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Judith Martin

Judith Martin's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977) 65% EDIT “Varda's film celebrates the adolescent viewpoint: One's parents are meanies who don't understand about sex; one's children are toys to be cuddled when needed, like stuffed animals in a dormitory bed. The only honest thing is one's own precious feelings.” – Washington Post Mar 7, 2023 Full Review Tess (1979) 81% EDIT “This is cinematography at its best -- film used to present a view, in motion, of a reality that has been artistically ordered to reveal a greater-that-literal essence.” – Washington Post Jun 17, 2022 Full Review Hair (1979) 83% EDIT “The surprising added ingredient is art, a particularly cinematic and choreographic artistry that gives the film the simplicity and strength of a story ballet.” – Washington Post Nov 9, 2021 Full Review The Bell Jar (1979) 0% EDIT “Even the crazy pressures now obvious to feminists are made to seem petty.” – Washington Post Apr 28, 2020 Full Review Norma Rae (1979) 91% EDIT “It's a dear and corny story, played with lovable grubbiness by Sally Field and Ron Leibman, but it's not about what you think.” – Washington Post Feb 6, 2018 Full Review Urban Cowboy (1980) 71% EDIT “It's too diluted.” – Washington Post Feb 6, 2018 Full Review The Blue Lagoon (1980) 12% EDIT “There have come to be certain conventions of the genre, and it's an annoyance that The Blue Lagoon keeps violating them.” – Washington Post Feb 6, 2018 Full Review Pretty Baby (1978) 70% EDIT “It takes a robust and humorous approach to life in a brothel, where the work done is less important than the community spirit; and "naughty" would be a far better word to describe the sex scenes, while the rest is decidedly nice.” – Washington Post Feb 1, 2018 Full Review Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) 51% EDIT “There are only so many ways to photograph black starry space and the under-bellies of spaceships, and the films that got there first used them all up.” – Washington Post May 9, 2017 Full Review Reds (1981) 90% EDIT “It is occasionally rambling and repetitious, but nearly always intelligent and engrossing.” – Washington Post May 9, 2017 Full Review The Great Muppet Caper (1981) 78% EDIT “Like its predecessor, this film is its own best fan.” – Washington Post May 9, 2017 Full Review Martin (1978) 90% EDIT “"Martin" is pretentious in a way that pornography is when it is dressed up for people who don't want to admit to their taste.” – Washington Post May 9, 2017 Full Review Napoleon (1927) 87% EDIT “Inspires that wonderfully satisfying theatrical experience of whole-heartedly cheering a hero and hissing villains, while also providing the uplift that comes from a real work of art.” – Washington Post May 9, 2017 Full Review A Little Romance (1979) 72% EDIT “The intentional comedy in the film always seems on the verge of working, but then is quickly bludgeoned to death.” – Washington Post May 9, 2017 Full Review Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) 84% EDIT “What fun it would be to see all those involved - including perhaps the durable Clouseau character - try something from scratch.” – Washington Post May 9, 2017 Full Review Man of Marble (1977) 75% EDIT “Audiences less anxious to help the film say things they want said will find this point obscured by the clumsy celebrity-fan approach employed as a dramatic device.” – Washington Post May 9, 2017 Full Review Rich Kids (1979) 71% EDIT “Heart warming is not really the term ... "Insufferable" would be more like it.” – Washington Post May 9, 2017 Full Review Don Giovanni (1979) 100% EDIT “If you had a choice between hearing the opera live and seeing the film, you should insist on doing both.” – Washington Post May 9, 2017 Full Review Grease (1978) 65% EDIT “Couldn't the makers of "Grease" have unearthed one person who was alive in that time, perhaps even one who attended an American high school then, and checked their information?” – Washington Post May 7, 2017 Full Review Heaven Can Wait (1978) 84% EDIT “This is a very sweet movie to watch, the pleasant cinematic equivalent of light summer reading.” – Washington Post Aug 30, 2016 Full Review Superman: The Movie (1978) 87% EDIT “It's the simple, earth-bound quality of the film that makes this comic-book fantasy soar.” – Washington Post Jul 14, 2010 Full Review The Fog (1980) 76% EDIT “The dead men spend a good deal of the movie persecuting a newcomer in town, which raises serious questions about their revenge competence.” – Washington Post Feb 9, 2004 Full Review Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 93% EDIT “The total effect is fast and attractive and occasionally amusing. Like a good hot dog, that's something of an achievement in a field where unpalatable junk is the rule.” – Washington Post Jan 22, 2002 Full Review
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