Judith Martin
Judith Martin's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer when
published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Washington Post
| Publications: | Washington Post |
Movie Reviews Only
| Rating | T-Meter | Title | Year | Review |
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| 88% | Norma Rae (1979) |
It's a dear and corny story, played with lovable grubbiness by Sally Field and Ron Leibman, but it's not about what you think.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted Feb 6, 2018
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| 9% | The Blue Lagoon (1980) |
There have come to be certain conventions of the genre, and it's an annoyance that The Blue Lagoon keeps violating them.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted Feb 6, 2018
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| 69% | Urban Cowboy (1980) |
It's too diluted.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted Feb 6, 2018
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| 74% | Pretty Baby (1978) |
It takes a robust and humorous approach to life in a brothel, where the work done is less important than the community spirit; and "naughty" would be a far better word to describe the sex scenes, while the rest is decidedly nice.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted Feb 1, 2018
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| 44% | Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) |
There are only so many ways to photograph black starry space and the under-bellies of spaceships, and the films that got there first used them all up.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted May 9, 2017
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| 95% | Reds (1981) |
It is occasionally rambling and repetitious, but nearly always intelligent and engrossing.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted May 9, 2017
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| 75% | The Great Muppet Caper (1981) |
Like its predecessor, this film is its own best fan.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted May 9, 2017
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| 90% | Martin (1977) |
"Martin" is pretentious in a way that pornography is when it is dressed up for people who don't want to admit to their taste.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted May 9, 2017
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| 93% | Napoléon (1929) |
Inspires that wonderfully satisfying theatrical experience of whole-heartedly cheering a hero and hissing villains, while also providing the uplift that comes from a real work of art.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted May 9, 2017
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| 69% | A Little Romance (1979) |
The intentional comedy in the film always seems on the verge of working, but then is quickly bludgeoned to death.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted May 9, 2017
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| 78% | The Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) |
What fun it would be to see all those involved - including perhaps the durable Clouseau character - try something from scratch.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted May 9, 2017
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| 67% | Czlowiek z Marmuru (Man of Marble) (1981) |
Audiences less anxious to help the film say things they want said will find this point obscured by the clumsy celebrity-fan approach employed as a dramatic device.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted May 9, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Rich Kids (1979) |
Heart warming is not really the term ... "Insufferable" would be more like it.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted May 9, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Don Giovanni (1979) |
If you had a choice between hearing the opera live and seeing the film, you should insist on doing both.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted May 9, 2017
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| 75% | Grease (1978) |
Couldn't the makers of "Grease" have unearthed one person who was alive in that time, perhaps even one who attended an American high school then, and checked their information?‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted May 7, 2017
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| 89% | Heaven Can Wait (1978) |
This is a very sweet movie to watch, the pleasant cinematic equivalent of light summer reading.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted Aug 30, 2016
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| 94% | Superman (1978) |
It's the simple, earth-bound quality of the film that makes this comic-book fantasy soar.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted Jul 14, 2010
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| 95% | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) |
The total effect is fast and attractive and occasionally amusing. Like a good hot dog, that's something of an achievement in a field where unpalatable junk is the rule.‐ Washington Post
Read More | Posted Jan 22, 2002
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