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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3/4
Lassie (1994) Robert Denerstein Decent, if not inspired, family entertainment.
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
2/4
North (1994) Robert Denerstein Despite the presence of some sharply funny material, Rob Reiner's "North" quickly goes south.
Posted Jan 24, 2026  Edit critic review
The American President (1995) Robert Denerstein Director Rob Reiner does best with the comedy portions of this gleaming hunk of neo-Capra. His stars are terrific, the settings are pleasing, and the supporting cast... brings some smartness to the mix.
Posted Jan 22, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Misery (1990) Robert Denerstein "Misery" ends in a predictably shocking way, but Bates and Caan make a strange, funny couple.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
When Harry Met Sally... (1989) Robert Denerstein "When Harry Met Sally" generates laughs with some good lines, but the movie never really clicks.
Posted Jan 20, 2026  Edit critic review
4/4
The Abyss (1989) Robert Denerstein It stands as a brilliant summation of a decade of action and fantasy film-making.
Posted Dec 09, 2025  Edit critic review
The Abyss (1989) Mike Pearson Fierce beauty and tension coexist in every shot. Rarely do even dreams approach the foreboding majesty of this eerie, intoxicating landscape.
Posted Dec 09, 2025  Edit critic review
The Running Man (1987) Robert Denerstein "The Running Man" is less a movie than a long, violent sketch, a one-note premise that has been pumped-up with steroids. It is the thing it attempts to mock.
Posted Nov 06, 2025  Edit critic review
2/4
Predator 2 (1990) Robert Denerstein The actors do their best to give life to standard-issue dialogue.
Posted Oct 30, 2025  Edit critic review
C+
Tron (1982) Mike Pearson Lisberger unleashes so many diverse images, there's little time to ponder the convenient loopholes and just plain idiocies of the plot.
Posted Oct 05, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
Darkman (1990) Robert Denerstein Despite a good deal of creativity and an admirable performance by Neeson, the film isn't quite as rich as it might have been.
Posted Sep 12, 2025  Edit critic review
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) Mike Pearson "The Final Insult" will have you smiling in spite of yourself.
Posted Aug 21, 2025  Edit critic review
The War of the Roses (1989) Mike Pearson This one is unforgettable.
Posted Aug 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) Mike Pearson Most kids age 4 and up will find something of value in this tale of friendship and right and wrong. But you'd think a credible plot was as important as morality, and this shallow excursion just doesn't have one.
Posted Aug 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Dirty Work (1998) Mike Pearson "Dirty Work" manages to deliver some well-placed chuckles.
Posted Aug 21, 2025  Edit critic review
B-
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) Mike Pearson While Lucas has clearly found the pulse of this new trilogy, he's yet to find its heart.
Posted Aug 21, 2025  Edit critic review
The Wedding Banquet (1993) Mike Pearson This sleeper succeeds on the strength of its script.
Posted Aug 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Jurassic Park (1993) Mike Pearson From about the the midpoint on, "Jurassic Park" is one seamlessly scary ride.
Posted Aug 21, 2025  Edit critic review
The Killing Fields (1984) Rob Reuteman By portraying the perpetrators of near-genocide as a pack of screaming, gun-poking ninnies, director Roland Joffe fails to put a human face on the evils that are wrought.
Posted Aug 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Supergirl (1984) Robert Denerstein Sorry, Supergirl, they did you wrong.
Posted Aug 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) Robert Denerstein This teeming post-apocalyptic circus lacks the precision that made The Road Warrior a work of genius.
Posted Aug 21, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) Robert Denerstein This third edition may be cheesier and skimpier than its predecessors, but there's still lots of amusement.
Posted Jul 22, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
DuckTales, the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) Robert Denerstein The animation isn't spectacular, but the story is solid enough to hold attention.
Posted Jul 17, 2025  Edit critic review
DuckTales, the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) Mike Pearson DuckTales The Movie is not a bad little outing; it's mercifully brief and the humor is predicated more upon silliness than violence.
Posted Jul 17, 2025  Edit critic review
1.5/4
Final Destination (2000) Robert Denerstein The acting is unexceptional.
Posted May 22, 2025  Edit critic review
Screwed (2000) Mike Pearson Great acting, lousy movie.
Posted May 20, 2025  Edit critic review
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) Mike Pearson The cast isn't as high profile as the original, but so what? Here is a comedy that is broad and shallow and safe.
Posted May 20, 2025  Edit critic review
Mission: Impossible (1996) Mike Pearson "Mission: Impossible" isn't a great action film, merely a good one. Too often it gives you pate when you just want meat and potatoes.
Posted May 07, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Mission: Impossible (1996) Robert Denerstein The plot is hopelessly convoluted, but director Brian De Palma stages a couple of terrific set pieces.
