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The Abyss (1989) Joshua Mooney While the special effects are extremely well done, they don't overwhelm the film.
Posted Dec 09, 2025  Edit critic review
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) Joshua Mooney A pretty tired effort.
Posted Sep 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Weekend at Bernie's (1989) Joshua Mooney The film lacks the biting wit that would have made it substantial.
Posted Sep 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Heathers (1989) Joshua Mooney Dan Waters, who wrote the script, is a truly demented talent.
Posted Sep 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Black Rain (1989) Joshua Mooney This cop action-thriller is the epitome of style without substance.
Posted Sep 16, 2025  Edit critic review
The 'Burbs (1989) Joshua Mooney Tom Hanks, masterful comic actor that he is, is capable of appearing in some pretty mediocre films as he shows us yet again with "The 'Burbs."
Posted Sep 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Talk Radio (1988) Joshua Mooney An excellent supporting cast complements Bogosian's one-man show very well.
Posted Sep 16, 2025  Edit critic review
The Fly II (1989) Joshua Mooney The film lacks depth -- all the excitement it generates is superficial.
Posted Sep 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) Joshua Mooney It's brilliant but flawed, beautiful to look at, often hard to relate to.
Posted Sep 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Dead Ringers (1988) Joshua Mooney David Cronenberg's study in psychological terror is, surprisingly, near-bloodless, and at once disturbing and fascinating.
Posted Sep 16, 2025  Edit critic review
The Two Jakes (1990) Joshua Mooney The Two Jakes is frustratingly complex and baffling.
Posted Sep 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Darkman (1990) Joshua Mooney Darkman is truly a comic book sprung to life -- Raimi often seems satisfied with two dimensions instead of three. But within those confines, he's done an admirable job.
Posted Aug 25, 2025  Edit critic review
Requiem for a Dream (2000) Stephen Farber [Requiem for a Dream] is the work of a terribly self-important auteur who confuses glumness and grunginess with profundity.
Posted Aug 22, 2025  Edit critic review
Back to the Future Part II (1989) Joshua Mooney This second time around... is calculated and often tired, technically accomplished but lacking the first's energy and imagination.
Posted Aug 19, 2025  Edit critic review
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) Joshua Mooney This is the kind of film that defies criticism. It sets out to be one thing only: funny. More often than not, it's hilarious.
Posted Jul 24, 2025  Edit critic review
But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) Stephen Farber But I'm a Cheerleader, tries to be outrageous and inflammatory but falls pitifully flat.
Posted Mar 27, 2019  Edit critic review
7/10
Applause (2009) Stephanie Zacharek As a showcase for its star, the Danish actress Paprika Steen, it's still rewarding in its own quiet, jarring way.
Posted Apr 07, 2016  Edit critic review
Gone Girl (2014) Drew Taylor David Fincher's Gone Girl is an absolute masterpiece; a uniquely American rumination on marriage and modern society and one of the very best, most thrilling experiences you'll have going to the movies this year.
Posted Sep 29, 2014  Edit critic review
5/5
Get On Up (2014) Pete Hammond Get on out to 'Get on Up', a superb and edgy biopic of the Godfather Of Soul, James Brown. Chadwick Boseman is possessed by the spirit and demons of the man and may be Oscar bound.
Posted Jul 30, 2014  Edit critic review
5/5
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) Pete Hammond The best of this summer's blockbuster movies. It is amazing. The most entertaining, exciting, provocative and powerful of all the Apes films.
Posted Jul 11, 2014  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Noah (2014) Pete Hammond Magnificent. Truly epic in its scope and ambition. It stays with you long after you leave the theatre. This 'Noah' is unlike any other film of its kind - an intimate and stirring new take on a biblical story we only thought we knew.
Posted Mar 21, 2014  Edit critic review
2/5
The Counselor (2013) Pete Hammond What went wrong? I am sad to say, the script by Cormac McCarthy. It just doesn't work. And who can even follow this thing? It starts out under the sheets and quite frankly should have stayed there.
Posted Oct 26, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
Kill Your Darlings (2013) Pete Hammond Coming of age movie about the Beat Generation. Daniel Radcliffe as poet Allen Ginsberg continues to divorce himself from his Harry Potter roots standing out in a fine ensemble.
Posted Oct 19, 2013  Edit critic review
5/5
All Is Lost (2013) Pete Hammond Robert Redford gives the performance of his life in this one man show brilliantly directed by J.C.Chandor. It's a towering achievement for both of them.
Posted Oct 19, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
12 Years a Slave (2013) Pete Hammond Brutal, harrowing, powerful and exceptionally well-acted. Worth seeing but not for those with weak stomachs. Director Steve McQueen doesn't spare the viewer.
Posted Oct 19, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
The Fifth Estate (2013) Pete Hammond Smart,intelligent that plays like a current 'All The President's Men' , a journalistic thriller with lots of pertinent questions but no real answers.
Posted Oct 19, 2013  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Escape Plan (2013) Pete Hammond I was shocked but this Sly/Arnold combo package flick is far more entertaining as an action film than you might expect. Thanks to a clever twist, it's actually a lot of fun.
