About
Commentary Track is a group blog launched on January 1, 2007 as a forum for movie reviews, news and discussion.
The reviews and conversations reflect our diverse tastes, divergent cinematic interests and often contradictory opinions. Our goal is to be a resource for high quality movie reviews across the cinematic spectrum.
What do you think of the movies we’re reviewing? Do you know about a great movie we need to see, or have a movie memory you’d like to share? All of our posts have a place to leave comments. We’d love to hear from you.
Thanks for visiting!
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RATINGS GUIDE
4 stars: Excellent. Among the best of its kind.
3 1/2 stars: Really, really good, but not quite a 4.
3 stars: Well-made and solidly entertaining movie. Recommended.
2 1/2 stars: More good than bad, but recommended only with caveats.
2 stars: Passable. People who like whatever kind of movie it is may like it well enough.
1 1/2 stars: Has some good points, but not enough to recommend it even to people who like whatever kind of movie it is.
1 star: Bad.
1/2 star: Really, really bad, but not quite a zero.
0 stars: How is it even possible to make a movie this awful?
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SERIES
Photo Play- A new feature for 2012, Photo Play is a pictorial series published on Mondays. Each month’s posts are organized around a theme.
On DVD/Blu-ray- A regular Tuesday feature with a focus on new-to-DVD/Blu-ray releases.
Keeping Track- On Thursdays, Helen reviews her movie watching for the week and invites readers to post their own lists in the comments.
Thinking Outside the Multiplex in Indiana- Published on Fridays, Thinking Outside the Multiplex is the complete rundown of foreign and indie films, film festivals, special showings, and other movies opening in limited release in Indiana.
Monthly Series
In the Blogosphere- Published on the second Wednesday. A few (sometimes more) good blog posts.
Trailers for Movies I Like- A fourth Wednesday feature.
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ABOUT THE WRITERS
Editor and Lead Writer Helen Geib‘s (geibhk@gmail.com) first movie memory is from A Mouse and His Child. She finds it impossible to name a favorite movie, but admits she cries a little every time she watches House of Flying Daggers and hopes she has Onmyoji with her if she’s ever stranded on a desert island. Attorney by profession and cinephile by avocation, she lives in her hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana, supplementing the locally available film fare with festivals, DVDs and occasional trips to Chicago.
Contributing Writer Nir Shalev (gaiderdraco@gmail.com) is a cinephile by the very definition. If a DVD has a commentary track, he’s heard it. Nir is a film school graduate and hopes to become a top filmmaker in the future- or just a good director. Nir makes his home in Toronto, Ontario.
Past Contributors:
Rishi Agrawal
James Brigham
Geoff Geib
Mike MacCollum
Tom Nixon
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