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SHAY CASEY

""It's such a fine line between clever and stupid."
- David St. Hubbins

"I am, have been, and will be only one thing: an American."
- Charles Foster Kane

"The only true wisdom is in knowing that you know nothing."
- Socrates

"Well, that's just, like, your op<i>in</i>ion, man."
-Jeffrey "Dude" Lebowski

"Strange things are afoot at the Circle K."
- "Ted" Theodore Logan"

Agrees with the Tomatometer 80% of the time.

Biography: Shay was born in a cross-fire hurricane, and he howled at the moon in the driving rain. And when he was just a little boy, he sat on to his daddy's knee. His poppa said, "Son, don't let the man get you, do what he done to me." His mother told him one day he would be a man, and he would be the leader of a big old band. Maybe some day his name would be in lights. But it's been a long time since he rock n' rolled, been a long time since he did that stroll. It's been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. Now he's living easy, living free, a season ticket on a one-way ride. Asking nothing, leave him be, ain't nothing gonna break his stride. Don't need reason, don't need rhyme. Ain't nothing he'd rather do. Going down, party time, and all his friends are gonna be there too. He's on the highway to hell.(The above is written with apologies to Mick Jagger, John Fogerty, Chuck Berry, Robert Plant, and Bon Scott.)OK, so that "bio" was just a cheesy re-hash of classic rock lyrics. The real deal is that I'm Shay Casey, theater student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and amateur film critic. I spend most of my time wasting my parents' money and seeing movies. Then I write about them. That's about it.I also currently work as a moderator for the message boards at MovieThing.com (http://www.moviething.com). Do check them out!

Publications: Conceited Critic, Daily-Reviews, Film Written Magazine, FilmFocus, Jacksonville Film Journal, rec.arts.movies.reviews

Critics' Group: Cinemarati

Total Reviews: 175
Total QuickRatings: 1

Location: San Francisco, CA

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Fresh
5/5

Fresh
98%

Taxi Driver (1976)

" Is Travis a hero or a monster? The question is never answered to any satisfying degree, and Herrmann's score makes sure of that by always playing up the counterpoint of a scene." — FilmFocus

Posted Jul 22, 2006

Rotten
1/5

Rotten
14%

The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)

" It's a film made specifically and entirely for the purpose of extracting money out of unsuspecting customers' wallets, all marketing plan and no artistic vision." — FilmFocus

Posted Aug 25, 2005

Rotten
40/100

Rotten
26%

House of Wax (2005)

" Meanwhile, the audience wonders when Paris Hilton will be eviscerated for their enjoyment." — FilmFocus

Posted Jun 4, 2005

Rotten
40/100

Rotten
35%

Hostage (2005)

" Much like Jeff Talley himself, Hostage badly needed a shave." — FilmFocus

Posted Apr 23, 2005

Fresh
88/100

Fresh
100%

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

" Courtroom procedurals this nimble don't come along often, but with Anatomy of a Murder, Preminger showed how it could be done." — FilmFocus

Posted Apr 17, 2005

Fresh
60/100

Fresh
91%

Downfall (2005)

" Downfall doesn't let us down when it comes to telling what happened, but it has trouble coming up with how or why." — FilmFocus

Posted Mar 27, 2005

Fresh
68/100

Rotten
45%

Constantine (2005)

" Sometimes dense and impenetrable, but it also contains an unusually thoughtful consideration of the difference between faith and belief." — FilmFocus

Posted Mar 20, 2005

Rotten
47/100

Fresh
68%

Hitch (2005)

" Those who have seen enough of these films - and who know all their tricks - will likely recognize that Hitch is nothing special." — FilmFocus

Posted Mar 13, 2005

Fresh
75/100

Fresh
92%

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

" As it should, leaves you feeling exhausted and wrung-out." — FilmFocus

Posted Feb 28, 2005

Fresh
93/100

Rotten
52%

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004)

" Anderson's ability to deftly flip between whimsy and sentiment remains intact." — FilmFocus

Posted Feb 22, 2005

Fresh
74/100

Fresh
83%

In Good Company (2004)

" Possesses the same depth of character and effortless charm as the [Weitzes'] other successful productions." — FilmFocus

Posted Feb 14, 2005

Rotten
32/100

Rotten
13%

Hide and Seek (2005)

" A film in which no character ever turns on the lights, because if they ever did, we could see exactly what was happening, and how stupid it really is." — FilmFocus

Posted Feb 7, 2005

Rotten
50/100

Rotten
56%

Ocean's Twelve (2004)

" All around, you can feel the strain of people trying very hard to make it seem like they're not trying." — FilmFocus

Posted Feb 4, 2005

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
96%

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

" It's a grand film, art masquerading as commercial enterprise, and the best film I've seen this year." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Dec 23, 2002

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
66%

Heist (2001)

Click here to read article — Daily-Reviews
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 23, 2002

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
58%

Hart's War (2002)

Click here to read article — Daily-Reviews
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 23, 2002

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
21%

The Glass House (2001)

Click here to read article — Daily-Reviews
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 23, 2002

