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Arthur Lazere

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Biography:

Publisher and editor of culturevulture.net. Member: San Francisco Film Critics Circle, Online Film Critics Society, International Association of Art Critics

Favorites:

Ten best films of 2005: Capote Saraband Good Night and Good Luck Cache Nobody Knows Munich A History of Violence The Holy Girl Transamerica Pride and Prejudice

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Location:

San Francisco

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http://www.culturevulture.net/Movies/MovieIndex.htm

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The Big Time (2002) 71% “The Big Time offers a breezy, but knowledgeable, look at the early years of the television industry.” – culturevulture.net Dec 11, 2023 Full Review The Bridesmaid (2004) 93% “[Chabrol] deliberately uses ambiguity which draws the viewer into considering the psychological complexities of the characters. He never patronizes his audience by spelling out and laboring the obvious.” – culturevulture.net Aug 10, 2006 Full Review Scoop (2006) 41% “Woody-ultralite” – culturevulture.net Aug 10, 2006 Full Review The Devil Wears Prada (2006) 75% “It is the fashionista ethic, as embodied in the Priestly character, that keeps 'The Devil Wears Prada' fascinating--like turning over a rock and watching the worms crawling about underneath.” – culturevulture.net Jun 29, 2006 Full Review A Prairie Home Companion (2006) 81% “Worth a look, especially for the sheer enjoyment of watching Streep and Tomlin do their schtick, but the film is, at best, Altman lite.” – culturevulture.net Jun 8, 2006 Full Review District B13 (2004) 82% “Delivers a cogent, well-told story, with a bit of social significance underpinning, plus a series of sequences that should satisfy the action fans.” – culturevulture.net Jun 1, 2006 Full Review Mission: Impossible III (2006) 71% “The single admirable attribute of 'Mission: Impossible III' is the technical expertise that goes into the making of the action sequences. Aside from that, [it's] ordinary and forgettable.” – culturevulture.net May 7, 2006 Full Review “Classical Broadway style, crisply directed, every element calculated to bring out the best of the performer at the peak of her powers.” – culturevulture.net Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Thank You for Smoking (2005) 86% “Eckhart demonstrates genuine comic talent here, drawing laughs with a sharp satirical edge that Reitman's script and direction keep spot on.” – culturevulture.net Mar 23, 2006 Full Review Journey From the Fall (2007) 95% “There are some genuinely moving moments in [the] latter part of the film, but the inconsistencies and the overwrought structure of the screenplay seriously dilute the overall effectiveness of 'Journey from the Fall.'” – culturevulture.net Mar 21, 2006 Full Review Don't Tell (2005) 25% “A well-acted melodrama with some engaging characters and a storyline that holds the attention” – culturevulture.net Mar 16, 2006 Full Review Unknown White Male (2005) 73% “Tend[s] to remain at a rather mundane level; they don't get past the obvious, to possibly more profound reflections on Bruce's situation.” – culturevulture.net Feb 23, 2006 Full Review Freedomland (2006) 23% “Moore and Jackson are in top form and hold the attention throughout. They make you wish that 'Freedomland' had a tighter screenplay.” – culturevulture.net Feb 16, 2006 Full Review Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2005) 88% “Blithe, brisk, and bouncy” – culturevulture.net Feb 3, 2006 Full Review A Good Woman (2004) 37% “Without an incisive satirical tone and with the shift of both period and location, 'A Good Woman' loses its bite.” – culturevulture.net Feb 2, 2006 Full Review Munich (2005) 79% “Spielberg is at his best in 'Munich,' demonstrating once again his unique talent for filmic storytelling.” – culturevulture.net Jan 2, 2006 Full Review Cache (2005) 89% “Taking the traditional thriller genre and retaining its quality of gripping suspense, Haneke subverts it into a trenchant commentary on the seemingly irresolvable malignant conflicts of our time.” – culturevulture.net Dec 29, 2005 Full Review Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) 68% “An opportunity missed for an entertainment of more substance, but Frears keeps it light and Dench keeps it afloat for a charming and stylish, if essentially forgettable, excursion into British nostalgia.” – culturevulture.net Dec 22, 2005 Full Review Brokeback Mountain (2005) 88% “Anchored by the performances of the two leads, the power of 'Brokeback Mountain' is retained despite the film's unneccesary bloat, convincing in its tale of love and the severe penalties imposed by societal homphobia.” – culturevulture.net Dec 11, 2005 Full Review The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2003) 95% “The birds...are a natural subject for a documentary film, but in the end Judy Irving's film is as much or more about Mark Bittner, a self-appointed guardian of the flock, than it is about the birds themselves.” – culturevulture.net Nov 26, 2005 Full Review Syriana (2005) 72% “The various storylines are hard to follow.., the narrative momentum dissolves in the confusion, and the multiplicity of characters means that none of them...is more than two dimensional.” – culturevulture.net Nov 23, 2005 Full Review Ushpizin (2004) 94% “Carefully balanced on a fine line that encompasses both gentle humor and spiritual wisdom, 'Ushpizin' draws the audience into its exotic world and shares its universality.” – culturevulture.net Nov 19, 2005 Full Review Walk the Line (2005) 83% “The film is visualized in such a straightforward manner that it feels as if it could have been made in 1950. There's not a moment of freshly imaginative or unconventional footage.” – culturevulture.net Nov 17, 2005 Full Review Pride & Prejudice (2005) 87% “Visually arresting and dramatically effective, freshly capturing the many virtues of the novel” – culturevulture.net Nov 10, 2005 Full Review The Passenger (1975) 88% “Antonioni's is a bleak, existential take on life, but...the sheer artistry of the director's technique make[s] for an exhilarating film experience.” – culturevulture.net Nov 7, 2005 Full Review
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