Julie Hinds
Tomatometer-approved critic
Eve's Bayou (1997)
83%
3/4
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“Kasi Lemons has cooked up a gumbo of simmering lust, sexual confusion, and sibling rivalry, with a pinch of voodoo thrown in. ” –
Knight Ridder News Service
Jan 9, 2023
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Cinema Verite (2011)
61%
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“Like a history lesson in the genre that's taken over so much of cable and broadcast network programming. It's also the sort of intelligent drama that has to compete with the cheaper, flashier shows that An American Family eventually spawned.” –
San Jose Mercury News
Jun 10, 2020
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Too Funny To Fail (2017)
100%
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“The documentary revels in the details of how the show confounded the network and infuriated many viewers during its seven-episode run.” –
Detroit Free Press
Oct 25, 2017
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Buster's Mal Heart (2016)
69%
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“Smith's eye for arresting images is as strong as Malek's gift for being both present in the moment and lost in his character's anxieties.” –
Detroit Free Press
Jun 5, 2017
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War Machine (2017)
48%
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“It's sort of fascinating to watch Pitt aim for something close to George C. Scott's hyper-confident Gen. Buck Turgidson from the Stanley Kubrick 1964 Cold War classic "Dr. Strangelove.” –
Detroit Free Press
Jun 5, 2017
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Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg (2016)
100%
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“He still can't stop living and breathing comedy. But finally, Klein has the visual autobiography he deserves.” –
Detroit Free Press
May 10, 2017
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Batman & Bill (2017)
88%
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“The comics cognoscenti, who are aware of Finger's saga, should still find much to appreciate in the documentary.” –
Detroit Free Press
May 4, 2017
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Rules Don't Apply (2016)
56%
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“If Rules Don't Apply is merely a nostalgic love letter to Beatty's early days as an actor in the years before 1961's Splendor in the Grass made him an international sex symbol, that's enough. Give it a whirl. You'll be time traveling with one of the best.” –
Detroit Free Press
Dec 5, 2016
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The Giant Mechanical Man (2012)
70%
3/4
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“It's a wistful charmer.” –
Detroit Free Press
May 7, 2012
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Grease (1978)
65%
2/4
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“An unembarrassed movie musical, something my generation experienced only in Sunday-afternoon movies on TV.” –
San Jose Mercury News
Dec 30, 2006
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Little Man (2006)
12%
2/4
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“The sizable laughs in Little Man make it better than just about anyone expected.” –
Detroit Free Press
Jul 14, 2006
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When Brendan Met Trudy (2000)
60%
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“Flits along on its sheer love for movies, injecting a screwball playfulness that feels like a breath of fresh air.” –
Detroit Free Press
Mar 9, 2001
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The Mexican (2001)
54%
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“Some of what follows is amusing and even touching, but none of it fully capitalizes on the cast's star wattage.” –
Detroit Free Press
Mar 2, 2001
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54 (1998)
15%
EDIT
“This is so dull!” –
San Jose Mercury News
Jan 1, 2000
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The Waterboy (1998)
32%
EDIT
“You can lead Adam Sandler fans to "The Waterboy," but you can't make them think.” –
San Jose Mercury News
Jan 1, 2000
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Analyze This (1999)
70%
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“Could use a lot of therapy!” –
San Jose Mercury News
Jan 1, 2000
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The General's Daughter (1999)
22%
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“Tired, uninspired.” –
San Jose Mercury News
Jan 1, 2000
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Antz (1998)
92%
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“The film breaks new ground in its dazzling re-creation of life from an ant's-eye view!” –
San Jose Mercury News
Jan 1, 2000
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Cruel Intentions (1999)
54%
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“A 90210 rerun on Viagra!” –
San Jose Mercury News
Jan 1, 2000
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The Thin Red Line (1998)
80%
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“Viewers will get lost in the wanderings of this dreamlike movie!” –
San Jose Mercury News
Jan 1, 2000
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Payback (1999)
56%
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“Rehashed Quentin Tarantino or a rusted-out Pinto.” –
San Jose Mercury News
Jan 1, 2000
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Beloved (1998)
71%
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“It's heartfelt, praiseworthy and amazingly faithful to Toni Morrison's complex Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.” –
San Jose Mercury News
Jan 1, 2000
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
54%
EDIT
“If anyone can give Star Wars a run for its money this summer, it's the horny hero of this very funny comedy.” –
San Jose Mercury News
Jan 1, 2000
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You've Got Mail (1998)
69%
EDIT
“Nice!” –
San Jose Mercury News
Jan 1, 2000
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
54%
2.5/4
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“This isn't a film that will change history the way the first Star Wars did 22 years ago.” –
San Jose Mercury News
Jan 1, 2000
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