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RANDY CORDOVA
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• Arizona Republic
• Journal News (Westchester, NY)
• Los Angeles Times

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Total Reviews: 150

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Phoenix Film Critics Society


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A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE
 
BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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5/5 Rescue Dawn
4/4 The Bourne Ultimatum
4.5/5 Criminal
4/5 Evelyn
3.5/5 Calendar Girls
2.5/4 The Grudge 2
3/5 Halloween: Resurrection
2.5/5 Catch That Kid
2/4 First Daughter
2/5 The Crime of Padre Amaro
1.5/5 Never Die Alone
1/5 Swept Away
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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4/4 The Bourne Ultimatum
5/5 Rescue Dawn
4.5/5 No Country for Old Men
4.5/5 The Kingdom
4.5/5 Hairspray
4.5/5 The Namesake
4.5/5 Inside Man
4.5/5 Criminal
 more...
 
 
WORST REVIEWED
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1/5 Fool's Gold
1/5 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theatres
1/5 Are We Done Yet?
1/5 Gray Matters
1/5 Black Christmas
1/5 Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny
1/5 Saw III
1/5 Little Man
1/5 Waist Deep
1/5 Don't Tell
 more...
 
This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 64% of the time.

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4/5
 
"If you're a fan of the genre, The Strangers provides all the shocks and scares you could possibly want." -- Arizona Republic
Posted May 29, 2008
 
The Strangers (2008)41%
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"If you're in touch with your inner 12-year-old, don't be surprised if you find yourself smiling and cheering during the film's final scenes." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)63%
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1.5/5
 
"With its thin characters and derivative plot, the finished product seems more like a marketing concept than an actual film." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Mar 14, 2008
 
Never Back Down (2008)25%
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1/5
 
"The film exec who apparently thought that these two were the next Tracy and Hepburn was sadly mistaken. Heck, Matthew and Kate aren't even the new Frankie and Annette." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Feb 7, 2008
 
Fool's Gold (2008)10%
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2/5
 
"How She Move, quite simply, doesn't move. Instead, the dreary, familiar tale unspools in painfully static fashion. If there's a glimmer of imagination here, it's not visible in the finished product." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Jan 24, 2008
 
How She Move (2008)66%
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4.5/5
 
"Bardem's unnerving performance is the one that will stay with you." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Nov 8, 2007
 
No Country for Old Men (2007)95%
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2/5
 
"It either is stiff and dry or it piles on the schmaltz in absurd amounts. In that sense, it offers the worst of both worlds." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Nov 1, 2007
 
Martian Child (2007)30%
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4/5
 
"A grand exercise in watching two marvelous actors rip into some crackling dialogue. It's the thespian equivalent of jousting, and it's fascinating to watch." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Oct 25, 2007
 
Sleuth (2007)35%
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3.5/5
 
"A sweet, autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the summer of 1974." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Oct 18, 2007
 
Local Color (2006)n/a
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4/5
 
"Consistently full of laugh-out-loud moments. The sight gags are outrageous, the story is genuinely involving and the whole movie has a bit of sweetness to it." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Oct 4, 2007
 
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)29%
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4.5/5
 
"It's an overused phrase, but it's true when it comes to The Kingdom. This smart, caffeinated thriller will have you sitting on the edge of your seat." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Sep 28, 2007
 
The Kingdom (2007)51%
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1.5/5
 
"You're watching Jennifer Lopez, but you may as well be watching a female impersonator impersonating Jennifer Lopez." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Aug 2, 2007
 
El Cantante (2007)24%
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4/4
 
"Damon, however, is perfect. He doesn't say a lot, but he's able to suggest the turmoil and mistrust of a man with no memory." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Aug 2, 2007
 
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)93%
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5/5
 
"... everything about Rescue Dawn feels real ..." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Jul 26, 2007
 
Rescue Dawn (2007)90%
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3/5
 
"[Director] Nowlan has no problem pouring on the syrup." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Jul 19, 2007
 
Introducing The Dwights (2007)52%
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4.5/5
 
"Only a die-hard grump could resist the giddy charms of Hairspray." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Jul 19, 2007
 
Hairspray (2007)91%
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3.5/5
 
"Like 28 Days Later, this movie boasts a chilling atmosphere. The first film had a nightmarish "Could this really happen?" vibe running through it, boosted by the jittery photography and naturalistic acting. The new movie shares that feeling." -- Arizona Republic
Posted May 10, 2007
 
28 Weeks Later (2007)71%
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3.5/5
 
"Go, laugh and try to figure out the mystery. But be warned: You'll be checking your watch before it's over." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Apr 19, 2007
 
Hot Fuzz (2007)90%
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1.5/5
 
"It can't decide on a tone, so it jars the viewer from one moment to another." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Apr 19, 2007
 
In the Land of Women (2007)43%
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4/5
 
"A riveting little shocker in which a viewer buys into the entire grisly premise." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Apr 19, 2007
 
Vacancy (2007)56%
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1/5
 
"If you're not among the Aqua Teen hard core, the aggressive dumbness wears out its welcome about five minutes after the lights go down." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Apr 12, 2007
 
