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Colorado Springs Gazette is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Brandon Fibbs, Terry Terrones.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
A-
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) Terry Terrones If you enjoy music documentaries, you'll love "Summer of Soul." This film sings.
Posted Jul 01, 2021  Edit critic review
B+
Black Widow (2021) Terry Terrones If this really is the last time Scarlett Johansson suits up in one of her most memorable roles, she's sending the Marvel character out with a bang.
Posted Jun 30, 2021  Edit critic review
B+
Boss Level (2021) Terry Terrones When your jaw isn't dropping at the stellar action sequences, you'll be laughing at one of Roy's expletive-laden quips
Posted Jun 23, 2021  Edit critic review
A-
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) Terry Terrones "Godzilla vs Kong" is epic - epic in size, scope and ambition. Big, loud and brash, it's exactly the type of kaiju film fans of Godzilla and King Kong have been waiting for.
Posted Jun 23, 2021  Edit critic review
A
In the Heights (2021) Terry Terrones Full of love and joy, this film, which at times can feel like a modern-day "West Side Story," is a fantastic experience.
Posted Jun 23, 2021  Edit critic review
5/10
Machete (2010) Brandon Fibbs Unwilling to consistently push its violence, sex or comedy to the extremes demanded by its grindhouse roots, Machete turns out to be a mixed bag of monotonous exposition and tasteless fun.
Posted Sep 02, 2010  Edit critic review
9/10
Up (2009) Brandon Fibbs Do you think Pixar ever gets tired of the monotony of good press? If they do, they better get over it. Up is a spellbinding gem, powered by pure whimsy and so deeply moving you forget entirely that you're watching animation.
Posted May 28, 2009  Edit critic review
8/10
Drag Me to Hell (2009) Brandon Fibbs Raimi always keeps some part of his tongue firmly planted in his cheek. He wants you to laugh as often as he wants you to scream, and he succeeds in equal measure with both.
Posted May 28, 2009  Edit critic review
6/10
The Girlfriend Experience (2008) Brandon Fibbs While beautiful, both the film and its female lead are cold and distant.
Posted May 28, 2009  Edit critic review
6/10
Terminator Salvation (2009) Brandon Fibbs Contrary to popular belief, there is something far worse than a demonstrably bad film and that is a film with boundless but ultimately squandered potential. Terminator: Salvation is such a movie.
Posted May 21, 2009  Edit critic review
7/10
Angels & Demons (2009) Brandon Fibbs If you liked the book, you're going to love the movie.
Posted May 14, 2009  Edit critic review
7/10
Star Trek (2009) Brandon Fibbs Unless you live in the weeds like me, obsessing over minutia that others never even see, Star Trek is going to be a jaw-dropping experience. The rest of us will just have to get over ourselves.
Posted May 06, 2009  Edit critic review
4/10
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) Brandon Fibbs So unoriginal and underwhelming as to be totally forgettable, the deeply dissatisfying and unnecessarily silly X-Men Origins: Wolverine is one "in the beginning" that you just wish would mutate into "the end."
Posted May 01, 2009  Edit critic review
6/10
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) Brandon Fibbs As far as the mightily abused McConaughey romantic comedies go, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is actually one of his better outings.
Posted May 01, 2009  Edit critic review
8/10
The Soloist (2009) Brandon Fibbs If the symbolism is a bit heavy-handed at times, it is also intensely elevating.
Posted Apr 24, 2009  Edit critic review
4/10
Fighting (2009) Brandon Fibbs When it's not throwing punches, Fighting moves at a glacial pace. For a film about fighting there sure is a lot of talking.
Posted Apr 24, 2009  Edit critic review
5/10
Fast & Furious (2009) Brandon Fibbs It's dumb, but it's fun, and it doesn't pretend to be otherwise.
Posted Apr 02, 2009  Edit critic review
5/10
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) Brandon Fibbs For a 3-D movie, Monsters vs. Aliens is appallingly one-dimensional.
Posted Mar 26, 2009  Edit critic review
8/10
Knowing (2009) Brandon Fibbs Entrancing even when it is at its most outlandish, Knowing is a breathtaking metaphysical rumination that, in the final seconds, actually caused me to cry out loud in uninhibited glee.
Posted Mar 19, 2009  Edit critic review
7/10
I Love You, Man (2009) Brandon Fibbs ...it is scientifically impossible not to like Paul Rudd.
Posted Mar 19, 2009  Edit critic review
4/10
Race to Witch Mountain (2009) Brandon Fibbs ...a film so incompetently directed and poorly written that it insults kids' intelligence, much less the adults who brought them.
Posted Mar 13, 2009  Edit critic review
8.5/10
Watchmen (2009) Brandon Fibbs Watchmen is astonishing. It is indubitably the most lavish adaptation of a graphic novel ever made and quite possibly one of the finest book-to-screen endeavors ever produced.
Posted Mar 05, 2009  Edit critic review
7/10
Two Lovers (2008) Brandon Fibbs Two Lovers should be a depressing downer of a film, but it's not.
Posted Feb 26, 2009  Edit critic review
4/10
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) Brandon Fibbs There are only so many times you can use the word "formulaic" before your voice becomes nothing more than white noise.
Posted Feb 13, 2009  Edit critic review
3/10
Friday the 13th (2009) Brandon Fibbs There isn't much of a plot to speak of unless "blade wielding psychopath slaughters one teenager after another" counts as a plot synopsis.
Posted Feb 13, 2009  Edit critic review
1/10
The Pink Panther 2 (2009) Brandon Fibbs Be warned, The Pink Panther 2 will activate your gag reflex rather than tickle your funny bone.
