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Film Reviews by Jen Yamato

A movie fiend on a mission

Jen Yamato

Jen Yamato is a walking, popcorn-eating contradiction: she loves all kinds of cinema, from art films to schlocky B-movies, French New Wave to the paperboy musical Newsies. From week to week, she watches all the new releases so she can tell you which films are excellent, which will be your new guilty pleasures, and which you should avoid watching at all costs.

Jen grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she studied among the hippies of UC Berkeley before moving to Hollywood as senior editor at the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes. She has covered all the major film festivals including Sundance, Toronto, and Cannes; her work has appeared on websites including Rotten Tomatoes, AOL/Cinematical, and FEARnet. Jen is a member of The Alliance of Women Film Journalists and currently resides in Los Angeles. Tweet her your movie-related thoughts at Twitter.com/jenyamato.

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Showing all Jen's Reviews
Movie Title Rating Release Date
True Grit 5.0 The best film of the year. 12/22/2010 Dec 22, 2010
Mother 5.0 A must-see maternal murder mystery. 03/12/2010 Mar 12, 2010
The White Ribbon 5.0 Village of the Damned by way of Carl Th. Dreyer. 12/30/2009 Dec 30, 2009
A Single Man 5.0 Gay grief, Gucci-style. 12/11/2009 Dec 11, 2009
Blue Valentine 4.5 A bittersweet elegy to love. 12/29/2010 Dec 29, 2010
The Fighter 4.5 Packs an emotional punch. 12/17/2010 Dec 17, 2010
Black Swan 4.5 Cronenberg meets Swan Lake. 12/03/2010 Dec 03, 2010
Never Let Me Go 4.5 Being human. 09/15/2010 Sep 15, 2010
The Other Guys 4.5 Another quotable Ferrell-McKay classic! 08/06/2010 Aug 06, 2010
Inception 4.5 A mind-blowing must-see. 07/16/2010 Jul 16, 2010
Toy Story 3 4.5 A moving, teary send-off. 06/18/2010 Jun 18, 2010
How to Train Your Dragon 4.5 Dragons = They're a Viking's best friend. 03/26/2010 Mar 26, 2010
The Ghost Writer 4.5 Scary good thrills from Roman Polanski. 02/19/2010 Feb 19, 2010
Fish Tank 4.5 Foul mouth, hungry heart. 01/15/2010 Jan 15, 2010
Fantastic Mr. Fox 4.5 Pretty cussing fantastic. 11/13/2009 Nov 13, 2009
The Messenger 4.5 It’s hard out here for a Casualty Notification Officer. 11/13/2009 Nov 13, 2009
The Illusionist 4.0 Sad and sublime. 12/25/2010 Dec 25, 2010
Somewhere 4.0 Sad Dad Redemption 12/22/2010 Dec 22, 2010
Rabbit Hole 4.0 A deeply affecting domestic drama. 12/17/2010 Dec 17, 2010
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale 4.0 Badder Santa 12/03/2010 Dec 03, 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 4.0 Wizarding ain't easy. 11/19/2010 Nov 19, 2010
Fair Game 4.0 Be outraged. Be very outraged. 11/05/2010 Nov 05, 2010
Megamind 4.0 Evil goes soul-searching. 11/05/2010 Nov 05, 2010
Paranormal Activity 2 4.0 Hide your kids, hide your wife. 10/21/2010 Oct 21, 2010
Nanny McPhee Returns 4.0 The poor man's Mary Poppins is back! 08/20/2010 Aug 20, 2010