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Scott Von Doviak

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Biography:

I am a film critic for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. My book Hick Flicks: The Rise and Fall of Redneck Cinema was published in December 2004 by McFarland Press.

Favorites:

Taxi Driver, Sunset Blvd., M*A*S*H, Brazil, Dr. Strangelove, Manhattan, Slacker, Chinatown, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Blue Velvet, Jaws, Apocalypse Now, The Wizard of Oz

Location:

Austin, TX

Official Website:

http://www.culturevulture.net/movies/movieindex.htm

Reviews

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The Learning Curve (1999) 13% 2.5/4 “Sets an intriguing low-key thriller into motion, then proceeds to resolve it in the most uninspired way possible.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com May 29, 2024 Full Review Spirited Away (2001) 96% 3.5/5 “Spirited Away is no secondhand fairytale retread; it's a fully imagined universe, populated by wondrous beings and haunting landscapes. ” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Jul 17, 2023 Full Review Real Women Have Curves (2002) 85% 2.5/4 “Ontiveros works hard to invest the stock nagging-mother role with humanity and sly humor Unfortunately, her character is far from the only clichéd element in the story. In fact, most of the movie has been assembled from spare parts.” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Sep 10, 2021 Full Review Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats (2014) 100% B+ “Peretti's special doesn't quite live up to its tongue-in-cheek title, but don't let that stop you from adding it to your queue.” – AV Club Jul 12, 2019 Full Review Sorry to Bother You (2018) 93% “It's a gleeful kitchen sink throwback to the satiric, absurdist, wildly inventive indies of the '80s, '90s, and early 2000s...” – culturevulture.net Jul 9, 2018 Full Review Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe (2011) 90% B- “Fans should enjoy Campbell's performance, but Sam Axe deserved a more interesting fall.” – AV Club Mar 6, 2018 Full Review The Leisure Class (2015) 0% D+ “You can see the vague outlines of what Mann was going for here-the sort of lighthearted farce that deepens into nightmarish black comedy as the night progresses... He doesn't come close to pulling it off, though.” – AV Club Nov 2, 2015 Full Review Hood to Coast (2011) 58% B+ “An engaging slice of Americana that almost manages to make back-breaking physical exertion look like a hell of a good time.” – AV Club Aug 2, 2011 Full Review The Adjustment Bureau (2011) 72% “I think I would have liked it better had it been made in the '70s and starred Charlton Heston, but it's a hard movie to hate.” – Nerve.com Mar 3, 2011 Full Review The Green Hornet (2011) 45% “Gondry's film does have its goofy charms, even though it never quite decides what kind of movie it wants to be.” – Nerve.com Jan 13, 2011 Full Review Inception (2010) 87% “Plays like Ocean's 11 on Elm Street as written by Philip K. Dick, and that's mostly a good thing.” – Nerve.com Jul 15, 2010 Full Review Greenberg (2010) 76% “Baumbach proves he's as good as anyone at producing the kind of laughter that sticks in your throat.” – Nerve.com Mar 26, 2010 Full Review Green Zone (2010) 53% “The pacing is intense without being frenetic, and the chases and gun battles are served up with Greengrass's trademark jittery fervor.” – Nerve.com Mar 12, 2010 Full Review Alice in Wonderland (2010) 50% “Tim Burton seems to have completely misinterpreted his source material, but that's hardly a surprise at this point. It's more like his trademark.” – Nerve.com Mar 5, 2010 Full Review The Ghost Writer (2010) 84% “The element of paranoia Polanski wove so well through movies like Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby is on full display here.” – Nerve.com Feb 26, 2010 Full Review Shutter Island (2010) 69% “A supremely well-crafted thriller from an elder statesman whose love of cinema still burns through every frame.” – Nerve.com Feb 19, 2010 Full Review The Wolfman (2010) 32% “Stuffy and old-fashioned, taking itself way too seriously even at its silliest moments. - NERVE.COM” – culturevulture.net Feb 12, 2010 Full Review Dear John (2010) 28% “The film's second half is a steep descent into the depths of movie hell, as one pathetically heart-tugging twist follows another. - NERVE.COM” – culturevulture.net Feb 5, 2010 Full Review Edge of Darkness (2010) 54% “In the end, all the plotting is basically thrown out the window anyway to focus on a gun-toting Gibson hunting down the people who've wronged him. - NERVE.COM” – culturevulture.net Jan 29, 2010 Full Review Extraordinary Measures (2010) 29% “All the usual landmarks along the inspirational-movie highway. - NERVE.COM” – culturevulture.net Jan 22, 2010 Full Review Youth in Revolt (2009) 66% “The heavy lifting falls to Cera, who can't quite carry the weight of his dual performance. - NERVE.COM” – culturevulture.net Jan 8, 2010 Full Review Avatar (2009) 81% “Like staring at the world's most expensive screensaver. - NERVE.COM” – culturevulture.net Dec 18, 2009 Full Review Invictus (2009) 76% “Is there even any point in mentioning that Freeman gives a dignified performance? He's practically playing the concept of Dignity. - NERVE.COM” – culturevulture.net Dec 11, 2009 Full Review Serious Moonlight (2009) 23% “Plays out like a sitcom version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” – culturevulture.net Dec 4, 2009 Full Review Planet 51 (2009) 23% “Plays to the cheap seats rather than exploring its admittedly clever premise to the fullest.” – culturevulture.net Nov 20, 2009 Full Review
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