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AARON HILLIS
Aaron Hillis

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• Village Voice

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Total Reviews: 280
Total QuickRatings: 22


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1.5/4
 
"Hannibal Rising resembles an elegant historical epic, if you overlook its implausible plot, abominable dialogue, and smug bloodletting." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted May 29, 2007
 
Hannibal Rising (2007)15%
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2.5/4
 
"There's little point in trying to convince Smith acolytes that quantity doesn't mean quality, but the advertised six hours of extras aren't half as fun as those on the Clerks 10th anniversary edition." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Mar 31, 2007
 
Clerks II (2006)63%
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3/4
 
"Like many documentaries about artists battling demons, it doesn't offer enough framework to suggest why anyone should care, but the fragile beauty and borderline exploitation of Johnston's character are made tangible..." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Dec 29, 2006
 
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006)87%
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2/4
 
"Emulating the class butt-kisser, the featurettes are self-promotional. The deleted scenes are forgettable and the bloopers unfunny, which leaves the trailers: There's 16 of them, and they're unexpectedly choice." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Nov 21, 2006
 
Art School Confidential (2006)36%
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3/4
 
"Foreign films often get shafted when it comes to DVD extras, so don't be alarmed by the single half-hour interview, basically a contest between the Dardennes and a radio host over who can sound more pretentious." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Oct 4, 2006
 
L'Enfant (2006)86%
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2.5/4
 
"Former music-video director Timur Bekmambetov cleverly toys with moral ambiguities and demoniac CGI effects like a death-metal puppeteer, though he takes it too seriously for such a shallow entertainment." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Oct 4, 2006
 
Night Watch (2005)58%
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4/4
 
"The backbone to it all is the ritual torch-passing that allowed incoming seniors to abuse poor freshmen, an alarmingly frank touch that avoids the one-sided sentimentality of an American Graffiti-style pastiche." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Sep 10, 2006
 
Dazed and Confused (1993)98%
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4/4
 
"As if we couldn't guess from those exhaustive Lord of the Rings packages, the nearly three hours' worth of extras here are an enlightening watch and light on the usual filler." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted May 25, 2006
 
King Kong (2005)84%
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4/4
 
"The big revelation is a second DVD dedicated to Chan's amazing feature-length expansion of "Dumplings." Meatier and headier... [it's] superior to 3 Extremes itself." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Apr 4, 2006
 
3 Extremes (2005)84%
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2/4
 
"More than it deserves, the DVD has two director commentaries (one subtitled with the actors), deleted scenes, a couple of featurettes, and a hip-hop video of the thug trio in their real-life role as rappers." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Mar 18, 2006
 
Secuestro Express (2005)52%
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3/4
 
"The Whedon worship gets gushy in some of the extras, but the deleted and extended scenes are more noteworthy than usual, as are three featurettes on the Firefly universe and how the film got made; plus, the outtakes are damn funny." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Mar 18, 2006
 
Serenity (2005)82%
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4/4
 
"Remastered in HD and 6.1 DTS ES audio, this three-disc set is so sardine-squeezed with desirable extras that the film itself is split over two DVDs." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Dec 18, 2005
 
Titanic (1997)82%
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2.5/4
 
"Occasionally sublime in its vivid long-take hypnotics and sonic soundscapes, the slow burn of Last Days can still feel like a punishing art-wank..." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Nov 2, 2005
 
Last Days (2005)60%
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4/4
 
"Sylvain Chomet’s dignified (but un-Disney-fied) cartoon adventure is a scrumptiously madcap rush of visual eccentricity, playfully dark humor, and narrative reinvention." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Mar 9, 2005
 
The Triplets of Belleville (2003)94%
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2.5/4
 
"...it [is] entirely unfortunate that the ceremonious dialogue and lead-footed exposition are pretentious and often laughable." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Mar 16, 2004
 
