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The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 93% EDIT “Strikingly produced by Julian Blaustein and imaginatively adapted for the screen by Edmund H. North from a story by Harry Bates. ” – Kansas City Star Jan 16, 2026 Full Review Gaslight (1944) 94% EDIT “Miss Bergman, Boyer and Cotten play their roles splendidly. ” – Kansas City Star Jan 13, 2026 Full Review Alice in Wonderland (1951) 83% EDIT “Madcap as ever, the immortally ridiculous characters of Lewis Carroll take on a hilarious bounce and verve in the Walt Disney version of Alice in Wonderland. ” – Kansas City Star Jan 8, 2026 Full Review Rebel Without a Cause (1955) 91% EDIT “The screenplay of "Rebel Without a Cause" underlines the point that life continually poses problems that need to be solved, and in a complex society young people need sympathetic guidance and counseling from oldsters sincerely interested in their welfare.” – Kansas City Star Oct 23, 2025 Full Review Born Yesterday (1950) 95% EDIT “While exercising her comic forte, Miss Holliday displays notable dramatic strength, making smooth and convincing the transformation of the dizzy, shallow Billie into a public, spirited, conscientious citizen.” – Kansas City Star Oct 13, 2025 Full Review Desperate Moment (1953) EDIT “Everyone in this film does a thorough and convincing job to make it one of the more interesting action-filled suspense stories brought to the screen.” – Kansas City Star Aug 6, 2025 Full Review The War of the Worlds (1953) 89% EDIT “A spine-tingling motion picture with impact.” – Kansas City Star Aug 6, 2025 Full Review The Gold Rush (1925) 98% EDIT “An uproarious farce done against a gloomy background. It is most artistic, in that Chaplin never stops the comedy to make it "highbrow."” – Kansas City Star Jun 24, 2025 Full Review Night Moves (1975) 78% EDIT “The movie is offbeat, the photographic images often extraordinary and the acting remarkable.” – Kansas City Star May 28, 2025 Full Review The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) 100% EDIT “This is a story that is fantastic but somehow credulous at the same time.” – Kansas City Star Apr 17, 2024 Full Review Jailhouse Rock (1957) 67% EDIT “The designers of the third Presley showcase have attempted to elevate the entertainer's dramatic stature while at the same time satisfying the clamor of the singer's fandom. The double aim is only partly achieved, though.” – Kansas City Star Apr 12, 2024 Full Review Sabrina (1954) 89% EDIT “Sabrina is not the type of comedy calculated to send anyone rolling into the aisles, but it is a bright, polished piece which imparts a warm glow of humor. ” – Kansas City Star Mar 28, 2024 Full Review National Velvet (1944) 98% EDIT “The race in this picture is dramatic and exciting. ” – Kansas City Star Mar 26, 2024 Full Review The Searchers (1956) 87% EDIT “John Wayne turns in one of his most impressive and effective performances in The Searchers, a strikingly filmed picture of classic proportions.” – Kansas City Star Mar 22, 2024 Full Review Foreign Intrigue (1956) 60% EDIT “Excitingly beautiful photographic effects of the authentic settings add luster to the production, with the film's only serious drawback being that it is a bit too lengthy.” – Kansas City Star Mar 22, 2024 Full Review Chinatown (1974) 98% EDIT “Nicholson's portrayal, Robert Towne's fine script and Polanski's gift for blending tension with sardonic comment are what really give the picture its power and its bite.” – Kansas City Star Mar 8, 2024 Full Review Westward the Women (1951) 69% EDIT “Frank Capra, famed as a director, supplied the story for this western, which may have contributed to the fact it is head and shoulders above the run-of-the-mill oater. ” – Kansas City Star Feb 28, 2024 Full Review The Lone Ranger (1956) 90% EDIT “The difference in mediums has occasioned no departure in the characterizations of Clayton Moore as the masked stalwart or Jay Silverheels as Tonto, with both living up to past traditions of cunning and daring.” – Kansas City Star Nov 9, 2023 Full Review The Devil Horse (1926) 100% EDIT “Far superior to the usual manufactured plot that is created to give an animal a chance to perform tricks that might well be confined to the vaudeville stage.” – Kansas City Star Mar 21, 2023 Full Review Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) 88% EDIT “The movie is well filmed, and the musical numbers are well done. ” – Kansas City Star Mar 7, 2023 Full Review Sayonara (1957) 82% EDIT “A bright chapter in the movie new year.” – Kansas City Star Mar 2, 2023 Full Review Flower Drum Song (1961) 79% EDIT “Not only has there been more development of the story... but, more mileage is obtained from the show's songs. ” – Kansas City Star Feb 27, 2023 Full Review Safety Last (1923) 97% EDIT “Although the story is built around the climbing "stunt" the film offers any number of amusing incidents, and some of Mr. Lloyd's experiences as a ribbon clerk, especially on bargain day, are immensely funny.” – Kansas City Star Feb 21, 2023 Full Review Back to Bataan (1945) 86% EDIT “There's lots of action in this film and the acting generally is good.” – Kansas City Star Jan 31, 2023 Full Review Diabolique (1955) 95% EDIT “Tells a story made to order for those who like their film fare stark, gruesome and full of surprises. ” – Kansas City Star Jan 26, 2023 Full Review
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