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TRASHED (2012)Movie Reviews
Documentary about the risks to the food chain and the environment caused by pollution of our air, land and sea by waste. Cast:Jeremy IronsDirector:Candida BradyRelease Date:December 14, 2012DVD Release: TBD From:Independent PicturesLength:1 hr. 38 min.
Trashed (2012) played in limited release to very good reviews. • Michelle Orange wrote in the Village Voice and LA Weekly, "...our garbage never really goes away, as Jeremy Irons and director Candida Brady expend vigorous energy and much jet fuel to illustrate... quietly livid..." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "Ms. Brady rubs our faces in the poisonous consequences of littering the planet with substances that, like bedbugs and French mimes, are almost impossible to get rid of."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 212 words, 12/14/12
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...if facts about 150 years of plastics, dioxins and dangerous castoffs don't jolt you, a visit to a Japanese hospital for malformed children will.... Crucial viewing..."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 128 words, 12/14/12
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...vividly, relentlessly detailed... input from corporate interests and government policymakers would have added welcome dimension to this crucial discussion."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 12/14/12
Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...our garbage never really goes away, as Jeremy Irons and director Candida Brady expend vigorous energy and much jet fuel to illustrate... quietly livid..."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 190 words, 12/12/12
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Jamie S. Rich, Portland Oregonian: GOOD(cg) "Some arguments are a bit hamfisted, and Irons plays the serious journalist card a little too hard, but overall, this is thought-provoking and illuminating."(See all of Jamie S. Rich's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 109 words, 04/12/13
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...our garbage never really goes away, as Jeremy Irons and director Candida Brady expend vigorous energy and much jet fuel to illustrate... quietly livid..."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 190 words, 12/12/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "Ms. Brady rubs our faces in the poisonous consequences of littering the planet with substances that, like bedbugs and French mimes, are almost impossible to get rid of."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 212 words, 12/14/12
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...vividly, relentlessly detailed... input from corporate interests and government policymakers would have added welcome dimension to this crucial discussion."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 12/14/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Leslie Felperin, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "The appalling and frightening scale of how much waste is produced worldwide, and how badly it's managed and treated, is laid out with didactic clarity... earnest..."(See all of Leslie Felperin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 481 words, 05/21/12
Neil Young, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...doesn't present itself as a rounded exploration of the issues it analyzes... while its techniques are manipulative, it ultimately swerves pitfalls of hectoring preachiness."(See all of Neil Young's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 612 words, 05/21/12
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...vividly, relentlessly detailed... input from corporate interests and government policymakers would have added welcome dimension to this crucial discussion."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 12/14/12
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "Ms. Brady rubs our faces in the poisonous consequences of littering the planet with substances that, like bedbugs and French mimes, are almost impossible to get rid of."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 212 words, 12/14/12
12.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Trashed (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 12.1 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Trashed (2012) (8 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Trashed (2012)'s reviews cover 9.7% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,146 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 268 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 14 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Trashed (2012)'s reviews on average broke 14 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Trashed (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Trashed (2012) (8 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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