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EDWARD HAVENS

Agrees with the Tomatometer 69% of the time.

Biography: Edward Havens currently serves as the Publisher and Editor-In-Chief of FilmJerk.com. Since 1972, he has worked as an extra, actor, production assistant and assistant director on a number of feature films and shorts. He has also written several screenplays, none which were recently optioned. Edward likes kitties, ice cream, books with more words than pictures and DVDs with director's commentary. He blames Hunter S. Thompson, Lenny Bruce, Terry Southern, the collective members of Monty Python, Michael O'Donoghue, Lloyd Kaufman and Andy Kaufman for helping to shape his persona. He lives in the heart of Hollywood, between Grauman's Chinese Theatre and the Cinerama Dome, with his wife.
Favorites: For the longest time, my answer would have been "Bull Durham," but I've come to realize that Cameron Crowe's director cut of "Almost Famous" is perhaps the most perfect movie ever made. Other favorites include "Brazil," "The Third Man," "L.A. Confidential," "My Man Godfrey," most of the films of William Powell and Myrna Loy, "Sullivan's Travels" and "Bring It On."

Publications: FilmJerk.com

Critics' Group: Online Film Critics Society

Total Reviews: 278
Total QuickRatings: 62

Location: Hollywood

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A

Fresh
98%

Up (2009)

" By now, with the movie becoming one of the company's greatest successes, many of us are familiar with the story, and how it continues Pixar's incredible streak of great movie experiences."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Nov 21, 2009

Rotten
D

Rotten
39%

2012 (2009)

" Why does Roland Emmerich enjoy killing off humanity?"

Posted Nov 13, 2009

Rotten
C

Fresh
86%

Trick 'r Treat (2009)

" What keeps "Trick" from attaining its lofty "Creepshow" aspirations is the lack of conflict and resolution."

Posted Oct 29, 2009

Rotten
D+

Fresh
80%

Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009)

" There's only going to be two camps concerning [This Is It]: those who will absolutely love it and those who wouldn't go to see it except under penalty of death."

Posted Oct 27, 2009

Rotten
C+

Rotten
48%

Taking Woodstock (2009)

" There is a great movie within Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock.""

Posted Aug 25, 2009

Fresh
A-

Fresh
88%

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

" Amongst all the filmmakers working today, no one inspires more passionate discussion, debate and analysis than Quentin Tarantino."

Posted Aug 21, 2009

Fresh
A+

Fresh
78%

It Might Get Loud (2009)

" I apologize this is more a mash note than critical analysis."

Posted Aug 14, 2009

Fresh
A-

Fresh
75%

Cold Souls (2009)

" The easiest, and laziest, way to describe the new movie "Cold Souls" is to compare it to "Being John Malkovich.""

Posted Aug 6, 2009

Fresh
A

Fresh
93%

Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009)

" If the thought of a new Brian Trenchard-Smith movie is more exhilarating than a new Bryan Singer movie... then Mark Hartley's "Not Quite Hollywood" is the film for you."

Posted Jul 30, 2009

Rotten
F

Fresh
69%

Loren Cass (2009)

" We're presented a small slice of life with a group of wasted teens, expected to consider this to be somehow artistic and asked to be sympathetic for their malaise."

Posted Jul 28, 2009

N/A

Fresh
66%

Away We Go (2009)

" John Krasinski talks "Away We Go" and his career"
INTERVIEW

Posted Jul 24, 2009

Fresh
A-

N/A

ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction (2009)

" Has the potential to become a minor hit on the midnight film circuit with the help of a mid-level indie distributor."

Posted Jul 22, 2009

Rotten
D

Fresh
78%

Humpday (2009)

" Sadly, the most interesting characters in "Humpday" are not the main focuses of the story."

Posted Jul 10, 2009

Fresh
A

Fresh
97%

The Hurt Locker (2009)

" Bigelow has successfully built a vision of war rarely seen on screen, a visceral nearly first person perspective of war where the rush of combat is a welcomed relief."

Posted Jun 25, 2009

N/A

Fresh
66%

Away We Go (2009)

" FilmJerk.com interview with Sam Mendes"
INTERVIEW

Posted Jun 7, 2009

Fresh
A+

Fresh
66%

Away We Go (2009)

" For my money, the new dramatic comedy "Away We Go" is the first serious contender for Best Picture of the Year consideration."

Posted May 28, 2009

Fresh
B+

Rotten
45%

Management (2009)

" To be completely honest, I was ready to walk out of the new Jennifer Aniston movie "Management" after ten minutes."

Posted May 15, 2009

Fresh
B+

Fresh
73%

Rudo and Cursi (2009)

" Anyone who has spent any time watching movies about competitive brothers playing the same sport for different teams knows where all this is going to lead"

Posted May 14, 2009

Rotten
C

Fresh
76%

Outrage (2009)

" I'm guessing "Outrage" ultimately is meant to continue the discussion about equal rights for gay Americans, and in that sense the film does succeed."

Posted May 8, 2009

Rotten
F

Rotten
50%

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2009)

" Dumb kids doing dumb things for dumb reasons."

Posted May 6, 2009

Fresh
A

N/A

Official Rejection (2009)

" Can a little documentary about the less popular film festivals find a patron to give it the chance to find an audience?"

Posted Apr 30, 2009

Fresh
A-

Fresh
88%

Adventureland (2009)

" Sometimes, a critic is going to connect with a movie, even one they can admit has some major problems, because it so mirrors their own expereinces."

