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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
2/4
House (1985) David Wilson "House" is inoffensive and it's sometimes funny.
Posted Jan 31, 2026  Edit critic review
My Bloody Valentine (1981) Vern Stefanic There's not a trace of style or creativity in it.
Posted Jan 28, 2026  Edit critic review
1/4
North (1994) Dennis King Misbegotten and largely misdirected.
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The American President (1995) Dennis King The late Frank Capra's view of Washington politics is decidedly dated, if not entirely quaint. But in The American President, director Rob Reiner recaptures some of that old wide-eyed romanticism about American decency and democratic spirit.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
Bite the Bullet (1975) Ronald E. Butler It's surprisingly nice to see some of these old cliches paraded out again for a scenic, almost-epic style of western.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
Gaslight (1944) Tulsa World Staff The entire cast does an excellent job of portraying the story.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Stand by Me (1986) David Wilson Unabashedly sweet and sentimental, "Stand By Me" is sometimes mawkish, often obvious and frequently refreshing.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
A Few Good Men (1992) Dennis King As courtroom dramas go, "A Few Good Men" is top-notch entertainment. It doesn't plow any new territory or set [any] new precedents in the genre, but it gives us a cracking good case, well argued and finely acted.
Posted Jan 09, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
The Princess Bride (1987) Dennis King With The Princess Bride, Reiner has added to his growing reputation as a thoughtful, original filmmaker. This guy hasn't made a bad movie yet.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
Death Race 2000 (1975) Vern Stefanic The movie falters because the writers fail to give the audience someone to identify with.
Posted Dec 22, 2025  Edit critic review
2/5
Big Top Pee-wee (1988) Dennis King The movie's big climax is filmed without any pizzaz. It's a flat finale.
Posted Dec 14, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
True Lies (1994) Dennis King True Lies isn't a perfectly made movie, but it's certainly an entertaining one.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
2/4
Super Mario Bros. (1993) Dennis King Those unfamiliar with the intricacies of Nintendo will probably find themselves wishing they could pull the plug on this intoxicating but ultimately droning light show.
Posted Dec 09, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
The Abyss (1989) Dennis King Cameron is a masterly action director, and his powers in that area compensate for some of the story's weaker, far-fetched elements.
Posted Dec 09, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
The Terminator (1984) David Wilson The movie is a science fiction comic book that blasts off with nearly everything a self-respecting pulp magazine should have -- plenty of action, colorful characters, comedy and over-dramatic dialogue.
Posted Dec 08, 2025  Edit critic review
Peeper (1975) Ronald E. Butler It's a real shaggy dog thing that goes swiftly on to nowhere.
Posted Nov 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Journey Back to Oz (1974) Ronald E. Butler Mostly it fails because it looks like it was done for the small screen.
Posted Nov 21, 2025  Edit critic review
The Wiz (1978) Ronald E. Butler Lumet holds it together rather well, and on several occasions the film takes off on its own power and becomes wonderfully joyous.
Posted Nov 17, 2025  Edit critic review
1/5
The Running Man (1987) Dennis King Unfortunately, while this film is loaded to the pecs with action and violence, it lacks the self-parodying wit and imagination of Schwarzenegger's better action efforts.
Posted Nov 06, 2025  Edit critic review
1/5
Predator (1987) John Wooley ...director John McTiernan insists on a lot of vulgarity and realistic-looking gore in a film that is essentially a simple-minded science fiction-fantasy - ending up with something that resembles a cross between "Platoon" and "The Amazing Colossal Man."
Posted Oct 31, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Predator 2 (1990) John Wooley A big, wild amusement-park ride that delivers the thrills.
Posted Oct 31, 2025  Edit critic review
Dracula (1979) Ronald E. Butler A lushly beautiful, intelligent and surprisingly frightening reincarnation of the classic thriller.
Posted Oct 23, 2025  Edit critic review
2/4
Desert Hearts (1985) David Wilson Despite having a lot to offer, including a wonderful cast and intriguing characters, Desert Hearts will likely leave even the most open-minded viewer vaguely dissatisfied.
Posted Oct 13, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
The Celluloid Closet (1995) Dennis King In the process, it takes a revisionist look at everything from Ben Hur to Hitchcock's Rebecca, and almost anything that Rock Hudson ever made.
Posted Oct 08, 2025  Edit critic review
Tron (1982) Vern Stefanic "Tron" is a victim of its own creative forces.
Posted Oct 06, 2025  Edit critic review
2/4
Casper (1995) Dennis King The movie's special effects are impressive, but in the end the picture seems oddly lacking in spirit. It seems the filmmakers were so concerned with bits and bytes that they forgot to invest their movie with some much-needed heart and soul.
