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Robert Bianco

Robert Bianco's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).

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The Celluloid Closet (1995) 96% EDIT “... we'd all be better off if everybody saw themselves in more movies. ” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 8, 2025 Full Review Mission: Impossible (1996) 67% EDIT “As any fan of the old TV series knows, the strength of the "Mission" is in the details -- and it's the details in this Brian De Palma film that seem to have escaped everyone, including the people who made it.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 6, 2025 Full Review 4/4 EDIT “This is a series you'll want to watch -- and maybe even rewatch -- each week.” – USA Today Nov 16, 2021 Full Review The Sunset Limited (2011) 68% 3.5/4 EDIT “Despite its HBO and off-Broadway auspices, the truth is "Sunset" doesn't feel so much like a play, or even like a filmed version of a play, as it does like an incredibly well-acted, well-written, very special Twilight Zone” – USA Today Aug 6, 2020 Full Review The Girl (2012) 70% 3/4 EDIT “Graced by strong performances from Sienna Miller and Toby Jones as Tippi Hedren and Alfred Hitchcock, this backstage story of Hollywood sexual obsession is never less than enjoyable.” – USA Today Aug 4, 2020 Full Review Grey Gardens (2009) 88% 3.5/4 EDIT “In the right hands, there's a nobility in unfettered eccentricity.” – USA Today Jul 25, 2018 Full Review Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016) 100% EDIT “This is the film we have - one that is likely to leave those who loved Reynolds or Fisher loving them even more.” – USA Today Dec 28, 2017 Full Review Dirty Dancing (2017) 19% 1.5/4 EDIT “No matter how badly you sing, you can't be as tone deaf as this movie.” – USA Today May 23, 2017 Full Review Hairspray Live! (2016) 76% 3.5/4 EDIT “Brimming with great songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, opened up and spread out by directors Alex Rudzinski and Kenny Leon, this latest live NBC musical from Craig Zadan and Neil Meron was their best, most entertaining work yet.” – USA Today Dec 8, 2016 Full Review Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016) 57% 2/4 EDIT “It isn't very good, and it isn't nearly as good as Parton deserves.” – USA Today Nov 29, 2016 Full Review The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016) 29% EDIT “This Fox remake is briskly staged and competently done, but it's haunted by a sterility and a forced cheerfulness that goes against the show's grain.” – USA Today Oct 19, 2016 Full Review Confirmation (2016) 84% 3/4 EDIT “There is nothing about Confirmation that's transformative, but it's solid work about an important moment in our history. And for TV purposes, it's a work that allows Washington to show what a fine actor she can be.” – USA Today Apr 15, 2016 Full Review EDIT “A Ken Burns film about Jackie Robinson might seem inevitable, but that doesn't make it any less powerful - or any less welcome.” – USA Today Apr 11, 2016 Full Review Grease: Live! (2016) 92% EDIT “Some technical glitches in such an ambitious production are inevitable... But those were small problems in a production that was otherwise incredibly impressive visually - and one that sprang to life at the end.” – USA Today Feb 1, 2016 Full Review The Wiz Live! (2015) 91% EDIT “Now that's how you ease a TV musical on down the road to success.” – USA Today Dec 4, 2015 Full Review Bessie (2015) 91% 3.5/4 EDIT “Latifah doesn't just make us believe in Bessie Smith's claim to fame. She makes us feel for every gifted African-American singer and actor, from Smith to Latifah herself, who hasn't been given the roles and nurturing his or her talents deserve.” – USA Today May 19, 2015 Full Review Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014) 89% EDIT “The story is sweet, and the special is still a good choice for family viewing.” – USA Today Dec 16, 2014 Full Review How Murray Saved Christmas (2014) 50% EDIT “The very multicultural Murray is one of those rare holiday specials the entire family can enjoy for years to come.” – USA Today Dec 5, 2014 Full Review Peter Pan Live! (2014) 56% EDIT “Unlike Martin, she's [Allison Williams] available. And unlike Underwood, she can act -- which is a major improvement, and one that allows Peter Pan to be counted as a success.” – USA Today Dec 5, 2014 Full Review The Normal Heart (2014) 94% 3/4 EDIT “You will learn lessons that should not be forgotten about the fear, foolishness, prejudice and intentional blindness that doomed millions to die who might otherwise have been saved. But the anger that lesson should provoke is either muted or missing.” – USA Today May 23, 2014 Full Review Barrymore (2011) 73% EDIT “Think of it as one great performer saluting another.” – USA Today Jan 31, 2014 Full Review Herblock: The Black & the White (2013) 91% EDIT “In print, on the Internet and through multiple mobile platforms, newspapers solider on, but editorial cartoonists are an endangered species. Watching Herblock may show you why they're worth saving.” – USA Today Jan 27, 2014 Full Review The Sound Of Music Live! (2013) 44% 2/4 EDIT “The downside was a certain flatness to the sound mix, a disconnect between the voices and the orchestra and an emptiness that caused the few jokes the script provided to land with a thud.” – USA Today Dec 6, 2013 Full Review Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013) 38% EDIT “All in all, it's a worthy subject to be sure. It just probably isn't the subject you might have expected.” – USA Today Oct 4, 2013 Full Review Mockingbird Lane (2012) 60% EDIT “This odd introduction for this proposed series is either a burn-off or a tryout and considering the day and time, burn-off is most likely.” – USA Today Aug 14, 2013 Full Review
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