Posted Oct 19, 2013  Edit critic review
2.5/5
A.C.O.D. (2013) Pete Hammond I really wanted to like this film because its cast is generally terrific in everything they do , but only Richard Jenkins and Catherine O'Hara really stand out here. A near-miss and sadly blah comedy that should have been smarter.
Posted Oct 11, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
Parkland (2013) Pete Hammond Docudrama about the JFK assasination from different points of view of people on the sidelines has its moments but ultimately falls short of its potential. Still if you are into this subject as the 50th anni nears you may want to go.
Posted Oct 11, 2013  Edit critic review
5/5
Captain Phillips (2013) Pete Hammond Paul Greengrass has made a hell of a white knuckle thriller out of a story in which most people know the ending going in. Tom Hanks' best performance in years.
Posted Oct 11, 2013  Edit critic review
5/5
Gravity (2013) Pete Hammond Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey set the standard for films about space exploration. Until Now. But this one focuses on the human element and boy, are you in for a mind trip with Gravity. The cinematic achievement of the year.
Posted Oct 03, 2013  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Thanks for Sharing (2012) Pete Hammond It's a romantic comedy about sex addiction but somehow it pulls off the premise. Director Stuart Blumberg takes some unlikely material for the genre and makes it work.
Posted Sep 30, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
Enough Said (2013) Pete Hammond The ads say 'at last a movie for adults' and this time the advertising is not lying. A wonderful grown up movie. Gandolfini and Louis Dreyfus are terrific together.
Posted Sep 30, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
Don Jon (2013) Pete Hammond A romantic comedy with edge. Joseph Gordon Levitt makes an impressive writing and directing debut. Scarlett Johansson is terrific.
Posted Sep 30, 2013  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Baggage Claim (2013) Pete Hammond A lame comedy that looks like it was made - and belongs - in the 60's. Despite a game cast this movie is broad without being even remotely believable.
Posted Sep 30, 2013  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Prisoners (2013) Pete Hammond This is about as intense as movies can get. Superb performances and great direction will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Posted Sep 30, 2013  Edit critic review
5/5
Rush (2013) Pete Hammond One of the best films this year - or any year. Certainly the finest film about auto racing I've seen because it focuses on the human element.
Posted Sep 30, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) Pete Hammond With more puns than any one movie should be allowed, this is a decent sequel that should appeal to the younger members of the family.
Posted Sep 30, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
The Grandmaster (2013) Pete Hammond Wong Kar Wai is one of the world's great filmmakers and his first foray into the realm of martial arts is definitely worth seeing , even if at times confusing. Gorgeous to watch and beautiful action sequences make up for the wobbly script.
Posted Aug 26, 2013  Edit critic review
5/5
Short Term 12 (2013) Pete Hammond Human drama doesn't get much better treatment in the movies than this enormously affecting and beautifully acted independent film . A masterpiece.
Posted Aug 26, 2013  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The World's End (2013) Pete Hammond The first 30 minutes had me hooked but when it turned into an over-the-top mashup of a sci-fi alien invasion flick you lost me, guys. Geeks will flock but so what?
Posted Aug 26, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
The Frozen Ground (2013) Pete Hammond We've seen a lot of serial killer movies but this intriguing true story is well-acted and involving enough to be worth a shot.
Posted Aug 26, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
Lovelace (2013) Pete Hammond Amanda Seyfried is terrific as the most famous porn star of all time. The quality of the acting is impressive. Seyfried and Sharon Stone as her mother should be considered for year end awards.
Posted Aug 14, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
2 Guns (2013) Pete Hammond Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg are at their best, a fun screen team and something a little lighter in the dog days of summer.
Posted Aug 14, 2013  Edit critic review
2/5
The Smurfs 2 (2013) Pete Hammond Smurftastically stupid. Here's a sequel to a movie we didn't care about the first time around. It's enough to make you blue.
Posted Aug 14, 2013  Edit critic review
2/5
Elysium (2013) Pete Hammond Hugely disappointing follow-up to director Neil Blomkamp's brilliant District 9. An intriguing premise evaporates into mindless sci-fi action. Jodie Foster gives the worst performance of her career.
Posted Aug 14, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) Pete Hammond Not just a great history lesson but also a fine character study of a man who witnessed the entire Civil Rights movement through his job as a Butler in the White House. The acting is superb right down the line.
Posted Aug 14, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
Paranoia (2013) Pete Hammond A corporate thriller that offers juicy roles for Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman. Not terribly original but entertaining.
Posted Aug 14, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
Jobs (2013) Pete Hammond Terrific. Ashton Kutcher gives the performance of his career. A fascinating,surprising and intriguing warts-and-all look at one of the greatest innovators of our time. Get on line now.
Posted Aug 14, 2013  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Conjuring (2013) Pete Hammond Terrific and scary-as-hell horror movie more in the spirit of psychological classics like The Innocents or the original 1963 The Haunting.
Posted Jul 29, 2013  Edit critic review
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