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Entertainment Asylum

Entertainment Asylum is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Brandon Judell.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Women Without Men (2009) Brandon Judell A powerful feminist fable -- with a good dose of magical realism, a slight bow to Buuel, and a fatalistic attitude to the craven paternalism that underlies the cradle-to-grave existence of women in many Muslim countries
Posted Mar 17, 2010  Edit critic review
8/10
Every Little Step (2008) Brandon Judell A fast-paced documentary that captures the angst, joys, and disappointments of the young hopefuls as they try out for a show that mirrors their pursuits.
Posted Mar 24, 2009  Edit critic review
Body Art (2000) Brandon Judell A documentary with scintillating content about how societies around the world use their bodies as an art form. One African tribe even elongates their skulls, which looks chic, but I'm not sure what it does for their brains.
Posted Oct 20, 2007  Edit critic review
Knocked Up (2007) Brandon Judell There's no doubt director/writer Apatow is supplying a national service by allowing the inept to feel adequate about themselves.
Posted Aug 03, 2007  Edit critic review
Shallow Grave (1987) Brandon Judell Recall those early British comedies that all seemed to star Rita Tushingham. Well, attach the 1st half of one of those to the 2nd half of a Hitchcock chiller, and you have an enjoyable film that'll have you digging your fingernails deeply into your nachos
Posted Jun 27, 2007  Edit critic review
Mamma Roma (1962) Brandon Judell But in a sense, Pasolini's was the perfect death for someone who lived on the edge, whose art was raw as it could be.
Posted Jun 27, 2007  Edit critic review
A Time to Kill (1996) Brandon Judell With Joel Schumacher's tasteful but second-rate-Sidney-Lumet direction and Akiva Goldsman's nuts-and-bolts script, these boys have created a surprisingly stirring indictment of racism.
Posted Aug 13, 2006  Edit critic review
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998) Brandon Judell Abrasively loud, gratingly acted, appallingly directed and without a moral core, this "3 Ninjas" also boasts a screenplay with the most "Unhhhs" of the decade, that exquisite sound you make when trying to anihilate another human with your foot or a karate
Posted Jan 19, 2006  Edit critic review
The Butcher Boy (1997) Brandon Judell The film almost immediately loses the major asset of the novel: its language. Possibly a quarter of the movie is incomprehensible to the American ear.
Posted Jan 19, 2006  Edit critic review
Deep Impact (1998) Brandon Judell The joy of any catastrophe flick is watching the world that annoys you so much get its due.
Posted Sep 11, 2005  Edit critic review
4/5
Going All the Way (1997) Brandon Judell
Posted Dec 26, 2002  Edit critic review
5/5
Europa, Europa (1990) Brandon Judell
Posted Dec 26, 2002  Edit critic review
3/5
The Frighteners (1996) Brandon Judell The talented director of "Heavenly Creatures" has pulled together a film that wants to be everything to everyone simultaneously.
Posted Dec 26, 2002  Edit critic review
City of Lost Souls (1983) Brandon Judell City of Lost Souls explores anti-Semitism and racism in post-War Germany with an in-your-face approach.
Posted Apr 04, 2002  Edit critic review
Hav Plenty (1997) Brandon Judell Ah, love! Ah, black stereotypes! Why is it so hard to portray the black middle-class and the rich with any dignity?
Posted Nov 23, 2001  Edit critic review
Dr. Dolittle (1998) Brandon Judell Why are creatures commenting here on copulation and what are anal thermometers doing being swallowed up by canines' rears in a kids' picture?
Posted Nov 23, 2001  Edit critic review
10/10
Central Station (1998) Brandon Judell Watching this delectably humane road movie incites the same emotions as discovering the works of Truffaut
Posted Nov 23, 2001  Edit critic review
Armageddon (1998) Brandon Judell one of the most calculating films of all of this year's blockbusters.
Posted Nov 23, 2001  Edit critic review
7/10
10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Brandon Judell What raises this venture a few notches above your normal acne fare is an extremely clever screenplay
Posted May 14, 2001  Edit critic review
Play It to the Bone (1999) Jason Kaufman Un-involving.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Breakfast of Champions (1999) Carl Arrington Breakfast of Champions is a bright, hilarious film.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
The Wood (1999) Erika Milvy Even as the movie provides much-needed positive images of black men and youths, it's also marred by an abundance of cliches and God-awful dialogue.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Notting Hill (1999) Brandon Judell Quite possibly not since Hepburn and Grant or Hepburn and Tracy or Funicello and Avalon have we seen this much on-screen chemistry.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Random Hearts (1999) Carl Arrington The film's chief problem is that the unwinding of the romance between Kay and Dutch is so gradual -- and often furtive.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) Erika Milvy A comic fiasco!
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Sleepy Hollow (1999) Carl Arrington It's rare when a score perfectly complements the action, and here composer Danny Elfman creates evocative and powerful music.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Mumford (1999) Carl Arrington Smart, thoughtful and wise.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Lake Placid (1999) Carl Arrington Has some camp and comedic aspirations, but fails at all of them.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Inspector Gadget (1999) Carl Arrington The story has the frantic pacing of an action thriller that tears through situations and laughlines with a cinematic buzzsaw.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Three Kings (1999) Carl Arrington Amazing.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Man on the Moon (1999) Jason Kaufman A better puppeteering job than John Cusack in Being John Malkovich.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Magnolia (1999) Jason Kaufman Separated into three different 'movements' by weather forecasts, Magnolia's actually a symphony of dysfunction, both exhilarating and devastating.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) Rose Preston Hicks has cultivated powerful performances from his supporting and lead characters down through to the extras.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
The Story of Us (1999) Carl Arrington Willis and Pfeiffer give their all to material that is finally too thin on substantive issues.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Stuart Little (1999) Rose Preston It is testament to the skills of the visual effects crew that they have so seamlessly and brilliantly brought this creature to life.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) Carl Arrington The genius is that this 'movie within a movie' both apes and stokes the very battle over free speech that inflames every era.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Bowfinger (1999) Carl Arrington Murphy's slapstick performance as both klutz and crazy action hero make for his best work since The Nutty Professor.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
The Bachelor (1999) Carl Arrington The script is so baldly predictable and bereft of comic dialogue that it makes the situation comedy more annoying than funny.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Girl, Interrupted (1999) Rose Preston Despite solid performances from all involved, the movie fails to stir.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Superstar (1999) Carl Arrington It's pretty funny even if you aren't a big SNL fan.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Bringing Out the Dead (1999) Carl Arrington An unnerving, brilliant film with a compelling story of redemption by compassion, laughter and love.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) Carl Arrington Drop Dead Gorgeous is drop-decorum funny!
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Being John Malkovich (1999) Carl Arrington Being John Malkovich is a crazy and wonderful new comedy.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Stepmom (1998) Brandon Judell Manipulative drivel whose main purpose is to supply an outlet for product placements!
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
The Muse (1999) Carl Arrington Brooks is in top form in The Muse.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Drowning Mona (2000) Rose Preston Drowning Mona is a laughfest!
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Fantasia 2000 (1999) Jason Kaufman Its eight sequences certainly have enough magic to appeal to children of all ages and look breathtaking on the IMAX screens it will grace.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Outside Providence (1999) Carl Arrington Outside Providence is that rare cinematic treat of human insight wrapped in laughter.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
Jakob the Liar (1999) Carl Arrington Jakob has a marvelous ensemble cast that acts with grace, mirth and the dignity the subject demands.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) Carl Arrington This remake is bold on style, paced like a long car chase and the stars are pleasant to the pupils.
Posted Jan 01, 2000  Edit critic review
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