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Todd Hertz

Todd Hertz's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Biography:

Long long ago in an Illinois town far far away, Todd saw The Empire Strikes Back in a theatre when he was only three years old. Seeing the opening Battle of Hoth--and specifically the frighteningly monstrous AT-ATs--is officially Todd's first memory of life. This set the stage for a lifetime of loving movies, and well, geekiness. Todd is an editor with Ignite Your Faith, a Christian magazine for high school students, a regular film critic for ChristianityTodayMovies.com and a TV critic for Christianity Today magazine.

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Movies TV Shows
Skyfall (2012) 92% EDIT “This is your father's James Bond. And director Sam Mendes (American Beauty) makes it thrilling, fun, and fresh.” – Christianity Today Aug 21, 2015 Full Review The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) 94% 3.5/4 EDIT “The Secret World of Arrietty is a celebration of the vibrant life surging all around us -- a declaration of the countless stories being told all at once.” – Christianity Today Dec 8, 2014 Full Review The Cabin in the Woods (2011) 92% 3/4 EDIT “A genre-bending concoction of horror, action and comedy -- a big ball of Evil Dead, Scream, Matrix, The Hunger Games, Scooby Doo, Zombieland, and a lot of season 4 of Buffy.” – Christianity Today Apr 13, 2012 Full Review The Hunger Games (2012) 84% 3.5/4 EDIT “A dark and engaging action/drama laced with social critique and dystopian sci-fi. But most of all, it's the story of a girl and crushed innocence.” – Christianity Today Mar 23, 2012 Full Review Real Steel (2011) 60% 1.5/4 EDIT “Some audiences will enjoy the film for what it is; they will bob and weave with fun robot fight scenes. But I found little here that is truly inspiring.” – Christianity Today Oct 7, 2011 Full Review Machine Gun Preacher (2011) 28% 3/4 EDIT “Provocative, faith-affirming, and challenging, it models what Christian-made films could be. Childers's Christianity is shown as the dynamic and intricate force that it is.” – Christianity Today Sep 23, 2011 Full Review Winnie the Pooh (2011) 90% 3/4 EDIT “One of the film's new songs really sums it up: "Everything is honey and life is sweet."” – Christianity Today Sep 2, 2011 Full Review Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) 80% 2.5/4 EDIT “It serves its chief end to introduce the character, and Evans fills the role nicely. But as a stand-alone adventure, it's not captivating enough. I expect more from this genre.” – Christianity Today Sep 2, 2011 Full Review Gulliver's Travels (2010) 19% 1.5/4 EDIT “There aren't many reasons to see Gulliver's Travels. In trying to fill several different identities, it fails at all of them.” – Christianity Today Feb 25, 2011 Full Review The Grace Card (2010) 37% 2.5/4 EDIT “The film is powerful when operating on the personal level of two men working out faith, but disappointing that their story is buried in a heavy-handed, manipulative plot.” – Christianity Today Feb 25, 2011 Full Review Tangled (2010) 89% 3.5/4 EDIT “Disney has always done big spectacle and epic visuals well, and does the same here. But Tangled's complexity works because of its attention to detail and the smaller moments.” – Christianity Today Dec 17, 2010 Full Review Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) 76% 3/4 EDIT “It's the closest the HP movies will get to a reserved character drama. My favorite parts are the tiny, dialogue-less character moments packed with emotional undercurrents.” – Christianity Today Nov 18, 2010 Full Review Takers (2010) 28% 1.5/4 EDIT “There are so many laughable and tiring cop/criminal clichs it's like they were writing a Police Squad-like spoof and then made it sincere. Save it for Spike TV or FX someday.” – Christianity Today Sep 24, 2010 Full Review The Town (2010) 92% 3.5/4 EDIT “Ben Affleck's visionary story-telling, top-shelf acting, deep characters, and emotional weight put some hefty meat on the tired bones of the action genre.” – Christianity Today Sep 24, 2010 Full Review The A-Team (2010) 48% 2.5/4 EDIT “This remake is cheesy, preposterous, geeky, corny . . . and completely fun.” – Christianity Today Jun 11, 2010 Full Review To Save a Life (2010) 38% 2.5/4 EDIT “Will the vague messages get across? Will viewers take anything out other than a missive to be kind and inclusive? Some certainly will. Some won't.” – Christianity Today Mar 5, 2010 Full Review Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) 48% 2.5/4 EDIT “While this flick may not have Harry Potter's complex world and multiple layers, it also doesn't have the angst and darkness. It replaces them with one thing in bulk: Fun.” – Christianity Today Mar 5, 2010 Full Review Avatar (2009) 81% 3.5/4 EDIT “Full of that rare movie magic which can transport, entertain and intrigue, this sci-fi fantasy is a fun amusement park ride that ignites your imagination.” – Christianity Today Dec 20, 2009 Full Review Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) 52% 2/4 EDIT “It feels like Zemeckis wanted to make one movie (a socially relevant ghost story) and Disney wanted another (a Polar Express-type movie). It doesn't work.” – Christianity Today Nov 6, 2009 Full Review District 9 (2009) 90% 3/4 EDIT “A bold and inventive science fiction vision that mostly excels but stumbles in the details.” – Christianity Today Aug 18, 2009 Full Review Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) 46% 3/4 EDIT “Reminded me of the simple fun of old Bugs Bunny cartoons. And that's what Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is able to accomplish%u2014a sense of good old fun.” – Christianity Today Jul 2, 2009 Full Review Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) 19% 1.5/4 EDIT “Convenient story leaps, shamefully inappropriate elements, completely incoherent action, and frustratingly lowest-common denominator "comic" relief.” – Christianity Today Jun 24, 2009 Full Review Terminator Salvation (2009) 33% 2/4 EDIT “An acceptable summer popcorn flick, but I want more from this franchise. With the depth of storytelling in the previous films, this is a disappointment.” – Christianity Today May 21, 2009 Full Review Sunshine Cleaning (2008) 74% 2.5/4 EDIT “Seeing the results of a good cleaning is one thing, but actually watching the transformation occur during a good hard scrubbing leads to far more fulfillment.” – Christianity Today Mar 13, 2009 Full Review Frost/Nixon (2008) 93% 3.5/4 EDIT “A fine actors' showcase, and a scintillating story about the different motivations that control our actions when cornered in the ring.” – Christianity Today Dec 16, 2008 Full Review
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