Mark Freeman
Tomatometer-approved critic
Location:
Melbourne, VIC
Australia
Official Website:
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~freeman
American Psycho (2000)
68%
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Critical Eye
Jan 24, 2004
Full Review
Act of Violence (1949)
94%
“A complex, fascinating noir that exposes the grim truths behind the shiny, fragile faade of post-war America.” –
Senses of Cinema
Mar 31, 2003
Full Review
Y tu mamá también (2001)
90%
“A tremendous example of what is possible when you take a simple premise, and imbue it with intelligence and dignity.” –
Critical Eye
Sep 20, 2002
Full Review
Signs (2002)
76%
“Its attempts to merge popcorn mentalities and issues of theology means there is not enough of either approach to really work.” –
Critical Eye
Sep 9, 2002
Full Review
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
95%
“'...a great, participatory spectator sport.'” –
Critical Eye
Jul 3, 2002
Full Review
Minority Report (2002)
89%
“the most interesting, successful, and basically honest work this director has done for a long, long time.” –
Critical Eye
Jun 28, 2002
Full Review
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
57%
“'In this poor remake of such a well loved classic, Parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision.'” –
Critical Eye
Jun 28, 2002
Full Review
The Beaver Trilogy (2001)
“'...toys with issues of spectatorship so brilliantly, that you emerge having learnt a lot about fiction, documentary, and yourself.'” –
Critical Eye
Jun 13, 2002
Full Review
The Last Kiss (2001)
73%
“"its successes are also tempered with elements which prove the direct antithesis of what it gets right."” –
Critical Eye
Jun 4, 2002
Full Review
Puppetry of the Penis - Tackle Happy (2002)
“"It's such a weird and demented world these men choose to inhabit, but Molloy doesn't take us any further than the surface."” –
Critical Eye
Jun 4, 2002
Full Review
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
81%
“'...like the lives of the geniuses it centres on, The Royal Tenenbaums is a good looking, angst ridden example of squandered potential.'” –
Critical Eye
May 17, 2002
Full Review
The Scorpion King (2002)
40%
“a return of the action hero as self-parody” –
Critical Eye
Apr 19, 2002
Full Review
Kandahar (2001)
89%
“'...doesn't quite have the cohesion and power of the sublime Gabbeh... but still remains strong and compelling'” –
Critical Eye
Apr 5, 2002
Full Review
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
74%
“It may be a film which salutes intelligence and the power of love, but it's also a symbol of cinematic cowardice and fear.” –
Critical Eye
Apr 5, 2002
Full Review
Waking Life (2001)
81%
“It has taken a decade for Linklater to move from Slacker to Waking Life, and a comparison between the two brilliantly exposes the changes that have occurred over this time.” –
Critical Eye
Mar 29, 2002
Full Review
Ali (2001)
69%
“It's great art cinema masquerading as a mainstream film.” –
Critical Eye
Mar 29, 2002
Full Review
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
88%
“"the focus on the girls sometimes falls flat, but the rest is strong and executed with some precision."” –
Critical Eye
Mar 15, 2002
Full Review
The Shipping News (2001)
54%
“...leads us from the alien to the comprehensible with a gentle, leisurely hand.” –
Critical Eye
Feb 22, 2002
Full Review
From Hell (2001)
56%
“a clumsy amalgam of contemporary vision and period thriller” –
Critical Eye
Feb 15, 2002
Full Review
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
84%
“gets better, deeper, more perfect, the longer you spend within its intricate, tragic, fascinating world.” –
Critical Eye
Feb 8, 2002
Full Review
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
36%
“Not since last year's Rules of Engagement has there been a film with a blacker, more sinister heart.” –
Critical Eye
Feb 1, 2002
Full Review
Atanarjuat the Fast Runner (2001)
93%
“"a sensorial smorgasbord where you become attuned to the symphonic marriage of pure sound and perfect image."” –
Critical Eye
Jan 11, 2002
Full Review
Amélie (2001)
90%
“irritating and nauseatingly cute” –
Critical Eye
Jan 11, 2002
Full Review
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
81%
“'...it's so relentlessly referential that The Man Who Wasn't There slips almost into claustrophobia.'” –
Critical Eye
Dec 28, 2001
Full Review
The Others (2001)
84%
“a masterful film that reinvigorates the long forgotten genre of the female Gothic.” –
Critical Eye
Nov 22, 2001
Full Review
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