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SARA SCHIERON
PUBLICATION(S)
• Boxoffice Magazine
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Slant Magazine

BIOGRAPHY
Slant Magazine film critic.
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Total Reviews: 99


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A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE
 
BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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5/5  Forever
4.5/5  Strange Culture
4/5  The Devil Came On Horseback
3/4  Water
3.5/5  Vanaja
2.5/4  The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
3/5  American Zombie
2/4  The Illusionist
2.5/5  Sleepwalking
2/5  Planet B-Boy
1.5/5  Shutter
1/5  The Cry - La Llorona
.5/5  Disaster Movie
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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5/5  Brand Upon The Brain!
5/5  Forever
4.5/5  Strange Culture
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WORST REVIEWED
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.5/5  Disaster Movie
1/5  Short Order
1/5  The Cry - La Llorona
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 75% of the time.

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2/5
 
" The film ends up feeling like even creative inspiration and apotheosis is hopeless because all that can ever emerge from these characters is derivative of some earlier work. When you look at it this way, Chirp can't help seeming like a time capsule..." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jan 5, 2009
 
Let Them Chirp Awhile (2008)38%
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3.5/5
 
" For a film with an aim as ambitious and illusive as the depiction of the spiritual, The Secrets has a surprisingly light touch." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Dec 5, 2008
 
The Secrets (2008)83%
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4/5
 
" The authenticity this Oregon native [director Gus Van Sant] provides is palpable and, at times, breathtaking." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Nov 26, 2008
 
Milk (2008)93%
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3/5
 
" A strong, kind-hearted start to a hopefully active career [for director Amy Redford]." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Nov 10, 2008
 
The Guitar (2008)33%
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2/5
 
" It's hard to say Clausen's done anything original here." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Oct 24, 2008
 
u Universe of Keith Haring (2008)57%
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3/5
 
" One imagines the film is making a gentle attempt to be a modern Scenes from a Marriage, and while that's a tall order, Gerwig and Swanberg aren't terribly far from the mark." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Oct 10, 2008
 
Nights and Weekends (2008)87%
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2/5
 
" The problem here is that, while this seems like a story rife with the drama of ages, it's also a story mired by the drudgery of bureaucracy." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Oct 10, 2008
 
Saving Marriage (2008)81%
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4/5
 
" The doc formally mirrors its subject in its pacing, which balances the titillation/education of the doc's subject with consistent and pleasantly teasing speed and tone from start to finish." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Sep 30, 2008
 
Obscene (2008)93%
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2.5/5
 
" The film's laudable attempts to encompass the far-reaching quagmire of Jewish tribal identity, politics and psychology could have a profound effect on the audiences who do find it." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Forgiveness (2008)33%
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3/5
 
" Contains its fair share of self-awareness but eschews the ridicule a lesser doc might employ in search of cheap laughs." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Sep 2, 2008
 
Monster Camp (2007)62%
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.5/5
 
" I half expected to see the spoof-making team in direct address, explaining the supremacy of the tentpole uber-alice, perhaps while backed by Emperor Palpatine." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Aug 29, 2008
 
Disaster Movie (2008)2%
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1.5/5
 
" The animation is very hard to overcome. Even if one doesn't go in expecting Pixar production values, it's hard to see past the mechanical quality of the characters' movements -- which, by the way, makes the robots in the film look great." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Aug 14, 2008
 
The Clone Wars (2008)18%
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2/5
 
" Though the film is short, the subject it tracks is somewhat unwieldy, and you can almost feel the hands of writer/director/producer Andrea Kreuzhage stretching to fit it all in -- a Herculean task." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Aug 8, 2008
 
1000 Journals (2008)n/a
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3.5/5
 
" Funny, accessible and ultimately a good time." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Aug 1, 2008
 
Kenny (2008)100%
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2.5/5
 
" One can't help finding it funny that the most poorly positioned elements in the film are musical ones, yet the uniquely raw and under-produced sound of the band does find itself a comfortable home in this raw and under-produced doc." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jul 25, 2008
 
CSNY Déjà Vu (2008)66%
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2/5
 
" Mired by cliché and oddly beset by a sense of false Irishness." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 27, 2008
 
Red Roses and Petrol (2008)9%
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2/5
 
" I’m not so sure Berg is losing faith that his audience can follow along...but in the face of so many comic book films entering theatres, it seems a poor choice to differentiate yours by way of tacky TV-level antics." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 26, 2008
 
Hancock (2008)39%
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3/5
 
" Though disaffect is certainly a recurrent mood, Search is a strangely heartfelt little film�a lot like Swingers but with a more cynical edge." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 13, 2008
 
In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008)84%
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3.5/5
 
" Portraying moments of drama and danger with a Hitchcockian lack of ceremony, Shyamalan's mundane depictions of tragedy create a quiet but weighty resonance." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 12, 2008
 
The Happening (2008)19%
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1.5/5
 
" Ultimately, the only thing holding this film together is its dedication to its thesis of a title, which it follows to the letter. Very little in the film seems relevant." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 6, 2008
 
Six Sex Scenes and a Murder (2008)17%
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3/5
 
