ROTTEN TOMATOES: Sam Jordison

SAM JORDISON

Agrees with the Tomatometer 86% of the time.

Biography: Channel 4 Film movie critic.

Publications: Channel 4 Film, Daily Mirror [UK], FilmFour.com, Times [UK]

Total Reviews: 43

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

Fresh 4/5	Fresh 75%	Heimatklänge ()	" This film is strange, but all the more rewarding for that. It will change your view of yodeling forever - and for the better." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jul 10, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 60%	Am I Black Enough For You ()	" A touching story, relatively well told with the bonus of a fine backing track and eloquent interview subjects." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jul 3, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Rotten 25%	Shadows in the Sun ()	" A worthy entry on Jean Simmons' impressive CV - and hopefully not the last. Shadows In The Sun might not be Spartacus but it does have a charm of its own." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jun 5, 2009
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 93%	Slepe Lásky (2008)	" A film that is unashamedly sentimental and all the better for it. It's not at all sickly and even quite acerbic at times, but it is sweet." — Channel 4 Film Posted May 22, 2009
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 100%	Ikiru (1952)	" Deeply moving." — Channel 4 Film Posted Apr 27, 2009
Rotten 2.5/5	Rotten 38%	In Prison My Whole Life (2007)	" A worthy film, highlighting what seems to be a rank injustice, but one that is irritating and poorly put together." — Channel 4 Film Posted Oct 24, 2008
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 88%	Young@Heart (2008)	" Moments of high comedy and deep tragedy make this more than the average rehearsal and concert film." — Channel 4 Film Posted Oct 17, 2008
Fresh 3.5/5	Rotten 56%	Afro Saxons (2008)	" Big hair and bigger egos make for an entertaining and frequently amusing documentary." — Times [UK] Posted Oct 17, 2008
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 100%	All the President's Men (1976)	" A triumph of serious Hollywood filmmaking." — Channel 4 Film Posted Aug 22, 2008
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 91%	Cool School: How L.A. Learned to Love Modern Art (2008)	" Occasionally too reverent, this remains an effective evocation of a vibrant and interesting art scene, not to mention a touching paean to lost youth." — Channel 4 Film Posted Aug 15, 2008
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 82%	Black White + Gray: A Portrait Of Sam Wagstaff And Robert Mapplethorpe (2007)	" A well made portrait of an intriguing man, presented with a tragic but resounding weight." — Channel 4 Film Posted Aug 15, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 95%	Offside (2006)	" Another no-frills success from one of Iran's most accessible directors." — Channel 4 Film Posted Aug 3, 2008
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 89%	Starter For 10 (2007)	" Sharp jokes and heady nostalgia ensure it will at least please a wide audience." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jun 25, 2008
Fresh 3/5	Fresh 98%	The Devil Came On Horseback (2007)	" Clumsy filmmaking and political analysis do not detract from the horror of the events the film bears witness too, nor the importance of its message." — Channel 4 Film Posted Apr 11, 2008
Fresh	Fresh 100%	Rebecca (1940)	" A real treat. Captivating from its famous opening lines to its pyrotechnic finale, this is one of Hitchcock's finest -- and that's saying something." — Channel 4 Film Posted Feb 19, 2008
Fresh 3/5	Fresh 100%	Half Moon: A Musician's Last Journey (2007)	" Stylish, but never quite substantial enough, Half Moon never lives up to its stunning opening sequence." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jan 4, 2008
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 67%	The Duchess of Langeais (2008)	" A rewarding and cleverly constructed experiment - but not one that is easy to enjoy or warm to. All will agree that it's a fine thing that Rivette should still be pushing the boundaries, few will actually want to watch him doing it." — Channel 4 Film Posted Dec 28, 2007
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 86%	Jesus Camp (2006)	" Flawed editing and intrusive and irritating commentary hardly detract from the shock value of this disturbing documentary. Compulsory viewing for anyone in the least bit concerned about religious extremism." — Channel 4 Film Posted Nov 23, 2007
Rotten 1.5/5	Fresh 88%	I Don't Want To Sleep Alone (2007)	" Directors who come up with films with "sleep" in the title shouldn't be this dull if they don't want glib comments made about them. Yes, I Don't Want To Sleep Alone is a snooze-fest." — Channel 4 Film Posted Nov 15, 2007
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 93%	Sicko (2007)	" Michael Moore's best film to date. Entertaining, moving, funny, hard-hitting, right-on. It won't silence his critics, but it will give them something to think about." — Channel 4 Film Posted Oct 26, 2007