Posted May 06, 2025  Edit critic review
C
American Psycho (2000) Robert Denerstein Bale does a decent job of creating a soulless cultural scavenger... but the performance is basically a one-note affair.
Posted Apr 04, 2025  Edit critic review
2/4
A Goofy Movie (1995) Robert Denerstein ...even an instructive story and some '90s flourishes can't totally disguise the fact that we're watching an animated movie that makes "Beauty and the Beast" look like Masterpiece Theater.
Posted Apr 01, 2025  Edit critic review
Grease (1978) Robert Denerstein I can't say Grease is an inspired example of a great movie musical. It attempts to capture the zest and innocence pf 50's music but winds up sounding more showy than real.
Posted Jan 31, 2024  Edit critic review
A-
Magnolia (1999) Robert Denerstein Anderson has dared to make a movie that refuses to conceal its excesses, an amazing abundance of strong emotion, technical verve and pure performance power.
Posted Jul 15, 2023  Edit critic review
C
10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Robert Denerstein "10 Things" has trouble being one thing. It's neither Shakespeare nor John Hughes, but falls into a fizzy middle ground.
Posted Jul 11, 2023  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Wild Things (1998) Robert Denerstein Alternately exaggerated and serious, the film could have used fewer surprises and more suspense. What it doesn't need more of is sleaze.
Posted Feb 02, 2023  Edit critic review
3/4
The Big Lebowski (1998) Robert Denerstein The mix of dated attitudes, weird locations and dopey humor is elevated by the usual Coen brothers inventiveness. Still, not up to Fargo standards.
Posted Jan 19, 2023  Edit critic review
Eve's Bayou (1997) Robert Denerstein Eve's Bayou is artfully directed and well-acted... this is a family drama with characters you won't forget, a look at life as only a child might see it.
Posted Jan 09, 2023  Edit critic review
B
Pride & Prejudice (2005) Robert Denerstein The big-screen version of Pride & Prejudice doesn't disappoint and may even reach a few young people who normally might not be attracted to a period piece.
Posted Jul 27, 2021  Edit critic review
C
Bottle Shock (2008) Rick Warner Unfortunately, Miller can't decide whether he's doing a relationship movie or one about the intrigue of world-class winemaking. Mingling the two left me with a somewhat sour aftertaste.
Posted Aug 15, 2008  Edit critic review
B+
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) Mike Pearson A popcorn movie that delivers precisely what it promises. The dialogue is tepid and the outcome is preordained, but it moves at the brisk pace of a carnival ride, leaving you breathless and ready for another spin.
Posted Jul 11, 2008  Edit critic review
B
Sex and the City (2008) Lisa Bornstein If Sex and the City is a hit, it will be partly because it's an enjoyable and somewhat true depiction of female friendship. But grown women will also go to see it because, finally, someone made a movie for them.
Posted May 30, 2008  Edit critic review
C+
Semi-Pro (2008) Michael Mehle A film with funny moments but just as many wasted opportunities.
Posted Feb 29, 2008  Edit critic review
B
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Lisa Bornstein The film benefits from Burton's consistency of vision. Swooping camera work and a sense of really discomfiting fantasy do the groundwork. When characters break into song, it fits in the world Burton has built.
Posted Dec 21, 2007  Edit critic review
B-
Resurrecting the Champ (2007) Robert Denerstein Jackson's performance helps Resurrecting the Champ make its weight, if only by a couple of pounds.
Posted Aug 24, 2007  Edit critic review
B+
Transformers (2007) Mike Pearson Transformers is the comic-book movie on steroids, a fusion of sound and fury and sci-fi plotting that leaves plenty of room for a franchise.
Posted Jul 03, 2007  Edit critic review
C+
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) Robert Denerstein Unconscionably long at 2 hours and 48 minutes, saddled with a plot that badly needed streamlining and running a bit low on humor, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End may not sink, but it certainly sometimes founders.
Posted May 25, 2007  Edit critic review
C
Bug (2006) Robert Denerstein By the end, the actors look as if they've been beaten to a near pulp, and the audience may share some of that feeling.
Posted May 25, 2007  Edit critic review
B
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams (2006) Robert Denerstein Grbavica increases in power as it progresses. It's a movie about the ways in which people yearn for healing and about the many obstacles that work to prevent it.
Posted May 18, 2007  Edit critic review
C+
Fay Grim (2006) Robert Denerstein In the end Fay Grim probably shares one unfortunate quality with the Hollywood movies so reviled in IndieWorld: It may be an unnecessary sequel.
Posted May 18, 2007  Edit critic review
B
Shrek the Third (2007) Robert Denerstein An amusing -- if not consistently brilliant -- edition of a series that has yet to show signs that it needs to call it quits.
Posted May 18, 2007  Edit critic review
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