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2/4
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North
(1994)
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Ed Bradley
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A stylish but ultimately disappointing comedy fantasy from the usually dependable Rob Reiner.
Posted Jan 24, 2026
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3.5/4
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Misery
(1990)
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Ed Bradley
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Screenwriter William Goldman has provided a rare on-target King adaptation, and Reiner deftly keeps the mood swinging between laughter and suspense.
Posted Jan 22, 2026
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3/4
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The American President
(1995)
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Ed Bradley
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The leads may bee too squeaky-clean to be totally convincing, and the finale will be too preachy for some, but overall The American President looks like a November winner.
Posted Jan 21, 2026
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4/4
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(2003)
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Ed Bradley
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The wait is over for Lord of the Rings fans, and The Return of the King has made it all worthwhile.
Posted Jan 14, 2026
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3/4
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Stand by Me
(1986)
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Michael Arkush
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With beautiful sensitivity and intelligent direction, Rob Reiner makes us yearn for a time long gone.
Posted Jan 13, 2026
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Gaslight
(1944)
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Flint Journal Staff
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Devilish ingenuity is exercised by Boyer.
Posted Jan 13, 2026
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3.5/4
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(2002)
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Ed Bradley
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The Two Towers suffers slightly from its "middleness" -- there is no real beginning and no real ending... But the visuals are dazzling, the acting dependable and "Rings" devotees will delight in the attention to detail.
Posted Jan 13, 2026
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4/4
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(2001)
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Ed Bradley
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It isn't just that The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a quality adaptation of the J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy novel. Heck, it's the year's best adventure film of any kind.
Posted Jan 13, 2026
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3/4
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The Sure Thing
(1985)
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Don Dahlstrom
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It succeeds largely because of the chemistry between its two likable, attractive, but generally unknown stars, John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga.
Posted Jan 07, 2026
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3.5/4
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A Few Good Men
(1992)
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Ed Bradley
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Reiner's direction is crisp and straight-forward. With the help of Sorkin...he's turned a series of talky, and potentially boring, scenes (there is almost no real action to speak of) into well-paced, absorbing, highly entertaining drama.
Posted Jan 07, 2026
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4/4
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When Harry Met Sally...
(1989)
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Don Dahlstrom
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Comedian Crystal has many fine moments in an alternately serious role.
Posted Jan 06, 2026
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2/4
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Hook
(1991)
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Ed Bradley
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The sets and special effects are dazzling, and the costumes are beautiful. But, apparently to justify this obscene expenditure, there's too much of everything -- except visceral satisfaction.
Posted Dec 18, 2025
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3/4
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Christine
(1983)
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Christopher Potter
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Carpenter has sculpted a schlocky original into a flawed work of art, complete with thrills to rattle the most cynical viewer.
Posted Dec 16, 2025
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3.5/4
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The Abyss
(1989)
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Don Dahlstrom
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In a movie where special effects and high-tech hardware might overpower the characters, the three stars shine as brightly as the NTIs.
Posted Dec 10, 2025
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3.5/4
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True Lies
(1994)
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David Forsmark
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Cameron usually has an allegory in his films, and whether he effectively makes the point... there is no doubt that the summer movie thrills you're seeking this summer are contained in True Lies. And that's the truth.
Posted Dec 09, 2025
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4/4
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(1991)
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David Forsmark
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This is the best-looking action movie with the most eye-popping special effects in a good long time. It contains not one, but two of the best chase sequences in movie history; and the bad terminator is easily one of the best science fiction baddies ever.
Posted Dec 08, 2025
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2.5/4
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The Running Man
(1987)
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Sheila Beachum
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"The Running Man" is violent, but there are some truly suspenseful moments.
Posted Nov 06, 2025
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Dracula
(1979)
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Daniel A. Koger
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A well-crafted period piece.
Posted Oct 21, 2025
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2/4
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Casper
(1995)
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David Forsmark
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This movie needed the touch of a Robert Zemeckis, but even the great special effects fail to mask the pallid direction of Brad Silberling, who makes every other shot look cheap and grainy.
Posted Oct 03, 2025
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Hard Times
(1975)
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Ed Hayman
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"Hard Times" is a carefully detailed but pointless evocation of rootless life during the Great Depression.
Posted Sep 26, 2025
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3/4
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Boogie Nights
(1997)
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Ed Bradley
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[Paul Thomas Anderson] mainly succeeds in a difficult task: to bring depth and humanity to the participants in one of the culture's most socially undersirable activities -- and without glamorizing them or it.
Posted Sep 24, 2025
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3/4
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Spider-Man
(2002)
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Ed Bradley
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The teen-angst angle, well handled by Maguire and Michigan-bred director Sam Raimi, gives the first hour of Spider-Man thematic heft without taking itself too seriously.
Posted Sep 24, 2025
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3.5/4
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Toy Story
(1995)
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Ed Bradley
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Attractive computer animation, on-target humor and well-cast celebrity voices help the comedy adventure appeal the comedy adventure appeal to grown-ups nearly as much as their kiddies.