Rotten
2.5/5

Rotten
36%

Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

Click here to read article — Daily-Reviews
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 23, 2002

Fresh
4.5/5

Fresh
89%

American Beauty (1999)

Click here to read article — Daily-Reviews
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 23, 2002

Rotten
2/5

Fresh
60%

The Anniversary Party (2001)

Click here to read article — Daily-Reviews
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 23, 2002

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
67%

Legally Blonde (2001)

Click here to read article — Daily-Reviews
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 23, 2002

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
18%

Collateral Damage (2002)

Click here to read article — Daily-Reviews
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 23, 2002

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
52%

American Pie 2 (2001)

Click here to read article — Daily-Reviews
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 23, 2002

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
78%

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Click here to read article — Daily-Reviews
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 23, 2002

Rotten
2.5/5

Rotten
34%

Resident Evil (2002)

Click here to read article — Daily-Reviews
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 23, 2002

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
82%

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Click here to read article — Daily-Reviews

Posted Nov 22, 2002

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
74%

Signs (2002)

" Shyamalan’s sense of pace, atmosphere, and mood remains near-flawless." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Aug 16, 2002

Fresh
3/5

Rotten
58%

Hart's War (2002)

" A perfectly respectable, perfectly inoffensive, easily forgettable film." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Aug 4, 2002

Fresh
3.5/5

Rotten
52%

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002)

" I just saw this movie... well, it’s probably not accurate to call it a movie." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Jul 21, 2002

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
92%

Minority Report (2002)

" Terrific action sequences, seamless special effects, devilishly underhanded humor, and an excellent supporting cast." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Jul 18, 2002

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
64%

The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)

" A rather brilliant little cult item: a pastiche of children’s entertainment, superhero comics, and Japanese animation." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Jul 14, 2002

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
92%

Insomnia (2002)

" An artful, intelligent film that stays within the confines of a well-established genre." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Jun 24, 2002

Rotten
capsule

Rotten
27%

A Walk to Remember (2002)

" Lopes along from predictable plot twist to predictable anti-climax." — Film Written Magazine

Posted Jun 21, 2002

Fresh
capsule

Fresh
76%

Black Hawk Down (2001)

" Remains consistently stimulating for its entire running time." — Film Written Magazine

Posted Jun 21, 2002

Rotten
capsule

Rotten
55%

The Shipping News (2001)

" Another beautifully-made and serious-minded celebration of having nothing to say." — Film Written Magazine

Posted Jun 21, 2002

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
66%

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

" It's still got enough magic to coast on sheer goodwill." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Jun 15, 2002

Fresh
4.5/5

Fresh
90%

Spider-Man (2002)

" Toes the fine line between cheese and earnestness remarkably well; everything is delivered with such conviction that it’s hard not to be carried away." — Daily-Reviews

Posted May 11, 2002

Fresh
4.5/5

Fresh
94%

Monsoon Wedding (2002)

" A burst of color, music, and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at." — Daily-Reviews

Posted May 3, 2002

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
77%

Panic Room (2002)

" Fincher crafts supremely effective suspense sequences." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Apr 13, 2002

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
98%

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

" I’m a tough guy; I can handle this stuff. That’s not even a real alien. It’s a puppet. Pffff." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Mar 30, 2002

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
78%

Ice Age (2002)

" While it doesn’t stumble over itself, it doesn’t exactly swing for the fences either." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Mar 27, 2002

Rotten
2.5/5

Rotten
34%

Resident Evil (2002)

" I firmly believe that a good video game movie is going to show up soon. I also believe that Resident Evil is not it." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Mar 22, 2002

Rotten
2/5

Fresh
60%

The Anniversary Party (2001)

" A movie [made] for the express purpose of showing off a lot of other talented actors, and unfortunately, there’s not much of a purpose beyond that." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Mar 13, 2002

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
72%

The Brotherhood of the Wolf (2002)

" In short, it’s a big mess. I mean that in the best possible way." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Mar 6, 2002

Rotten
2/5

Rotten
18%

Collateral Damage (2002)

" Yet another Arnold vehicle that fails to make adequate use of his particular talents." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Feb 25, 2002

Rotten
1.5/5

Rotten
34%

I Am Sam (2002)

" It’s all payoff and no setup; the longest Kodak commercial ever filmed." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Feb 9, 2002

Fresh
capsule

Fresh
94%

In the Bedroom (2001)

" Contains some of the best starkly dramatic scenes you’re likely to see on a movie screen all year." — Film Written Magazine

Posted Feb 2, 2002

Rotten
capsule

Fresh
67%

Ali (2001)

" The problem is that none of these very well-directed scenes manage to fit together into any kind of collective whole." — Film Written Magazine

Posted Feb 2, 2002

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
78%

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

" It’s the kind of project that should have been awarded to a writer-director team of true vision, and not to Akiva Goldsman and Ron Howard." — Film Written Magazine

Posted Jan 19, 2002

Rotten
1.5/5

Rotten
28%

Not Another Teen Movie (2001)

" We can proudly agree that it is indeed the most Obvious and Hypocritical comedy of 2001." — Daily-Reviews

Posted Jan 11, 2002
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