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BLAKE FRENCH
Blake French

PUBLICATION(S)
• Filmcritic.com
• Lansing City Pulse
• Los Angeles Alternative
• NutzWorld
• So You Wanna Sell A Script

BIOGRAPHY
For six years, Blake has served as an entertainment reporter for a variety of online and print sources. He is an award-winning playwright; his work has been performed by several organizations, most notably Michigan State University.
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CONTACT INFO
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STATS
Total Reviews: 245
Total QuickRatings: 47

CRITICS GROUP(S)
Online Film Critics Society

OTHER INFO
• Official Website(s)
• Location: Laguna Beach, CA


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BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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4/4 Frailty
5/5 The French Connection
4.5/5 Training Day
3.5/4 The Rookie
4/5 U-Turn
3/4 Atlantis: The Lost Empire
3.5/5 An Everlasting Piece
2.5/4 From Hell
3/5 Rush Hour 2
2.5/5 Carrie
2/4 Corky Romano
2/5 All About the Benjamins
1.5/4 Life and Debt
1.5/5 Scary Movie 2
1/5 The Big Hit
.5/4 Freddy Got Fingered
.5/5 Anger Management
0/5 Jason X
4.5 Millions
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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5/5 Monster's Ball/O
5/5 Rain Man
4/4 Ghost World
4/4 Frailty
5/5 Monster's Ball
5/5 A Beautiful Mind
5/5 The French Connection
4/4 The Insider
10/10 Being John Malkovich
10/10 Almost Famous
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WORST REVIEWED
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0/5 The Scorpion King
0/5 Jason X
0/10 Saving Silverman
.5/5 Anger Management
.5/4 Sorority Boys
.5/4 Freddy Got Fingered
.5/4 Here on Earth
1/5 One Missed Call
1/5 Study Hell
1/5 The Covenant
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 69% of the time.

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3.5/5
 
"a shocking and disturbing experience that slaughters any comedic notions audiences may have after realizing they're watching a movie about killer flowers." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 7, 2008
 
The Ruins (2008)42%
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1.5/5
 
"Imagine if Fight Club impregnated Step Up. Their bastard child would be Never Back Down." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 13, 2008
 
Never Back Down (2008)25%
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4/5
 
"for those who would rather step on a tack than sit through another Miracle, this film is a long overdue revival to the spoof genre." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 16, 2008
 
The Comebacks (2007)11%
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"Top Films of 2007" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 17, 2008
 
Bug (2007)59%
 N/A  
"Top Films of The Year" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 17, 2008
 
Bug (2007)59%
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"Top Films of The Year" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 17, 2008
 
Bug (2007)59%
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"Top Films of The Year" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 17, 2008
 
Bug (2007)59%
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1/5
 
"there isn't much One Missed Call can do to satisfy horror fans." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 13, 2008
 
One Missed Call (2008)0%
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3.5/5
 
"a must-see for horror and science fiction fans alike." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 23, 2007
 
The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007)n/a
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1.5/5
 
"If you think the adults on Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader are dumb, wait until you meet this couple." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 15, 2007
 
Timber Falls (2007)n/a
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4.5/5
 
"about each character searching for something, and how human goals change as the aging process wears us down." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 11, 2007
 
Starting Out in the Evening (2007)86%
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3/5
 
"A Hopkins personal vanity project" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 9, 2007
 
Slipstream (2007)24%
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1/5
 
"If you can't afford fake blood, then you shouldn't be making horror movies." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 18, 2007
 
Study Hell (2006)n/a
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3.5/5
 
"an engaging, real-life account for those who think The Amazing Race is as intense as a round-the-world race can get" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 23, 2007
 
Deep Water (2007)96%
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3/5
 
"if you're going to make a movie like this... do it right. Don't complicate things. Keep it simple, bloody, and stupid." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 12, 2007
 
The Condemned (2007)15%
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2.5/5
 
"could have been more than a pale shadow of the original if the filmmakers had taken their time instead of rushing out a sequel one year after the original." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 28, 2007
 
The Hills Have Eyes II (2007)12%
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1.5/5
 
"There are high school thesis films that feature better filmmaking than Vegas Vampires." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 14, 2007
 
Vegas Vampires (2004)n/a
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2.5/5
 
"the movie equivalent of a rookie algebra error" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 26, 2007
 
The Abandoned (2007)27%
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4/5
 
"the most audacious and unlikely great horror movie in years!" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 29, 2006
 
