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DON R. LEWIS
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BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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5/5 When the Levees Broke
4.5/5 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
4/5 Standing in the Shadows of Motown
3.5/5 Off the Map
3/5 Pumpkin
2.5/5 Confidence
2/5 Femme Fatale
1.5/5 Only the Strong Survive
1/5 It's All About Love
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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5/5 Mister Lonely
5/5 Inland Empire
5/5 When the Levees Broke
4.5/5 Quiet City
4.5/5 Little Children
4.5/5 Pan's Labyrinth
4.5/5 A Prairie Home Companion
4.5/5 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
4.5/5 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
 more...
 
 
WORST REVIEWED
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1/5 August
1/5 Flannel Pajamas
1/5 It's All About Love
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 71% of the time.

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2/5
 
"It’s exactly the kind of film that I’ll forget having ever seen by the time Summer is over and that’s too bad as I do love the premise of the film and I’m a fan of Rainn Wilson." -- Film Threat
Posted Jun 17, 2008
 
The Rocker (2008)36%
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2/5
 
"While the film has some laugh out-loud moments, it's very poorly constructed and what we see onscreen seems to be the victim of either bad editing, poor direction or a script that was rushed into production too quickly." -- Film Threat
Posted Apr 8, 2008
 
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)85%
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5/5
 
"Let’s hope we don’t have to wait so long to see what Korine will do next." -- Film Threat
Posted Mar 18, 2008
 
Mister Lonely (2008)44%
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4/5
 
"Being creative is scary and personal and when you involve other people in the creative process you have to trust them or find a way to get what you want. And that happens here as do laughs, gasps, confusion and terror both real and internalized." -- Film Threat
Posted Jan 29, 2008
 
Baghead (2008)81%
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1/5
 
"August doesn’t make a lot of sense nor does it seem to have a message or point." -- Film Threat
Posted Jan 22, 2008
 
August (2008)35%
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2/5
 
"Unravels from about the twenty minute mark on and makes no attempt to recover. Rather, it becomes more cliché and ham fisted as it rolls along." -- Film Threat
Posted Oct 16, 2007
 
We Own The Night (2007)54%
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4/5
 
"One of the most powerful films I’ve seen in years." -- Film Threat
Posted Oct 2, 2007
 
In the Valley of Elah (2007)72%
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3/5
 
"Visually rich and yet cold and claustrophobic." -- Film Threat
Posted Sep 22, 2007
 
Sunshine (2007)76%
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4.5/5
 
"In order for such a small film like this to work, you have to kind of fall in love with the leads, and both Fisher and Lankenau make that easy to do." -- Film Threat
Posted Jun 30, 2007
 
Quiet City (2007)86%
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4/5
 
"Things to Do is a funny, charming, sad and thoughtful film." -- Film Threat
Posted Jun 4, 2007
 
Things to Do ()100%
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3/5
 
"A nice textbook on how to use the camera in a confined space." -- Film Threat
Posted May 29, 2007
 
Bug (2007)59%
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4/5
 
"You won’t be disappointed." -- Film Threat
Posted May 29, 2007
 
Black Book (2007)76%
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3.5/5
 
"It’s suspenseful and kind of scary." -- Film Threat
Posted Apr 2, 2007
 
First Snow (2007)56%
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4/5
 
"Each film [director Swanberg] does is a little more of an evolution in style and form and Hannah Takes the Stairs is like watching a natural progression of talent." -- Film Threat
Posted Mar 24, 2007
 
Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)66%
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3/5
 
"You’re Gonna Miss Me is still a great meld of rock history, the sociological and familial impacts of mental disability and some courtroom intrigue." -- Film Threat
Posted Mar 4, 2007
 
You're Gonna Miss Me - A Film About Roky Erickson (2007)78%
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5/5
 
"Imagine what the cinema world would be like if more great directors threw caution to the wind and followed their artistic vision." -- Film Threat
Posted Feb 19, 2007
 
Inland Empire (2006)70%
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4.5/5
 
"Little Children is outstanding and I think it will be one of those films that people don’t really recognize it’s greatness until a few years down the road." -- Film Threat
Posted Jan 2, 2007
 
Little Children (2006)81%
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4.5/5
 
"Pan’s Labyrinth is one of those underdog films that needs to be seen and I encourage anyone who likes movies of any kind to check it out." -- Film Threat
Posted Dec 29, 2006
 
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)96%
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4/5
 
"Fast Food Nation makes you really think. It’s also really sad and fairly disgusting. But if that’s the bitter pill we have to swallow in order to look at what we’re doing to ourselves, then it’s a bad taste I can live with." -- Film Threat
Posted Nov 21, 2006
 
Fast Food Nation (2006)51%
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Posted Oct 30, 2006
 
Miami Vice (2006)48%
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Posted Oct 30, 2006
 
Clerks II (2006)63%
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3.5/5
 
"2 A.M. isn’t a perfect film, but there’s quite a lot to be admired of here. I look forward to seeing what Coleman does next and I really believe Sonya Tsuchigane is someone to watch." -- Film Threat
Posted Sep 23, 2006
 
2 A.M. (2006)n/a
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5/5
 
"It’s an honest, fair and unflinching look at one of the greatest, and saddest, natural disasters to hit our shores." -- Film Threat
Posted Sep 5, 2006
 
