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Reel Reviews | Alpha Dog

10 January, 200716 September, 2021FilmGordon

by Tim Gordon Thirty years ago in Animal House, Dean Wormer once told a student that “Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go [read more]

Reel Reviews | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

4 January, 200716 September, 2021FilmGordon

by Tim Gordon Last month, I was in the middle of cinematic “agony and ecstasy.” As president of the Washington Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA), [read more]

Reel Reviews | Freedom Writers

4 January, 200716 September, 2021FilmGordon

by Tim Gordon When you begin watching Freedom Writers a certain sense of déjà vu washes over you. You know the subject matter; you’ve seen [read more]

Reel Reviews | Pan’s Labyrinth

4 January, 200716 September, 2021FilmGordon

by Tim Gordon I watched the trailer for Mexican director Guillermo del Toro’s latest film, Pan’s Labyrinth and I was excited but cautious. Time after [read more]

Reel Reviews | Code Name: The Cleaner

3 January, 200716 September, 2021FilmGordon

by Tim Gordon Hello All, this will be the first of many entries as I document my life as a film critic and enthusiast. As [read more]

Reel Reviews | Battlefield Earth

12 May, 200019 February, 2024FilmGordon

Starring: John Travolta, Forest Whitaker and Barry PepperRated: PG-13 (Violence, mild profanity and utter stupidity) I am a firm believer that there is a multiplex [read more]