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Boo Allen

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Biography:

Film critic for Denton Record Chornicle as well as various other suburban papers in the Dall-Ft. Worth area. Former president of the Dallas-Ft. Worth film critics assoc. BBA and MFA in film from SMU, Dallas, and Doctorate in English Literature from T.A.M.U.-Commerce, Texas Wrote the press notes for the upcoming film SLAP HER, SHE'S FRENCH, filmed in the D-FW area.

Favorites:

8 1/2 DUCK SOUP CRIES AND WHISPERS HUSTLER

Location:

Dallas, Tx.

Official Website:

http://www.dentonrc.com

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Bridge of Spies (2015) 91% 3/5 EDIT “Spielberg turns Cold War drama into popular entertainment.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Oct 18, 2015 Full Review Skyfall (2012) 92% 3.5/4 EDIT “During it all, Bond and M indulge in enough soul-searching conversations to create a real personal drama, and that alone might make this a different and, in some ways, better Bond film.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Oct 4, 2015 Full Review Son of a Gun (2014) 63% EDIT “Julius Avery wrote and directed with an eye toward a fast pace and grim atmospherics.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Apr 14, 2015 Full Review The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) 67% 2/5 EDIT “Crass, strident and over-done, second-rate second best.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Mar 8, 2015 Full Review Timbuktu (2014) 98% 3.5/5 EDIT “Well made, well told story, complete with humor” – Denton Record-Chronicle Feb 27, 2015 Full Review Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) 25% 2/5 EDIT “Such silliness.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Feb 14, 2015 Full Review The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014) 70% 2/5 EDIT “Dark and too often tedious.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Nov 23, 2014 Full Review The Theory of Everything (2014) 81% 3.5/5 EDIT “Entertaining enough bio-pic that, for the most part, avoids the over-treacly elements.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Nov 17, 2014 Full Review John Wick (2014) 86% 3/5 EDIT “Smart action film.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Nov 6, 2014 Full Review Fury (2014) 75% 3/5 EDIT “Familiar and overly grim but overall decent war flick.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Oct 21, 2014 Full Review Gone Girl (2014) 88% 4/5 EDIT “Fincher cleverly twists and turns throughout this mysterious maze.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Oct 5, 2014 Full Review The Giver (2014) 34% 3/5 EDIT “Provides some food for thought.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Aug 17, 2014 Full Review Magic in the Moonlight (2014) 52% 3.5/5 EDIT “Not too funny, not too romantic, but this engaging romantic-comedy shows Allen finally broaching the futility of belief in baseless belief systems.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Aug 6, 2014 Full Review Wish I Was Here (2014) 45% 2/5 EDIT “Insufferably self-indulgent.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Jul 18, 2014 Full Review Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) 91% 3.5/5 EDIT “Dark and gloomy but riveting in a good, scary way.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Jul 10, 2014 Full Review Jersey Boys (2014) 51% 2.5/5 EDIT “Eastwood has managed to make the 1950s and 1960s dull and hazy.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Jun 29, 2014 Full Review The Signal (2014) 60% 3/5 EDIT “Ultimately, the seemingly low-budget The Signal, with its not-yet-recognizable young cast, delivers some goofy but deadly serious fun.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Jun 12, 2014 Full Review Belle (2013) 84% 3/5 EDIT “Engaging take on an obscure subject.” – Denton Record-Chronicle May 11, 2014 Full Review Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) 86% 1/5 EDIT “Dull, dreary, and dreadful.” – Denton Record-Chronicle May 11, 2014 Full Review Joe (2013) 87% 3/5 EDIT “Green shows a comfort with the people and the land in this rough-edged drama.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Apr 13, 2014 Full Review Le Week-End (2013) 89% EDIT “Funny, original and compelling.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Apr 9, 2014 Full Review Tim's Vermeer (2013) 90% 3/5 EDIT “Let the art experts argue about the validity of the main premise, the movie from Penn and Teller is engaging and entertaining.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Mar 2, 2014 Full Review The Monuments Men (2014) 30% 2/5 EDIT “Little driving narrative with a lack of building tension.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Feb 7, 2014 Full Review The Invisible Woman (2013) 76% 3/5 EDIT “Thoughtful, intelligent, well rendered version of Charles Dickens' last days.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Jan 19, 2014 Full Review The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) 79% 2.5/5 EDIT “A fun, wild ride that eventually runs out of steam.” – Denton Record-Chronicle Dec 29, 2013 Full Review
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