" It’s the fashion Olympics. Think of it that way, and what’s not to like?" -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 30, 2008
 
Sex and the City - The Movie (2008)50%
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2/5
 
" Aesthetically, Dalai Lama Renaissance is well intended, but--like the conference it depicts--in need of more thorough (self) realization." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 23, 2008
 
Dalai Lama Renaissance (2008)n/a
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1/5
 
" While the aesthetic is charming, colorful and full of whimsy, Anthony Byrne’s partial musical Short Order is wildly uneven and tragically underdeveloped." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 16, 2008
 
Short Order (2008)0%
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4/5
 
" Charming, clever and well made, Norway’s Reprise employs just the right kind of meta." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 16, 2008
 
Reprise (2008)86%
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1/5
 
" La Llorona is a great, powerful and meaningful myth, and you’d be hard-pressed to find better inspiration for a horror film. Sadly, this isn’t the film that does the subject matter justice." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 2, 2008
 
The Cry - La Llorona (2008)n/a
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2/5
 
" While this diligently researched film cogently moves from Latin American nation to Latin American nation, explaining the strangely predictable cycle of uprisings among these countries, it’s ultimately hard to identify the audience it addresses." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 2, 2008
 
War on Democracy (2008)n/a
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3/5
 
" It's nothing short of breathtaking to see these demonstrations, and the clear and unmitigated cruelty incurred by these activists, from the points of view of general passersby." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 25, 2008
 
Dare Not Walk Alone (2008)86%
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1.5/5
 
" Though the point of the film is somewhat obscured by its unwieldy structure (stoned director? high editor?), the project overall has the potential to be the stoner’s Rocky Horror Picture Show." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 14, 2008
 
Super High Me (2008)57%
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3.5/5
 
" While imperfect, the high caliber of acting as well as these lucid moments in the earlier part of the film are strong and memorable highlights with which to leave the theatre." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 14, 2008
 
Dark Matter (2008)36%
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" A beautiful and insightful picture." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 11, 2008
 
Never Forever (2008)79%
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3/5
 
" Some turns in direction are subtle and charmingly rendered and, most notably, paired very, very well with performances to occasionally memorable effect." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 11, 2008
 
Chaos Theory (2008)31%
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3/5
 
" Tone and timing are managed rather well by director Noam Murro, and what little dialogue the film employs gives one a sense of the larger context that allows disaffected bodies like the Wetherhold family to thrive." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 11, 2008
 
Smart People (2008)49%
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3/5
 
" Though commentaries on politics, nature and evolution arise, the film doesn’t push them too hard or far as such might detract from the slow building bedlam—which is strikingly satisfying." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 4, 2008
 
The Ruins (2008)45%
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3/5
 
" Heartrending and full of complexity." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 4, 2008
 
Blindsight (2008)98%
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4/5
 
" Sweeps you off your feet with quick-witted visuals and cleverly used archival footage." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 4, 2008
 
Cool School: How L.A. Learned to Love Modern Art (2008)91%
 N/A  
" Director Kimberly Peirce on Stop-Loss: The RT Interview" -- Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Mar 28, 2008
 
Stop-Loss (2008)65%
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3/5
 
" Quippy send up of identity politics documentaries offers some occasionally biting moments." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 28, 2008
 
American Zombie (2007)72%
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1.5/5
 
" Its PG-13 rating and basic lack of gore seem designed to be uncontroversial, but of course the result of all this anti-controversy is a really dull film." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 21, 2008
 
Shutter (2008)7%
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2/5
 
" Utilitarian documentary about international breakdancing championship in Germany proves lackluster in its depiction of inventive choreography and culture." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 21, 2008
 
Planet B-Boy (2008)89%
 N/A  
" Ten Questions with Flash Point Star Donnie Yen" -- Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Mar 20, 2008
 
Flash Point (2008)40%
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4/5
 
" offers some truly sweet parts that feel like a return to the indies of the early ’90s, when regional cinema still felt fresh and full of purpose." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
On Broadway (2008)n/a
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" A beautiful metaphor for filmmaking and a painful comment on the price of civilization." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
All In This Tea (2008)82%
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2.5/5
 
" It’s apparent some meaningful visuals are being approached here, but it seems like the film keeps missing its mark." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
Sleepwalking (2008)18%
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4/5
 
" Performances are stellar." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
Funny Games (2008)51%
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" Smart and savvy doc" -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 13, 2008
 
My Name Is Albert Ayler (2007)94%
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" The band is treated reverently, which will no doubt please fans, but its eternal length may test the dedication of even Petty fanatics." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 7, 2008
 
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down A Dream (2007)100%
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" Acting and directing are consistently high caliber, but relatively de rigeur for the lot." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 7, 2008
 
The Bank Job (2008)78%
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" The sheer spectacle of the film makes it an easier sell on the big screen than on DVD" -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 7, 2008
 
10,000 B.C. (2008)9%
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" Breathtaking and stands out from the herd." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Feb 29, 2008
 
Shotgun Stories (2007)92%
 N/A  
" Michel Gondry on Be Kind Rewind: The RT Interview" -- Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Feb 20, 2008
 
Be Kind Rewind (2008)68%

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