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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
2/4
North (1994) Jami Bernard Most of "North" bombs so badly, you'll wish you had waited for the video.
Posted Jan 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Misery (1990) Joe Kane Rob Reiner's clever but unobtrusive direction keeps the story in tight focus.
Posted Jan 22, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The American President (1995) Dave Kehr This is a film that depends largely on the charm of its stars, and the chemistry does work between [Michael Douglas and Annette Bening]... The juicy element is there but effectively understated.
Posted Jan 22, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Misery (1990) Kathleen Carroll It's Bates' show, and she is truly compelling as Annie.
Posted Jan 22, 2026  Edit critic review
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Kate Cameron Michael Rennie manages, somehow, to make the audience believe that such an unearthly visitation is not unlikely.
Posted Jan 16, 2026  Edit critic review
Bite the Bullet (1975) Rex Reed It's a flawless action adventure that leaves its predecessors at the starting gate and reaffirms my belief that in the hands of great men that most entertaining films can also be art.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Bite the Bullet (1975) Kathleen Carroll The film loses some of its tremendous energy and vitality towards the end, but its remains an enormously satisfying piece of entertainment.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Magnificent Seven (1960) Dorothy Masters The scenics are superb. Mexican ceremonials add panoply to the rustic setting, all wonderfully photographed.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Stand by Me (1986) Kathleen Carroll The delight of this movie is that the boys develop into distinctive flesh-and-blood characters.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
Gaslight (1944) Kate Cameron In spite of its small imperfections, the Hamilton melodrama is a real screen thriller and is hereby heartily recommended to all those in search of vicarious excitement.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
A Place in the Sun (1951) Kate Cameron It is an artfully made film.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Alice in Wonderland (1951) Wanda Hale The Hollywood "Alice" is neither pure Lewis Carroll nor pure Walt Disney, but an unimaginative combination of both.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
1.5/4
The Sure Thing (1985) David Hinckley Trouble is, well-crafted one-liners and all, The Sure Thing is a long shot.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) Kate Cameron Anatole Litvak has done a splendid job of creating suspense in building a case against the spies.
Posted Dec 31, 2025  Edit critic review
Death Race 2000 (1975) Jerry Oster The art direction, the photography, the racing sequences and the performances are all first rate.
Posted Dec 22, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Hook (1991) Kathleen Carroll Hollywood's perpetual kid seems to have run out of fairy dust when it came to filming Hook, his overly elaborate sequel to Peter Pan, for the epic fantasy is about as buoyant as a permanently grounded blimp.
Posted Dec 19, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
Christine (1983) Harry Haun For a used car, "Christine" musters some aggressively agreeable get-up-and-go.
Posted Dec 17, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Big Top Pee-wee (1988) Kathleen Carroll It's just plain mushy.
Posted Dec 13, 2025  Edit critic review
The Abyss (1989) Joe Kane "The Abyss" delivers sufficient suspense, imaginative FX and spectacular stuntwork.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
True Lies (1994) Jami Bernard After the smoke clears, True Lies is a wry commentary on the interplay of trust, perception and expectations among family members.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
2/4
The Abyss (1989) Kathleen Carroll The problem with this film is that Cameron keeps sabotaging his characters, undermining their credibility by using silly action-movie dialogue.
Posted Dec 09, 2025  Edit critic review
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) David Hinckley Its major drawback is that it's too long, and it's too long mostly because no one could bear to leave more of that $100 million on the cutting room floor.
Posted Dec 08, 2025  Edit critic review
A Christmas Carol (1984) Kay Gardella The producers have paid a great deal of attention to detail, and have provided Scott with a fine supporting cast.
Posted Dec 04, 2025  Edit critic review
The Wiz (1978) Rex Reed The idea of having New York itself as Oz is truly inspired, and it gives genius designer Tony Walton a chance to pull out the stops.
Posted Nov 17, 2025  Edit critic review
The Running Man (1987) Joe Kane The Running Man is an often sophomoric but generally fun dystopian slaughterfest.
Posted Nov 06, 2025  Edit critic review
1/4
The Running Man (1987) Kathleen Carroll A deadly futuristic thriller that looks like a cheap blend of "Rollerball," "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" and "Blade Runner."
Posted Nov 06, 2025  Edit critic review
Predator 2 (1990) Joe Kane Despite the Mighty Arnold's absence, the Schwarzenegger-less sequel Predator 2 stacks up as a serviceable SF/actioner that offers up less suspense but a higher body count that its 1987 model.
