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1/4
North (1994) William Arnold Desperately wanting to be hip, this mug-fest has no solid emotional core... It's just silly and trite and a colossal waste of time.
Posted Jan 23, 2026  Edit critic review
Jurassic Park (1993) William Arnold You get the sense that a whole new cinematic art form has been created here, that the fundamentals of movie-making have suddenly and miraculously changed.
Posted Jul 01, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
Little Women (1994) William Arnold Winona Ryder is a small revelation.
Posted Apr 11, 2024  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) William Arnold The acting is so strong, so seductive in The Shawshank Redemption that you almost don't notice this epic prison drama isn't all that good.
Posted Mar 04, 2024  Edit critic review
Heat (1995) William Arnold Both stars have their share of dynamic moments, and, gosh knows, there's plenty of explosive action. But it's a long sit, and by the time the excruciatingly drawn-out climax comes to its end, you're more than ready to head for the exits.
Posted Dec 21, 2023  Edit critic review
Alien (1979) William Arnold An authentically scary movie. Like all the great horror films, it's both a unique mood piece and a true shocker that hits you with a psychological impact that none of its three sequels or hundreds of copycats have managed to duplicate.
Posted Nov 16, 2023  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Selena (1997) William Arnold The PG-rated film is understandably ultra-respectful of Selena, her family and the Mexican-American heritage. But the result of all this respect is a rather bland TV movie that might have been sponsored by the Catholic Church.
Posted Sep 06, 2023  Edit critic review
La Haine (1995) William Arnold Frankly, if you go to the movies very often, you've seen all this before... But what gives the film a different spin is that racism really doesn't seem to be a factor.
Posted Jul 19, 2023  Edit critic review
Godzilla (1998) William Arnold The script may be barely functional, but the film definitely delivers the goods as a super-version of a '50s-style giant monster movie.
Posted Feb 15, 2023  Edit critic review
Path to War (2002) John Levesque Drawing on a supremely intelligent screenplay by Daniel Giat, "Path to War" is another of those "important" films that would never make it in theaters today.
Posted Jun 29, 2020  Edit critic review
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003) Melanie McFarland "The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer" managed to stun this critic by being substantially more dreadful that the original, and offensive to boot.
Posted Jan 15, 2020  Edit critic review
The State Within (2006) Melanie McFarland The State Within is what we'd get if the producers of 24 wanted to make us think instead of accept ever-widening leaps of logic.
Posted Mar 07, 2019  Edit critic review
Helen of Troy (1955) Melanie McFarland The whole thing makes you feel, oh I don't know, a little dirty.
Posted Mar 06, 2019  Edit critic review
Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole (2003) Melanie McFarland If you want to be moved by a powerful story this weekend as opposed to gratuitously tickled, [Dr. Jerri] Nielsen is the heroine most deserving of your attentions.
Posted Mar 06, 2019  Edit critic review
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004) Melanie McFarland Set the bar very low and you may appreciate its stupidity.
Posted Mar 04, 2019  Edit critic review
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) Melanie McFarland The film is awash with psychedelic visuals, '60s cinematography and a dizzying mishmash of devices reminiscent of iconic films like Dr. Strangelove and The Pink Panther. However, like [Peter] Sellers himself, Life and Death lacks genuine personality.
Posted Mar 04, 2019  Edit critic review
Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004) Melanie McFarland Five People [You Meet in Heaven] is your basic Hallmark Entertainment fuzz, yet many scenes defy the brand's typical saccharine, tempering the light with a welcome grit.
Posted Mar 04, 2019  Edit critic review
Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story (2004) Melanie McFarland Surely nausea was not what Moyle was shooting for. But I guess that's what happens when you try to make uplifting TV "biopoetry," and nobody has the decency to slam you before it's too late.
Posted Mar 02, 2019  Edit critic review
Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) Melanie McFarland [Battlestar Galactica] Razor's best service, beyond reminding us why Galactica is one of the best television shows on the air, is in filling in the story's historical gaps.
Posted Mar 02, 2019  Edit critic review
Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004) Melanie McFarland [Category 6: Day of Destruction], a miniseries one step beyond devastatingly awful.
Posted Mar 01, 2019  Edit critic review
B
Isn't It Romantic (2019) Tim Hall Isn't It Romantic isn't groundbreaking; it is an enjoyable time at the movies and a refreshing take on an age old story.
Posted Feb 14, 2019  Edit critic review
B+
Ghetto (2002) William Arnold The film is delicately narrated by Martin Landau and directed with sensitivity and skill by Dana Janklowicz-Mann.
Posted Jan 29, 2019  Edit critic review
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009) Melanie McFarland And what is "Galactica," old or new? A high-flying trifle. Choice, cheesy adventure. Sci Fi pulp. So stop squeezing your thermoses, turn off your brain, and enjoy.
Posted Apr 23, 2018  Edit critic review
The Blue Tooth Virgin (2008) William Arnold The film is low budget and uneven in spots, but the dialogue is biting, Russell Brown's direction is often razor-sharp and the action climaxes with a virtuoso cameo appearance by the great Karen Black as a wily and wise script consultant.
Posted Oct 30, 2009  Edit critic review
B
The Last House on the Left (2009) Sean Axmaker Iliadis is more visually sophisticated than Craven was in 1972 and works hard to sustain the mood and tension while still hitting the audience with blunt scenes of wincing violence.