When the Levees Broke (2006)96%
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3.5/5
 
"The film manages to draw the viewer in by combining a biography with classic elements of mystery, suspense and family drama." -- Film Threat
Posted Aug 22, 2006
 
Hollywoodland (2006)70%
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4/5
 
"Smith reinvents the romantic-comedy by making a film about a man in love with his kid." -- Film Threat
Posted Jul 22, 2006
 
Jersey Girl (2004)40%
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4.5/5
 
"A Prairie Home Companion is nothing short of a real treat and an experience lovers of the radio show and future lovers of it shouldn’t miss." -- Film Threat
Posted Jun 9, 2006
 
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)81%
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2/5
 
"As I sat through this two hour stumble through what looked like fog, I just kept thinking to myself how this might be the best looking bad film I've ever seen." -- Film Threat
Posted Apr 24, 2006
 
Silent Hill (2006)30%
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2.5/5
 
"It just feels contrived when a good comedy like this should feel clever." -- Film Threat
Posted Apr 4, 2006
 
Live Free or Die (2007)47%
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2/5
 
"[I] have to admit to not getting much out of a big budget B movie. B movies are fun because they’re rinky dink." -- Film Threat
Posted Mar 28, 2006
 
Slither (2006)84%
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3.5/5
 
"A really dry, funny and sad film." -- Film Threat
Posted Mar 15, 2006
 
Gretchen (2006)80%
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3/5
 
"I do think people need to see this movie to understand where we're headed due to wasteful and greedy pigheadedness." -- Film Threat
Posted Mar 15, 2006
 
OilCrash (2006)n/a
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4/5
 
"Swanberg continues to grow as a filmmaker and I can’t wait to see what he comes up with next." -- Film Threat
Posted Mar 14, 2006
 
LOL (2006)100%
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4/5
 
"This film reminded me of a Raymond Carver short story or a John Cassavettes film in that emotions rule the day, but their root is never fully explained. You just get a feeling." -- Film Threat
Posted Feb 7, 2006
 
Old Joy (2006)85%
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2/5
 
"By the time the credits rolled I was bored rather than stunned by the revelations within the movie and I just want these type of reversal/twist movies to get better, or go away." -- Film Threat
Posted Feb 7, 2006
 
The Night Listener (2006)40%
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4/5
 
"While the film has some funky flaws, it’s a terrific satire and is downright hilarious." -- Film Threat
Posted Feb 7, 2006
 
The Darwin Awards (2006)25%
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4/5
 
"A totally engrossing and extremely disturbing doc on many levels." -- Film Threat
Posted Feb 4, 2006
 
KZ (2005)n/a
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4.5/5
 
"A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a great film. It's the truthfulness to the time and the characters that elevate the film to something far above a cliche." -- Film Threat
Posted Feb 4, 2006
 
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)75%
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4/5
 
"A pretty great little movie." -- Film Threat
Posted Feb 4, 2006
 
Quinceanera (2006)86%
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1/5
 
"These chatty, pedantic, annoying characters are simply not interesting enough to follow for five minutes, let alone over two hours." -- Film Threat
Posted Feb 4, 2006
 
Flannel Pajamas (2006)52%
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4/5
 
"The most fun I've had in a movie in a long time." -- Film Threat
Posted Feb 4, 2006
 
Pine Flat (2006)n/a
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2/5
 
"To make a personal documentary click, you really have to be willing to get in the trenches with the subject and that just doesn't happen here." -- Film Threat
Posted Feb 4, 2006
 
Wide Awake (2006)80%
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3/5
 
"I don't want to give to much away in terms of this film because it really is fascinating, but I will say that the film helps crystalize major flaws in our legal system." -- Film Threat
Posted Feb 4, 2006
 
The Trials of Darryl Hunt (2007)100%
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4.5/5
 
"It's the heart and honesty throughout the film that make it unforgettable." -- Film Threat
Posted Jan 30, 2006
 
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)75%
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4/5
 
"Half Nelson pulls it all together with a closing scene that's very touching and highly memorable." -- Film Threat
Posted Jan 30, 2006
 
Half Nelson (2006)91%
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3/5
 
"Archer proves that he has a unique way of storytelling through the medium of film." -- Film Threat
Posted Jan 30, 2006
 
Wild Tigers I Have Known (2007)64%
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2/5
 
"The film drags on (no pun intended) and doesn't impart the kind of emotional immersion I think Everson was aiming for." -- Film Threat
Posted Jan 30, 2006
 
Cinnamon (2006)n/a
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3/5
 
"The film has a fairy tale feel to it and it's sort of fun." -- Film Threat
Posted Jan 30, 2006
 
Little Red Flowers (2006)n/a
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2/5
 
"After 45 minutes of seeing this hard work, we get the point." -- Film Threat
Posted Jan 30, 2006
 
In The Pit (2007)71%
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2/5
 
"Stories are told about Eggleston but he's never asked to comment on them. It's highly frustrating." -- Film Threat
Posted Jan 30, 2006
 
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston (2005)n/a
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2.5/5
 
"I just couldn't buy into the way the film veered into a family drama when it started out so confidently." -- Film Threat
Posted Jan 27, 2006
 
Open Window (2005)0%

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