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M. Oakley Christoph

M. Oakley Christoph's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) 95% EDIT “As Hitler's spirit guides the actions of the spies, the producers have done a splendid and uncanny job of duplicating throughout the film that same spirit of hysteria, emotionalism and lack of logic.” – Hartford Courant Jan 6, 2026 Full Review The Big Heat (1953) 95% EDIT “[The Big Heat] has Gloria Grahame in so amazing a performance as a gun moll that if you miss going down to see her, boy, oh boy, you are cheating yourself.” – Hartford Courant Apr 11, 2024 Full Review National Velvet (1944) 98% EDIT “The story is one of faith. That means for everyone. It's sort of a fairy tale about a horse, about two children who had faith in the ability of that horse to run with the best of them. And win. ” – Hartford Courant Mar 26, 2024 Full Review The Searchers (1956) 87% EDIT “It is the sort of thing John Wayne has become famous for. He-man out on a just chase. Plenty of action.” – Hartford Courant Mar 22, 2024 Full Review The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) 89% EDIT “Like all Hitchcock's plays the sudden twists are what make it filled with suspense and terror. Set abroad, from Morocco to London, and in color it is something to see.” – Hartford Courant Mar 22, 2024 Full Review Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) 99% EDIT “It's a delight, pure and simple spelling a restful, pleasant evening in the theater. Nostalgic, colorful, alive and human.” – Hartford Courant Nov 10, 2022 Full Review Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 97% EDIT “It's so exciting, seeing Jimmy filibuster through senatorial opposition playing for time to get the approval of the home town vote; and if you have never had the great privilege of seeing congress function this film, with a slip or two, is the real McCoy.” – Hartford Courant Nov 9, 2022 Full Review Stalag 17 (1953) 91% EDIT “It's really a thriller, in that there is a tone of authenticity about it.” – Hartford Courant Nov 5, 2022 Full Review Cobra Woman (1944) 73% EDIT “Maybe [Maria Montez] can act? Maybe she can't? But she can hold the eye of every person in the audience in that beautiful technicolor story of adventure in the South Seas.” – Hartford Courant Sep 21, 2022 Full Review How Green Was My Valley (1941) 93% EDIT “How Green Was My Valley is a magnificent film. The turbulent story of a proud people who not only dignify their daily labor, they almost deify it. They give to toil a grandeur which swells the heart with pride. ” – Hartford Courant Jul 26, 2022 Full Review From Here to Eternity (1953) 88% EDIT “Deborah Kerr, whose officer husband is a liar-about-love, is great as the lonely wife who rushes into Burt's arms. And Donna Reed, as the dance-hall girl sick of all soldiers, is a surprise.” – Hartford Courant Mar 16, 2022 Full Review Sunset Boulevard (1950) 98% EDIT “The film held me spell-bound as I watched Gloria Swanson (whom I had missed seeing when she was a star in films) go through her paces so terrifically. She overshadowed, by virtue of performance, every other player.” – Hartford Courant Oct 11, 2021 Full Review The Thing (1951) 87% EDIT “Spoil the story for those who pay their money? Nope. It is a virile story with action and suspense. Conflict and argument. The suspense angle is, of course, what keeps it going.” – Hartford Courant Sep 21, 2021 Full Review The Littlest Outlaw (1955) 85% EDIT “You could not help but love it. It would be a shame to have the children miss seeing it.” – Hartford Courant Aug 23, 2021 Full Review The Philadelphia Story (1940) 100% EDIT “If you miss it, you'll be sorry!” – Hartford Courant Jun 10, 2021 Full Review Rear Window (1954) 99% EDIT “You know Hitchcock. He has you take part, by virtue of his great craftsman ship. You are no simple onlooker. You're solving it. Boy, you're solving it!” – Hartford Courant Jun 7, 2021 Full Review On the Waterfront (1954) 99% EDIT “On the Waterfront [is] one of the great films of any year... Its scripter, Budd Schulberg, takes the weaknesses of human beings and weaves a story around them.” – Hartford Courant Apr 8, 2021 Full Review All About Eve (1950) 99% EDIT “If you miss [All About Eve] you'll miss the treat of your life. You'll miss Bette Davis in the grandest performance she ever gave as the aging actress who is case-hardened by success.” – Hartford Courant Apr 6, 2021 Full Review Casablanca (1942) 99% EDIT “This film, incidentally, provides Bogart with his first great romantic role. And he is ace-high in it.” – Hartford Courant Feb 10, 2021 Full Review Intruder in the Dust (1949) 93% EDIT “Too serious and deep for me.” – Hartford Courant Jan 29, 2021 Full Review Stormy Weather (1943) 95% EDIT “We wouldn't miss the film for anything.” – Hartford Courant Jan 28, 2021 Full Review Home of the Brave (1949) 98% EDIT “If it gets you thinking it is the beginning of progress. And withal it is a terrific, fast-moving rip-snorting story.” – Hartford Courant Nov 17, 2020 Full Review
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