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NORM SCHRAGER
Norm Schrager

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Total Reviews: 139
Total QuickRatings: 2


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BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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5/5 Blindsight
4.5/5 The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen
4/5 Halloween
3.5/5 Olive, the Other Reindeer
3/5 Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
2.5/5 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
2/5 Passion of Mind
1.5/5 The Contender
1/5 Slackers
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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5/5 Blindsight
4.5/5 Jesus Camp
4.5/5 Chalk
4.5/5 Me and You and Everyone We Know
4.5/5 Bowling for Columbine
4.5/5 Y Tu Mama Tambien
4.5/5 The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen
4.5/5 The Yards
 more...
 
 
WORST REVIEWED
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1/5 The New Guy
1/5 Rollerball
1/5 Slackers
 more...
 
This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 73% of the time.

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3.5/5
 
"With a comedy this broad, Araki's work feels very much like John Waters'... this is Harold and Kumar's unconventional stepsister." -- Meet In The Lobby
Posted May 8, 2008
 
Smiley Face (2007)67%
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5/5
 
"If anyone tried to tell you a story about this climb and these kids, Blindsight is exactly what you'd think it should look like." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 21, 2008
 
Blindsight (2008)100%
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4/5
 
"Important not only artistically, but for its meaning to Asian-Americans in the early 20th Century." -- Meet In The Lobby
Posted Mar 21, 2008
 
The Dragon Painter (1919)100%
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2.5/5
 
"no one will mistake this earnest try for Medium Cool. Maybe just Smallish Cool." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 25, 2008
 
Day Zero (2008)17%
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2.5/5
 
"heavy on concept, not content" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 14, 2007
 
Look (2007)61%
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4/5
 
"a chest-thumping source of pride for the Soviet government, full of inciting imagery, enormous filmmaking prowess and the flavor of revolution" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 20, 2007
 
I Am Cuba (1964)100%
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3.5/5
 
"a difficult movie of unorthodox pacing and presentation" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 6, 2007
 
Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (1989)100%
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1.5/5
 
"a low-budget wannabe thriller that's anything but smart." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 30, 2007
 
The Genius Club (2006)17%
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3.5/5
 
"a bizarre, moody entry that's part documentary, part drama." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 22, 2007
 
Zoo (2007)56%
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3/5
 
"part investigative mystery, part cultist drama, and you can pretty much guess where it's all going" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 12, 2007
 
Noriko's Dinner Table (2007)60%
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2/5
 
""an exercise in human soullessness."" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 9, 2007
 
Descent (2007)24%
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3.5/5
 
"the most accessible, thorough chronicle of animal rights ever put to film." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 19, 2007
 
Your Mommy Kills Animals (2007)91%
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3.5/5
 
"compare this with other films about being a teen (even the good ones), and few match this level of happy, resourceful creativity and unforced diversity." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 7, 2007
 
Colma: The Musical (2007)90%
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2/5
 
"When it runs in circles... it exists only for the "art" and can be annoying as hell." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 27, 2007
 
Fay Grim (2007)44%
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4/5
 
"If Tarantino and Rodriguez were hoping to make a film better than the poster, they exceeded their own expectations." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 5, 2007
 
Grindhouse (2007)81%
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1.5/5
 
"maybe there's something positive about a horror film that doesn't go for the jugular, one a younger kid could see with a parent or older sibling. If only it weren't this bad." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 11, 2007
 
The Messengers (2007)11%
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4.5/5
 
"will be viewed as a modern classic in the decades to come." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 28, 2007
 
Jesus Camp (2006)87%
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3.5/5
 
"When Freedom Writers does work, it works very well." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 11, 2007
 
Freedom Writers (2007)69%
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4.5/5
 
"Led by a likable cast, Chalk toes the line between memorable character study and flat-out ensemble satire." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 30, 2006
 
Chalk (2007)79%
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3.5/5
 
Click here to read article -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 18, 2006
 
Big Love - The Complete First Season (2006)n/a
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1.5/5
 
"a stiff would-be comedy filled with talented stars and very few laughs." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 15, 2006
 
Keeping Up With The Steins (2006)35%
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3/5
 
"ly won't jump-start Robert Margolis' acting career, but it might get him closer to that status of working actor, just as he wished for in the film" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 8, 2006
 
The Definition of Insanity (2004)n/a
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2.5/5
 
