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Jessica Grose

Jessica Grose's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Village Voice film critic.

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Burlesque (2010) 37% EDIT “A campy, satisfying showcase for the impressively flashy vocal and sartorial stylings of Cher and Christina Aguilera.” – Slate Nov 24, 2010 Full Review Bratz (2007) 10% EDIT “In the end, the most offensive part of Bratz isn't its stereotypes or brand expansion; it's the sorry state of Jon Voight's career.” – Village Voice Jul 31, 2007 Full Review Amu (2005) 82% EDIT “Too bad first-time writer-director Shonali Bose's juxtaposition of the personal and the political often feels forced, and like many didactic history lessons, this one's about 20 minutes too long.” – Village Voice May 23, 2007 Full Review The Hip Hop Project (2006) 58% EDIT “The most impressive accomplishment of Project is not the student-made album, but that when Kazi says cheesy things like 'This is healing through hip-hop,' you actually believe him.” – Village Voice May 8, 2007 Full Review Sing Now or Forever Hold Your Peace (2006) 21% EDIT “[An] uneven romantic comedy.” – Village Voice Apr 24, 2007 Full Review In the Land of Women (2007) 43% EDIT “Without all the soppy plot devices, the Land of Women might have been someplace worth visiting.” – Village Voice Apr 17, 2007 Full Review Pathfinder (2007) 8% EDIT “Director Marcus Nispel continues in Pathfinder the gory/lame tradition he began with his Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake.” – L.A. Weekly Apr 12, 2007 Full Review Headspace (2005) EDIT “The boredom, repetition, and general incoherence of the film are rave-like -- you might even experience nausea and/or disorientation.” – Village Voice Mar 30, 2007 Full Review Bridge to Terabithia (2007) 85% EDIT “Far from a computer generated escapist fantasy, this film is an unpretentious and touching tale of preteen companionship and loss.” – Village Voice Feb 13, 2007 Full Review The Last Sin Eater (2007) 22% EDIT “Liberato muddles through a heavy-handed Christian agenda and barely legible plot.” – Village Voice Feb 6, 2007 Full Review Thr3e (2007) 5% EDIT “There are no dead bodies here, but perhaps filmgoers, tired of all those secular scares and heathen horrors, won't miss the aesthetic pleasure of a creative murder scene.” – Village Voice Jan 3, 2007 Full Review Backstage (2005) 71% EDIT “An enjoyably overwrought meditation on the consequences of celebrity and the vicissitudes of fandom.” – L.A. Weekly Dec 14, 2006 Full Review Charlotte's Web (2006) 79% EDIT “Breathe easy: Gary Winick's new, live-action Charlotte's Web pic does not screw up one of the seminal works of American children's literature.” – Village Voice Dec 12, 2006 Full Review Ever Again (2006) 50% EDIT “While the movie does raise awareness... it also relies on fear-mongering tactics (see title) rather than cohesive argument to foment outrage.” – L.A. Weekly Dec 8, 2006 Full Review Invisible (2011) 0% EDIT “Jane and Joe's rejuvenated love can conquer many things, including mentally impaired country folk, but it just can't save this unfortunate film.” – Village Voice Nov 28, 2006 Full Review Sun Kissed (2006) 17% EDIT “Is Leo schizophrenic? Did he kill his ex-wife? Did he have an ex-wife? Did he kill Teddy? Is Teddy dead? Who knows, and frankly, who cares?” – Village Voice Nov 21, 2006 Full Review Who the ... Is Jackson Pollock? (2006) 100% EDIT “While the forensics is marginally interesting, the most arresting piece of the film is Horton herself, as she asks of the art world, 'Who the hell do they think they are?'” – Village Voice Nov 14, 2006 Full Review
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