Fresh 3/5	Fresh 93%	Blame it on Fidel (2006)	" A smart, amusing take on some serious issues that's fortunate in its excellent young leading lady and its ability to laugh at its own political excesses." — Channel 4 Film Posted Oct 19, 2007
Rotten 2/5	Rotten 52%	Manufacturing Dissent (2007)	" A few serious points against Moore's credibility are overshadowed by a lot of dull posturing, unconvincing argument and unpleasant interviews. It's nothing like as good as the films made by the man it maligns." — Channel 4 Film Posted Oct 5, 2007
Rotten	Fresh 84%	3 Extremes (2005)	" This anthology is a mixed bag." — Channel 4 Film Posted Sep 26, 2007
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 86%	My Nikifor (2004)	" An enjoyable and gently involving portrayal of a fascinating talent. It isn't the most sophisticated biopic around but that's quite fitting for a subject who took such pride in his own naivety." — Channel 4 Film Posted Sep 14, 2007
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 80%	My Sister Eileen (1942)	" Fascinating for anyone with an interest in colonial history, with the added bonus of being extremely good looking, A Throw Of Dice can be enjoyed as straight entertainment as well as an intriguing historical document." — Daily Mirror [UK] Posted Aug 31, 2007
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 80%	My Sister Eileen (1942)	" Fascinating for anyone with an interest in colonial history, with the added bonus of being extremely good looking, A Throw Of Dice can be enjoyed as straight entertainment as well as an intriguing historical document." — Channel 4 Film Posted Aug 31, 2007
Fresh	Fresh 100%	Stalker (1979)	" Powerful and haunting sci-fi parable imbued by Tarkovsky with a multi-layered visual resonance and, despite its stately pace, raw emotional impact." — Channel 4 Film Posted May 30, 2007
Fresh 3/5	Fresh 76%	The Puffy Chair (2006)	" A higher 'dude' count than an Ashton Kutcher film." — Channel 4 Film Posted Apr 27, 2007
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 82%	The Family Friend (2006)	" For many directors this would be counted as a considerable success, but from the director of The Consequences Of Love, it seems like a disappointment. It's smart, it looks great and there are fantastic characters, but the motive power just isn't there." — Channel 4 Film Posted Mar 16, 2007
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 79%	The 9th Company (2005)	" It isn't original and it isn't subtle, but this is an intelligent and well-made war film that hammers its point home with explosive force." — Channel 4 Film Posted Feb 16, 2007
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 67%	The Bridge (2006)	" The filmmakers' methods are questionable, but the power of the resulting documentary and the importance of the issues it raises are not." — Channel 4 Film Posted Feb 16, 2007
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 91%	Iraq in Fragments (2006)	" A work of beauty as well as horror, Iraq In Fragments is one of the best of the many documentaries to come out of that ruined country. It's powerful, enlightening and necessarily depressing." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jan 15, 2007
Rotten	Rotten 50%	The Story of Marie and Julien (2003)	" It's just dull." — Channel 4 Film Posted Sep 18, 2004
Fresh	Fresh 94%	Come and See (1985)	" This is a real horror film -- it's painful to watch and there's no escape through thinking it's only a movie -- and it's correspondingly impressive." — Channel 4 Film Posted Mar 24, 2004
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 99%	Battle of Algiers (1966)	" Vital and disquieting, this is a powerful depiction of the pity of war. As shocking today as it was on the day of its release." — Channel 4 Film Posted Oct 26, 2003
Fresh	Rotten 40%	Salon Kitty (1975)	" Proof that there's far more to Tinto Brass than his ability to persuade pretty girls to show their bottoms." — Channel 4 Film Posted May 24, 2003
Fresh	Fresh 100%	Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)	" A strange and bittersweet triumph." — Channel 4 Film Posted May 24, 2003
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 97%	Army of Shadows (1969)	" The action is tense. Dark shadows and long moody silences predominate. The dialogue is clipped and sparse: Melville's heroes are men and women of few words and big deeds." — Channel 4 Film Posted May 24, 2003
Fresh	Fresh 96%	Dead of Night (1945)	" A pioneering horror classic, and still one of the most successful anthologies to date." — Channel 4 Film Posted May 24, 2003
Fresh	Fresh 65%	The Night Porter (1973)	" A compelling and disturbing testament to the enduring power of evil and the complexity of human nature." — Channel 4 Film Posted May 24, 2003
Fresh	Fresh 100%	The Passion of Anna (1969)	" While it lacks the lightness of touch and smooth flow that distinguishes Bergman at his finest, this is still a powerful, profound work of art." — Channel 4 Film Posted May 24, 2003
Fresh	Fresh 86%	The River (1951)	" Some of the politics may not have aged well but its rich colours and passions burn as bright as the day it was made." — Channel 4 Film Posted May 24, 2003

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