Posted Oct 02, 2025  Edit critic review
Hard Times (1975) Ronald E. Butler "Hard Times" is a moderately enjoyable diversion. It doesn't bowl you over with heavy symbolism, thematic development, suspense or character. It's really a little a pointless. It's just sort of there. Take it or leave it.
Posted Sep 26, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
To Sleep With Anger (1990) Dennis King Glover is an actor of enormous power and charm, and it's his reading of Harry that gives this story its many layers of truth and deception.
Posted Sep 25, 2025  Edit critic review
4/4
Boogie Nights (1997) Dennis King Anderson's work is raw and often self-indulgent... But those are minor quibbles with a film that is as audacious, ambitious, original, inventive and downright jazzed as this one is.
Posted Sep 24, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Night of the Living Dead (1990) John Wooley Savini directs crisply and efficiently, and knows how to get some good old fashioned scares going.
Posted Sep 18, 2025  Edit critic review
Toy Story (1995) Dennis King The result is a clash of toy cultures and values -- nostalgic, old-fashioned simplicity versus visionary, space-age ingenuity.
Posted Sep 10, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Darkman (1990) John Wooley It's simply a wild ride, taken at a high fast pitch all the time.
Posted Aug 26, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Requiem for a Dream (2000) Dennis King "Requiem for a Dream" is a brave work, and one that demands a brave audience...it's a film that makes us look at a plague of modern life with new eyes...
Posted Aug 23, 2025  Edit critic review
2/4
Mortal Kombat (1995) Dennis King For folks who expect their movies to actually contain sympathetic characters and telling engaging stories, this movie's like plugging quarters into a washing machine.
Posted Aug 20, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Pumpkinhead (1988) John Wooley Pumpkinhead is at its best when its impressive monster is only seen in glimpses, rather than in a full shot.
Posted Aug 14, 2025  Edit critic review
2/4
The Return of the Living Dead (1985) David Wilson Some funny moments, and occasional suspense, but it’s hard to satirize a genre that is itself a satire.
Posted Aug 13, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
Waterworld (1995) Dennis King For summer moviegoers, the movie is a rousing cruise that's well worth the relatively modest price of admission.
Posted Jul 28, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) Dennis King "The Naked Gun" takes aim at its target -- the funny bone -- and hits it more times than it misses.
Posted Jul 24, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
DuckTales, the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) John Wooley "DuckTales -- the Movie" is a cheerful, kinetic cartoon adventure that may not rank up there with the great Disney efforts but isn't bad on its own terms.
Posted Jul 17, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Explorers (1985) David Wilson Explorers is a journey back to the fantasies of youth. The road, unfortunately, is rugged in almost as many spots as it is smooth.
Posted Jul 10, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
Superman Returns (2006) James Vance Graced with arresting visuals, intelligent writing and decent performances, "Superman Returns" is a soulful, wistful, not-quite-romance with all the action a summer movie crowd could want.
Posted Jul 08, 2025  Edit critic review
Superman III (1983) David Wilson It's neither bird nor plane, nor super sequel. It's Superman III, and it flies the lowest of three films featuring the strong-but sensitive stud.
Posted Jul 08, 2025  Edit critic review
Superman: The Movie (1978) Ronald E. Butler In the action sequences and in the overall sweep of such an epic-sized story, Donner is adrift amid a tidal wave of writers, producers and conflicting concepts.
Posted Jul 08, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) John Wooley Luckily, the nuclear stuff is handled neatly.
Posted Jul 02, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
Jurassic Park (1993) Dennis King Folks expecting some visionary moment, some life-changing epiphany, some monumental work of art from this film will walk away disappointed. It is, after all, only a movie. Not a great movie, but a pretty good one.
Posted Jul 01, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Dennis King Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has reassembled his original team and created a monster follow-up that's bigger, badder and much more scary than its predecessor.
Posted Jun 30, 2025  Edit critic review
Superman II (1980) Vern Stefanic "Superman II" is a captivating, totally enjoyable piece of escapist movie fare that is sometimes-funny, sometimes-thrilling and always entertaining.
Posted Jun 29, 2025  Edit critic review
1.5/4
Supergirl (1984) Ronald E. Butler This film is dumb, dumb, dumb.
Posted Jun 27, 2025  Edit critic review
2/4
Supergirl (1984) Pat Upton The movie doesn't really stay true to the Superman fantasy and rarely flies right because of uninspired direction by Jeannot Szwarc.
Posted Jun 27, 2025  Edit critic review
1.5/4
Day of the Dead (1985) John Wooley "Day of the Dead" stretches into what is essentially a conflict between two factions of unpleasant people with some zombies thrown in.
Posted Jun 25, 2025  Edit critic review
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