Bob Grimm

Bob Grimm

"I think it was in Ebert's "North" review where he said "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie." That was a beautiful thing. You're gonna need a bigger boat-Roy Scheider in Jaws Where is Pancakes House? Peter Stormare in Fargo That's me...I'm me! Michael Rappaport in True Romance Look to me...I'll show you the life of the mind! John Goodman in Barton Fink"

Agrees with the Tomatometer 81% of the time.

Biography:
Grew up in New York, moved to Reno in 1992, and can't believe I still live here. Been writing reviews since 1989.
Favorites:
Some of my favorite movies are Jaws, Barton Fink, Taxi Driver, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. My favorite 2006 film was The Fountain.
Publications:
Las Vegas CityLife , Las Vegas Mercury , Reno News and Review , Sacramento News & Review , Tucson Weekly
Critics' Group:
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
Total Reviews:
570
Total QuickRatings:
202
Location:
Reno, Nevada, home of the frightening pedestrian.

Listing Of All Reviews & Articles

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
2.25/5 88% Rush (2013) " Without a doubt, one of the most overrated films of 2013." — Tucson Weekly
Posted Oct 3, 2013
3/5 80% Prisoners (2013) " A good film with a shoddy ending that keeps it from being great. " — Tucson Weekly
Posted Sep 28, 2013
1.25/5 33% The Family (2013) " Why does stuff like this have to happen?" — Tucson Weekly
Posted Sep 20, 2013
1/5 3% Getaway (2013) " Hey...please don't do anything like this to us again. Thank you. " — Tucson Weekly
Posted Sep 4, 2013
4.25/5 84% Prince Avalanche (2013) " A solid return to form for David Gordon Green, and great stuff from Rudd and Hirsch. Also...stellar soundtrack." — Tucson Weekly
Posted Aug 29, 2013
1/5 30% Kick-Ass 2 (2013) " Easily one of the year's worst films. " — Tucson Weekly
Posted Aug 22, 2013
2.75/5 68% Elysium (2013) " Equal part brilliant and stupid. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Aug 16, 2013
2.75/5 63% 2 Guns (2013) " Eh...you could do a lot worse this summer." — Tucson Weekly
Posted Aug 7, 2013
4.75/5 94% Fruitvale Station (2013) " One of the year's best films. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Aug 1, 2013
3/5 86% The Conjuring (2013) " I'm uh-scared, I'm uh-scared!" — Tucson Weekly
Posted Jul 25, 2013
1/5 40% Only God Forgives (2013) " This week on "When Bad Things Happen to Good Actors"..." — Tucson Weekly
Posted Jul 21, 2013
3/5 72% Pacific Rim (2013) " It's stupid but I liked it. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Jul 21, 2013
1/5 31% The Lone Ranger (2013) " Yeah...this was a mistake. " — Tucson Weekly
Posted Jul 10, 2013
2/5 67% World War Z (2013) " Loses it in the final act." — Reno News and Review
Posted Jun 29, 2013
4/5 84% This Is the End (2013) " Definitive, and unsurprising, proof that Danny McBride would be a total jackass during the apocalypse. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Jun 20, 2013
2.25/5 56% Man of Steel (2013) " Henry Cavill is the best looking Superman yet. He is also the dullest. " — Tucson Weekly
Posted Jun 12, 2013
1/5 11% After Earth (2013) " Umm....no. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Jun 6, 2013
1.25/5 19% The Hangover Part III (2013) " Yeah...we totally didn't need this movie. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Jun 1, 2013
3.75/5 87% Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) " I like this movie a lot, but the part with the tribble was totally stupid. " — Tucson Weekly
Posted May 23, 2013
3.75/5 49% The Great Gatsby (2013) " All hail the mighty Leo!!!" — Reno News and Review
Posted May 16, 2013
3.75/5 79% Iron Man 3 (2013) " Yeah...it's good." — Reno News and Review
Posted May 14, 2013
2.75/5 49% Pain & Gain (2013) " While I will always hate Bay, this is actually an okay movie." — Reno News and Review
Posted May 2, 2013
