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JAY ANTANI
Jay Antani

PUBLICATION(S)
• Boxoffice Magazine
• Cinema Writer
• Filmcritic.com
• I.E. Weekly
• Jaman
• Los Angeles Alternative
• Perihelion Journal
• Reel.com
• Slant Magazine

BIOGRAPHY
Well, I like long walks and poetry and watching sunsets. No, seriously, I do like those things on occasion, but, generally, I like movies, discovering cool new stuff to read and music to listen to, hanging out with fun, stimulating, intelligent, open-minded humans (and cats). Philosophically, I like to think of myself as a work-in-progress.
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CONTACT INFO
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STATS
Total Reviews: 334
Total QuickRatings: 18

CRITICS GROUP(S)
Online Film Critics Society

OTHER INFO
• Official Website(s)
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• Location: Los Angeles


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LISTING OF ALL REVIEWS & ARTICLES
A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE
 
BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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4/4  Murderball
5/5  Nanking
4.5/5  The Ground Truth
3.5/4  Mean Streets
4/5  Green for Danger
3/4  March of the Penguins
3.5/5  Old Joy
2.5/4  Man on the Train
3/5  Idiocracy
2/4  Munich
2.5/5  Mouth to Mouth
2/5  Jesus Camp
1.5/4  Primer
1.5/5  Noriko's Dinner Table
1/4  Twentynine Palms
1/5  The Marine
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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5/5  Nanking
4/4  Battle of Algiers
4/4  Zentropa
4/4  The Weather Underground
4/4  Together
4/4  Testament of Dr. Mabuse
4/4  Pather Panchali
4/4  Nights of Cabiria
4/4  Nanook of the North
4/4  Murderball
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WORST REVIEWED
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.5/4  Anatomy of Hell
.5/4  Shadowboxer
1/5  Bug
1/5  The Tripper
1/5  Race You to the Bottom
1/5  The Marine
1/5  Mail Order Wife
1/5  21 Grams
1/5  The Barbarian Invasions
1/4  Unaccompanied Minors
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 80% of the time.

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3.5/4
 
" Aronofsky's film demands much from its audience but, unlike the great majority of films, it repays with its tenderness of heart and soul, its wrenching and disarming sincerity." -- Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 1, 2009
 
The Wrestler (2008)98%
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3.5/4
 
" It's filled with so much vitality...that one comes away admiring the filmmaking while feeling deeply touched, even inspired, by the fiery life at the film's center." -- Cinema Writer
Posted Dec 29, 2008
 
Milk (2008)93%
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2.5/4
 
" Frost/Nixon acquits itself through Langella's performance and Morgan's tight script, but Howard fails to give the material a pointed spin." -- Cinema Writer
Posted Dec 26, 2008
 
Frost/Nixon (2008)91%
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2.5/4
 
" It's about time we come up with a name for how...Third World cultures are exploited by Western filmmakers. Thirdploitation, anyone?" -- Cinema Writer
Posted Dec 25, 2008
 
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)94%
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3.5/4
 
" Particularly striking is the astonishing level of access Dotan seems to have had." -- Slant Magazine
Posted Dec 24, 2008
 
Hot House (2006)n/a
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2/4
 
" Craig is the sole reason Quantum of Solace passes muster." -- Cinema Writer
Posted Dec 24, 2008
 
Quantum of Solace (2008)65%
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3/4
 
" as Hitchcockian thrillers go, it's one of the smarter and more absorbing ones made in recent years" -- Cinema Writer
Posted Dec 22, 2008
 
Transsiberian (2008)90%
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3.5/4
 
" Among the many achievements in Lurie's script is how it manages to swing the viewer's sympathies toward Armstrong." -- Slant Magazine
Posted Dec 17, 2008
 
Nothing But the Truth (2008)76%
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3/4
 
" Inevitably, Reticker's style falls into monotony that works against the material. Ultimately, though, the power of that material overcomes flaws in presentation." -- Reel.com
Posted Nov 13, 2008
 
Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2008)100%
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3.5/5
 
" the power of the material overcomes flaws in presentation" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 9, 2008
 
Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2008)100%
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3.5/5
 
" like channeling Mike Leigh or John Cassavetes in bringing this marital drama to the screen." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 6, 2008
 
Eden (2008)68%
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2/4
 
" Race, gender, tradition, politics and sexuality get thrown together into a bright but bland masala mix in Shamim Sarif's debut feature." -- Slant Magazine
Posted Nov 2, 2008
 
The World Unseen (2008)40%
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4/5
 
" a nifty example of the horror-movie as thrill ride" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 30, 2008
 
Splinter (2008)72%
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3/4
 
" a daring, unusual Halloween treat" -- Cinema Writer
Posted Oct 24, 2008
 
Fear(s) of the Dark (2008)71%
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2/5
 
" the whole thing feels wrong and cheeky" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 20, 2008
 
Humboldt County (2008)58%
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2/4
 
" For those of us attuned to the punched-up presentation of The Amazing Race and Survivor, built week by week to maximize human drama and suspense, Morning Light is just reality lite." -- Slant Magazine
Posted Oct 11, 2008
 
Morning Light (2008)26%
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1.5/4
 
" A dollop of Saving Private Ryan, a dash of Letters from Iwo Jima, and a sprinkle of Italian neorealism characterize the style and sentiment of Miracle at St. Anna." -- Slant Magazine
Posted Sep 24, 2008
 
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)33%
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3/5
 
" can't decide how irreverent it wants to be, and settles for a neither-here-nor-there attitude that, luckily, scores with a few genuine laughs" -- Jaman
Posted May 4, 2008
 