Posted Apr 3, 2009

N/A

Fresh
94%

2009 Academy-Award Nominated Short Films (2009)

" The 2009 Oscar-Nominated Short Films are here!"
ESSAY

Posted Feb 6, 2009

Fresh
A-

Rotten
32%

Fanboys (2009)

" Probably the closest thing my generation will get to having its own "Diner""

Posted Feb 6, 2009

Fresh
A+

Fresh
71%

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

" The best movie of 2008 makes an early claim for the best DVD of 2009."
DVD REVIEW

Posted May 6, 2009

Rotten
D+

Rotten
15%

The Spirit (2008)

" More interested in being a technical marvel than a coherent story."

Posted Apr 29, 2009

Fresh
A-

Fresh
64%

Quantum of Solace (2008)

" Despite its faults, I can still say with relative assurance this is the best Bond film since "Thunderball.""

Posted Nov 14, 2008

Fresh
A

Fresh
93%

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

" Some people might fault "Slumdog" because they perceive it as a fluff piece full of the kind of schmaltz unbecoming to modern cinemagoers."

Posted Nov 12, 2008

Fresh
B-

Fresh
67%

Synecdoche, New York (2008)

" Nearly a month after watching Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut... I'm still figuring out whether it was a brilliant idea poorly executed or a poor idea brilliantly executed."

Posted Oct 24, 2008

Rotten
D

N/A

Another Cinderella Story (2008)

" I guess the best thing that can be said about the direct-to-video release "Another Cinderella Story" is that it is not quite as bad as it should be."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Oct 15, 2008

Fresh
B+

Rotten
54%

Choke (2008)

" The perfect film for the entire family. That is, to paraphrase another great American writer, James Ellroy, if your family happens to be named Manson."

Posted Sep 26, 2008

Fresh
A-

Fresh
76%

Appaloosa (2008)

" Can Ed Harris, of all people, save the Western for this generation?"

Posted Sep 23, 2008

Rotten
D

Rotten
0%

Surfer, Dude (2008)

" The number of artistically successful surfing movies can be counted on one hand, and the majority of those are documentaries."

Posted Sep 17, 2008

Fresh
B-

Fresh
82%

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

" A pleasant enough diversion with some great performances and beautiful cinematography to just make it worth recommending."

Posted Aug 15, 2008

Fresh
A

Fresh
100%

Man On Wire (2008)

" Sits alongside "The Thin Blue Line" and "Hoop Dreams" as a non-fictional narrative which changes the rules of its genre."

Posted Jul 25, 2008

Rotten
D-

Fresh
77%

Baghead (2008)

" What could have been an amusing short subject, the Duplass Brothers' not-quite-horror/not-quite-comedy drags its one note premise out to an almost mind-numbing 84 minutes."

Posted Jul 25, 2008

Fresh
A-

Fresh
72%

Wanted (2008)

" "Wanted" is exactly what it is supposed to be: a slick, well-produced piece of popcorn fluff with a hot chick, hot cars and enough action to fill a half-dozen Marvel adaptations."

Posted Jun 26, 2008

Fresh
B

Fresh
96%

Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008)

" If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Morgan Spurlock should be thrilled about the new documentary "Bigger, Stronger, Faster*.""

Posted May 30, 2008

Rotten
C-

Fresh
77%

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

" Can all be summed up with the thought the film could have been much better, but it could have been much worse."

Posted May 22, 2008

Fresh
A-

Fresh
66%

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

" Stands a good chance of becoming the "Empire Strikes Back" of the "Narnia" series: a darker and more satisfying follow-up to an already exceptional starting point."

Posted May 16, 2008

Rotten
D

Rotten
31%

The Babysitters (2008)

" Is Ross trying to mimic Michael Haneke, daring his audience to be disgusted by the very titillating premise which probably brought them to the movie in the first place?"

Posted May 8, 2008

Fresh
B-

Rotten
40%

Zombie Strippers (2008)

" The film "Planet Terror" should have been. A true grindhouse experience."

Posted Apr 18, 2008

Fresh
B

Fresh
69%

The First Saturday in May (2008)

" While competently made and an overall enjoyable experience for those with a less-than-passing interest in racing, the film will likely be only of interest to the deep-rooted fan."

Posted Apr 17, 2008

Fresh
B-

Rotten
52%

Leatherheads (2008)

" To call something a screwball comedy instead of just a comedy is to add an extra level of farcical expectations all too easy to not meet."

Posted Apr 4, 2008

Fresh
A-

Rotten
49%

CJ7 (2008)

" If most Americans weren't so adverse to spending time with any film which has subtitles, Stephen Chow's "CJ7" just might have had a chance to become a perennial family favorite."

Posted Mar 6, 2008

Fresh
B+

Fresh
80%

In Bruges (2008)

" Doesn't need to be too hip or too cool to be damn good."

Posted Feb 22, 2008

Fresh
A

Rotten
43%

What We Do Is Secret (2008)

" Hits quick, hits hard and never lets go."

Posted Sep 17, 2007

Fresh
B-

Rotten
43%

Choose Connor (2008)

" Has flashes of incredible maturity and complexity [but the filmmaker] still has some things to learn about the basic tenets of storytelling before he can become a quality filmmaker."

Posted Jun 18, 2007

Fresh
A

N/A

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film (2007)

" Probably the closest any of us who admired the man from afar will ever get to the confines of Woody Creek and the maddening genius who ruled over it."

Posted Jun 2, 2008

Rotten
C

Fresh
67%

The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

" The new 20th Century-Fox Home Video release of "The Darjeeling Limited" offers quite a conundrum for fans of Wes Anderson..."
DVD REVIEW

Posted Feb 26, 2008
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