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North (1994) Jeff Millar Just about everything goes thud.
Posted Jan 24, 2026  Edit critic review
The American President (1995) Jeff Millar Deconstruct the screenplay, and the fact is, you won't find much documentation why Shepherd and Sydney should fall in love. The solution is as old as Hollywood itself: Hire genuine movie stars, and their personas will supply any missing mud and straw.
Posted Jan 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Misery (1990) Jeff Millar This is suspense film in which writer and director go for grotesquerie and laughs with equal vigor and regular success.
Posted Jan 22, 2026  Edit critic review
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Mildred Stockard From an artistic standpoint, the most interesting part of the picture is the ultra-modern musical score by Bernard Herrmann, with its weird, unearthly theme for the space ship.
Posted Jan 16, 2026  Edit critic review
Bite the Bullet (1975) Jeff Millar The scenery is gorgeous and the acting isn't bad. But the actors are trapped in Brooks' cliche characterizations.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
The Magnificent Seven (1960) Mildred Stockard The picture is a modern odyssey through America and other places in the world.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
4.5/5
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) Cary Darling "The Bone Temple" is a gripping twist on a genre that might have seemed to run its course during the umpteenth season of "The Walking Dead."... Like its predecessor, "The Bone Temple" makes few concessions to Hollywood tentpole predictability.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
Stand by Me (1986) Jeff Millar The film is sweet and certainly heartfelt.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
Gaslight (1944) Mildred Stockard It is a thriller which embodies both the sinister and the romantic implications of its title, is highly recommended for its unusual plot, excellent acting and the beauty of its costumes and backgrounds.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
A Place in the Sun (1951) Mildred Stockard ...the story has been given a stellar cast, headed by Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor and Shelly Winters, a trio of outstanding young Hollywood stars.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
Out of the Past (1947) Mildred Stockard The story is told in a confusing series of flash-backs, and the plot becomes so complicated that the only way out is to kill all of the principals.
Posted Jan 09, 2026  Edit critic review
Little Big Horn (1951) Mildred Stockard To its credit, the picture moves at a fast pace, but it also includes almost every cliche known to action films, and its dialogue is incredibly stilted and corny.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
Alice in Wonderland (1951) Mildred Stockard Disney fantasy and Lewis Carroll nonsense are well blended into good entertainment.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Primate (2025) Cary Darling Johannes Roberts gets two things right: the film is a tight, efficient 89 minutes, just like any B-movie worth its salty popcorn; and a dude's face gets ripped off by the chimp in the first five minutes.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
The Sure Thing (1985) Louis B. Parks Gib may be uncouth, but the film avoids the sleaze of many teen films. And its final message insists true love is even better than a sure thing.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
The Princess Bride (1987) Jeff Millar You don't need me to tell you that for an enterprise like this, touch is everything. Director Rob Reiner has it. He doesn't have a death grip on this, but he knows what he wants, knows how to get it, and what wants is right for the property.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
A Few Good Men (1992) Jeff Millar Sorkin has written some fine dialogue that the actors deliver with great spirit and panache.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
When Harry Met Sally... (1989) Jeff Millar When Harry Met Sally plays like a very personal film because it is.
Posted Jan 06, 2026  Edit critic review
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) Mildred Stockard The picture is frankly propaganda, but it is also entertaining.
Posted Jan 03, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
The Plague (2025) Cary Darling From the start, "The Plague," the gripping feature debut from director/writer Charlie Polinger, is like entering a bad dream. But it's less a full-blown nightmare and more a nerve-jangling unease that something is sinister is going to happen.
Posted Dec 30, 2025  Edit critic review
Death Race 2000 (1975) Jeff Millar The film has a satiric context which, if not exactly executed with terrific skill, is at least deserving of a few points for effort.
Posted Dec 22, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Marty Supreme (2025) Cary Darling Featuring a bracingly energetic performance from Chalamet that is his career best, "Marty Supreme," a story of ambition, fame, cultural identity and the American Dream, is as good a Christmas present as Hollywood could give us in these fractious times.
Posted Dec 22, 2025  Edit critic review
Hook (1991) Jeff Millar It's got everything but a heart. It's got emotion, sure. It entertains, but it isn't moving, and Spielberg wants very badly to move us.
Posted Dec 19, 2025  Edit critic review
Christine (1983) Jeff Millar The film is well-made, but it just isn't scary.