Bart Got a Room (2008)78%
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2.5/5
 
" A tender cross-cultural love story that nearly founders under the weight of contrived polemics and Mideast politics" -- Jaman
Posted May 4, 2008
 
Strangers (2008)n/a
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3.5/5
 
" an impressive cross-cultural achievement for director-cinematographer Sivan" -- Jaman
Posted May 4, 2008
 
Before the Rains (2008)48%
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4/5
 
" an expertly witty, often hilarious gorefest" -- Jaman
Posted May 4, 2008
 
The Cottage (2008)71%
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3/5
 
" Let the Right One In wasn't my favorite movie at Tribeca 2008, but it's definitely the one that's stuck with me" -- Jaman
Posted May 4, 2008
 
Let the Right One In (2008)97%
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3.5/5
 
" Brilliantly atmospheric, beautifully and lyrically made, Late Fragment might've been a strong movie even without the interactive element." -- Jaman
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
Late Fragment (2008)n/a
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4/5
 
" beautifully shot, and shrewdly edited for maximum emotional impact" -- Jaman
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
They Killed Sister Dorothy (2008)100%
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4/5
 
" a rare and illuminating look at life on a Bollywood movie set" -- Jaman
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
Shot in Bombay (2008)n/a
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2.5/5
 
" [a]neatly made but, ultimately, tepid high-school election documentary" -- Jaman
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
Frontrunners (2008)88%
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4/5
 
" fabulous" -- Jaman
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
The Matador (2008)80%
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1.5/5
 
" A clumsy, witless, tedious trudge." -- Jaman
Posted Jan 30, 2008
 
Towelhead (2008)47%
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3/5
 
" a reasonably enjoyable, and very twisted romantic comedy" -- Jaman
Posted Jan 30, 2008
 
Choke (2008)55%
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2.5/5
 
" [a] thoroughly safe, slow-footed comedy" -- Jaman
Posted Jan 30, 2008
 
Bottle Shock (2008)45%
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3.5/4
 
" one of the year's most pleasing films, intelligently written and directed, and featuring a veteran actor giving the performance of his career" -- Perihelion Journal
Posted Jan 9, 2008
 
Starting Out in the Evening (2007)85%
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3.5/4
 
" the style feels utterly organic...rigorous yet unforced, always giving the sense that this is not only the best way, but the only way, to tell this particular story." -- Perihelion Journal
Posted Jan 9, 2008
 
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)93%
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3.5/4
 
" [Page] plays each moment without ego and with total candor, and that's ultimately the secret to Juno's success." -- Perihelion Journal
Posted Jan 8, 2008
 
Juno (2007)93%
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3/5
 
" entertaining, and that's about the extent of it." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 20, 2007
 
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)82%
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4/5
 
" a fascinating portrait of an underrepresented people, rich in humor, pathos and possible permutations" -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Dec 14, 2007
 
Half Moon: A Musician's Last Journey (2007)100%
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" An impressive achievement, one that combines terrific performances with a lovely storytelling style and themes and characters that actually matter." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Dec 7, 2007
 
Looking For Cheyenne (2007)n/a
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2/5
 
" Awake manages a weak pulse for a time but dies ultimately in its makers' hands." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Dec 2, 2007
 
Awake (2007)24%
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" Offensive to all and on every level, Badland tops the landfill of this year's worst." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Nov 30, 2007
 
Badland (2007)19%
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2/5
 
" Parmar scores pleasant performances across the board...Yet the story is bland, like it's been over-workshopped in a screenwriting class, too polite and too smooth around the edges." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Nov 24, 2007
 
Nina's Heavenly Delights (2007)11%
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1.5/5
 
" If you detect anything fresh or original in terms of character or story development, you're probably not watching this movie." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Nov 16, 2007
 
Eleven Men Out (2007)40%
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2.5/5
 
" amusingly off-kilter" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 15, 2007
 
Smiley Face (2007)62%
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2.5/5
 
" a strictly middle-of-the-road entry in the slasher genre, scoring points for performances and areas of execution but running out of creative juice far too early, settling for stock chills and thrills" -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Nov 9, 2007
 
P2 (2007)35%
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2/5
 
" If Park aspired to any real insights or to any ambition beyond the routine, its hysterics would be worth sitting through." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Nov 7, 2007
 
Park (2007)36%
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1.5/5
 
" trades in platitudes and cliches, for lack of anything distinctive or bold to say" -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Oct 16, 2007
 
Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007)38%
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2/5
 
" misguided and ludicrous" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 14, 2007
 
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)81%
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4/5
 
" the American Dream inverted, that its characters are carefree is a by-product not of sharing in the Dream, but of dealing with life on the margins." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 10, 2007
 
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)94%
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3.5/5
 
" After the Katrina tragedy, the filmmaker's fears are both well-grounded and keenly realized." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Aug 24, 2007
 
Right at Your Door (2007)69%
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3.5/4
 
" a satisfying conclusion...to this intelligent series" -- Perihelion Journal
Posted Aug 20, 2007
 
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)93%
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3/4
 
" though Homer himself chastises us, near the start of the movie, for paying for something we can watch on TV for free, I consider the money I put down my contribution to Groening's good cause." -- Perihelion Journal
Posted Aug 17, 2007
 
The Simpsons Movie (2007)90%
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2/4
 
" an exercise in patience and loyalty to have to sit through, at least for fans of the past two films" -- Perihelion Journal
Posted Aug 9, 2007
 
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)77%

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