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Jordan Chodorow reviews movies on a scale of zero to four stars. Find reviews of all the latest releases here, along with a searchable database of all reviews from January 2012 to today.

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Friday, January 3, 2014

The Top Ten Films of 2013: #6

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

12 Years a Slave

Great scenes make great films.

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About Me

Jordan Chodorow: Los Angeles, CA, United States; Jordan Chodorow is a tax attorney in Los Angeles. He has been a professional film critic, a U.S. Open tennis umpire, a two-time national bridge champion, and a four-time California crossword champion. He enjoys attending concerts, Clippers and Kings games, theater, and of course movies with his boyfriend of seventeen years, Daniel.

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Ratings Guide

4 Stars - Excellent on every level; one of the few best films of the year.
3 1/2 Stars - Superior; one of the top 20 films of the year.
3 Stars - Strongly recommended.
2 1/2 Stars - Mildly recommended.
2 Stars - Mildly discommended, though not without meritorious elements.
1 1/2 Stars - Poor.
1 Star - Quite poor.
1/2 Star - Exceptionally poor on an artistic level and distasteful on one or more additional levels.
0 Stars - Fails on the most rudimentary technical level and/or merits extraordinary condemnation.