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1.5/4
North (1994) Kristi Turnquist Wood is a capable young actor, but Reiner lets him get away with a toxic amount of wide-eyed mugging and smarting off.
Posted Jan 23, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Misery (1990) Ted Mahar Bates is a wonderfully mercurial Annie, lumpy and plain but seething with inarticulate emotion. Her vocal performance is excellent in what almost amounts to two roles.
Posted Jan 22, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The American President (1995) Tim Appelo Bening escape husband Warren Beatty's career death grip by delivering some of the whipcrack sass of Katharine Hepburn in her heyday. And Douglas, a modest talent and world-class magnet, sketches a nifty left-leaning ideological portrait.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Herbert L. Larson Mechanically the film holds thrills which youngsters will relish and grownups enjoy.
Posted Jan 16, 2026  Edit critic review
Bite the Bullet (1975) Ted Mahar It's a good adventure with appealing characters and a brisk story. It's brisk, perhaps a bit too long, but it's still a good romp.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
The Magnificent Seven (1960) Penny Termaat "Magnificent Seven" at Orpheum is like Mickey Spillane gone West. It's still a western with a gimmick, but it has good music, good photography and some funny lines.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Magnificent Seven (1960) Ted Mahar The photography is neither clever nor beautiful, but it is effective, especially in action scenes.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Stand by Me (1986) Ted Mahar It's an engaging story made so largely by its talented young cast.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
Gaslight (1944) Herbert L. Larson Reaches the heights of excitement and suspense.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
Out of the Past (1947) Herbert L. Larson Mitchum gives a crips performance... The star is rugged and entertaining. He's a great romancer, too.
Posted Jan 09, 2026  Edit critic review
Alice in Wonderland (1951) Herbert L. Larson Space will not allow for detailing all of the weird and gay enchantment in the film, but thousands of youngsters and adults are going to get a heap of fun out of the picture.
Posted Jan 09, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
A Few Good Men (1992) Ted Mahar Sparked by clever writing and sharp acting, director Rob Reiner's film has the emotional impact of a bayonet thrust, even as Aaron Sorkin's script (from his Broadway play) reveals that simplicity and certainty grow increasingly distant.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
The Sure Thing (1985) Ted Mahar Director Reiner does an excellent job at getting the pair to be lively and engaging while remaining credible as 18-year-olds.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The Princess Bride (1987) Ted Mahar A deft spoof of the whole notion of fairy tales that manages to parody the genre while being also a pretty fair story.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
When Harry Met Sally... (1989) Ted Mahar Director Ron Reiner gets a nicer side of Crystal than anyone else has so far, including Crystal.
Posted Jan 06, 2026  Edit critic review
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) Herbert L. Larson To say that the picture commands attention from start to finish is to put it mildly. It grips viewer interest like a steel trap and holds it to the close.
Posted Jan 03, 2026  Edit critic review
Death Race 2000 (1975) Ted Mahar The best said in its praise is that for a quickly made ripoff, it's not a bad dumb movie.
Posted Dec 22, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Hook (1991) Ted Mahar Yes, Hook is worth seeing. But Spielberg has done much better in the past.
Posted Dec 19, 2025  Edit critic review
Christine (1983) Ted Mahar "Christine" is an odd fantasy more diverting than one might expect.
Posted Dec 16, 2025  Edit critic review
2/4
Big Top Pee-wee (1988) Ted Mahar Even fans may feel that the action lags as the film goes on.
Posted Dec 13, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
True Lies (1994) Kristi Turnquist True Lies is a loud, splashy action-comedy that lets Arnold be Arnold -- and shows why Cameron is one of the most interesting Hollywood filmmakers working today.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
The Abyss (1989) Shawn Levy In strictly mechanical terms, it's the greatest underwater picture ever made, and Cameron structured the film as a series of gripping climaxes.
Posted Dec 09, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Ted Mahar "T2" is as exciting as the original - but packed with even more action and propelled by a story that can stand on its own.
Posted Dec 09, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
The Abyss (1989) Ted Mahar "The Abyss" is a long but unusually gripping suspense adventure with a love story that is compellingly largely from fine, old-fashioned acting and chemistry.
Posted Dec 09, 2025  Edit critic review
The Terminator (1984) Ted Mahar You don't expect Citizen Kane. And you don't get it. However, within its clearly chosen boundaries, The Terminator works well.
