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Michael Lasky

Michael Lasky's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Christine (1983) 72% EDIT “Carpenter steers the film towards palpable characterization, witty use of 50's rock, and some wonderful dialogue.” – Bay Area Reporter Dec 17, 2025 Full Review Dracula (1979) 64% EDIT “Dracula is an exceptionally long-winded enterprise which has been overproduced and overacted. None of the charms of the stage play remain, and even the ostensibly sexiness of Frank Langella's Dracula has dried up.” – Bay Area Reporter Oct 23, 2025 Full Review Tron (1982) 60% EDIT “Although the computer art-work is to be applauded, it in itself does not a movie make.” – Bay Area Reporter Oct 6, 2025 Full Review Return to Oz (1985) 59% EDIT “Viewed without prejudice for the past, Return to Oz succeeds winningly. ” – Bay Area Reporter Aug 19, 2025 Full Review Starman (1984) 83% EDIT “Despite the cross-country chase motif, the films remains surprisingly bland and unexciting.” – Bay Area Reporter Aug 19, 2025 Full Review The Return of the Living Dead (1985) 71% EDIT “Return of the Living Dead is neither funny nor particularly scary. ” – Bay Area Reporter Aug 13, 2025 Full Review Superman: The Movie (1978) 87% EDIT “Despite its faults, Superman proves to be what the Hollywood magicians set out to make it: super entertainment.” – Bay Area Reporter Jul 8, 2025 Full Review Superman II (1980) 88% EDIT “What makes Superman II succeed so well is that the dialogue is as brisk as the action...There is a story, depth of characterization, and all those suspended belief feats of super-human strength as well.” – Bay Area Reporter Jun 25, 2025 Full Review Apocalypse Now (1979) 91% EDIT “To get some intelligence out of the film was like pulling teeth. Francis Ford Coppola had a message about war and a vision in which to tell it. What we get is an artsy-fartsy heavy-handed Sell Out about how insane war is. Well, we know that already. ” – Bay Area Reporter Sep 22, 2024 Full Review Dune (1984) 36% EDIT “Despite the lavish and opulently detailed sets and costumes, Dune comes across as a gratuitously violent film filled with needless gross-out material.” – Bay Area Reporter Feb 13, 2024 Full Review Alien (1979) 93% EDIT “They have taken every quirky element that scares people and put it all into one package -- a monster so gross, so offensive, so frighteningly full of menace that my fingers ripped through the foam lining upholstery of the theater seat.” – Bay Area Reporter Nov 16, 2023 Full Review Raging Bull (1980) 92% EDIT “De Niro is responsible with his masterpiece performance for keeping us entranced as the persona of a man we probably never really want to know is revealed. ” – Bay Area Reporter Oct 10, 2023 Full Review Moscow on the Hudson (1984) 74% EDIT “Even if the film fizzles at the end, all Robin Williams fans should enjoy Moscow on the Hudson because when it’s cooking, it’s because he is the chef.” – Bay Area Reporter Aug 22, 2023 Full Review Back to the Future (1985) 93% EDIT “Back To The Future offers mild laughs and little else, making it really ready to go back to the drawing boards.” – Bay Area Reporter Jun 27, 2023 Full Review To Be or Not to Be (1983) 55% EDIT “To Be or Not To Be is not an unlikable film. It's just not a particularly good one. It's too self-conscious in its attempts at cheap laughs to be anything memorable. ” – Bay Area Reporter May 12, 2023 Full Review Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 94% EDIT “Raiders of the Lost Ark is everything that Lucas and Spielberg set out to make it -- a forget-your-troubles globe-trotting serial made for modern sensibilities. You know from the start how it’s gonna end, yet you still leave the theater exhilarated. Whew!” – Bay Area Reporter May 2, 2023 Full Review 9 to 5 (1980) 70% EDIT “What we have came to see is a comedy, and that's what we get in time-and-a half overtime. ” – Bay Area Reporter Mar 3, 2023 Full Review The Deer Hunter (1978) 86% EDIT “The acting ensemble is what carries the sheer force of this movie to its nerve-wracking heights. De Niro captures the minute essence of his character and ignites the screen with a sharp-edged realism that it as once frightening and inspiring. ” – Bay Area Reporter Aug 30, 2022 Full Review Creepshow (1982) 66% EDIT “We aren't spared the expected gross-out special effects; it's just that Creepshow has been directed with wit and love for the genre. ” – Bay Area Reporter Aug 9, 2022 Full Review Terms of Endearment (1983) 81% EDIT “Terms of Endearment uses illness as a manipulative theatrical subterfuge that is completely misdirected, poorly handled, and ultimately destructive to enjoyment of the first portion of the film. ” – Bay Area Reporter Jul 21, 2022 Full Review Gandhi (1982) 89% EDIT “With its cast of thousands, breathtaking photography and mesmerizing Ravi Shankar score, Gandhi is inspiring, enlightening, and amazingly enough -- entertaining as the life and above all spirit of the greatest 20th century humanitarian unfolds. ” – Bay Area Reporter Jul 19, 2022 Full Review Chariots of Fire (1981) 84% EDIT “If our emotions have been manipulated by the medium, all I can say is I like the feeling. It's a drugless high, and here's a film that should be made illegal to miss. ” – Bay Area Reporter Jul 18, 2022 Full Review Amadeus (1984) 90% EDIT “Amadeus is a smashing entertainment, a culture maven's orgy, and the best advertisement for classical music we've ever had. Go see it. Go hear it. ” – Bay Area Reporter Jul 11, 2022 Full Review Thief (1981) 80% EDIT “The only thing this Thief steals is our time. ” – Bay Area Reporter Jul 7, 2022 Full Review Tess (1979) 81% EDIT “Tess is a beautiful collage of sight and sound, a sad, poignant tale that is more a masterpiece in filmmaking than a film masterpiece.” – Bay Area Reporter Jun 17, 2022 Full Review
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