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Ace in the Hole (1951) Harold V. Cohen What Mr. Wilder chiefly sets out to do here -- show the vulgar things men and women sometimes fall heir to when their emotions are whipped up -- he has brilliantly accomplished.
Posted Feb 03, 2026  Edit critic review
House (1985) Marylynn Uricchio "House" is not a particularly frightening horror movie, in part because the special effects are of the dime-store variety.
Posted Jan 30, 2026  Edit critic review
D+
House (1985) George Anderson A haunted house horror movie with no particular originality.
Posted Jan 30, 2026  Edit critic review
1.5/4
North (1994) Leslie Rubinkowski Wood is good, and so is Willis, but no one can rise above such a shallow story.
Posted Jan 23, 2026  Edit critic review
B+
Misery (1990) George Anderson Reiner, who has yet to make a misstep as a director, brings a powerful visual style, with Hitchcock's vivid emphasis on inanimate objects.
Posted Jan 22, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The American President (1995) Marylynn Uricchio The American President is a first-rate film. It's not perfect, but it gets my vote as the prime candidate for success this coming holiday season.
Posted Jan 20, 2026  Edit critic review
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Harold V. Cohen Quite possibly the superiority of the picture at the Fulton over others which have purported to probe the secrets of outer boundlessness is the fact that The Day the Earth Stood Still makes its visitors so genuinely human.
Posted Jan 16, 2026  Edit critic review
The Magnificent Seven (1960) Win Fanning Writer Roberts' long script is so well paced by Director Sturges that the slightly more than two-hour drama unfolds without a hitch in its forward motion and increasing tensions.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
4/4
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Ron Weiskind In an age of largely anonymous heroes, many wearing either military of civilian uniforms, The Return of the King vividly reminds us of the larger-than-life qualities we used to demand of our more public role models.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
Stand by Me (1986) George Anderson It is so good.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
Gaslight (1944) Harold V. Cohen The general excellence of the picture extends right through the cast.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
A Place in the Sun (1951) Harold V. Cohen Mr. Stevens has told "A Place in the Sun" with quiet force and consuming conviction; his people are poignant and real, they are neither lined with good nor evil, but have their share of both.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Barry Paris Jackson's touch is not what you'd call light-handed. His "Two Towers," while full of grandeur, lacks charming whimsy of the book. But it is a gigantic and serious effort.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Ron Weiskind As a fan of the books myself, I'm happy to report that the movie mostly lives up to the hype. Director Peter Jackson, his production designers and computer artists have a created a visually spectacular rendering of Middle-earth.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
Out of the Past (1947) Harold V. Cohen The ways of "Out of the Past" are devious and dull.
Posted Jan 09, 2026  Edit critic review
The Sure Thing (1985) Marylynn Uricchio It presents its young characters as people with minds, not just appetites, and any move in that direction is certainly welcome.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
B
The Princess Bride (1987) Marylynn Uricchio The Princess Bride is an imaginative, irreverent and delightfully silly movie. It also makes it impossible to peg Reiner, or predict what he will make next. But it proves that he makes his films from the heart, and that's the secret to his success.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) Harold V. Cohen The producers have stuck admirably to facts, and the facts speak for themselves, eloquently and challengingly.
Posted Jan 03, 2026  Edit critic review
Bite the Bullet (1975) George Anderson "Bite the Bullet" is not quite the classic Western it might have been, but it is a welcome example of good, old-fashioned Hollywood movie-making at its most skillful.
Posted Dec 22, 2025  Edit critic review
B-
Hook (1991) George Anderson The evil captain has all the fun, and in Dustin Hoffman's ripe performance, he very nearly is all the fun, too.
Posted Dec 19, 2025  Edit critic review
Christine (1983) George Anderson "Christine" is only mildly effective at its best, and awkwardly strident the rest of the time.
Posted Dec 17, 2025  Edit critic review
C+
Big Top Pee-wee (1988) Marylynn Uricchio It's not quite as good as "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure," but it comes in a close second.
Posted Dec 13, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
True Lies (1994) Barbara Vancheri True Lies, which has a rich look, blends laughs with action and domestic ditsiness.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
B-
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) George Anderson [Terminator 2] is a movie that seems to set new marks for violence, explosiveness, state-of-the-art technical effects and budgetary extravagance. It is, at the same time, dazzling and numbing, a movie that stuns you in all senses of the word.
Posted Dec 09, 2025  Edit critic review
B-
The Abyss (1989) Barbara Vancheri The film "The Abyss" will, at times, leave you gasping for air, dazzled by its ingenuity, and plain befuddled by its complexity.
