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Rene Rodriguez

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The American President (1995) 90% 2/4 EDIT “It's a fairy tale grounded in the driest of subjects -- government -- and by the end, it has become so asinine you expect little cartoon animals to invade the screen and sing a Schoolhouse Rock jingle.” – Miami Herald Jan 22, 2026 Full Review True Lies (1994) 77% 3.5/4 EDIT “This is as good as action movies get, and more. ” – Miami Herald Dec 10, 2025 Full Review The Celluloid Closet (1995) 96% 3/4 EDIT “The result is a documentary that entertains, grandly, as it educates. If it lacks some of the edge of Russo's book, The Celluloid Closet still qualifies as a thought-provoking work that never preaches, but simply shows -- and the proof is irrefutable. ” – Miami Herald Oct 8, 2025 Full Review Tron (1982) 60% EDIT “A dull, borderline silly affair.” – Miami Herald Oct 1, 2025 Full Review Casper (1995) 59% 2.5/4 EDIT “It's all rather painless, even if the movie never gathers much steam.” – Miami Herald Sep 30, 2025 Full Review Boogie Nights (1997) 91% 3.5/4 EDIT “It invites you to take a walk on the wild side at a safe distance, and it accomplishes that with an explosive, firecracker energy. But it's also a movie about finding humanity in the most unexpected places.” – Miami Herald Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Toy Story (1995) 100% 4/4 EDIT “Yet all the visual razzle-dazzle, formidable as it is, wouldn't work so well without equally great writing. Toy Story does not disappoint there, either. ” – Miami Herald Sep 10, 2025 Full Review Mortal Kombat (1995) 44% 1/4 EDIT “Now we like a good kung-fu flick as much as anyone, but Mortal Kombat succeeds only at being pompous and self-important.” – Miami Herald Aug 19, 2025 Full Review Waterworld (1995) 60% 3/4 EDIT “Waterworld is fast-paced and fun, a visionary, action-packed epic with aquatic stunt work of unprecedented scale, loads of heroic derring-do, and some cool boats. ” – Miami Herald Jul 28, 2025 Full Review I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) 47% 2/4 EDIT “A glossy, well-made, but disappointingly straightforward rehash of slasher flick clichés. ” – Miami Herald Jul 15, 2025 Full Review Red Rock West (1993) 95% 3/4 EDIT “Red Rock West is a devilishly tricky and suspenseful piece of work.” – Miami Herald Jul 14, 2025 Full Review The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) 57% 2.5/4 EDIT “The Lost World is a lot of fun -- it's mean and scary and delivers the promised thrill ride -- but it still must rank as a disappointment, because it isn't a real movie. It's just a collection of moments. ” – Miami Herald Jun 30, 2025 Full Review Mission: Impossible (1996) 67% 2.5/4 EDIT “Relatively skimpy on action and dangerously loaded with narrative twists, this is not just another brainless spectacle.” – Miami Herald May 6, 2025 Full Review Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) 54% 2/4 EDIT “It's all design and invention, with no heart behind it, no emotional pull. It's a soulless trinket of a film.” – Miami Herald Apr 16, 2025 Full Review Scream 3 (2000) 45% 2.5/4 EDIT “Scream 3 may be the slightest entry in the trilogy, but fans won't be complaining too loudly. ” – Miami Herald Feb 19, 2025 Full Review Scream 2 (1997) 83% 3/4 EDIT “A well-oiled fright, machine made for a savvy, postmodern audience. ” – Miami Herald Feb 5, 2025 Full Review Tarzan (1999) 90% 3.5/4 EDIT “Although Tarzan doggedly follows the traditional Disney formula, most of those elements meld surprisingly well with the story, invigorating it with a robust, contemporary humor. Suddenly, Tarzan feels new again.” – Miami Herald Dec 20, 2024 Full Review Mulan (1998) 91% 3/4 EDIT “As good as Mulan is -- and there are long stretches when it is simply wonderful -- the movie could have still been better, if only its makers weren't so insistent on treating it like such a... cartoon.” – Miami Herald Dec 20, 2024 Full Review The Lion King (1994) 92% 4/4 EDIT “The Lion King is everything you'd expect it to be: utterly charming, dazzling, rapturous entertainment. It's one for all ages. ” – Miami Herald Dec 19, 2024 Full Review Hercules (1997) 83% 3.5/4 EDIT “Hercules is the cheeriest, brightest 'toon from the Disney empire since 1992's Aladdin. The pleasures are plentiful and they fly at you from every direction.” – Miami Herald Dec 18, 2024 Full Review The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) 80% 3.5/4 EDIT “The Hunchback of Notre Dame is an example of Disney animators at the very top of their craft -- and at their most daring. ” – Miami Herald Dec 18, 2024 Full Review Pocahontas (1995) 59% 3/4 EDIT “If you want airtight history, visit your neighborhood library. If what you're craving is some good old Disney magic, Pocahontas will send you home happy.” – Miami Herald Dec 17, 2024 Full Review Scream (1996) 78% EDIT “Instead of striving to make things artificially funny, Craven concentrates on scaring you -- which he knows how to do. ” – Miami Herald Oct 12, 2024 Full Review Alien Resurrection (1997) 56% 2/4 EDIT “Alien Resurrection will be best remembered for one terrific set piece, taking place underwater, that finally brings into full relief the Jaws undertones of the entire series. But that's pretty much it -- and frankly, we expected more.” – Miami Herald Aug 6, 2024 Full Review Twister (1996) 68% 2/4 EDIT “Whenever the skies clear, Twister has nothing to focus on but its dull heroes, and the movie becomes as dry as a meteorology textbook.” – Miami Herald Jul 16, 2024 Full Review
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