Underworld (2003)30%
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2.5/4
 
"The guts of this thorough two-disc beast act as the missing link between an E! Behind the Scenes special and a subscription to Fangoria..." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Mar 16, 2004
 
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)41%
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3/4
 
"Scrapping coherent narrative in favor of wall-to-wall 3-D effects, this overstimulating digital production spotlights Juni and his grandfather..." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Mar 9, 2004
 
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)44%
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3.5/4
 
"Roth slyly invokes the humor of the Evil Dead series while teasingly sidestepping splatter-movie conventions to (de)compose an impressive, disgusting debut..." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Mar 9, 2004
 
Cabin Fever (2003)63%
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3.5/4
 
"The special edition disc features Lee’s charismatic audio commentary, deleted scenes, and most entertainingly, a group of featurettes that are surprisingly streamlined." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Dec 17, 2003
 
Hulk (2003)61%
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2.5/4
 
"Of course it’s gluttonous, frivolous, and disposable—who ever said amusement park rides had to be anything else?" -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Dec 17, 2003
 
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)42%
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4/4
 
"Shot in digital video for realistically shuddersome atmosphere, this one’s near-guaranteed to upset your sleeping habits." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Dec 17, 2003
 
28 Days Later (2003)88%
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3.5/4
 
"[Evans'] cavalier journal of guiltily compelling gossip is just self-deprecating enough to be cathartic." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Sep 14, 2003
 
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)91%
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2.5/4
 
"...the movie expects its audience to chug philosophical theories like a row of Jell-O shots..." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted Aug 23, 2003
 
Solaris (2002)64%
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1/4
 
"'Beating a dead CGI-crafted dog, the disc boasts a redundancy of forgettable featurettes that could easily have been edited into a single documentary.'" -- Premiere Magazine
Posted May 11, 2003
 
Scooby-Doo - The Movie (2002)28%
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3/4
 
"'The cosmically thin premise merely acts as scenery for Mr. Smith to chew and Mr. Jones to deadpan against. Wackiness sporadically ensues.'" -- Premiere Magazine
Posted May 11, 2003
 
Men in Black II (2002)38%
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1/4
 
"'The proper term here is 'Battlefield Earth bad'.'" -- Premiere Magazine
Posted May 11, 2003
 
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)6%
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2/4
 
"'When a studio re-creates The Blues Brothers in a world full of cohabitating bears and people, which target audience are they aiming for, exactly?'" -- Premiere Magazine
Posted May 11, 2003
 
The Country Bears (2002)27%
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3/4
 
"'This is definitely James Bond for the Xbox (XXXbox?) generation.'" -- Premiere Magazine
Posted May 11, 2003
 
XXX (2002)47%
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3.5/4
 
"'With so much booty to behold, it's surprising this isn't a two-disc set.'" -- Premiere Magazine
Posted May 11, 2003
 
Treasure Planet (2002)71%
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2/4
 
"'Too picturesque to be ignored, too trashy to be erotic, and taken too seriously to be fun.'" -- Premiere Magazine
Posted May 11, 2003
 
Femme Fatale (2002)49%
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4/4
 
"'Sharp, touching, and inspiring enough to put 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' on repeat, this is not a film to be missed.'" -- Premiere Magazine
Posted May 11, 2003
 
24 Hour Party People (2002)86%
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4/4
 
"'Deserving enough of wall space at the Museum of Modern Art.'" -- Premiere Magazine
Posted May 11, 2003
 
Dreams (1990)53%
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2/4
 
"What television do you have to crawl out of to get some bonus features around here?" -- Premiere Magazine
Posted May 11, 2003
 
The Ring (2002)72%
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3/4
 
"One should be thankful that DreamWorks even released the original film, but . . ." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted May 11, 2003
 
Ringu (1998)96%
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1/4
 
"One more trailer, plus one more featurette, equals one more DVD to collect dust." -- Premiere Magazine
Posted May 7, 2003
 
Swimfan (2002)15%

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