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Barbara Vancheri

Barbara Vancheri's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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RoboCop 3 (1993) 20% 1/4 EDIT “Ironically enough, it's the quiet scenes that work much better than the frantic parade of pointlessly violent ones.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mar 16, 2026 Full Review RoboCop 2 (1990) 31% C- EDIT “It depends on violence for laughs, a cheap, ugly way to win audience approval.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mar 11, 2026 Full Review Sense and Sensibility (1995) 97% 4/4 EDIT “Without even the unbuttoning of a glove or the loosening of a corset, Lee presents a convincing portrait of passion.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Feb 26, 2026 Full Review True Lies (1994) 77% 3/5 EDIT “True Lies, which has a rich look, blends laughs with action and domestic ditsiness.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dec 10, 2025 Full Review The Abyss (1989) 75% B- EDIT “The film "The Abyss" will, at times, leave you gasping for air, dazzled by its ingenuity, and plain befuddled by its complexity.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dec 9, 2025 Full Review Casper (1995) 59% 2.5/4 EDIT “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.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sep 29, 2025 Full Review DuckTales, the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) 65% B- EDIT “It's not a bad movie for a hot summer afternoon.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jul 17, 2025 Full Review Superman Returns (2006) 72% 4/4 EDIT “"Superman Returns" starts on a dark and disturbing note...but it slowly climbs toward the light. Much like Superman himself. Welcome back. We missed you.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jul 8, 2025 Full Review Mission: Impossible III (2006) 73% 3/4 EDIT “...the movie is entertaining in that big-budget, good-looking, splashy, the-stunts-keep-coming-so-fast-you-can't-go-out-for-a-drink-refill or use-the-restroom sort of way. It is, to corrupt another summer title, fast and furious. ” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 21, 2025 Full Review Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) 79% 3.5/5 EDIT “Lucas has called Revenge of the Sith a tearjerker, and while you may not reach for the tissues, you might find yourself chocked up at this tragic turns. ” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Apr 22, 2025 Full Review Scream 3 (2000) 45% EDIT “By setting almost all the movie in Hollywood, it turns an eagle eye on the industry. ” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Feb 19, 2025 Full Review Mulan (1998) 91% EDIT “Mulan boasts an animation style ranging from lovely to clever to worthy of widescreen wonder. ” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dec 19, 2024 Full Review Little Women (1994) 92% 3/4 EDIT “In a day and age when video games inspire films, Armstrong deserves credit for turning to a classic and doing it proud. ” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Apr 11, 2024 Full Review Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) 92% 3.5/4 EDIT “When it comes to tapping into universal experiences, you usually can't go wrong with weddings and funerals, and Newell hasn't.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Feb 29, 2024 Full Review Teen Witch (1989) 43% EDIT “The movie is aimed at pre-teens and teens who long for popularity and dates with the school quarterback. This, in fact, would be the perfect movie for a slumber party of 11-year-olds.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Feb 16, 2024 Full Review Heat (1995) 84% 3.5/4 EDIT “Pacino is at the top of his game, exploding one minute, bursting into song the next, chomping on the gum he's perpetually chewing. De Niro is, by contrast, tightly coiled and focused, a man who can't let a debt or a slight go unanswered.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dec 20, 2023 Full Review Goodfellas (1990) 93% A EDIT “In a fall that promises four gangster films, GoodFellas bursts out of the gate like a derby-winning filly. ” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 18, 2023 Full Review White Men Can't Jump (1992) 75% C EDIT “While the basketball is impressive, the plot is all over the court with subplots clumsily shoehorned in. ” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Aug 31, 2023 Full Review Heavenly Creatures (1994) 95% EDIT “It's disturbing but powerful stuff. ” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 16, 2023 Full Review Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) 77% 3/4 EDIT “Most of the two-hour adventure is pure fun, and hearing the iconic John Williams theme triggers muscle memory. Indiana Jones may not deliver the thrill of a new franchise, as Iron Man does, but it’s like catching up with an old friend.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Apr 12, 2023 Full Review Boys on the Side (1995) 73% 2.5/4 EDIT “This is a case of doing less with more. Less might have proved to be more.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mar 14, 2023 Full Review Down in the Delta (1998) 76% EDIT “Sometimes miracles don't happen in the way you expect. [Down in the Delta] is simple and simplistic in that regard. It's also small, heartfelt, filled with good performances, and likely to get lost in the holiday shuffle. ” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jan 4, 2023 Full Review Addams Family Values (1993) 76% 2.5/4 EDIT “The mood is still macabre, although, on the whole, not as funny or fresh. ” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sep 22, 2022 Full Review I Like It Like That (1994) 89% 3/4 EDIT “A lusty, lively portrait of life.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mar 2, 2022 Full Review Sidewalk Stories (1989) 79% B EDIT “[Sidewalk Stories] begins as an innocent, Chaplinesque tale about a New York street artist who befriends an abandoned little girl. It ends with a powerful statement about the homeless.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jan 24, 2022 Full Review
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