Posted Dec 09, 2025  Edit critic review
The Terminator (1984) Marylynn Uricchio In many ways, it's better than the average Charles Bronson action pic. There is imagination at work here, and a sly sense of what will make the action audience cheer with appreciation.
Posted Dec 08, 2025  Edit critic review
A Christmas Carol (1984) Ron Weiskind Scrooge's ultimate redemption can't help but lift our hearts, as Scott transforms him into an energetic, joyous human being.
Posted Dec 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Peeper (1975) Donald Miller Director Peter Hyams has not made the film work as it should.
Posted Nov 21, 2025  Edit critic review
C-
Peeper (1975) George Anderson Limp takeoff on a Bogart-style detective film.
Posted Nov 21, 2025  Edit critic review
B-
The Running Man (1987) Marylynn Uricchio "The Running Man" is terrific fun and an ace example of the action film at its most sophisticated.
Posted Nov 06, 2025  Edit critic review
Predator 2 (1990) Marylynn Uricchio It's a fast-paced action film with enough style to make it above average.
Posted Oct 31, 2025  Edit critic review
D
Predator (1987) Marylynn Uricchio The gore is plentiful, right down to the flayed bodies hanging from trees. What's missing is logic, not to mention anything complex enough to pass for a plot.
Posted Oct 31, 2025  Edit critic review
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) Harold V. Cohen "Rebel Without a Cause" isn't just an aggressively irritating movie of excessive exaggerations, it's also a disservice to those who are trying to face up to the juvenile delinquency problem.
Posted Oct 24, 2025  Edit critic review
B+
Dracula (1979) George Anderson There are inconsistencies and a misjudged ending, but the strong production values and John Williams' splendid score are real assets.
Posted Oct 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Dracula (1979) Marylynn Uricchio Ably directed by John Badham and lushly photographed by Gilbert Taylor, "Dracula" is a topnotch production.
Posted Oct 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Desert Hearts (1985) Marylynn Uricchio An engrossing, funny and strangely haunting movie.
Posted Oct 13, 2025  Edit critic review
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) Marylynn Uricchio A most riveting, satisfying and substantial movie.
Posted Oct 10, 2025  Edit critic review
Stephen King's It (1990) Ron Weiskind A bloody good horror show.
Posted Oct 09, 2025  Edit critic review
Mandingo (1975) George Anderson The whole muddled mess of pandering emotions is mired down in some of the silliest dialogue, tritest situations and overstated direction the screen has seen in years.
Posted Oct 08, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
The Celluloid Closet (1995) Ron Weiskind Indeed, there is a vast difference between the cinematic atmosphere in 1981, when Vito Russo wrote the book on which Celluloid Closet is based, and 1996. But it doesn't make Russo's point any less valid.
Posted Oct 08, 2025  Edit critic review
The Celluloid Closet (1995) Robert Bianco ... we'd all be better off if everybody saw themselves in more movies.
Posted Oct 08, 2025  Edit critic review
Tron (1982) Marylynn Uricchio It succeeds in expanding the parameters of animation and in presenting something totally new on the screen.
Posted Oct 06, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Casper (1995) Barbara Vancheri By the time a touch of magic descends on "Casper," the movie is nearly over; it's been too busy dizzying us with plot lines.
Posted Sep 29, 2025  Edit critic review
Hard Times (1975) George Anderson "Hard Times" is lean enough never to be boring.
Posted Sep 26, 2025  Edit critic review
B
To Sleep With Anger (1990) Marylynn Uricchio Burnett skillfully weaves his various story lines and characters together until the cumulative effect is an absolutely microscopic look at the nature of family life.
Posted Sep 25, 2025  Edit critic review
To Sleep With Anger (1990) George Anderson An uplifting, funny, energetic film.
Posted Sep 25, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Boogie Nights (1997) Ron Weiskind Reynolds, who may be about to rival John Travolta in career comebacks, plays Horner effortlessly. With his self-deprecating charm, over-the-hill image and his ability to project a quiet, almost sad authority, he fits the part like a glove.
Posted Sep 24, 2025  Edit critic review
B
Night of the Living Dead (1990) Marylynn Uricchio The new "Night of the Living Dead" breathes life into the campy classic. And it emerges as a solid, very scary film in its own right.
Posted Sep 18, 2025  Edit critic review
B
Night of the Living Dead (1990) George Anderson Still scary after all these years.
Posted Sep 17, 2025  Edit critic review
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) Ed Masley From the cameos to Spinal Tap itself, the casting is brilliant.
Posted Sep 10, 2025  Edit critic review
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