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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
The Howling (1981) Richard Zoglin Horror films are not supposed to be boring, but this one is.
Posted Mar 18, 2026  Edit critic review
RoboCop 3 (1993) Eleanor Ringel Cater There are some tepid attempts at satire, lots of explosions and a bit of unsavory Japan-bashing.
Posted Mar 16, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Waiting for Guffman (1996) Dave Larsen As with all the improvisation, not everything comes off as humorously as intended. But compared to paint-by-numbers comedies such as Father's Day, Waiting for Guffman rates an 11.
Posted Mar 10, 2026  Edit critic review
C+
Waiting for Guffman (1996) Eleanor Ringel Cater Far better are SCTV alums [Eugene] Levy and [Catherine] O'Hara.
Posted Mar 10, 2026  Edit critic review
RoboCop 2 (1990) Eleanor Ringel Cater It delivers its jolts professionally and doesn't try to slide by on name-recogntion alone.
Posted Mar 10, 2026  Edit critic review
Phantom Lady (1944) Linton Hopkins Tone is a brilliant young sculptor whose gradual disintegration goes from intellectual eccentricity to wanton strangler to babbling paranoia.
Posted Mar 06, 2026  Edit critic review
Anastasia (1956) Paul Jones It is a sumptuous costume piece which is rich in decor, romance and the swish of glamour and gorgeous women. And, don't lose sight of the fact that Miss Bergman still has a firm grip on the hearts of the women who go to the movies.
Posted Mar 05, 2026  Edit critic review
RoboCop (1987) Eleanor Ringel Cater It's one of the most violent movies you'r ever likely to see and, at the same time, one of the funniest.
Posted Mar 05, 2026  Edit critic review
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) Farnum Gray In Dog Day Afternoon, director Sidney Lumet and screenwriter Frank Pierson have molded the offbeat incident into one of the better films of the year.
Posted Mar 05, 2026  Edit critic review
The Monster Squad (1987) Scott Cain The story unfolds at a furious pace. This is an action-packed movie in the truest sense.
Posted Mar 04, 2026  Edit critic review
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) Sam F. Lucchese George Axelrod's screenplay departs from Capote's tale somewhat, but retains enough of the original story's flavor to avoid too much distress among the New Orleans author's literary fans.
Posted Mar 04, 2026  Edit critic review
4/4
Sense and Sensibility (1995) Eleanor Ringel Cater Out of the unlikely co-mingling of Jane Austen and Ang Lee, of Pollack's Hollywood smarts and Thompson's oh-so-English ensemble, has come a movie better than anyone might've hoped for.
Posted Feb 25, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The Postman (1994) Eleanor Ringel Cater The deceptively laidback Italian film, Il Postino, sneaks up on you. Seemingly as unhurried and placid as a Mediterranean holiday, the picture delivers an unexpected punch.
Posted Feb 23, 2026  Edit critic review
THX 1138 (1971) Bob Geurink I think the filmmakers were trying for some sort of future shock. They've given us a certain horrifying sameness, but not enough shock to make us fret about the future.
Posted Feb 20, 2026  Edit critic review
B-
THX 1138 (1971) Bob Longino It looks great. Maybe even fabulous.
Posted Feb 20, 2026  Edit critic review
Pretty in Pink (1986) Eleanor Ringel Cater This man knows it hurts to be a teenager in love. More importantly, he knows we know it, too.
Posted Feb 13, 2026  Edit critic review
Bride of Re-Animator (1990) Eleanor Ringel Cater The cast deliver their over-the-top-dialogue with perfect deadpan eloquence and the shock tactics, while not quite as memorable as in the original, will still give you pause.
Posted Feb 12, 2026  Edit critic review
Bride of Re-Animator (1990) Keith L. Thomas Producer-director Brian Yuzna manages to capture the original's sense of goofy bloody mayhem.
Posted Feb 12, 2026  Edit critic review
Bride of Re-Animator (1990) Steve Murray Inferior (but still fun) sequel.
Posted Feb 12, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Eleanor Ringel Cater Like their 1992 hit The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island is rollicking and irreverent while still managing to maintain a certain respect for its source. But not too much respect.
Posted Feb 12, 2026  Edit critic review
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) Lee Rogers This feature is one of those dramatic things which pumps every thrill and suspense it can into a not elaborate film.
Posted Feb 10, 2026  Edit critic review
Vanishing Point (1971) Bob Geurink "Vanishing Point," in truth, is a pretty good action film all loused up and slowed down by people who are trying to read meaning into 100-plus mph.
Posted Feb 05, 2026  Edit critic review
B+
Erin Brockovich (2000) Dave Larsen The exhilarating, fact-based tale is far from the fluffy confections that Roberts usually makes. Her stirring performance demonstrates that she can act, as well as carry a realistic drama.
Posted Feb 05, 2026  Edit critic review
A Face in the Crowd (1957) Paul Jones The way in which the newly created Frankenstein runs roughshod over those who helped him is also typical.