Black Christmas (2006)17%
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2/5
 
"...will be heaven for the right audience... but hell for others." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 17, 2006
 
Evil Behind You (2006)n/a
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1/5
 
"doesn't move in any direction and instead wanders without much aim at all" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 19, 2006
 
The Covenant (2006)3%
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"At Death's Door: Mary Elizabeth Winstead" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 16, 2006
 
Final Destination 3 (2006)45%
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"9ine Becomes a Jedi: A Trip to the Skywalker Ranch" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 20, 2006
 
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)79%
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3.5/5
 
"worth a look for its refreshing qualities" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 8, 2006
 
Lucky # Slevin (2006)51%
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"Shocking, Not Stirred: A Conversation with Pierce Brosnan" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 31, 2006
 
The Matador (2005)75%
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2.5/5
 
"a horror movie cannot run on shock value alone." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 7, 2006
 
Hostel (2006)58%
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3.5/5
 
"surprisingly avoids anything that resembles a trite, tiresome, period-piece romance" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 24, 2005
 
Casanova (2005)42%
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"ITSM is In The Mix with Usher" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 4, 2005
 
In The Mix (2005)9%
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2/5
 
"a product that has been spit on, stepped on, dragged across the floor, dipped in the toilet, and laced with public hair… and then served hot, for $10.50 a ticket." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 6, 2005
 
Waiting... (2005)31%
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5/5
 
"Forster's haunting, daring feature reminds us why we all love the movies. " -- NutzWorld
Posted Sep 27, 2005
 
Monster's Ball/O (2001/1999)n/a
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2.5/5
 
"drags and drags, almost entirely absent of tension" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 12, 2005
 
Green Street Hooligans (2005)46%
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"Believe it or not, I was actually looking forward to Sorority Boys. " -- NutzWorld
Posted Aug 29, 2005
 
Sorority Boys (2002)13%
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4/5
 
"pushes the audience out of their comfort zones without being pushy or manipulative, and journeys into a world that only the bravest of filmmakers dare to explore" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 1, 2005
 
Mysterious Skin (2005)82%
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2.5/5
 
"the more I think about the logic of Mindhunters, the less I like it" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 18, 2005
 
Mindhunters (2005)26%
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"Nothing's Shocking" -- Los Angeles Alternative
Posted May 2, 2005
 
Palindromes (2005)43%
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3.5/5
 
"the radiant chemistry between Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher keeps the movie afloat" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 25, 2005
 
Guess Who (2005)43%
 N/A  
"The Ballad of Daniel Day-Lewis: A Conversation with Daniel Day-Lewis" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 24, 2005
 
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)47%
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4.5
 
"Boyle won’t disappoint his fans, which will more than likely commend him for trying something different from his previous projects" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 11, 2005
 
Millions (2005)88%
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4.5/5
 
"I left the theater a different person than when I entered ... one of the year’s best films." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 2, 2005
 
The Jacket (2005)43%
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4/5
 
"...nothing compares to mingling with manta rays and socializing with sailfish in their own habitat, but Sharks 3D...does come close." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 18, 2005
 
Sharks 3D (2004)73%
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"No More 04! The Worst Movies of 2004." -- NutzWorld
Posted Jan 14, 2005
 
Eurotrip (2004)47%
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"A Year of Tragedy, Comedy, and Bush Bashing." -- NutzWorld
Posted Jan 10, 2005
 
The Passion of the Christ (2004)50%
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"The Year in Film - 2004" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 6, 2005
 
2004 Year-in-Review (2004)n/a
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"Respectfully, Yourself: Six Critics Rethink Their Worst Reviews " -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 26, 2004
 
Rush Hour 3 (2007)20%
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"What We Learned: Lessons From the Movies, 2004 " -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 26, 2004
 
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)71%
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"Hate Mail Slamfest 2005" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 26, 2004
 
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)85%
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3.5/5
 
"A marginally successful experiment" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 8, 2004
 
Beyond the Sea (2004)42%
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3/5
 
"Fallon doesn’t understand that funny sometimes needs to be played straight; jokes aren’t funny when the actor is laughing while he is telling them." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 7, 2004
 
Taxi (2004)11%
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3/5
 
"pretty to look at, but nothing special to think about" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 6, 2004
 
Stage Beauty (2004)64%
 N/A  
"Shame On You! A Conversation With John Waters, Johnny Knoxville, And Selmda Blair" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 23, 2004
 
A Dirty Shame (2004)53%

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