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McClatchy News Service

McClatchy News Service is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer^® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Joe Baltake.

Rating	Title \| Year	Author	Quote
	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)	Joe Baltake	The film is exciting even though nothing really exciting happens in it. It's all movie magic. Posted Dec 08, 2025 Edit critic review
	Night of the Living Dead (1990)	Joe Baltake	"Night of the Living Dead" remains a staunchly unsentimental, joyless but effective scare allegory. Posted Sep 18, 2025 Edit critic review
2/4	Stacking (1987)	Joe Baltake	Anything of any import seems to happen offscreen in this movie. Its opening scenes are particularly tentative; you'll feels as if you've walked into the middle of the movie. Posted Nov 15, 2019 Edit critic review
3/4	Made in Heaven (1987)	Joe Baltake	The setup in Made in Heaven is stunning, with one intricate, memorable moment following another. It is unabashedly romantic, dangerously romantic, devastatingly romantic. It's a valentine to that great adventure -- life. Posted Nov 05, 2019 Edit critic review
4/4	Broadcast News (1987)	Joe Baltake	The film has savvy and it has an edge, but there s not a trace of cruelty or cheap-shot, easy humor in it. Much of it, in fact, is startlingly warm and heartfelt. This is important; it's what makes this movie so easy to watch. Posted Feb 22, 2019 Edit critic review