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CRITICS / AUTHORS REVIEWS AND ARTICLES
JULES BRENNER
Jules Brenner

PUBLICATION(S)
• Cinema Signals
• Filmcritic.com

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Total Reviews: 1162
Total QuickRatings: 401


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A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE
 
BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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5/5 Eastern Promises
4/4 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
4.5/5 The Darjeeling Limited
4/5 Lars And The Real Girl
3/4 Sharkwater
3.5/5 Things We Lost in the Fire
3/5 Desert Bayou
2.5/5 The Orphanage
2/5 Slipstream
1.5/5 Honeydripper
1/5 Strength and Honor
0/5 Deal
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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5/5 Dark City
5/5 The Edge of Heaven
5/5 Iron Man
4/4 Flawless
5/5 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
4/4 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
5/5 Charlie Wilson's War
5/5 There Will Be Blood
5/5 No Country for Old Men
5/5 Eastern Promises
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WORST REVIEWED
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0/5 Deal
0/4 The House of Mirth
1/5 College Road Trip
1/5 Bonneville
1/5 The Game Plan
1/5 Strength and Honor
1/5 DIG!
1/5 Anger Management
1/5 Fidel
1/4 I Am David
 more...
 
This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 65% of the time.

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4/5
 
"Art and deviltry combine and permeate this ode to a man's dream." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Sep 3, 2008
 
Man on Wire (2008)100%
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4/5
 
"One of their main points (and justification for the film) is the agreement among the stranded that it was sustained unity that made survival for so long possible." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Aug 31, 2008
 
Stranded: I Have Come From a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2008)n/a
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2.5/5
 
"Trier is having more fun in the editing room than his story requires and he'd be well advised to spend more time in the deeper development and dramatic elements of his characters." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Aug 30, 2008
 
Reprise (2008)86%
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2/5
 
"Intercutting the costs of American women's chase-after-beauty story (suggesting much waste and futility) with Gerren's personal one never quite blends into an organic whole." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Aug 26, 2008
 
America The Beautiful (2008)70%
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4.5/5
 
"Allen's recent product doesn't always pay off with quite so much colorful whimsy and incisive irony but, with this beautifully crafted piece of work it's clear he's on a role." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Aug 25, 2008
 
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)81%
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4/5
 
"If you like testosterone with your octane, this is your adrenalin fix. If it's not the kind of rush you're into, don't blame writer-director Anderson who gives you what his title promises." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Aug 22, 2008
 
Death Race (2008)40%
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3.5/5
 
"Stiller's parody on big scale war movies as a means to launch a healthy dose of crudity and raunch is well aimed at audiences in tune with shock satire." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Aug 18, 2008
 
Tropic Thunder (2008)84%
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0/5
 
"There is so little originality here and so much faking it that it hardly justifies critical analysis." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Aug 15, 2008
 
Deal (2008)0%
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3/5
 
"I began to wriggle in my seat with an uneasy feeling of voyeurism... there was so much time spent in someone else's bedroom." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Aug 13, 2008
 
Elegy (2008)74%
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3/5
 
"Pour me a glass of Chateau Montelena and I'll drink to even an awkward film's telling of its story, and to the real Jim Barrett's standards and dedication most of all." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Aug 11, 2008
 
Bottle Shock (2008)46%
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3.5/5
 
"None of my carps amount to a suggestion to skip this surprising film. It's just somewhat imperfect, is all." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Aug 10, 2008
 
Retrieval (2006)100%
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4/5
 
"If you're going to be a rock star you've got to act like one and Miley does it like she's born to it. She delivers the goods." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Aug 9, 2008
 
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2008)73%
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5/5
 
"A killer cast and writing team make Dexter's guilty pleasure of slicing up murderers who beat the system teasing, delicious stuff as he turns into "The Bay Harbor Butcher" and the object of a hot femme fatale ." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Aug 9, 2008
 
Dexter - The Complete Second Season (2008)n/a
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2.5/5
 
"The visual work is so professionally achieved that it points up the mediocrity of the narrative it's designed to serve." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Aug 6, 2008
 
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)11%
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3.5/5
 
"Goofball Bud Johnson is such a funny, undemanding guy and his daughter such a pre-teen chip of gold, whatever ticket they're running on... I swing their way." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Aug 4, 2008
 
Swing Vote (2008)39%
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4/5
 
"Even after so much coverage of Ali in print, movies and DVDs, the rare footage expertly assembled here makes it a fascinating portrait of a once-in-a-lifetime cultural and boxing phenomenon." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jul 31, 2008
 
Muhammad Ali - Made in Miami (2008)n/a
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3.5/5
 
"It isn't wine, and time doesn't do it any favors. But I do want to believe." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jul 28, 2008
 
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)33%
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5/5
 
"In the annals of noir Sci-Fi, by any measure, this is a Classic of cinematic invention." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jul 25, 2008
 
Dark City (1998)76%
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4/5
 
"Hunt's adoption of a quiet, earthy tone is true to the pace and coldness of life, imparting a laudable absence of driveling sentiment that would undoubtedly have taken over in the hands of a lesser storyteller." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jul 23, 2008
 
Frozen River (2008)85%
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4.5/5
 
"Batman lives to absorb blame in order to save the worthy, and soldier (or speedbike) on." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jul 20, 2008
 
The Dark Knight (2008)94%
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3.5/5
 
"Come to be swept into a warm surround of stage-seasoned music, choreography and talents of the two primary leads, Streep and Seyfried. Okay, so it's slightly overabundant and dizzying." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jul 16, 2008
 
