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Suite101.com is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Fred Topel, Nick Rogers, Rob Humanick.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3/5
Godzilla Raids Again (1955) Rob Humanick Unwise in investing so much time in its human characters, who are poorly drawn and never particularly compelling.
Posted May 24, 2019  Edit critic review
4/5
Dust (2007) Rob Humanick For those most curious about the world around them, Dust is a revelation.
Posted Apr 06, 2016  Edit critic review
Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016) Fred Topel Goes full Herzog into the abstract and esoteric, and that's what we love about Herzog.
Posted Feb 04, 2016  Edit critic review
8 out of 10
Man of Tai Chi (2013) Fred Topel Reeves has achieved Bruce Lee's vision for Game of Death.
Posted Sep 09, 2013  Edit critic review
5 out of 10
Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus (2013) Fred Topel Stoner arthouse, if you will.
Posted Jan 30, 2013  Edit critic review
A-
Titanic (1997) Rob Humanick The kind of mass death spectacle Michael Bay is frequently accused (and often guilty) of partaking in is much better encapsulated in Titanic's final third.
Posted Apr 09, 2012  Edit critic review
8 out of 10
This Must Be the Place (2011) Fred Topel The perfect way to use Sean Penn's powers for good and not evil. He can be serious in his character and the situations are so weird we can all enjoy it.
Posted Feb 01, 2012  Edit critic review
3/5
The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) (2011) Rob Humanick I'll grant benefit of the doubt. Right before I huddle in the fetal position and ease my fractured soul with a few hours of Fraggle Rock.
Posted Nov 12, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
Immortals (2011) Rob Humanick The fact is that Immortals would be better if it were a silent movie.
Posted Nov 12, 2011  Edit critic review
1/5
Jack and Jill (2011) Rob Humanick Forgive my stereotyping when I observe that most of the people who were laughing were also the same folks generous enough to share their cell phones.
Posted Nov 11, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958) Rob Humanick In tone, it's really the predecessor of James Cameron's gung-ho sequel Aliens.
Posted Oct 31, 2011  Edit critic review
5/5
It Came From Outer Space (1953) Rob Humanick If anything, a modern vantage point reaffirms how devastatingly the film hits the nail on the head.
Posted Oct 31, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
This Island Earth (1955) Rob Humanick Worth consideration from anyone who enjoys their profundity with a side of cheese.
Posted Oct 31, 2011  Edit critic review
5/5
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Rob Humanick Among the most thrilling cliffhangers in all of cinema.
Posted Oct 30, 2011  Edit critic review
4/5
Red Planet Mars (1952) Rob Humanick Achieves genuine science fiction with a nearly entire absence of sci-fi subjects on screen.
Posted Oct 28, 2011  Edit critic review
4/5
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) Rob Humanick Earns its ponderous tone, and the final moments are as fitting as they are unexpected.
Posted Oct 28, 2011  Edit critic review
2/5
The Killer Shrews (1959) Rob Humanick Not particularly watchable until the climax.
Posted Oct 26, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
The Giant Gila Monster (1959) Rob Humanick The desolate desert imagery combined with Jack Marshall's creepy score make for a sporadically transfixing experience.
Posted Oct 26, 2011  Edit critic review
2/5
The Giant Behemoth (1959) Rob Humanick Lurches forward in fits and spurts, only truly coming alive during a brief rampage sequence through London.
Posted Oct 26, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
The Alligator People (1959) Rob Humanick Screams and explosions ensue, and no movie was ever harmed by having a Lon Chaney on board.
Posted Oct 26, 2011  Edit critic review
2/5
The Brain Eaters (1958) Rob Humanick The cast has their heart in the matter but this is a strictly paint-by-numbers affair.
Posted Oct 26, 2011  Edit critic review
2/5
War of the Colossal Beast (1958) Rob Humanick The sequel is a similarly rote affair.
Posted Oct 26, 2011  Edit critic review
2/5
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) Rob Humanick While Langan's work as the mentally unraveling colossal man is impressive, there's little else here save for genre bric-a-brac.
Posted Oct 26, 2011  Edit critic review
1/5
Rodan (1957) Rob Humanick As tedious and lethargic as [the original] Godzilla was smart and engaging.
Posted Oct 26, 2011  Edit critic review
2/5
Gog (1954) Rob Humanick A creaky experience any way you cut it.
