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Robin Dougherty

Robin Dougherty's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).

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Night of the Living Dead (1990) 57% EDIT “A watchable B-movie, whose one real real grace is that it puts some feminist juice into the passive heroine of the original, the remake will inspire no new thrills in horror audiences.” – Boston Phoenix Sep 18, 2025 Full Review Darkman (1990) 80% EDIT “Darkman is a lyrical and stylish tale. ” – Boston Phoenix Aug 27, 2025 Full Review The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991) 77% EDIT “Natch, the plot takes a backseat to the series of brilliant conceptual jokes, all as exuberantly funny as you might have hoped and only slightly less astonishing in the wake of the first film.” – Boston Phoenix Jul 22, 2025 Full Review The Next Karate Kid (1994) 20% EDIT “What it does offer is Hilary Swank, who proves that teenage girls have options besides being cowering should they find themselves harassed by any black-shirted fascists that happen to take over their high school.” – Boston Phoenix May 30, 2025 Full Review All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) 46% EDIT “What kills the movie is its poorly imagined plot. Ann Marie's hapless situation has been made up entirely so Charlie can become a hero -- and there's no chemistry between them.” – Boston Phoenix Dec 13, 2024 Full Review The Little Mermaid (1989) 92% EDIT “Pat Carroll creates a character who should swim right into the villainess hall of fame.” – Boston Phoenix Dec 13, 2024 Full Review Home Alone (1990) 66% EDIT “John Hughes latest effort isn't a movie, exactly. It's an ineptly paced, slapstick cartoon that actors Catherine O'Hara, John Heard, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern can't redeem. ” – Boston Phoenix Nov 28, 2023 Full Review Hard-Boiled (1992) 92% 3/4 EDIT “Hard-Boiled is both a thrilling cartoon and a frightening example of how exaggerating violence makes us numb to it. Still, if you're an action-adventure fan, it's impossible to resist a director who never insults your intelligence.” – Boston Phoenix Jul 27, 2023 Full Review Boys on the Side (1995) 73% EDIT “Despite the appeal of its three lead actresses, Boys never explains how this threesome evolve into a family.” – Boston Phoenix Mar 14, 2023 Full Review Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992) 69% EDIT “For a world that treats African-American girls as if they were invisible, Chantel is a reality check.” – Boston Phoenix Jan 11, 2023 Full Review Carnival of Souls (1962) 87% EDIT “One of film's spookiest offerings. ” – Boston Phoenix Sep 22, 2022 Full Review I Like It Like That (1994) 89% EDIT “Lauren Velez, who plays Lisette, gives a riveting performance. She anchors the film in everyday domestic reality and propels it ahead into uncharted territory.” – Boston Phoenix Mar 2, 2022 Full Review Thousand Pieces of Gold (1990) 88% EDIT “1000 Pieces of Gold documents the lives of women who have thus far remained invisible. And Lalu’s own story is compelling, recounting the life of a woman who’s able to determine her own fate in a world in which she’s virtually powerless.” – Boston Phoenix Feb 16, 2022 Full Review Blast From the Past (1999) 59% EDIT “The film embraces the view that the wholesomeness we now associate with the early 60s was more than superficial. Anyone looking for a more skeptical reading of the time will be disappointed.” – Sight & Sound Jun 18, 2012 Full Review Batman & Robin (1997) 11% EDIT “Holy creative breakdown, Batman!” – Salon.com Jul 24, 2001 Full Review Contact (1997) 69% EDIT “Faithful to Sagan's brand of popularized science, the film never reaches beyond Hollywood spectacle and sentimentality.” – Salon.com Jan 1, 2000 Full Review The Graduate (1967) 87% EDIT “A simple romantic comedy whose "countercultural" message, insofar as it has one, is decidedly retrograde.” – Salon.com Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) 75% EDIT “A one-joke story that's better crafted than it really deserves to be.” – Salon.com Jan 1, 2000 Full Review
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