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Jack Garner

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North (1994) 12% 3/10 EDIT “Unfortunately, the characters in "North" are seldom more than cardboard cutouts, dragged briefly upon the stage.” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Jan 23, 2026 Full Review The American President (1995) 90% 9/10 EDIT “It's the best Frank Capra movie since, well, Frank Capra. ” – Gannett News Service Jan 22, 2026 Full Review Misery (1990) 87% 3/4 EDIT “Misery suffers a little from predictability, and a bit more from a lack of humor, but it offers more than enough plot and character development to hold your attention, and a few jolts that'll make you spill your popcorn.” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Jan 21, 2026 Full Review A Few Good Men (1992) 85% 10/10 EDIT “Rob Reiner's A Few Good Men is an absorbing, superbly acted military drama, pitting personal integrity against blind obedience to a martinet's misguided notions of honor. ” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Jan 8, 2026 Full Review The Sure Thing (1985) 84% EDIT “The Sure Thing overflows with wonderful laughs, refreshing common sense and believable characters. ” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Jan 8, 2026 Full Review The Princess Bride (1987) 93% 3.5/4 EDIT “Writer Goldman and director Reiner successfully give The Princess Bride an ingratiating texture of warmth, beauty and wit, balanced by a slight irreverence. ” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Jan 7, 2026 Full Review Hook (1991) 37% 2.5/4 EDIT “Despite all these reasons for high expectations, Hook fails to soar. The script offers a clever extension of J.M. Barrie's themes, it offers many entertaining moments, but never quite gets off the ground. The pixie dust is missing. ” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Dec 19, 2025 Full Review Christine (1983) 72% 2.5/5 EDIT “Streamlining Christine into a conventional movie -- and bringing visual form to the imagination -- makes the silliness of the premise more pronounced.” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Dec 17, 2025 Full Review Big Top Pee-wee (1988) 31% 1.5/5 EDIT “There is nothing as innovative in all of the new film as the set design for the breakfast scene in the opening 10 minutes of the first feature.” – Gannett News Service Dec 11, 2025 Full Review The Abyss (1989) 76% 4/4 EDIT “The Abyss is living proof that nothing is as engrossing and moving as a strong human story.” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Dec 10, 2025 Full Review True Lies (1994) 77% 6/10 EDIT “Cameron simply added a ton of explosives and a catalogue of visual effects to the front and back of the story -- like bombastic bookends. ” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Dec 10, 2025 Full Review Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 91% 4/4 EDIT “Terminator 2 has everything you could want in an action adventure - incredible special effects that redefine the art, explosive stunts that'll take your breath away, and the alternately awesome and amusing presence of Arnold Schwarzenegger.” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Dec 8, 2025 Full Review The Terminator (1984) 90% 2.5/5 EDIT “If it all sounds a little silly, well, it is. But if you're willing to suspend your intelligence and go with the flow, The Terminator is entertaining action.” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Dec 8, 2025 Full Review The Running Man (1987) 59% 2.5/4 EDIT “The visceral action, the gory-but-funny violence, and the campy one-liners make this a wonderfully entertaining comic book-in-motion.” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Nov 7, 2025 Full Review Predator (1987) 64% 2.5/4 EDIT “Predator is a technically well-made action film, with spiffy sci-fi effects, including the use of heat-generated photography to stimulate the alien's unorthodox vision.” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Oct 30, 2025 Full Review Dracula (1979) 64% EDIT “It's a stunning film.” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Oct 21, 2025 Full Review Desert Hearts (1985) 77% 4/4 EDIT “It simply is about the collision of two individuals at a given moment in time when one, especially, needs to be loved and needs a change. The individuals both happen to be women. ” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Oct 13, 2025 Full Review Tron (1982) 60% 4/5 EDIT “Tron is a fascinating innovation.” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Oct 1, 2025 Full Review Casper (1995) 59% EDIT “Unfortunately, [the ghosts] are the only elements in "Casper" that gives the film a ghost of a chance at success. It's human error that mars this ghostly family comedy.” – Gannett News Service Sep 29, 2025 Full Review To Sleep With Anger (1990) 93% 3/4 EDIT “To Sleep With Anger is buoyed by excellent actors.” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Night of the Living Dead (1990) 57% 2.5/4 EDIT “The new film is suspenseful, occasionally shocking, and filled with the same appropriately unexplained terrifying wonder of the first film. ” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Sep 18, 2025 Full Review This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 98% 4/4 EDIT “One reason Spinal Tap is so good is that it often walks a satiric line dangerously close to reality.” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Sep 9, 2025 Full Review Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) 78% EDIT “Pee-Wee's Big Adventure is the most original, funny and entertaining comedy of the season.” – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Jul 30, 2025 Full Review Waterworld (1995) 60% 2.5/4 EDIT “A derivative summer action film of modest accomplishment.” – Gannett News Service Jul 28, 2025 Full Review The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) 88% 3.5/4 EDIT “The Zuckers and Abrahams are the masters of revved-up slapstick, clever cliche crunching, silly sight gags and double entendres.” – Gannett News Service Jul 24, 2025 Full Review
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