Posted Oct 26, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) Rob Humanick This particular monster opus is a fling equivalent, spontaneous and brisk and giddy. Sometimes, we all can use a one night stand.
Posted Oct 25, 2011  Edit critic review
4/5
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) Rob Humanick Smarter than you'd be right in expecting a movie called Attack of the Crab Monsters to be, and this is in part because the crabs themselves are that much smarter, too.
Posted Oct 25, 2011  Edit critic review
4/5
The Monolith Monsters (1957) Rob Humanick For genre buffs, climate change advocates and science junkies, The Monolith Monsters is a pitifully overlooked classic.
Posted Oct 24, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
Invaders From Mars (1953) Rob Humanick It isn't great, but it is great fun.
Posted Oct 22, 2011  Edit critic review
4/5
The Wasp Woman (1959) Rob Humanick From the perspective of a 21st Century ... The Wasp Woman is a downright revolutionary act of scathing commentary.
Posted Oct 21, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
Tarantula (1955) Rob Humanick The tongue-in-cheek tone would foreshadow another monster movie set in the desert, the nearly unsurpassed 1990 throwback Tremors.
Posted Oct 21, 2011  Edit critic review
5/5
The Fly (1986) Rob Humanick One of the greatest, horror or otherwise.
Posted Oct 20, 2011  Edit critic review
4/5
The Fly (1958) Rob Humanick The script works hard to ensure that the premise delivers without succumbing to its surface absurdity.
Posted Oct 20, 2011  Edit critic review
1/5
20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) Rob Humanick The lead actor looks a little like Steve Martin, which got me to thinking that digitally inserting that comedian could make something out of this imploded building of a movie.
Posted Oct 18, 2011  Edit critic review
4/5
Attack of the 50-Foot Woman (1958) Rob Humanick Hell hath no fury like a scorned woman, especially one who could avoid a divorce altogether by merely stepping on you.
Posted Oct 18, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) Rob Humanick Bring on the David Fincher-helmed remake.
Posted Oct 18, 2011  Edit critic review
4/5
Klitschko (2011) Rob Humanick You don't have to be a sports fan to find poetry in their story and beauty in what these bodies are capable of.
Posted Oct 18, 2011  Edit critic review
4/5
Warrior (2011) Rob Humanick A welcome throwback to big studio movies with heart, mind, and blood running through their veins.
Posted Oct 18, 2011  Edit critic review
5/5
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Rob Humanick Yes kids, media was idiotic and hysterical long before the likes of Glenn Beck were around.
Posted Oct 16, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) Rob Humanick Among the most underrated entries in Universal's diverse monster catalog.
Posted Oct 16, 2011  Edit critic review
1/5
Revenge of the Creature (1955) Rob Humanick Less than the sum of its maddeningly redundant parts.
Posted Oct 16, 2011  Edit critic review
2/5
Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) Rob Humanick The beats of the film are like overused sandpaper, too worn down and tattered to have more than a passing effect.
Posted Oct 16, 2011  Edit critic review
4/5
Fiend Without a Face (1958) Rob Humanick As far as mad scientist byproducts go, they're a juggernaut.
Posted Oct 15, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
The Thing (1951) Rob Humanick Perhaps the most famous shot of the movie is also one of head-slapping irrelevance.
Posted Oct 14, 2011  Edit critic review
5/5
The Atomic Submarine (1959) Rob Humanick There's so much going on in the shoestring gem that is The Atomic Submarine that it seems only incidentally science fiction.
Posted Oct 13, 2011  Edit critic review
5/5
Forbidden Planet (1956) Rob Humanick The tragicomic tone would have done the Bard proud, and at even only 98 minutes, Forbidden Planet is positively epic.
Posted Oct 12, 2011  Edit critic review
Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1955) Rob Humanick A frequently hilarious hodgepodge of reworked dialogue and unnecessary, often absurd changes.
Posted Oct 11, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) Rob Humanick Compared to the "Japoteurs" propaganda that was barely a decade out, it's an astonishing leap forward.
Posted Oct 10, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
When Worlds Collide (1951) Rob Humanick Too bad the finale plays like a greeting card you wish someone had just given you the money for instead.
Posted Oct 09, 2011  Edit critic review
4/5
The Manster (1959) Rob Humanick Raw greatness that refuses to be contained by mediocre skin.
Posted Oct 09, 2011  Edit critic review
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