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The Pill Pounder (1923) Ardon Van Buren Powell I am an enthusiastic rooter for the Murray comedies, as I call them all good. They are always to be depended upon for laughs.
Posted Mar 27, 2024  Edit critic review
Sherlock, Jr. (1924) C.S. Sewell Right here we want to say that we never saw so many gags and such original ones as are unfolded in Sherlock, Jr. It is an unusually cleverly constructed comedy film and Buster and his gag men deserve credit for their ingenuity.
Posted Feb 23, 2024  Edit critic review
Captain January (1924) Tom Waller Director Edward Cline failed to miss a single point which would in any way mar the natural beauty of [Captain January].
Posted Dec 21, 2023  Edit critic review
The Devil Dancer (1927) Herb Cruikshank No expense has been spared to surround the star with the finest talent available, and the hand of lavish liberality is as apparent as the skill of the artists in the picture’s magnificently evidenced “production values.”
Posted Dec 05, 2023  Edit critic review
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918) Robert C. McElravy Mr. Julian's personal delineation of the Kaiser is a splendid bit of acting all told... Mr. Julian not only succeeds in looking the part, but he acts it intelligently and with conviction.
Posted Dec 05, 2023  Edit critic review
The Jungle (1914) H.W. De Long The finale of the story is gratifying. Taken as a whole, the picture contains much that is wholesome. The photography is excellent, and the acting and direction are above criticism.
Posted Dec 05, 2023  Edit critic review
Blind Justice (1915) W. Stephen Bush [Christensen's] characterization of the central figure of the story is a splendid bit of artistic work. Indeed, the acting throughout the play is of an uncommonly high character even in the minor parts.
Posted Sep 08, 2023  Edit critic review
The Ocean Waif (1916) Edward Weitzel Frederick Chapin's story contains a number of entertaining moments, but the material employed is somewhat familiar.
Posted May 24, 2023  Edit critic review
Mickey (1918) Walter K. Hill Mickey is motion pictures epitomized -- and mighty good motion pictures as well... Mabel Normand in Mickey is all we have been led to expect -- and then some.
Posted Mar 23, 2023  Edit critic review
The Black Pirate (1926) C.S. Sewell As for the stunts that are so dear to the heart of the Fairbanks’ fans -- they are here in abundance.
Posted Mar 22, 2023  Edit critic review
The Hazards of Helen (1914) MPW Staff The thirteenth of The Hazards of Helen Railway Series, is an unusually thrilling episode, and presents several dangerous ventures, such as Helen dropping an apparently dangerous height from a bridge to the top of a moving freight train.
Posted Mar 22, 2023  Edit critic review
The Devil Horse (1926) C.S. Sewell Yakima Canutt, a former rodeo champion, is excellently cast as Dave and introduces some skillful and daring horsemanship equaling anything of its kind that has yet been filmed.
Posted Mar 21, 2023  Edit critic review
Lotus Blossom (1921) Jessie Robb [Lady Tsen Mei] gives a satisfactory performance. The acting of the members of the cast stamps them as artists. Technically, the production is authentic and visually attractive.
Posted Mar 10, 2023  Edit critic review
Safety Last (1923) Stanley C. Warrick It is another testimonial that one touch of Harold makes the whole world grin, and in addition to grinning it will make the fans laugh, chuckle and chortle with glee.
Posted Feb 22, 2023  Edit critic review
The Girl in the Rain (1920) Robert C. McElravy From the moment two girls and a young man appear at a country inn, evidently fearing pursuit, the challenging grip of the unusual is felt and the spectator begins the effort to unravel the plot.
Posted Jan 27, 2023  Edit critic review
My Four Years in Germany (1918) Edward Weitzel In My Four Years in Germany the screen presents a valuable historical document that recalls with clearness and unflagging interest the causes that prompted Germany to plunge the world into the present conflict.
Posted Nov 16, 2022  Edit critic review
Peter Pan (1924) C.S. Sewell Peter Pan is a masterpiece from every standpoint and a credit to the industry.