Posted Feb 06, 2009  Edit critic review
6/10
Taken (2008) Brandon Fibbs Taken is by no means the best the spy/action genre has to offer--it's not as smart as Bourne nor as classy as Bond--but it'll do till something better comes along.
Posted Jan 30, 2009  Edit critic review
4/10
New in Town (2009) Brandon Fibbs The mostly inoffensive but ultimately completely enslaved to formula New in Town is destined to feel like a really bad case of cinematic deja vu. It's Doc Hollywood meets Fargo--minus the wood chipper.
Posted Jan 30, 2009  Edit critic review
5/10
Defiance (2008) Brandon Fibbs Zwick's latest film, Defiance, is based on an exceptional true story. Regrettably, the movie is anything but exceptional, and represents Zwick's most disappointing work in more than a decade.
Posted Jan 16, 2009  Edit critic review
8/10
Che: Part One (2008) Brandon Fibbs It is possible to respect, even enjoy this film and still yearn heartily for it to end. Che is a test of endurance as rewarding as it is fatiguing.
Posted Jan 16, 2009  Edit critic review
2/10
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) Brandon Fibbs Who could have imagined that, mere days into 2009, we'd already have a formidable contender for the worst film of the year!?
Posted Jan 16, 2009  Edit critic review
6/10
Last Chance Harvey (2008) Brandon Fibbs Last Chance Harvey is a pleasant if predictable romance. We need more romantic films featuring middle-aged couples.
Posted Jan 09, 2009  Edit critic review
4/10
Bride Wars (2009) Brandon Fibbs It is a shame that filmmakers and audiences alike have let romantic comedies devolve into trite mediocrity and banal predictability. The genre deserves far better than Bride Wars and its ilk.
Posted Jan 09, 2009  Edit critic review
8/10
Valkyrie (2008) Brandon Fibbs Don't believe the negative hype. Valkyrie is a stupendous film, and represents two of the most exciting hours I spent in a theater this year.
Posted Dec 25, 2008  Edit critic review
8/10
The Wrestler (2008) Brandon Fibbs Scott Fitzgerald once wrote that, "There are no second acts in American lives." The Ram would have to agree. But Rourke may be living the second act his character never could.
Posted Dec 25, 2008  Edit critic review
7/10
Gran Torino (2008) Brandon Fibbs Gran Torino was the biggest and most pleasant surprise of 2008.
Posted Dec 25, 2008  Edit critic review
6/10
The Reader (2008) Brandon Fibbs If the first half of The Reader is erotic and sensual, with naked bodies in various states of repose and impassioned lovemaking, the second half becomes increasingly antiseptic, an exercise in philosophy and morality and guilt.
Posted Dec 25, 2008  Edit critic review
5/10
Revolutionary Road (2008) Brandon Fibbs We all lead lives of quiet desperation, though some of us are louder than others.
Posted Dec 25, 2008  Edit critic review
6/10
Marley & Me (2008) Brandon Fibbs Marley, the dog at the center of the sweet and winning Marley and Me is the furry chronometer by which the Grogan family gauges the progression and richness of their own lives.
Posted Dec 25, 2008  Edit critic review
6/10
Yes Man (2008) Brandon Fibbs Yes Man is a pleasant, albeit minor, surprise that actually harkens back to Carrey's glory days with a solid, satisfying comedy that aims to please and mostly hits its mark.
Posted Dec 18, 2008  Edit critic review
8/10
Seven Pounds (2008) Brandon Fibbs The day I stop being emotionally affected by films or become so cynical that I find displays of emotion something to sneer at, is the day I stop doing this job.
Posted Dec 18, 2008  Edit critic review
8/10
Doubt (2008) Brandon Fibbs This is a simple story simply told. Doubt's pleasures are crackling dialogue, top-rate acting, provocative themes and serious convictions.
Posted Dec 12, 2008  Edit critic review
8/10
Frost/Nixon (2008) Brandon Fibbs Stand up and take notice, Oscar. We've finally found something for you to sink your golden teeth into.
Posted Dec 12, 2008  Edit critic review
3/10
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) Brandon Fibbs Derrickson makes his points with blunt force trauma alone.
Posted Dec 12, 2008  Edit critic review
9/10
Milk (2008) Brandon Fibbs Intellectually compelling and emotionally heartrending, Milk is one of the most profound and inspiring presentations of an American political leader I have ever seen.
Posted Nov 26, 2008  Edit critic review
9/10
Let the Right One In (2008) Brandon Fibbs Let the Right One In can safely be called a classic, even before its name is pulled from the theater marquee.
Posted Nov 25, 2008  Edit critic review
7/10
Quantum of Solace (2008) Brandon Fibbs It's not that Quantum of Solace disappoints, so much as it doesn't live up to the promise no doubt unfairly expected after the brilliance of Casino Royale.
Posted Nov 13, 2008  Edit critic review
6/10
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) Brandon Fibbs Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is a worthy, if inconsequential, sequel to its 2005 forerunner. While still high on laughs, this revisit throws in a lot more "drama," diluting some of the fun factor that drove the original.
Posted Nov 07, 2008  Edit critic review
6/10
Role Models (2008) Brandon Fibbs Role Models is like a comfortable, old sweater. It may be somewhat threadbare and out of fashion, but you wear it because it's familiar and snug and makes you feel cozy.
Posted Nov 07, 2008  Edit critic review
6/10
Changeling (2008) Brandon Fibbs It is unfortunate that something this exceptionally manicured could also be this listless and dull.
Posted Nov 01, 2008  Edit critic review
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