Jim Tudor

BEING ELMO: A PUPPETEER'S JOURNEY Review
A new behind-the-scenes-of-the-Muppets documentary is always something to be happy about, even if it's centered on the one character in the mix that makes me, for one, particularly grouchy. I know, I know I'm in the minority here -... More »
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THE MUPPETS Review
So it's come to this: Up and coming comedy sensation Jason Segel has taken it upon himself to salvage the legacy of the Muppets, and property owners Disney has opted to let him. For his big self-starring Muppet revival,... More »
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MELANCHOLIA Review
Not a day has gone by since "Melancholia" that I have not thought about it. For a film to have that kind of impact on my day to day consciousness is exceedingly rare, although in 2011, this is the second... More »
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J. EDGAR Review
I don't know the true motivations or intentions of the key individuals responsible for "J. Edgar", but I'm going to write this as though I do. And then, I'm going to expect you to respect me for it. (And... More »
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IMMORTALS Review
Directed by the respectable visual stylist Tarsem Singn ("The Cell", "The Fall"), "Immortals" is a stylized ode to old world cold-blooded warfare. Set in computer generated ancient Greece, the story follows Theseus (Henry Cavill, checked out), a heroic mortal who... More »
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LIKE CRAZY Review
After a burst of initial soaring acclaim, the critical dust seems to finally be settling around "Like Crazy", an emo/tragi-romance about a couple of crazy kids and their torrid love life (Anton Yelchin, "Terminator: Salvation", and Felicity Jones, "The... More »
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THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR Review
At exactly what point does "The Women on the 6th Floor" film become the French art house equivalent of the steerage party sequence in "Titanic"? Is it early in on when, in a typical act of solidarity, the titular group... More »
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MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE Review
In a movie year that's also giving us the high profile "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", it takes some guts to hit us with another easily jumbled four-word mouthful of a title. But that's just the kind of film this... More »
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PUSS IN BOOTS Review
After being milked as second banana to a farting ogre in what seems like umpteen "Shrek" movies, Antonio Banderas' popular Puss in Boots has strayed into a movie of his own. Considering how that franchise has supposedly come to... More »
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THE RUM DIARY Review
Patently odd and subtle British filmmaker Bruce Robinson ("Withnail & I") emerges from mothballs for "The Rum Diary", a charmless and tired adaptation of the first published novel by the infamous and renowned gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson,... More »
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BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 Review
"Black Power Mixtape" does not succumb. It is a documentary that chronicles an American historical time and movement that is known for an unyielding confrontational spirit and raw volatility. So it's only fitting that the Swedish filmmakers of "Black Power... More »
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PEARL JAM TWENTY Review
"Pearl Jam Twenty", the cleverly titled rock n' roll documentary by Cameron Crowe, made me feel a few different things, but mainly, it made me feel kind of old. That's not to say it's not good - it is... More »
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MACHINE GUN PREACHER Review
In my day, I've heard some preachers preaching like a machine gun. Sam Childers, the subject of director Marc Forster's ("The Kite Runner", "Monster's Ball") true-life drama of third world crisis, is not that kind of preacher. No, Childers... More »
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LOVE CRIME (Crime d'amour) Review
When it comes to murder it's best to be thorough. That's the primary take-away from late French director Alain Corneau's (perhaps best known for 1991's "Tous les Matins du Monde", or "All the Mornings of the World") 2010 dramatic thriller... More »
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VIVA RIVA! Review
(On the event of the Region 1 DVD release of "Viva Riva!", I present my belated review of the theatrical release.) Hailing from the District of Congo is "Viva Riva!", an unflinchingly violent gangster/crime film. One part De Palma's "Scarface",... More »
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MONEYBALL Review
Years ago, an instructor of mine at film school told of a time in his past when he was so glad to be leaving the dismal small town he'd been living in for St. Louis - a big city... More »
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HIGHER GROUND Review
No, that's not a fervent Paul Williams giving charged testimony in the wilderness during the first moments of the intrepid "Higher Ground". It's actually Joshua Leonard, who obviously survived his Blair Witch encounter after all, and has become a... More »
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GRIFF THE INVISIBLE Review
I believe it was last year when the hip/smart National Public Radio program "This American Life" ran a segment asking random people whether they'd rather have the super power of flight or invisibility. They could only have one or... More »
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CONTAGION Review
TWO YEARS AGO: Director Steven Soderbergh, a mainstream-friendly artiste of a filmmaker if there ever was one, has his version of the true-life inside-baseball chronicle "Moneyball" shut down by the studio just days before shooting was about to commence.... More »
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THE INTERRUPTERS Review
The mean streets of inner city Chicago are no place to find yourself in a fight, and an even worse place to try to break one up. Yet that's exactly the mission of a small ragtag group of self-proclaimed... More »
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