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theatres (2007)48%
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3.5/5
 
"Director D.J. Caruso takes a lot of time to develop the characters. That works to the film's advantage because the viewer winds up invested in their fate." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Apr 12, 2007
 
Disturbia (2007)67%
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1/5
 
"This is the kind of movie that gives family films a bad name." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Apr 3, 2007
 
Are We Done Yet? (2007)8%
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2.5/5
 
"It's no better or worse than most films of its genre." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Mar 31, 2007
 
The Hills Have Eyes II (2007)12%
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4.5/5
 
"This is a wonderful movie." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Mar 24, 2007
 
The Namesake (2007)85%
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2.5/5
 
"If the source material is soft, the film then takes another punch with the casting of Renée Zellweger in the title role. She overflows with tics and twitches that make the author seem vaguely deranged." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Mar 8, 2007
 
Miss Potter (2006)65%
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1/5
 
"It's so awful that it enters that weird realm in which it becomes actively annoying. The moviegoer sits there, hoping the characters will be tortured and die horrible deaths." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Mar 8, 2007
 
Gray Matters (2007)10%
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3.5/5
 
"The film is smarter than most teen comedies, and Pinkston can play a dork without venturing into Steve Urkel territory." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
Full of It (2007)6%
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3.5/5
 
"Provides just enough pop thrills and slam-bang action to make it perfectly acceptable matinee fare." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Feb 21, 2007
 
Ghost Rider (2007)28%
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3.5/5
 
"In terms of direction, this is the sharpest film Perry has made. It moves at a deft pace, and the comedic sequences continually score. He also knows how to create a mood." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Feb 15, 2007
 
Daddy's Little Girls (2007)25%
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2.5/5
 
"This gross comedy hardly seems like the best way to exploit Murphy's talents." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Feb 8, 2007
 
Norbit (2007)9%
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1/5
 
"This movie serves up a bland, interchangeable mix of victims. Because the sitting ducks don't display any personality, it's hard to get worked up about their fate." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Dec 28, 2006
 
Black Christmas (2006)17%
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1/5
 
"Jack Black's constant mugging and eyebrow wriggling reaches an obnoxious new low in the awkwardly titled Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny. He is brash and loud, as his pupils bounce around their sockets like pinballs." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Nov 21, 2006
 
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006)53%
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2.5/5
 
"There are no surprises to be had." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Nov 21, 2006
 
Deja Vu (2006)56%
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2/5
 
"[A] sloppy, overarching fiction that tries to do too many things at once. It's like a three-ring circus in which none of the acts is terribly interesting." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Nov 16, 2006
 
Fast Food Nation (2006)51%
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1/5
 
"Even splatter-film buffs should be offended by this piece of nonsense: Not because it's so gross, but because it's so dumb." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Nov 2, 2006
 
Saw III (2006)27%
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2/5
 
"Gross and sadistic but never scary." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Oct 28, 2006
 
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)13%
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2.5/5
 
"A dark comedy that isn't dark or particularly funny, Keeping Mum ends up being an exercise in heavy-handed whimsy." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Oct 26, 2006
 
Keeping Mum (2006)55%
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2.5/4
 
"The film feels more like several small, disconnected pieces thrown together rather than a satisfying whole." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Oct 14, 2006
 
The Grudge 2 (2006)12%
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3.5/5
 
"Silly, breezy fun, fueled by playful chemistry between its charismatic, appealing stars." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Oct 12, 2006
 
Bandidas (2006)58%
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2.5/5
 
"It feels awkward, both in the pat screenplay and the uneven direction." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Aug 31, 2006
 
Quinceanera (2006)86%
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4/5
 
"Kids won't get hit over the head with the messages, but they're not buried so deeply as to be indecipherable." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Aug 24, 2006
 
How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)58%
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2/5
 
"A handful of creepy visuals can't make up for a mountain of shortcomings." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Aug 19, 2006
 
Pulse (2006)12%
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4/5
 
"The movie is aware of its cheesiness, one reason it works so well. It's an exploitation flick that knows what it wants to do, and it gets the job done expertly." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Aug 18, 2006
 
Snakes on a Plane (2006)70%
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2/4
 
"It's loud and goofy, but it's sorely lacking energy, not to mention laughs." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Aug 17, 2006
 
Accepted (2006)36%
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3.5/5
 
"It's quick, it's painless, and there are enough laughs (and a few tears) throughout to keep everything moving along." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Aug 4, 2006
 
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (2006)23%
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3/5
 
"If anything, it's too airy and tends to be forgotten as soon as the lights go up. But it's certainly pleasant enough while it's on." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Jul 20, 2006
 
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)41%
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1/5
 
"Little Man is a comedy based on a single gag that's not very funny. Therefore, it's exactly one joke short of being a one-joke film." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Jul 13, 2006
 
Little Man (2006)13%
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1/5
 
"A mean and depressing B-movie in which there's no one to root for or even care about." -- Arizona Republic
Posted Jun 22, 2006
 
Waist Deep (2006)27%

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