Posted Dec 08, 2025  Edit critic review
A Christmas Carol (1984) Peter Farrell George C. Scott takes the cast-in-stone character of Ebenezer Scrooge and makes him more human and more approachable.
Posted Dec 04, 2025  Edit critic review
The Wiz (1978) Ted Mahar They should not have gotten the most expensive Dorothy money could buy.
Posted Nov 17, 2025  Edit critic review
1.5/4
The Running Man (1987) Ted Mahar "Running Man" is strenuous and kinetic, but it never seems even to start. It's like jogging in place.
Posted Nov 06, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Predator 2 (1990) Ted Mahar It is very well-acted for what it is.
Posted Oct 31, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Predator (1987) Ted Mahar "Predator" is an extremely well-done movie for what it is, a viral encyclopedia of references to new and old suspense adventures.
Posted Oct 31, 2025  Edit critic review
Dracula (1979) Ted Mahar It's a well acted, splendidly filmed and marvelously designed movie.
Posted Oct 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Re-Animator (1985) Ted Mahar It is glibly overdone and swiftly paced. It is acted well enough under the circumstances.
Posted Oct 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Born Yesterday (1950) Oregonian Staff A comedy that is certain to hit the top of the laugh parade.
Posted Oct 13, 2025  Edit critic review
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) Ted Mahar Frears and Kureishi are not polemical or didactic, but their film is a steady revelation as well as a steady entertainment, full of surprises, some of them nasty, but only for the characters, never for the viewer.
Posted Oct 10, 2025  Edit critic review
Stephen King's It (1990) Peter Farrell This Stephen King story is gripping, fascinating, well-acted and superbly produced.
Posted Oct 09, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
The Celluloid Closet (1995) Tim Appelo The Celluloid Closet is so good because it's less preoccupied with who's in closets than it is with what's on celluloid. This film is an eye-opener.
Posted Oct 08, 2025  Edit critic review
Farewell, My Lovely (1975) Ted Mahar It's a good adventure.
Posted Oct 08, 2025  Edit critic review
Tron (1982) Ted Mahar "Tron" delivers what was promised -- fast action, high adventure, low doings and a fabulous new world.
Posted Oct 05, 2025  Edit critic review
1.5/4
Casper (1995) Tim Appelo If you want an exhilarating fantasy, don't call Casper.
Posted Sep 30, 2025  Edit critic review
Hard Times (1975) Ted Mahar The acting is good in a pretty predictable way, and it is skillfully filmed. As instant legends go, it's not a bad job.
Posted Sep 26, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
To Sleep With Anger (1990) Ted Mahar Charles Burnett's "To Sleep With Anger," is an engaging mix of domestic drama, black sociology and the possibility of magic.
Posted Sep 24, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
Boogie Nights (1997) Shawn Levy Boogie Nights is the most exhilirating spree since Trainspotting. On the other [hand], the story to which [Paul Thomas Anderson] has applied this formidable talent is shaggy, sordid and strangely flat.
Posted Sep 24, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Night of the Living Dead (1990) Ted Mahar The remake is the equal of the original in most ways and superior in others.
Posted Sep 18, 2025  Edit critic review
4/4
Toy Story (1995) Shawn Levy Christmas arrives one day before Thanksgiving this year in the guise of Toy Story, far and away the most dazzling and delightful family film in a year of terrific family films
Posted Sep 10, 2025  Edit critic review
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) Ted Mahar It manages to stay funny from start to finish.
Posted Sep 09, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
Darkman (1990) Ted Mahar Raimi does everything extravagantly and swiftly in "Darkman."
Posted Aug 24, 2025  Edit critic review
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975) Ted Mahar It's a good episodic road adventure.
Posted Aug 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Report to the Commissioner (1975) Ted Mahar It's a basically good, tough adventure which could stand to be just a bit leaner.
Posted Aug 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Twice Upon a Time (1983) Oregonian Staff [A] delightful animated film.
Posted Aug 21, 2025  Edit critic review
High and Low (1963) George H. Bell I guarantee, despite the troublesome subtitles, you won't lose interest in this one. Hitchcock should be envious.
Posted Aug 13, 2025  Edit critic review
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