Posted Oct 20, 2022  Edit critic review
The Toll of the Sea (1922) C.S. Sewell Anna May Wong... gives a fine performance, bringing out the emotional points with delicacy and much feeling and holding your sympathy throughout.
Posted Oct 18, 2022  Edit critic review
The Chalice of Courage (1915) Lynde Denig The picture is of the West from first to last; but in the quality of the story and the very fine production provided by Director Rollin S. Sturgeon, it is far removed from the subjects one may expect to find under the head of western.
Posted Sep 07, 2022  Edit critic review
The Secret of the Swamp (1916) Edward Weitzel [Director Reynolds] has aimed to construct an entertaining photoplay peopled with easily recognized characters, and has paid no heed to the "deeper significance" and moral stress with which it is thought necessary to weight down so many screen dramas.
Posted Sep 07, 2022  Edit critic review
The Greater Law (1917) Edward Weitzel The production is generally excellent and both stars create favorable impressions in their roles.
Posted Sep 07, 2022  Edit critic review
The Girl of Lost Lake (1916) Lynde Denig The lake shimmering in the moonlight; dawns and sunsets seen through the trees -- we have all these in a varied background... Myrtle Gonzalez [puts] plenty of dash and spirit into her performance.
Posted Sep 07, 2022  Edit critic review
The Show Down (1917) Edward Weitzel Many of the scenes on the island have great pictorial beauty and the work of a well selected cast brings out all the good points of the story, which was written by Lynn F. Reynolds and Waldemar Young.
Posted Sep 06, 2022  Edit critic review
The Galley Slave (1915) Lynde Denig J. Gordon Edwards supplied a satisfactory production for a quite sensational melodrama developed along old-fashioned lines.
Posted Jan 13, 2022  Edit critic review
The Miracle Man (1919) Edward Weitzel George Loane Tucker has evidently labored unsparingly upon every branch of production connected with The Miracle Man, and nowhere is his good judgment more manifest than in his selection of the cast.
Posted Jan 11, 2022  Edit critic review
Far from the Madding Crowd (1915) Louis Reeves Harrison When it comes to modern directing, Trimble is years behind the times. He fails utterly to bring out the strong emotional revelations Miss Turner exhibited when she became our first veritable star.
Posted Jan 10, 2022  Edit critic review
(undefined) MPW Staff The reproduction of a story of this character in motion pictures is an achievement of sufficient importance to attract more than the usual degree of interest.
Posted Sep 13, 2021  Edit critic review
Salomy Jane (1914) Louis Reeves Harrison Many of the backgrounds are a delight to the eye, and not a few of them positively beautiful. This beauty of scene, aided by exceptionally fine photography, and a wise selection of types, constitute the screen story s chief values.
Posted Sep 07, 2021  Edit critic review
The Adventures of Dollie (1908) MPW Staff One of the most remarkable cases of child-stealing is depicted in this Biograph picture.
Posted Aug 19, 2021  Edit critic review
The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England (1914) Hanford C. Judson Slight in texture like all delicate things, it gives a truly first-love story in all its June rose-time perfume and vernal sweetness.
Posted Jul 28, 2021  Edit critic review
(undefined) MPW Staff Those who see this film will recognize many of the troublesome microbes and will undoubtedly laugh heartily at the man's discomfiture when he discovers the nature of his disease.
Posted Jul 16, 2021  Edit critic review
(undefined) MPW Staff A comic that has numerous characteristics of more than ordinary interest.
Posted Jul 16, 2021  Edit critic review
In Old Kentucky (1909) MPW Staff The photography of the picture is, of course, of a high-class order, and altogether the film breathes a spirit of patriotism which will find an echo in every American mind at this great juncture in the history of the United States.
Posted Jun 07, 2021  Edit critic review
Hiawatha (1909) MPW Staff Probably every person who has seen the new film has left the theater with a new sense of appreciation of the marvels and beauties of the motion picture in interpreting even the masterpieces of poetry and fiction.
