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Bryan Reesman

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Biography:

A prolific entertainment journalist living in the United States, Bryan Reesman is a graduate of NYU film school, a former story analyst for Miramax Films, New Line Cinema, and Imagine Entertainment, and former director of development for Monument Pictures. He has been published in over 45 print magazines and a dozen Web-based publications over the last eight years, including Billboard, Request, Playboy.com, Razor, Mix, the Boston Phoenix, M온라인카지노추천 Online, and Revolver.

Favorites:

Blow-Up (1966)The Changeling (1979)Miracle Mile (1989)The Moderns (1988)The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey Through Time (1989)2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Reviews

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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) 84% “A breath of fresh air for not hiding its fabrications. The hilarious production is an inversion of the famed musical comedian’s life.” – NBC News THINK Nov 4, 2022 Full Review Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) 63% “It delivers the goods in the spirit of the classic original by balancing the spooky and the kooky, offering distinct new characters, meeting kids and adults halfway on humor, and giving us a younger spin on the concept.” – NBC News THINK Nov 22, 2021 Full Review F9 The Fast Saga (2021) 59% “The heavily action-and effects-laden F9 is too mind-numbing for me, suggesting that more spinoffs are the best way forward.” – NBC News THINK Jun 28, 2021 Full Review Airplane! (1980) 97% “It reminds us of the importance of pushing boundaries at the same time that it gives us a playbook for doing so in a good-natured rather than vicious or belittling way.” – NBC News THINK Apr 26, 2021 Full Review Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) 83% “Underneath the silliness of it all, the Bill and Ted movies have always had a positive message about uniting people through the power of music.” – NBC News THINK Apr 22, 2021 Full Review Sex and Lucia (2001) 71% 4/5 “Not every movie that is billed as 'erotic' deserves that distinction, but director Julio Medem's Sex And Lucia certainly does. It's the kind of intelligent, thoughtful film about sex and love that Hollywood just can't make.” – Request Magazine Aug 22, 2003 Full Review Grind (2003) 8% 4/10 “Many of the characters aren't even likable throughout the first half of the movie, and while they evolve positively over time, it is barely enough to win anyone over.” – Citysearch Aug 19, 2003 Full Review Freddy vs. Jason (2003) 41% 6/10 “While the filmmakers send up the genre's cliches and expected audience empathy with the villains, it still feels like the ludicrous dialogue and one-dimensional characterizations were written by teenagers.” – Citysearch Aug 14, 2003 Full Review The Eye (2002) 64% 8/10 “Just how scary is it? Even the film's daytime confrontations are enough to cause a severe jolt, but one nocturnal sequence involving a moaning old woman could leave viewers shuddering for days.” – Citysearch Jun 6, 2003 Full Review Pokémon Heroes (2003) 19% 4/10 “The plot is paper-thin, supporting players like the bumbling Team Rocket baddies are mere window dressing and the devious designs of Annie and Oakley are generic at best.” – Citysearch May 16, 2003 Full Review Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary (2002) 88% 7/10 “Amplifying the story's eroticism, Maddin cleverly transforms Stoker's timeless tale into an allegory about both Victorian sexual oppression and xenophobia.” – Citysearch May 16, 2003 Full Review House of 1000 Corpses (2003) 21% 4/10 “Despite some gruesomely colorful sets, a few scares and Sid Haig's droll performance as the wise-cracking Captain Spaulding, the disjointed narrative is as messy as the blood-splattered corpses littering the film.” – Citysearch Apr 24, 2003 Full Review FeardotCom (2002) 3% 4/10 “"Feardotcom" has the makings of an interesting meditation on the ethereal nature of the internet and the otherworldly energies it could channel, but it simply becomes a routine shocker.” – Citysearch Feb 21, 2003 Full Review Pokémon 4Ever (2002) 16% 6/10 “The fourth "Pokemon" is a diverting--if predictable--adventure suitable for a matinee, with a message that cautions children about disturbing the world's delicate ecological balance.” – Citysearch Feb 21, 2003 Full Review Half Past Dead (2002) 3% 3/10 “Some of Seagal's action pictures are guilty pleasures, but this one is so formulaic that it seems to be on auto-pilot.” – Citysearch Feb 21, 2003 Full Review The 51st State (2001) 26% 5/10 “With an unusual protagonist (a kilt-wearing Jackson) and subject matter, the improbable "Formula 51" is somewhat entertaining, but it could have been much stronger.” – Citysearch Feb 21, 2003 Full Review Ararat (2002) 55% 8/10 “Impassioned performances and direction make this a riveting recreation of a reprehensible period neglected by historians.” – Citysearch Feb 21, 2003 Full Review Undisputed (2002) 49% 4/10 “"Undisputed" could have been compelling, but it ultimately plays out as a standard prison action movie.” – Citysearch Feb 21, 2003 Full Review Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1973) 73% 6/10 “While "Ziggy" is obviously more of interest to hardcore Bowie fans than anyone else (some critics have trashed it for that reason), it should be required viewing for rockers-in-training who really want to learn about good showmanship.” – Citysearch Feb 21, 2003 Full Review Dark Blue (2002) 58% 7/10 “With its charged themes, Dark Blue is a lot to swallow in only two hours, but a thought-provoking ride for those up to the task.” – Citysearch Feb 20, 2003 Full Review Trapped (2002) 17% 6/10 “Plays better than your standard kidnapping thriller, thanks to Luis Mandoki's taut direction and writer Greg Iles' compelling twists and turns.” – Citysearch Sep 23, 2002 Full Review I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (2002) 90% 7/10 “Offers a nice blend of humor, drama and insight.” – Citysearch Aug 5, 2002 Full Review Halloween: Resurrection (2002) 10% 5/10 “Hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like ... but overall the Halloween series has lost its edge.” – Citysearch Jul 15, 2002 Full Review Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) 29% 7/10 “Though it feels at times like a direct-to-video release, director Tuck Tucker's movie is still well-paced and funny.” – Citysearch Jun 28, 2002 Full Review The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2001) 60% 7/10 “Director Paul Cox's unorthodox, abstract approach to visualizing Nijinsky's diaries is both stimulating and demanding.” – Citysearch May 29, 2002 Full Review
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