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The Journal-Herald (Dayton, OH)

The Journal-Herald (Dayton, OH) is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Terry Lawson.

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Re-Animator (1985) Terry Lawson I simply can't deny Re-Animator's raw power and ugly appeal.
Posted Oct 16, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Dune (1984) Terry Lawson David Lynch has gone against the usual book-to-movie logic: He has captured the letter of Frank Herbert's allegorical science-fiction novel, but none of its spirit.
Posted Feb 14, 2024  Edit critic review
Grease (1978) Terry Lawson Grease is a conventional musical in the sense that the stars break into song at every inopportune moment. But the choreography and staging is anything but conventional.
Posted Feb 08, 2024  Edit critic review
Alien (1979) Terry Lawson If you're able to accept the blood and gore for the cinematic trickery it is, I can almost guarantee you the best time at the movies you may have had in years... Alien is commercial moviemaking at its very best.
Posted Nov 16, 2023  Edit critic review
Moscow on the Hudson (1984) Terry Lawson [Maria Conchita] Alonso is nicely effective... she refuses to dwell on the obvious disadvantages of her background; she believes in her power to overcome obstacles.
Posted Aug 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Terry Lawson Raiders of the Lost Ark, you see, is the real lalapalooza, a slam-bang, rock-'em-sock-'em adventure film that's as smart and witty as it is comic-book thrilling and exciting.
Posted May 03, 2023  Edit critic review
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Terry Lawson To describe and detail is to spoil the fun, and fun is absolutely all this movie is about... But the scenes between stunts in Indiana Jones are little more than pretty pieces of celluloid, bridges that get us from one hair-raising stunt to the next.
Posted Apr 18, 2023  Edit critic review
9 to 5 (1980) Terry Lawson Nine to Five emerges as the best of the holiday comedies.
Posted Mar 03, 2023  Edit critic review
4/4
Gandhi (1982) Terry Lawson Gandhi is portrayed by Ben Kingsley, who gives an uncanny and charismatic performance, and he is assisted by some of India's finest character actors.
Posted Jul 19, 2022  Edit critic review
3/4
Thief (1981) Terry Lawson Well-acted, smoothly directed, highly intelligent caper fodder, marred only by gratuitous violence at the finale.
Posted Jul 07, 2022  Edit critic review
The Last Starfighter (1984) Terry Lawson The Last Starfighter approaches its Wish Upon A Star fantasy with such aplomb and affection that we could almost see ourselves taking up residence in a tailer park.
Posted May 03, 2022  Edit critic review
El Norte (1983) Terry Lawson El Norte's magic comes from its ability to, in the words of Arturo, "feel with our hearts and souls."
Posted Aug 03, 2021  Edit critic review
Sugar Cane Alley (1983) Terry Lawson Sugar Cane Alley is one of those films that, as a friend likes to say, seems to get better on the ride home, and fulfills Its potential in conversations a day or two later.
Posted May 07, 2021  Edit critic review
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