Posted Jun 07, 2021  Edit critic review
Dante's Inferno (1911) W. Stephen Bush I know of no higher commendation of the work than mention of the fact that the film-makers have been exceedingly faithful to the words of the poet. They have followed, in letter and in spirit, his conceptions.
Posted Jun 04, 2021  Edit critic review
The Renunciation (1909) MPW Staff The staging is managed with fidelity and there is a snap to it which is irresistible, while the dramatic climaxes are all sufficiently interesting to hold the attention unabated.
Posted Jun 03, 2021  Edit critic review
(undefined) MPW Staff There is a simplicity and directness about this picture which greatly increases its interest, and the effect upon one is pleasant. It brings back old days, and youthful pleasures and visions, more freely, perhaps, than almost any picture of recent date.
Posted Jun 03, 2021  Edit critic review
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive (2016) MPW Staff The technical quality of the film is good and the action is excellent. The makeup of the character representing Poe is to be heartily recommended. The film should serve to draw attention to a character too little known and understood.
Posted Jun 03, 2021  Edit critic review
A Lad From Old Ireland (1910) MPW Staff Its chief interest lies in the scenery. Probably most audiences will enjoy it, and of course the Irish lad will make the Irish portion of any audience hilarious.
Posted Jun 03, 2021  Edit critic review
The Thieving Hand (1908) MPW Staff The Thieving Hand is a fine trick film, full of ingenuity and good quality. The closing scene spoils an otherwise perfect reproduction.
Posted Jun 03, 2021  Edit critic review
From the Manger to the Cross (1912) Rev. W.H. Jackson As this is the world's greatest theme, it only follows that this is the greatest picture, and the Kalem Company must receive due commendation for...this wonderful film which places the highest and best uses of the moving picture in its most exalted place.
Posted Jun 03, 2021  Edit critic review
From the Manger to the Cross (1912) W. Stephen Bush It is indeed a cinematographic gospel. Because of this sublime work it will be easier than it was before to "go forth and teach all nations."
Posted Jun 03, 2021  Edit critic review
Upstairs (1919) Louis Reeves Harrison Mabel is vivacious in her own peculiar way, alive every moment in farcial situations.
Posted Jun 02, 2021  Edit critic review
The Dream Girl (1916) Lynde Denig Because it is very well done, rather than because of any- extraordinary quality in the story, The Dream Girl belongs among the good, if not the best of the Lasky pictures.
Posted Jun 02, 2021  Edit critic review
The Dragon Painter (1919) Margaret I. MacDonald The story is original in character, supplying a wealth of romanticism. Its screen development at times lacks sufficient incident to accelerate the action. The production is high class, clean of moral and beautiful in conception.
Posted May 18, 2021  Edit critic review
(undefined) MPW Staff A dramatic story, with native life and customs as accurately depicted as possible.
Posted May 13, 2021  Edit critic review
(undefined) MPW Staff Sumptuous in production... While the main dramatic features of the Biblical narrative have been seized upon, there is nothing "stagey"... it is handled with a fine dramatic spirit that will win the approval of any audience.
Posted May 13, 2021  Edit critic review
A Corner in Wheat (1909) MPW Staff The picture is worked out with all the skill and attention to details which characterize the Biograph work and deserves a long run. The company is to be congratulated upon producing such a graphic and satisfactory film.
Posted May 13, 2021  Edit critic review
49-17 (1917) Robert C. McElravy There is not much dramatic strength in the first four reels, but the plot Is fresh and not so obvious as sometimes happens, and there is sufficient drama in the last reel to provide a strong finish.
Posted May 11, 2021  Edit critic review
Traffic in Souls (1913) George Blaisdell On the dramatic side Traffic in Souls has unusual power. There are many stirring situations -- of heart interest and of suspense. The action unfolds smoothly, coherently, and always interestingly.
Posted May 11, 2021  Edit critic review
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