2/5 54% Oblivion (2013) " Tom Cruise is CAPTAIN EO!" — Reno News and Review
Posted Apr 26, 2013
4/5 82% The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) " Gosling and Cooper in a movie? Yeah, you should go." — Tucson Weekly
Posted Apr 19, 2013
2.75/5 62% Evil Dead (2013) " Well...I didn't hate it. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Apr 11, 2013
1/5 9% The Host (2013) " Yeah...um...no...don't ever do this again please. " — Tucson Weekly
Posted Apr 4, 2013
1/5 66% Spring Breakers (2013) " Don't believe the hype...this movie is an awful mess." — Tucson Weekly
Posted Mar 31, 2013
1.5/5 36% The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) " Now you see it, and now you wish you really hadn't. " — Tucson Weekly
Posted Mar 21, 2013
2.25/5 59% Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) " Kunis just doesn't cut it as a witch, and Franco makes for an unintentionally goofy wizard. " — Tucson Weekly
Posted Mar 14, 2013
2/5 52% Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) " Not a very good time...special effects kill this one. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Mar 10, 2013
2.75/5 55% Snitch (2013) " Dwayne Johnson actually almost emotes in this thing. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Mar 3, 2013
4.5/5 95% West of Memphis (2012) " Good to know these guys are finally free." — Tucson Weekly
Posted Feb 27, 2013
1/5 14% A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) " One of the great action franchises in movie history not only delivers its first bomb, it puts a crater in the franchise so large I fear it can't be rebuilt. " — Tucson Weekly
Posted Feb 22, 2013
1.5 20% Identity Thief (2013) " The latest movie featuring Chris Farley and David Spade really stinks. Oh...wait..." — Reno News and Review
Posted Feb 16, 2013
4/5 81% Warm Bodies (2013) " A credible zombie flick that is also sweet and adorable. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Feb 7, 2013
1.75/5 4% Movie 43 (2013) " The homeschooling segment is funny. The rest...not so much." — Reno News and Review
Posted Feb 3, 2013
2.25/5 60% The Last Stand (2013) " Cool to see Arnold back. I just wish the movie was a little better. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Jan 24, 2013
1/5 32% Gangster Squad (2013) " Painfully bad...Gosling and Penn embarrass themselves. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Jan 17, 2013
4.75/5 93% Zero Dark Thirty (2013) " At least two great movies in one...Bigelow Oscar snub is insane." — Reno News and Review
Posted Jan 10, 2013
2/5 51% Promised Land (2013) " I really don't know what this movie is trying to say. " — Tucson Weekly
Posted Jan 3, 2013
3/5 88% Django Unchained (2012) " Tarantino's worst movie is only good...not great. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Jan 3, 2013
5/5 70% Les Misérables (2012) " The best movie musical I have ever seen." — Tucson Weekly
Posted Dec 27, 2012
1/5 4% Playing for Keeps (2012) " Garbage." — Reno News and Review
Posted Dec 13, 2012
3.75/5 75% Killing Them Softly (2012) " Ray Liotta gets his butt super kicked in this one. It's actually quite scary. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Dec 6, 2012
4.5/5 87% Life of Pi (2012) " Hooray!!!" — Reno News and Review
Posted Nov 29, 2012
2.25/5 89% Lincoln (2012) " This is a surprisingly bad movie. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Nov 22, 2012
1/5 48% The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) " Not nearly enough shots of Taylor's abs. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Nov 22, 2012
4/5 92% Skyfall (2012) " Best...Bond...ever." — Reno News and Review
Posted Nov 16, 2012
3/5 78% Flight (2012) " I have to be honest...the plane crash is by far the best part of this movie. All of the other stuff is just okay. " — Reno News and Review
Posted Nov 8, 2012
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