Posted Feb 04, 2026  Edit critic review
Blonde Venus (1932) Frank Daniel "The Blonde Venus" has all those extraordinary qualities which Von Sternberg and his star bring to a production - originality, a magnificent pictorial quality, economy of dialogue, sensuous beauty, rhythm, and variety.
Posted Feb 04, 2026  Edit critic review
Days of Heaven (1978) Eleanor Ringel Cater I found it tremendously moving. Perhaps, through his reflective style, Malick is saying that violence and loss of innocence stem, not from any psychological causality, but from the same inevitability that brings the changing seasons.
Posted Feb 04, 2026  Edit critic review
Arabesque (1966) Terry Kay [The film] is not unusual to the degree that it is strikingly different, but it has neatly contrived a quality of commercialism which never fails. Perhaps it is nothing more than Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren. That, however, is almost enough.
Posted Feb 04, 2026  Edit critic review
Arabesque (1966) Diane Thomas "Arabesque" is the type of film usually described as "all right." It's not great, but it's certainly not awful.
Posted Feb 04, 2026  Edit critic review
Camille (1936) The Boulevardier [Garbo & Taylor] are an ideal Camille and Armand.
Posted Feb 03, 2026  Edit critic review
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Paul Jones It is warm and human, almost to the extent of being documentary.
Posted Feb 03, 2026  Edit critic review
House (1985) Eleanor Ringel Cater "House" is a nicer place to visit than you might've expected -- even if you wouldn't want to live there.
Posted Jan 30, 2026  Edit critic review
House (1985) Scott Cain William Katt is the perfect actor to play Roger Cobb.
Posted Jan 30, 2026  Edit critic review
My Bloody Valentine (1981) Richard Zoglin The trouble is that the characters are too uninteresting, the plot twists too predictable and the direction too unimaginative to sustain our interest in between the relatively timid shock scenes.
Posted Jan 28, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The American President (1995) Steve Murray The American President throws in a knowing line about Frank Capra, and a glimpse of the Katharine Hepburn-Spencer Tracy flick. For once, here's a film that can hold its own with the wit, warmth, and style of such predecessors.
Posted Jan 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Misery (1990) Eleanor Ringel Cater There's some irresistible about the film's central symbiotic relationship.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
Bite the Bullet (1975) Farnum Gray The acting isn't bad. Miss Bergen and Arteaga are the standouts.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
Stand by Me (1986) Scott Cain "Stand by Me" belongs to the four boys, who carry their burdens smartly.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
Gaslight (1944) Paul Jones Something which has been alack in the movie program of the past few months is a good heavy romance drama. This is supplied today in Metro's Gaslight.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
A Place in the Sun (1951) Paul Jones "A Place In The Sun" Is one of the finest films of the past 10 years - a distinguished adult film whose impact will long be remembered by those who will marvel at its superlative production, story and performances.
Posted Jan 12, 2026  Edit critic review
Out of the Past (1947) Lauren Norvell Mitchum is easily the outstanding actor in this film.
Posted Jan 09, 2026  Edit critic review
The Sure Thing (1985) Scott Cain Cusack not only looks right, he is a comic actor of considerable finesse.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
The Princess Bride (1987) Scott Cain This is a medieval fairy tale told with tongue firmly in cheek, but the comedy is not too cute, too broad or too farcical. It's just right.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
A Few Good Men (1992) Eleanor Ringel Cater For all its talk of honor, integrity and what it takes to be one of the military's few good men, "A Few Good Men" is really just a darn good actors' showcase. This isn't a subtle movie or even an especially profound one. It's simply superb entertainment.
Posted Jan 06, 2026  Edit critic review
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) Lee Rogers It has a neatly woven story, is powerful, dramatic, and American.
Posted Dec 31, 2025  Edit critic review
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) Frank Daniel It is stirring and picturesque entertainment.
Posted Dec 31, 2025  Edit critic review
Hook (1991) Eleanor Ringel Cater Somewhere, the gay, innocent and heartless spirit of the real Peter Pan is laughing aloud at this massively produced paean to make-believe. And wondering if the children of the '90s will ever make it to his island.
Posted Dec 19, 2025  Edit critic review
Christine (1983) Eleanor Ringel Cater John Carpenter has turned Stephen King's horror story into a pure joyride that's more funny than frightening and quite entertaining.
Posted Dec 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Big Top Pee-wee (1988) Eleanor Ringel Cater The movie is pure cotton candy -- fluffy and colorful and melt-away tasty.
Posted Dec 11, 2025  Edit critic review
The Abyss (1989) Eleanor Ringel Cater Mr. Cameron has enough imagination and know-how to wash over most of the movie's weaker spots.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
True Lies (1994) Eleanor Ringel Cater True trash. Too long, too loud and too expensive, this action farce is a pointless exercise in abuse of power, Hollywood-style.
Posted Dec 09, 2025  Edit critic review
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