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2/5
|
93%
|
Drive (2011) |
"
Drivel."
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eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 31, 2012
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|
1.5/5
|
38%
|
Maniac Cop (1988) |
"
Neither William Lustig's nor Larry Cohen's finest work by a longshot."
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eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 31, 2012
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4/5
|
94%
|
Moneyball (2011) |
"
The best baseball movie since 'Bull Durham.'"
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eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 27, 2012
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|
0/5
|
——
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Tales of an Ancient Empire (2010) |
"
Albert Pyun finally has his 'Heaven's Gate.'"
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eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 26, 2012
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|
0/5
|
——
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Lunch Meat (Lunchmeat) () |
"
Past-its-due-date, green-tinged bologna would be preferable."
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eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 26, 2012
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3/5
|
29%
|
Stone Cold (1991) |
"
Not up to the director's 'Action Jackson', and Bosworth isn't exactly bursting with talent, but this is a mostly agreeable time killer."
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eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 10, 2012
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3.5/5
|
——
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Cut and Run (Inferno in diretta) (1985) |
"
A neat blood-and-boobs exploitation flick that has a real naughty kick."
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eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 6, 2012
|
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1/5
|
——
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Cannonball (1976) |
"
Inoffensive but insipid. Would've been more appropriately titled 'Softball'."
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eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 4, 2012
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|
3.5/5
|
50%
|
Convoy (1978) |
"
Though flawed, with a negligent second-half and a terrible Ali McGraw, it's spectacularly directed and Peckinpah's best since 'Straw Dogs'."
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eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 23, 2011
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4/5
|
88%
|
Margin Call (2011) |
"
The best of its kind since 1987's extraordinary "Wall Street". Fluidly directed, cannily written, and marvelously acted, especially by Jeremy Irons in a juicy villainous turn."
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eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 21, 2011
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2/5
|
——
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Faces in the Crowd (2011) |
"
Jovovich is superb and the story premise is an initial grabber, but the material lacks suitable development and the director fails at generating genuine suspense."
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eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 21, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
——
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99 And 44/100% Dead (Call Harry Crown) (1974) |
"
Starts out fairly well but soon loses its footing and becomes a heavy-handed mess."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 19, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
——
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The Dark (1979) |
"
A flawed but often-dazzling sci-fi/horror movie with oodles of atmosphere and suspense."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 16, 2011
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|
4.5/5
|
86%
|
Southern Comfort (1981) |
"
One of 1981's best movies, it's expertly helmed with some truly astonishing sequences. A haunting experience."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 12, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
37%
|
Last Man Standing (1996) |
"
Not great, but it's an underrated effort from director Walter Hill deserving of a re-evaluation."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 12, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
——
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Killer Fish (1986) |
"
An inept, uninvolving action picture with a who-cares plot and crummy characters."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 9, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
20%
|
He Knows You're Alone (Blood Wedding) (1980) |
"
Has its moments, but it eventually relies on the very same cliches it pretends to be above."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 7, 2011
|
|
0/5
|
——
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Death Ship (1980) |
"
A Jason-masked rubber ducky in your bathtub would be more frightening."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 7, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
94%
|
Prince of the City (1981) |
"
Simplistic, solipsistic and superfluous stuff."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 6, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
——
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The Seduction (1982) |
"
Tantalizing first-half; trite follow-through. "
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 4, 2011
|
|
0.5/5
|
50%
|
The Rookie (1990) |
"
Quite possibly Clint's worst."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 2, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
77%
|
The Enforcer (1976) |
"
The very least of the series. Completely unremarkable and poorly put together. "
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 1, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
——
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Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (A Feel for Murder) (1995) |
"
Better than the original, passable enough for a harmless look-see."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 26, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
20%
|
Deadly Blessing (1981) |
"
Starts out acceptably enough but suffers from dire development and unimpressive craftsmanship from director Wes Craven."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 25, 2011
|
|
0.5/5
|
64%
|
Wild At Heart (1990) |
"
A major misfire from a major director."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 14, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
89%
|
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) |
"
The best of the Mob pictures from the eighties. Wonderfully acted, directed, written and textured. A mini-classic."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 30, 2011
|
|
0/5
|
24%
|
Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter (1984) |
"
One of the very worst of this hit-and-miss series."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 29, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
14%
|
Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982) |
"
Not as good as the original, considerably better than the second entry, it's finely made and will more than sate undemanding viewers."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 29, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
33%
|
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) |
"
Sucky, substandard stuff with a low gore factor, nonexistent scares, and startling ineptitude."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 23, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
50%
|
Terror in the Aisles (Time for Terror) (1984) |
"
A trite, sophomoric compilation of movie clips that neither entertains nor fascinates."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 16, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
96%
|
The Big Easy (1986) |
"
A colorful, energetic, exciting and sexy New Orleans crime tale."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 15, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
30%
|
Men At Work (1990) |
"
A funny movie about a couple of garbagemen? Look no further."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 12, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
16%
|
Heaven's Prisoners (1996) |
"
Piquant dialogue, superb supporting performances, but a screenplay that's both overcomplicated and underwhelming."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 11, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
——
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A Fine Mess (1986) |
"
Strictly take-it-or-leave-it entertainment, making it a nice guilty pleasure for those receptive to it."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 11, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
63%
|
A Prayer For The Dying (1987) |
"
A bit flawed but always compelling, with stellar performances, interesting characters, and good craftsmanship paving the way."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 10, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
25%
|
Prophecy (1979) |
"
A truly rock-bottom cinematic endeavor from a talented director who should have known better."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 9, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
29%
|
The Collector (2009) |
"
A bona-fide mini-classic that both fascinates and frightens."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 6, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
86%
|
Collateral (2004) |
"
Cruise and Ruffalo are outstanding, and though the movie has style and texture, it has an appallingly-stupid second half."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 4, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
89%
|
Born on the Fourth of July (1989) |
"
Despite a few strong moments, it's an overstated, underwhelming, generally-insulting crock."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 4, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
——
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Moving Violations (1985) |
"
Perfectly satisfying comedy for the undemanding."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 3, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
——
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Sketch Artist (1992) |
"
Despite Jeff Fahey's notable work in the lead, this is quite the underwhelming thriller."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 2, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
50%
|
Dead and Breakfast (2005) |
"
Could use a little more in the scares department, and even with its brief running time it's overlong, but it offers quite good entertainment value and is a whole lot of fun."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 31, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
86%
|
Charley Varrick (1973) |
"
Quite implausible but pretty good fun nevertheless. Star Matthau and director Siegel are in very fine form."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 26, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
43%
|
The Couch Trip (1988) |
"
Aykroyd is superb, but the movie doesn't make much good on its interesting story premise, and the secondary characters are weakly drawn while the execution lacks any semblances of snap."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 26, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
——
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Street Kings 2: Motor City (2011) |
"
Some attributes but not nearly enough."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 20, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
52%
|
Vanishing On 7th Street (2011) |
"
Unlike the director's outstanding 'Session 9', this flaccid horror movie never manages to crank into second gear and remains frustratingly aloof."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
0/5
|
33%
|
The Ward (2011) |
"
John Carpenter's absolute worst. Stunningly inept on every possible level."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 13, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
44%
|
Bad Teacher (2011) |
"
Oh, it's nothing special, but there a decent deal of laughs, some good characterizations, and excellent comic performances by Cameron Diaz and Lucy Punch."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 13, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
——
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And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) |
"
Despite a contrived love-story subplot and some slight overlength, this is a grand entertainment chock-full of superb writing, directing and acting."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jun 23, 2011
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