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Rick Kogan

Rick Kogan's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Critters (1986) 52% 3/4 EDIT “What a pleasant sense of humor Critters has and it is this attribute that is most responsible for making this playfully scary film more satisfying than most of the other items on the monsters-from-outer-space-come-to-Earth-and-try-to-kill-everybody menu.” – Chicago Tribune Oct 27, 2021 Full Review Stephen King's It (1990) 68% EDIT “The four-hour package makes an eerie supernatural tale, spiced with substantial good-versus-evil subtext and musings on the power of friendship.” – Chicago Tribune Jan 16, 2020 Full Review Sometimes They Come Back (1991) 67% EDIT “What ensues strictly follows the King formula, entertaining with thrills, murders, facing-up-to-fear philosophizing and snappy lines.” – Chicago Tribune Jan 15, 2020 Full Review The Tommyknockers (1993) 35% EDIT “King's ability to give us relationships on which to hang our emotions provides a familiar and solid foundation for his effective scare tactics.” – Chicago Tribune Jan 15, 2020 Full Review The Ernest Green Story (1993) EDIT “[Ernest Green's] story is told with solid craftsmanship, aided by a strong cast that includes Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee and Avery Brooks.” – Chicago Tribune Sep 26, 2019 Full Review Fall From Grace (1990) 50% EDIT “By trying to move down some video path of goodness, ''Fall From Grace'' is too even-handed to handle, and wastes along the way two splendid performances.” – Chicago Tribune Jun 6, 2019 Full Review The Stuff (1985) 68% 0/4 EDIT “Peopled by leaden or hackneyed characters...The Stuff is further burdened by special effects of the most pedestrian kind.” – Chicago Tribune Mar 26, 2019 Full Review Teen Wolf (1985) 46% 2.5/4 EDIT “The whole thing is absolutely ridiculous--have you ever seen a wolf break dance?--and a good deal of fun.” – Chicago Tribune Mar 26, 2019 Full Review Warning Sign (1985) 20% 1.5/4 EDIT “Warning Sign fails to deliver any substantive messages or any genuine thrills.” – Chicago Tribune Mar 26, 2019 Full Review Nasty Boys (1989) EDIT “It is cliche-ridden, violent and an affront to civil libertarians everywhere. But it is also so unpretentious that it succeeds in entertaining.” – Chicago Tribune Sep 14, 2018 Full Review The Preppie Murder (1989) EDIT “''The Preppie Murder'' is the inevitable blow-a slick and insubstantial exploitation.” – Chicago Tribune Sep 14, 2018 Full Review Older Than Ireland (2015) 100% EDIT “It's a glorious film, in large part because it is a reminder of in what low regard we often hold those of "a certain age."” – Chicago Tribune Sep 1, 2018 Full Review Voyage (1993) EDIT “[The] novel concept, casting Hauer against his lunatic-killer type, is what holds Voyage neatly together.” – Chicago Tribune May 31, 2018 Full Review Lucas (1986) 76% 2.5/4 EDIT “Having carefully and sensitively drawn an interesting character and put him in an interesting place, the filmmakers start painting with their fingers and ultimately provide a very familiar picture.” – Chicago Tribune Aug 23, 2016 Full Review Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2012) 91% EDIT “Evocateur offers so much more, some of it compelling, some of it disturbing and some of it revelatory” – Chicago Tribune Aug 20, 2015 Full Review Aliens (1986) 94% 4/4 EDIT “Scene to scene, encounter to encounter, its tension builds unrelentingly. So, fasten your seat belts. It's a blast.” – Chicago Tribune Oct 14, 2014 Full Review A Terrible Beauty... (2013) 3.5/4 EDIT “It is about bullets flying and bodies falling, but it will capture you on a deeply personal level.” – Chicago Tribune Sep 25, 2014 Full Review Bound by Flesh (2012) 93% 4/4 EDIT “Likely to stay with you forever.” – Chicago Tribune Aug 28, 2014 Full Review Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004) 27% 0/4 EDIT “Less movie than fawning infomercial.” – Chicago Tribune Apr 29, 2004 Full Review
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