S. James Snyder

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For 37 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 43% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 55% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 14.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

S. James Snyder's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 51
Highest review score: 80 Little Girl (La Pivellina)
Lowest review score: 20 If One Thing Matters: A Film About Wolfgang Tillmans
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 37
  3. Negative: 8 out of 37
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    • 40 Metascore
    • 20 S. James Snyder
    Lord of the Dance in 3D
    Sure, the footwork is flawless in this 3-D rendering of Michael Flatley's high-kicking show; it's the filmmaking that's dull.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 20 S. James Snyder
    Certifiably Jonathan
    This confounding, overwrought mockumentary abruptly devolves into sitcom silliness.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 20 S. James Snyder
    Shutterbug
    Writer-director Minos Papas channels both David Lynch and Dante’s "Inferno," but Shutterbug lacks the poetry--or precision--of a true phantasmic freak-out.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 20 S. James Snyder
    Post Grad
    Timing’s everything in comedy, so perhaps Post Grad would have seemed peppier prior to the Great Recession; circa now, this comedy feels like a cynical stroll through the unemployment lines awaiting today’s class of seniors.
    • 31 Metascore
    • 20 S. James Snyder
    Fix
    Never mind the unreliable Angeleno characters; it’s the director-actor who’s the flakiest, as he’s unable to decide if Fix is a real-time saga of a rebel, a loser or a victim. How many face-lifts can you give a single film?
    • 59 Metascore
    • 20 S. James Snyder
    The Cartel
    After decades of endless policy debates, you’d think fixing America’s schools would be a complex endeavor. But apparently not--at least according to this tunnel-vision editorial.
    • 16 Metascore
    • 20 S. James Snyder
    If One Thing Matters: A Film About Wolfgang Tillmans
    That curatorial heft is sorely missing from Kalmbach’s final edit; it’s a portrait that neither feels forced nor fully formed.
    • 24 Metascore
    • 20 S. James Snyder
    Burzynski
    Through all the fuzzy science, Merola sees a savior; you’ll see a dull editorial masquerading as objective reporting.

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