Posted Dec 17, 2025  Edit critic review
A
The Abyss (1989) Bruce Westbrook The Abyss is slick yet real, fanciful yet gripping, and truly an eye-popping adventure.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
The Abyss (1989) Jeff Millar This film contains some of the most puckering depictions of human beings in peril of their lives that I can remember.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
True Lies (1994) Jeff Millar It's hard to make something this ordnance-intensive feel sly, and that's Cameron's principal achievement.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Jeff Millar If you liked the first Terminator, you'll delight in this. It's twice as good as it had to be.
Posted Dec 08, 2025  Edit critic review
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Bruce Westbrook ...it's an entertaining and cathartic thrill ride with all the intellectual and moral essence of a rollercoaster.
Posted Dec 08, 2025  Edit critic review
A Christmas Carol (1984) Bob Grace Those who are fans of A Christmas Carol will likely be pleased with the overall product.
Posted Dec 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Journey Back to Oz (1974) Dale Adamson "Journey Back to Oz" comes off as little more than a feature-length foray into Saturday morning TV mentality rather than a respectful follow-up to a children's classic.
Posted Nov 25, 2025  Edit critic review
Peeper (1975) Jeff Millar The movie just doesn't work.
Posted Nov 21, 2025  Edit critic review
The Wiz (1978) Jeff Millar It bounces right along on the strengths of [Tony] Walton's imagination, Sidney Lumet's energetic direction and the simple fact that its premise is so terrific an idea for an entertainment that freshness keeps periodically regenerating itself.
Posted Nov 17, 2025  Edit critic review
The Running Man (1987) Jeff Millar Arnie's in on the jokes, and Dawson is terrific.
Posted Nov 06, 2025  Edit critic review
Predator 2 (1990) Bruce Westbrook The film rarely strays from its violent catharses.
Posted Oct 31, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) Cary Darling White...captures both the singer's casual intensity and vulnerability while also doing justice to The Boss' sweat-soaked stage persona...If anything, "Deliver Me from Nowhere" could use more of these kinetic moments.
Posted Oct 22, 2025  Edit critic review
Dracula (1979) Dale Adamson Langella's Dracula is perfectly enigmatic.
Posted Oct 21, 2025  Edit critic review
From Beyond (1986) Jeff Millar We laugh, but it's cynical: Gordon's attempting to crown himself Emperor of Gross-Out. Our laughter acknowledges that we're being pandered to and we know it.
Posted Oct 20, 2025  Edit critic review
5/5
Blue Moon (2025) Cary Darling Hawke, who's on screen for the entire film, conveys all of this with the subtlest touches, inhabiting the character so completely that it's easy to forget that there's an actor in there.
Posted Oct 20, 2025  Edit critic review
Re-Animator (1985) Louis B. Parks Director Stuart Gordon knows how to keep the story moving and brings such a naturalistic feel to the pacing and scenes that the outrageous story seems almost plausible.
Posted Oct 16, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Black Phone 2 (2025) Cary Darling But for all of the film's highlights, it lacks the sense of surprise that made "BP1" such a discovery.
Posted Oct 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Stephen King's It (1990) Ann Hodges IT's greatest blessing is its cast.
Posted Oct 14, 2025  Edit critic review
Born Yesterday (1950) Mildred Stockard Like all fine comedies, there is a great deal more to it than mere buffoonery.
Posted Oct 13, 2025  Edit critic review
Desert Hearts (1985) Michael Spies Natalie Copper's screenplay makes the dilemmas intelligent -- perhaps more intelligent than they really might have been.
Posted Oct 12, 2025  Edit critic review
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) Michael Spies Thoroughly original, a little bit cranky, My Beautiful Laundrette keeps its powders dry and will be a treat for audiences who don't require that everything come out in the wash.
Posted Oct 10, 2025  Edit critic review
Tron (1982) Jeff Millar The film's a structural mess.
Posted Oct 06, 2025  Edit critic review
Casper (1995) Jeff Millar Casper is a cutie. It's simple, straightforward fun in a sumptuous package.
Posted Oct 03, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Good Boy (2025) Cary Darling If (director Ben) Leonberg replaced Indy with a human, "Good Boy" would be a mildly entertaining and creepy low-budget scarefest. But sweet, adorable Indy takes it to the next level.
Posted Oct 03, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Smashing Machine (2025) Cary Darling Though Safdie doesn't radically reinvent the sports-movie form as some might have expected, the rather predictable "The Smashing Machine" is held together by its strong central performances.
Posted Sep 30, 2025  Edit critic review
Hard Times (1975) Jeff Millar Hill writes good dialogue, and the characters are interesting. But the film's anchor points are the fight scenes, and they're weakly staged.
Posted Sep 26, 2025  Edit critic review
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