Posted Sep 09, 2025
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3.5/4
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Darkman
(1990)
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Don Dahlstrom
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Director Sam Raimi deserves an "A" for "Darkman."
Posted Aug 27, 2025
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At Long Last Love
(1975)
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Ed Hayman
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Bogdanovich has assembled the clumsiest, most screechy and flat-voiced cast imaginable.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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Capone
(1975)
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Ed Hayman
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"Capone" is little more than an excuse for a series of elaborate but not original gangland shoot-outs.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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1.5/4
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Final Destination
(2000)
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James Chesna
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"Final Destination" is a pretty lousy movie.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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Funny Lady
(1975)
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Ed Hayman
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It fills the huge screen with color and spectacle and big-star charisma.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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3.5/4
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Mission: Impossible
(1996)
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Ed Bradley
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To enjoy "Mission: Impossible" is less to analyze it than to wallow in its often breakneck pace and sophisticated production values.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
(1975)
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Ed Hayman
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The photography is murky, grainy and very cheap.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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Report to the Commissioner
(1975)
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Barry L. Green
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Director Milton Katselas certainly does his actors no favor.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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Shampoo
(1975)
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Ed Hayman
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"Shampoo" is a solid literary conception, and a disquieting reminder of where we have been.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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Rollerball
(1975)
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Ed Hayman
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"Rollerball" is skimpy fare for those for crave science fiction.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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2.5/4
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Starman
(1984)
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Don Dahlstrom
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"Starman" is alternately touching and thrilling.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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The Great Waldo Pepper
(1975)
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Ed Hayman
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In spite of the spectacular wild-blue-yondering, "The Great Waldo Pepper" never gets off the ground.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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The Stepford Wives
(1975)
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Ed Hayman
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Forbes's direction is absolutely devoid of subtlety and finesse.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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1.5/4
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Explorers
(1985)
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Don Dahlstrom
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"Explorers" is one of those classic cases in which the film's trailer is far superior to the film itself.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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3/4
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
(2002)
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Ed Bradley
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"Attack of the Clones" has a lot of plot to pack into its 145 minutes, and so the film feels flat and perfunctory at times.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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2/4
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Supergirl
(1984)
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Christopher Potter
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Despite its brisk pacing, there's something terribly forced and tired about "Supergirl."
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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1/4
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The Return of the Living Dead
(1985)
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Christopher Potter
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Too grim for a satire yet too daft to be a genuine chiller, "Return" is merely gruesome; the splattery horrors are propped up by a palpable sadism that's genuinely disturbing.
Posted Aug 13, 2025
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Braveheart
(1995)
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Ed Bradley
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Braveheart has all the right ingredients for a rip-roaring saga, but Gibson overcooks the mix. The snail's-pace storytelling, overemphasis on scenery and awkward semi-mysticism scream "epic," but this film too often forgets to entertain.
Posted Aug 07, 2025
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1.5/4
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure
(1985)
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Christopher Potter
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It doesn't seem to resemble any other movie past or present -- which may be why it's such a god-awful thing to try and sit through.
Posted Jul 30, 2025
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3.5/4
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Waterworld
(1995)
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Ed Bradley
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Costner is an appropriately stolid hero.
Posted Jul 28, 2025
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3/4
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Babe
(1995)
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Ed Bradley
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"Babe" has a nice moral - everyone has a purpose - for the kids, but adults will like its loopy sense of humor...
Posted Jul 23, 2025
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2.5/4
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The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
(1991)
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Ed Bradley
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The socially conscious script is a bit preachy, and the climax isn't as rewarding as the baseball-game finish of the first "Gun." But who's to quibble, when the jokes come fast and furious.
Posted Jul 23, 2025
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3/4
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Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
(1994)
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David Forsmark
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There is little point and no greater good served by this flick. The bottom line in judging movies like this is answering the question, "Did you laugh?" The answer is "Yes, a whole lot." Eventually.
Posted Jul 17, 2025
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1.5/4
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Day of the Dead
(1985)
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Christopher Potter
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Given all this time to conjure up the scariest epic ever made, Romero has instead pasted together a shabby, copy-cat horror show that smacks of self-parody.
Posted Jun 25, 2025
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3/4
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Return to Oz
(1985)
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Christopher Potter
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"Return to Oz" might be dismissed as a sanitized gore show, were writer-director Murch not so diabolically good at being nasty.
Posted Jun 20, 2025
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2.5/4
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Die Another Day
(2002)
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David Forsmark
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This is one of the sillier Bonds, but the actors seem to be having fun, the pace is quick, and there's a lot to look at. At least it's not a bore like Tomorrow Never Dies.
Posted Nov 22, 2002
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Ocean's Eleven
(2001)
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David Forsmark
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A great looking film.
Posted Dec 07, 2001
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