breakdowns are all accepted as facts which may be witnessed but not explained."

    Posted Aug 22, 2009

    Fresh
    9/10

    Fresh
    95%

    In the Loop (2009)

    " ...gives equal time to our brethren across the Atlantic who are no less status-obsessed and have much more impressive collections of expletives..."

    Posted Aug 7, 2009

    Fresh
    7/10

    Fresh
    94%

    Revanche (2009)

    " The quiet cinematography by Martin Gschlacht underscores the film's emphasis on characters rather than action while placing the characters in very specific contexts..."

    Posted Jul 31, 2009

    Fresh
    8/10

    Fresh
    100%

    Kind Hearts and Coronets (1950)

    " In a career noted for multiple characterizations, Alec Guinness had his finest hour in the dryly hilarious Ealing Studios comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets ..."

    Posted Jul 29, 2009

    Fresh
    9/10

    Fresh
    95%

    Richard III (1995)

    " ...McKellan helped his own cause by writing a screenplay which captures the essence of Shakespeare's play while also working perfectly as a movie."

    Posted Jul 28, 2009

    Fresh
    10/10

    Fresh
    100%

    All About Eve (1950)

    " Sanders...was ideally cast in this role: you can feel in Addison's every word the world-weariness of the actor who would eventually commit suicide at age 65..."

    Posted Jul 27, 2009

    Fresh
    8/10

    Fresh
    97%

    The Hurt Locker (2009)

    " Bigelow has taken the truism that "movies are life with the boring bits cut out" to the extreme..."

    Posted Jul 24, 2009

    Fresh
    7/10

    Rotten
    54%

    The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)

    " Many films have shown more explicit (and often gratuitous) violence, but the impact is greater in this film as it is intensely personal ..."

    Posted Jul 19, 2009

    Fresh
    6/10

    Fresh
    81%

    Departures (2009)

    " ...feels like two films, one which is a perceptive and naturalistic study of modern life in Japan, and one which is an animated Hallmark card of montages and soaring strings..."

    Posted Jul 19, 2009

    Fresh
    6/10

    Fresh
    83%

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

    " Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince won't win any awards for intellectual depth, but it's a thoroughly enjoyable summer movie..."

    Posted Jul 15, 2009

    Fresh
    8/10

    Fresh
    92%

    Tokyo Sonata (2009)

    " Kurosawa's relaxed pacing and lack of concern for explaining every last thing will be a welcome relief if you've wearied of blockbusters..."

    Posted Jul 10, 2009

    Fresh
    8/10

    Fresh
    89%

    Moon (2009)

    " Moon has heart, brains and a sense of humor, not to mention some nifty model-based special effects ... and a blockbuster performance by Sam Rockwell..."

    Posted Jul 10, 2009

    Fresh
    6/10

    Fresh
    97%

    Tulpan (2008)

    " Tulpan is a throwback to the fictionalized documentary popularized by Robert Flaherty in the 1920s and 1930..."

    Posted Jul 3, 2009

    Rotten
    3/10

    Rotten
    47%

    Whatever Works (2009)

    " The role of Boris was written for Zero Mostel, who just might have been able to pull it off. But with David instead of vulnerable humanity you get a lot of agitated monologues..."

    Posted Jul 3, 2009

    Fresh
    7/10

    N/A

    American Harmony (2009)

    " American Harmony is the Pumping Iron of barbershop quartet singing."

    Posted Jun 19, 2009

    Fresh
    7/10

    Fresh
    89%

    Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)

    " Zenovich's conclusion is not that Polanski is innocent...but [she] finds plenty of guilt to spread around to others involved in the case..."

    Posted Jun 17, 2009

    Fresh
    6/10

    Fresh
    92%

    The Lemon Tree (2008)

    " It's worth seeing Lemon Tree simply for the performance of Hiam Abbass, who is magnificent in her dignity and determination."

    Posted Jun 5, 2009
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