Mamma Mia! (2008)54%
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2/5
 
"likely to hit the mark of appreciation mostly with Japanese historians, government censors, and bookish observers. Boys looking for more will be grossed out by the dry presentation. Geisha, geisha, geisha!" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 15, 2008
 
Hannari: Geisha Modern (2008)0%
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2/5
 
"Suffering from a diminished level of interest, do we know how to live up to a title, or what?" -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jul 15, 2008
 
Diminished Capacity (2008)28%
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1/5
 
"The only thing worse than the acting is the re-acting." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jul 15, 2008
 
College Road Trip (2008)13%
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4/5
 
"Not just if you're a horror fan but also if you enjoy a well fashioned, slimy yarn to get wrapped up in." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jul 14, 2008
 
The Ruins (2008)46%
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4/5
 
"Slave to love... and pride... and obsession. And, Argento!" -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jul 12, 2008
 
The Last Mistress (2008)78%
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2.5/5
 
"A dance romance with attitude that will fall short if you're expecting fulfillment in the story department." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jul 9, 2008
 
Step Up 2 the Streets (2008)24%
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4/5
 
"Inconceivable in any incarnation other than Ron Perlman whose size, head shape, bluster and irrepressible grumpiness endear him to us." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jul 9, 2008
 
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)89%
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3/5
 
"Despite considerable dramatic interest, Morelli's loose, lengthy structure makes it a labor to hang in with." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jul 5, 2008
 
City of Men (2008)76%
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3/5
 
"This unromantic comedy is something less than a sure bet. For some reason, you get the impression that it doesn't live up to the promise of its premise." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jul 4, 2008
 
Finding Amanda (2008)38%
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5/5
 
"Akin has the audacity and skill to create two characters who do not meet within the scope of the film but whom we know are fated for one another as surely as a trout and a stream." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jul 2, 2008
 
The Edge of Heaven (2008)89%
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3/5
 
"Cutes-E, but not enough gravit-E." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jun 30, 2008
 
WALL-E (2008)97%
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4/5
 
"Bekmambetov wastes no opportunity to arouse his audience." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jun 25, 2008
 
Wanted (2008)73%
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4/5
 
"There's enough good stuff to justify action fan attendance." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jun 24, 2008
 
Hancock (2008)38%
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4/5
 
"A "rabbit-out-of-the-hat" invention that's so cool and charming they couldn't blast you out of your seat. Magic. Genius." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jun 23, 2008
 
Kabluey (2008)88%
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2.5/5
 
"This major studio release asks the question, how long can you survive on past glories? Shame on Shyamalan." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jun 22, 2008
 
The Happening (2008)19%
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2/5
 
"A flow of charges, countercharges, theories, suspicions and political positioning does not a revelation make. This expose' isn't ready for prime time." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jun 21, 2008
 
Poisoned by Polonium: The Litvinenko File (2008)50%
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3/5
 
"We've been in this neighborhood before--just not with Peck and Thirlby and an amped up secondary character." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jun 20, 2008
 
The Wackness (2008)67%
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4/5
 
"Smart's enthusiasm and core goodness holds an appeal no superb assassinatrix can ignore. With that, the mission to accomplish hilarity at the expense of action drama pays off." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jun 18, 2008
 
Get Smart (2008)52%
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4/5
 
"If the plot had as much muscle as the title character it would be a different story." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jun 12, 2008
 
The Incredible Hulk (2008)67%
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3.5/5
 
"Surefire material to pluck the heartstrings and for thesentimentally inclined, but..." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jun 6, 2008
 
The Visitor (2008)92%
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4.5/5
 
"For action fans it's precious metal with a pedigree." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jun 1, 2008
 
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)77%
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4.5/5
 
"An ingenious puzzle driven by the need to recover the central emotional connection of one's life. The author and the auteur captivate the mind with a firm grip on that theme." -- Cinema Signals
Posted Jun 1, 2008
 
Tell No One (2008)92%
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2/5
 
"In "Funny Games," two blond boys terrorize a couple for similarly inexplicable but clearly sociopathic reasons. So, gee, one wonders where Bertino conceived his idea." -- Cinema Signals
Posted May 28, 2008
 
The Strangers (2008)43%
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2/5
 
"By mid way, you wish the jumper were you. Teleporting yourself to the outer lobby would be far enough." -- Cinema Signals
Posted May 24, 2008
 
Jumper (2008)16%
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2/5
 
"fails to light up the candles, let alone create fireworks." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 23, 2008
 
Mendy - A Question of Faith (2006)75%
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3.5/5
 
"Makes the case that there's more than basket weaving and freeway driving going on in the seedbed of originality we know as the Great Basin of L.A." -- Cinema Signals
Posted May 21, 2008
 
Cool School: How L.A. Learned to Love Modern Art (2008)91%
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3.5/5
 
"Why one should see this film is the chance to see John Adams in action." -- Cinema Signals
Posted May 17, 2008
 
Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic (2008)83%
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4/5
 
"The fantasy has its delights, laughs, and harrowing moments, keeping you reminded, despite the physical realism of solid production values, that it's an extensive work of the imagination." -- Cinema Signals
Posted May 13, 2008
 
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)66%
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1/5
 
"Clearly, this fatiguing femme drama is Lifetime, Oxygen or straight-to-DVD grade level. To put it in theatres is a gross overreach." -- Cinema Signals
Posted May 12, 2008
 
Bonneville (2006)41%

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