"Moss doesn't train the focus on Hogue long enough, just teasing viewers with a bit of the power that could have been" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 23, 2006
 
Con Man ()n/a
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3.5/5
 
"a palette of extremes, rich black and shockingly bare white, making both a visual statement and a narrative one" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 21, 2006
 
Renaissance (2006)43%
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3.5/5
 
"it's refreshing to see a film like Half Nelson that wallows in the gray areas" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 10, 2006
 
Half Nelson (2006)91%
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1.5/5
 
"Thomas Wolfe may have been right when he said you can't go home again. But, in this case, you really shouldn't." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 25, 2006
 
Finding Home (2003)33%
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1.5/5
 
"Even the bloopers during the closing credits stink." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 24, 2005
 
Cheaper By the Dozen 2 (2005)6%
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3.5/5
 
"condensing the moon program into roughly 60 minutes is a pretty impressive feat. Giving you the feeling of actually being part of it is even more impressive" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 28, 2005
 
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005)88%
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3.5/5
 
"With no common language, these two connect instantly -- perhaps it’s the blood -- and embark on an emotionally wrenching journey in this visually appealing, occasionally heavy-handed thriller from Paula van der Oest." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 1, 2005
 
Moonlight (2002)60%
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4/5
 
"a true cinematic fairytale" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 25, 2005
 
Cinderella (1950)84%
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4/5
 
"smart, stylishly trippy" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 4, 2005
 
Pom Poko (1994)n/a
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3.5/5
 
"charming" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 20, 2005
 
My Neighbors The Yamadas (1999)n/a
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3/5
 
"McKellar's starring turn -- along with a strong final scene -- help him save his own film from the unfortunate crap heap" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 30, 2005
 
Childstar (2005)71%
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2/5
 
"Not every shoestring indie needs to be energetic and edgy, but it could've really helped in this case" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 16, 2005
 
The Girl from Monday (2006)40%
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4.5/5
 
"that rare first-time gem that does everything remarkably well" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 3, 2005
 
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)83%
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3.5/5
 
"conveys that aura of a summer night at the ballpark -- made even better by newfound love" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 7, 2005
 
Fever Pitch (2005)63%
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3/5
 
"Duchovny has created a literate film, as we knew someone of his assumed intellect could" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 20, 2005
 
House of D (2005)10%
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4/5
 
"one of those movies with good direction and vision, rock-solid acting, and no distribution" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 29, 2005
 
Mile Zero (2001)78%
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4/5
 
"earnestly gives us our money’s worth, building characters in the midst of a juggling act that includes three leads and three fantastic supporting performances" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 15, 2004
 
Spanglish (2004)53%
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3/5
 
"There's a lack of polish and, more importantly, an uninhibited demeanor to Davis's script which work well for the subject matter" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 1, 2004
 
Purgatory House (2004)80%
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1.5/5
 
"a sad case of indie filmmakers who want to do something vital and lasting, but execute so poorly as to make their work merely forgettable" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 16, 2004
 
September Tapes (2004)21%
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4/5
 
"He asks an accepting audience, both in the film and in the theater: How much crap will you take, and why?" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 6, 2004
 
Talk Radio (1989)80%
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4/5
 
"an 80-minute conversation with a freshness, a surprising urgency, and two characters full of desire, faults, and – still – hope." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 4, 2004
 
Before Sunset (2004)94%
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2/5
 
"performances can't lift the cursory, stagy dialogue out of the muck. " -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 23, 2004
 
The Notebook (2004)50%
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4/5
 
"a touching curiosity" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 11, 2004
 
The Story of the Weeping Camel (2004)95%
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4/5
 
"an eloquent coming-of-age tale about a young boy with uncommon courage" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 17, 2004
 
I'm Not Scared (2004)91%
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3/5
 
"sweet and idealistic" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 2, 2004
 
Catch That Kid (2004)11%
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3/5
 
"overdone, but still affecting" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 21, 2004
 
The Butterfly Effect (2004)34%
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2.5/5
 
"without Woo's zest for kinetic energy, Paycheck would be just a few neat ideas stuffed inside a stiff, stifling adventure." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 23, 2003
 
Paycheck (2003)28%
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4/5
 
"it's refreshing to hear talk about great thinkers, good books, and the dreams of men." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 20, 2003
 
The Barbarian Invasions (2003)82%

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