Posted Oct 31, 2025  Edit critic review
Predator (1987) Kathleen Carroll ...[Arnold Schwarzenegger] has not only shed some of his greatest assets -namely his vein-popping muscles- but he, perhaps because the jungle heat sapped energy, shows so little animal magnetism that this creature feature winds up just a ridiculous bore.
Posted Oct 30, 2025  Edit critic review
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) Wanda Hale As an honest, purposeful drama of juvenile hardness and violence, the film just doesn't measure up.
Posted Oct 22, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
Dracula (1979) Ernest Leogrande The movie owes a strong debt to its John Williams score, irresistibly pounding away from the very beginning and always contributing to the illusion that powerful forces are at work.
Posted Oct 21, 2025  Edit critic review
From Beyond (1986) Joe Kane "From Beyond" demonstrates that brains, talent and a tight script can accomplish what mega-budgets alone can't: i.e., superior eerie entertainment.
Posted Oct 20, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
From Beyond (1986) Alan Carter One of the most entertaining and fun flicks to come along in quite some time.
Posted Oct 20, 2025  Edit critic review
Re-Animator (1985) Joe Kane If you're not into gore, "Re-Animator" can be a real lunch-loser. Otherwise expect a lively, looney horror show.
Posted Oct 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Born Yesterday (1950) Kate Cameron It is Judy, however, who makes Born Yesterday a very funny film. Her makeup, clothes and voice all contribute to the amusing aspects of the situations that lead to Billie's complete change of heart.
Posted Oct 13, 2025  Edit critic review
2/4
Desert Hearts (1985) Kathleen Carroll Contains a wonderfully crusty performance by Audra Lindley as Frances... She seems completely at home on the range, with her sun-scorched face and cigarette-tainted voice.
Posted Oct 12, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) Kathleen Carroll This cynical, wryly funny tale of capitalist greed tries to tackle too many social issues at once. But, even as it garbled worst, it has an invigorating honesty and a cheerful impudence that is difficult to resist.
Posted Oct 10, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Thing (1982) Ernest Leogrande There are truly astonishing, stomach-turning creations that have the look of reality -- or unreality -- to them.
Posted Oct 06, 2025  Edit critic review
Tron (1982) Rex Reed With no pace, no plot, no content, and a lot of dizzying special effects that don't mean anything, "Tron" is visible proof that ear-cracking noise and pointless gimmicks do not a movie make.
Posted Oct 03, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Tron (1982) Kathleen Carroll Both Bridges and Boxleitner have pleasing personalities, but even they are eventually overwhelmed by the computer graphics.
Posted Oct 03, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
Casper (1995) Dave Kehr Like the studio films of yore, "Casper" combines distinct creative contributions into a highly entertaining if not always coherent whole.
Posted Sep 30, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Hard Times (1975) Ernest Leogrande Despite its hokiness, the movie has a fascination. And Bronson almost makes you believe it is an allegory.
Posted Sep 26, 2025  Edit critic review
4/4
Boogie Nights (1997) Jami Bernard No, it's not real, it's a prosthesis. That said, the most salient feature of the often hilarious and oddly affecting Boogie Nights is how emotionally realistic is its period portrait of a close-knit group porn film makers.
Posted Sep 24, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
To Sleep With Anger (1990) Kathleen Carroll An unusually compelling family drama.
Posted Sep 23, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
Hard Eight (1996) Dave Kehr Written and directed by newcomer Paul Thomas Anderson, Hard Eight is an engaging independent film with the staccato rhythm of a David Mamet play -- but with unexpected warmth.
Posted Sep 22, 2025  Edit critic review
Night of the Living Dead (1990) Joe Kane It's a downright travesty.
Posted Sep 18, 2025  Edit critic review
Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995) Joe Kane Director May succeeds in assembling a satisfying comic book fantasy that boasts a brisk pace and super production values.
Posted Sep 12, 2025  Edit critic review
Explorers (1985) Joe Kane All Joe Dante's juvenile space fantasy adds up to is one -- count it -- one lame joke.
Posted Sep 12, 2025  Edit critic review
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) Joe Kane While the FX are pretty cheesy... Superman IV supplies enough B-movie fun to make a bijou visit worthwhile.
Posted Sep 12, 2025  Edit critic review
The Return of the Living Dead (1985) Joe Kane "Return" has its fair share of memorable junk movie moments.
Posted Sep 12, 2025  Edit critic review
Darkman (1990) Joe Kane The pic supplies more than enough sick wit and visual sweep to make it well worth a look.
Posted Sep 12, 2025  Edit critic review
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