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Michael Smith

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) 77% 2.5/4 EDIT “Welcome back, Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford, the two of you have both aged well.” – Tulsa World Apr 12, 2023 Full Review The Astronaut farmer (2007) 59% 3/4 EDIT “The filmmakers employ a good measure of schmaltz and shamelessly set up the rocket man with all of the dream-crushing road blocks you can imagine. But the good-natured affability of the whole thing works” – Tulsa World Sep 8, 2020 Full Review Tenet (2020) 70% EDIT “Nolan's new movie is "Tenet," and it is a big, brassy, brainy spectacle.” – Tulsa World Sep 3, 2020 Full Review The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) 92% 2/4 EDIT “This "David Copperfield" constantly feels like the novel's "greatest hits" are being wedged into the two-hour running time, and it compromises both the audience and the book's characters.” – Tulsa World Aug 27, 2020 Full Review Seven Days in Utopia (2011) 23% EDIT “This religious fantasy has higher production values and a classier cast than similar productions, but little interest in telling a story that goes beyond its Christian message.” – Tulsa World May 1, 2020 Full Review Wendy (2020) 42% 2/4 EDIT “Consider this "Wendy" review a pan.” – Tulsa World Mar 13, 2020 Full Review EMMA. (2020) 86% 3/4 EDIT “Rejoice because it's a witty, sexy, visually breathtaking version of the Regency-era tale.” – Tulsa World Mar 6, 2020 Full Review The Invisible Man (2020) 92% 3.5/4 EDIT “"The Invisible Man" is a new kind of monster movie, and it is really creepy because it knows what makes us afraid today. It knows what a modern monster looks like.” – Tulsa World Mar 2, 2020 Full Review Downhill (2020) 36% 2/4 EDIT “This is a movie that should have had much more pitch-black humor and shown much more insight into the matters of mortality, family, failings and the human heart.” – Tulsa World Feb 14, 2020 Full Review Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) 79% 3/4 EDIT “You don't go to "Birds of Prey" looking for depth of meaning in women's continuing fight for equality with men. You go for bad men being beaten senseless with a bit of style - and a lot of glitter.” – Tulsa World Feb 7, 2020 Full Review Clemency (2019) 92% 3/4 EDIT “Woodard is still at the top of her game...” – Tulsa World Jan 23, 2020 Full Review Just Mercy (2019) 85% 2.5/4 EDIT “"Just Mercy" is a valuable lesson told in a just-OK way.” – Tulsa World Jan 10, 2020 Full Review 1917 (2019) 88% 3.5/4 EDIT “[O]ne of the finest war movies in years, and among the most outstanding that will ever be made about the increasingly distant World War I of a century ago.” – Tulsa World Jan 9, 2020 Full Review A Hidden Life (2019) 82% 2/4 EDIT “This is a movie so gorgeous that every image seems suitable for framing, but it's not enough.” – Tulsa World Jan 2, 2020 Full Review Uncut Gems (2019) 91% 1.5/4 EDIT “It's one of the year's most annoying movies.” – Tulsa World Dec 26, 2019 Full Review Bombshell (2019) 67% 4/4 EDIT “Important, informative and entertaining: "Bombshell" ticks all the boxes.” – Tulsa World Dec 23, 2019 Full Review Honey Boy (2019) 94% 3/4 EDIT “"Honey Boy" is a testament to the gifts of this artist, and to his continuing journey to good health and better choices.” – Tulsa World Dec 6, 2019 Full Review Waves (2019) 84% 3.5/4 EDIT “There are family dramas, and then there is "Waves," an intense film that understands the depth of emotions, from the worst kind of pain to the zenith of love and joy that parents and children can experience.” – Tulsa World Dec 6, 2019 Full Review Marriage Story (2019) 95% 3.5/4 EDIT “For all of its focus on the process of divorce, "Marriage Story" is really an expression of love.” – Tulsa World Dec 1, 2019 Full Review Knives Out (2019) 97% 2/4 EDIT “I left not caring what the future held for a single one of these characters.” – Tulsa World Nov 26, 2019 Full Review The Report (2019) 83% 3/4 EDIT “"The Report" doesn't need to go overboard on shock value. Not when the truth is this shocking.” – Tulsa World Nov 15, 2019 Full Review Jojo Rabbit (2019) 81% 2.5/4 EDIT “It's a good joke for a while, but after two hours it felt like beating a dead unicorn.” – Tulsa World Nov 7, 2019 Full Review Harriet (2019) 74% 2.5/4 EDIT “At a minimum, the movie earns high marks for its attempts at historical accuracy in telling her story.” – Tulsa World Oct 31, 2019 Full Review The Lighthouse (2019) 90% 3/4 EDIT “Harrowing, haunting and suspenseful.” – Tulsa World Oct 25, 2019 Full Review Joker (2019) 68% 3.5/4 EDIT “"Joker" effectively tells a story with themes borrowed, but not stolen, from movies like "Taxi Driver" and "Network" and makes them its own platform through its own disturbed form of avenging angel.” – Tulsa World Oct 4, 2019 Full Review
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