Bill White
Bill White's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Shuttle (2008)
52%
C
“Instead of suspense, we get frustration at the stupidity of the characters.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Mar 12, 2009
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Everlasting Moments (2008)
90%
A-
“Troell's profound insistence that life -- even in its most miserable chapters -- is an occasion for rejoicing, goes beyond gender politics to a place of transcendent sublimity.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Mar 12, 2009
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Were the World Mine (2008)
71%
B-
“Were the World Mine is an independent film that succeeds through the excellent work of a cast and crew whose imagination compensates for budgetary constraints.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Jan 29, 2009
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Made in China (2009)
43%
C+
“Children and undiscriminating adults may enjoy the flurry of eye-catching activities that storm incessantly across the screen for its 2 1/2 hours, but the reigning stupidity of the enterprise is liable to tire anyone else in attendance.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Jan 16, 2009
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The Feature (2008)
56%
C-
“In a rare moment of personal illumination, he admits that "sometimes there are artists who are just no good." If nothing else, The Feature proves this statement.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Jan 5, 2009
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20 Seconds of Joy (2007)
B-
“Jens Hoffmann's perceptive portrait of Norwegian base jumper Karina Hollekim.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Jan 5, 2009
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Save Me (2007)
68%
C
“As a movie, it doesn't amount to much more than an after school-special with sex and profanity.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Dec 19, 2008
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Lake City (2008)
12%
C+
“When Hill and Moore leave story and characters behind to veer off into suspenseless chases through cornfields, one wonders if the era of earnest American drama may be coming to a close.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Dec 12, 2008
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Virtual JFK: Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived (2008)
77%
B
“Contrary to its title, Virtual JFK is less a counter-history of the Vietnam years than a tribute to John F. Kennedy's stubborn resistance to a military that pressured him to go to war on six occasions during his short presidency.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Dec 12, 2008
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Nobel Son (2007)
27%
D
“That the ending makes no sense doesn't matter nearly as much as the fact that we wouldn't care even if it did.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Dec 4, 2008
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Obscene (2007)
92%
B
“Rosset is a lively subject, and his interviews (over many years) provide an oral history of his life and times.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Nov 21, 2008
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Flow: For Love of Water (2008)
80%
B-
“Flow might be alarmist propaganda, but with an estimated 20 years left before California's water supply is used up, it might be time to respond to the alarm.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Nov 6, 2008
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Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback (2007)
100%
B
“Brings home the tragedy of being ahead of one's time in popular culture.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Nov 6, 2008
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Fear(s) of the Dark (2007)
72%
B
“These six tales only scratch the surface of our phobic subconscious.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Oct 31, 2008
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Trouble the Water (2008)
96%
B
“Directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal make jarring cuts from Roberts' personal footage to the mainstream news reports, emphasizing the unreal tone of the professional media.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Oct 17, 2008
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My Father My Lord (2007)
95%
B
“David Volach's understated condemnation of religious extremism makes its points in lethally solemn tones, with neither caricature nor ridicule.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Oct 2, 2008
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Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
56%
C
“Director Takashi Miike's dish of sukiyaki spaghetti ala Sergio Corbucci is badly seasoned with scraps of reservoir dogs.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Oct 2, 2008
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I.O.U.S.A. (2008)
88%
C+
“Loaded with graphs, facts and statistics, it is too weighty a lesson in economics to be digested in 90 minutes.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Oct 2, 2008
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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
36%
C+
“An initially hilarious picture that grows perplexingly trite as screenwriter Peter Straughan transforms Young's sly observations into assembly-line pap.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Oct 2, 2008
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Blindness (2008)
44%
B+
“The cast does excellent ensemble work, with each of its members contributing to the overall effect rather than seeking opportunities for star turns.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Oct 2, 2008
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Corporal's Diary (2008)
b
“A heartfelt tribute to a human being by those who loved him.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sep 29, 2008
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Humboldt County (2008)
60%
C-
“For an idea of how Humboldt County plays, imagine a Lifetime original movie about a loveable but pathetic couple who passed their druggy lifestyle on to the next generation.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sep 26, 2008
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Still Life (2006)
91%
B+
“Director Jia Zhang-ke sees the urbanization of China through the eyes of the relocated laborers.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sep 26, 2008
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Year of the Fish (2007)
58%
B-
“Year of the Fish is an eye-opener for those unfamiliar with the tribulations many immigrants endure on their road to American citizenship.” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sep 26, 2008
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XXY (2007)
83%
B-
“Despite its sometimes creepy tentativeness, XXY succeeds as a meditation on gender and sexuality, one that refuses an easy answer to the question, 'Is it a boy or a girl?'” –
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sep 26, 2008
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