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JEFF SHANNON Movie Reviews

87 reviews, averaging 70.6% positive
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1.

Eden (2013)

Seattle Times
05/03/13 Very Good "...cooks on slow simmer.... Griffiths & Co. build suspense with a delicate touch that intelligently defies expectations."
2.

Upstream Color

Seattle Times
04/12/13 Very Good "Visually and sonically hypnotic, it's an intensely sensory blend of internal monologue and unsettling mystery, draped over a thin skeleton of plot..."
3.

Room 237

Seattle Times
04/05/13 Very Good "...fascinating.... an act of uncommon devotion to cinema, embracing the notion that movies are best defined by what happens to us as we watch them..."
4. 03/15/13 Very Good "...effective... a Rorschach test of our own responses to the intimate drama unfolding before us."
5.

The ABCs of Death

Seattle Times
03/08/13 Good (Not Great) "...its carnage is deliriously fictional and brazenly cinematic, coming from the deranged minds of 26 established and up-and-coming directors of horror."
6. 02/01/13 Very Good "...the animated category is full of whimsical marvels.... All 10 nominees are best appreciated on the big screen..."
7. 02/01/13 Good (Not Great) "While it's not as rewarding as Hong Sang-soon's 'Woman on the Beach,' it curiously unfolds as a triptych involving three different French women named Anne..."
8. 02/01/13 Outstanding "All five of the animated nominees are a joy to experience.... these shorts are masterworks that will stand the test of time."
9.

Gangster Squad

Chicago Sun-Times
01/11/13 Moderate "...offers the marginal pleasure of an all-star cast slumming their way through a thicket of routine plotting, almost laughable dialogue and the constant blaze of tommy guns."
10.

Mekong Hotel

Seattle Times
12/07/12 Good (Not Great) "Despite its creator's unmistakable imprint, I suspect many will react to this movie as I did, with appreciation but a growing sense of impatience."
11.

Café de Flore

Seattle Times
11/23/12 Good (Not Great) "...a stylish, thematically ambitious love story with emotionally rich characters and well-directed performances. It's the story surrounding them that ultimately fails..."
12. 11/16/12 Very Good "...dazzling... At its best, it offers a gently amusing cycle of traditional storytelling and a sumptuous feast for the eyes."
13. 10/26/12 Very Good "...while it regrettably ends like an average TV movie, the drama that precedes it is bold and meaningful, reminding us that our differences needn't define us."
14.

Least Among Saints

Seattle Times
10/19/12 Good (Not Great) "Earnest to a fault... gently pulls the heartstrings while making dramatic missteps along the way."
15.

Vulgaria

Seattle Times
10/05/12 Good (Not Great) "...dubiously billed as the raunchiest Hong Kong comedy ever made... certainly crude, but most of its amusing vulgarity is discreetly held off screen."
16.

Solomon Kane

Seattle Times
09/28/12 Good (Not Great) "...made its U.S. debut at Comic-Con in 2010... a lavish sword-and-sorcery epic... It's hardly original, but 'Solomon Kane' is worthy of big-screen appreciation."
17.

For Ellen

Seattle Times
09/14/12 Good (Not Great) "...despite Dano's riveting, deeply internalized performance, the film falls short... there's not enough substance to support So Yong Kim's languid style..."
18. 08/31/12 Very Good "...spares no expense to earn its hype as China's first IMAX 3D production.... definitely worthy of IMAX 3D's bigger bang for your buck."
19. 08/17/12 Very Good "The plot is clever yet breathtakingly simple, the action is relentless but logical... the plot's momentum holds absurdity in check while Vincent races to rescue his son..."
20.

The Color Wheel

Seattle Times
07/06/12 Very Good "...a movable feast of lacerating wit combined with visual sophistication and some delicate directorial maneuvers by Alex Ross Perry..."

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