Posted Mar 13, 2009  Edit critic review
C-
Crossing Over (2009) Sean Axmaker ... feels an awful lot like the multicultural Crash, complete with its crisscrossing stories, heavy ironies and even heavier moralizing.
Posted Mar 12, 2009  Edit critic review
C
Shuttle (2008) Bill White Instead of suspense, we get frustration at the stupidity of the characters.
Posted Mar 12, 2009  Edit critic review
B
Race to Witch Mountain (2009) Andy Spletzer Smarter than it trusts itself to be.
Posted Mar 12, 2009  Edit critic review
A-
Everlasting Moments (2008) Bill White Troell's profound insistence that life -- even in its most miserable chapters -- is an occasion for rejoicing, goes beyond gender politics to a place of transcendent sublimity.
Posted Mar 12, 2009  Edit critic review
B
Phoebe in Wonderland (2008) Sean Axmaker ... an involving and empathetic drama of mothers and daughters.
Posted Mar 05, 2009  Edit critic review
B+
Watchmen (2009) William Arnold Fans of the 1986 graphic novel Watchmen should be pleased with the eye-filling, slavishly faithful, long-time-coming film version that opens today and threatens to become the first true movie event of 2009.
Posted Mar 05, 2009  Edit critic review
B+
Ben X (2007) Sean Axmaker There are lessons to be learned, but rarely have such lessons been transformed into such vivid and emotionally affecting drama.
Posted Feb 26, 2009  Edit critic review
B
Gomorra (2008) Sean Axmaker The sprawl makes it hard to follow... but it makes its point about the reach of the Camorra and the culture it has spawned.
Posted Feb 26, 2009  Edit critic review
B
Prima Ballerina (2009) R. M. Campbell Anyone who knows about ballet will find much to recognize in the lives of these young women, but for those who do not, the film will be a revelation.
Posted Feb 26, 2009  Edit critic review
B+
Ballast (2008) Sean Axmaker ... the cinematic equivalent of a miniature, a piece carved out of the stories of three troubled and damaged souls...
Posted Feb 19, 2009  Edit critic review
B+
Three Monkeys (2008) Sean Axmaker [Nuri Bilge] Ceylan keeps the cascade of mistakes and mishaps... off-screen. His camera stays on the actions and reactions of his characters in the wake of the repercussions...
Posted Feb 19, 2009  Edit critic review
A
The Class (2008) Sean Axmaker ... filled with a world of real detail that blurs the line between documentary and fiction.
Posted Feb 19, 2009  Edit critic review
B
Under the Sea (2009) Sean Axmaker .. a visual pageant of strange undersea creatures hunting and scavenging and floating across the screen.
Posted Feb 12, 2009  Edit critic review
B
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) Athima Chansanchai If cheesy, feel-good riches-to-reason romantic comedies are yours, this is your fix. It's a harmless indulgence that, like shopping, may make you feel good for the short term, but later you'll need more.
Posted Feb 12, 2009  Edit critic review
C+
Friday the 13th (2009) Travis Nichols This new Friday the 13th is infinitely better than Jason X or Freddy vs. Jason, but it's still schlock.
Posted Feb 12, 2009  Edit critic review
C
The Pink Panther 2 (2009) Andy Spletzer They are joined by other typically good actors such as Jean Reno, Jeremy Irons, Lily Tomlin and Alfred Molina. Unfortunately, they're underused.
Posted Feb 06, 2009  Edit critic review
C+
Push (2009) Sean Axmaker ... delivers the requisite spectacle... but skimps on character and story.
Posted Feb 05, 2009  Edit critic review
C+
He's Just Not That Into You (2009) Sean Axmaker This plodding, overlong film is like an awkward first date with an attractive setup whose heart isn't in it: polite, dull and seemingly unending.
Posted Feb 05, 2009  Edit critic review
A
Waltz With Bashir (2008) Sean Axmaker ... you could call it an animated documentary by way of oral history, but it's best not to get caught up with labels concerning this film.
Posted Jan 29, 2009  Edit critic review
B-
Were the World Mine (2008) Bill White Were the World Mine is an independent film that succeeds through the excellent work of a cast and crew whose imagination compensates for budgetary constraints.
Posted Jan 29, 2009  Edit critic review
B-
New in Town (2009) Paula Nechak Zellweger, despite her propensity to scrunch her face, has an easy chemistry with Connick that is unthreatening and enjoyable, and she's good at the physical comedy the role requires.
Posted Jan 29, 2009  Edit critic review
B-
Taken (2008) Travis Nichols Longtime action cinematographer Pierre Morrel proves adept at using the quick, claustrophobic cuts of the Bourne franchise and the Transporter flicks.
Posted Jan 29, 2009  Edit critic review
C
Outlander (2008) Sean Axmaker ... a skimpy script with unimaginative characters, mundane dialogue and routine plot twists.
Posted Jan 22, 2009  Edit critic review
B
Inkheart (2008) Sean Axmaker ... focused on giving the film a palpable threat of potentially fatal consequences and the characters an emotional foundation.
Posted Jan 22, 2009  Edit critic review
A
Wendy and Lucy (2008) Sean Axmaker This is survival, revealed in all the blunt details of a documentary portrait and the simple power of [Michelle] Williams' unadorned, Oscar-worthy performance.
Posted Jan 22, 2009  Edit critic review
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