Kurt Dahlke

Kurt Dahlke's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
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77/100 | 66% | CQ (2002) |
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| Posted Oct 18, 2008
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70/100 | 39% | The Great Gatsby (1974) |
Though lush in nearly every way, under the reproachful eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, The Great Gatsby becomes ineffectual and rudderless. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Aug 22, 2004
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82/100 | 92% | The Man on the Train (L'homme du train) (2003) |
Thought-provoking, tender and funny, far better than your average 'one last score' film. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Jun 25, 2004
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76/100 | No Score Yet |
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| Posted Mar 27, 2004
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80/100 | 94% | The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) |
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| Posted Mar 16, 2004
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74/100 | 80% | Mysterious Island (1961) |
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| Posted Mar 16, 2004
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80/100 | 17% | Ouch (Aïe) (2001) |
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| Posted Mar 16, 2004
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76/100 | No Score Yet | The Phantom (1943) |
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| Posted Mar 16, 2004
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89/100 | 92% | Look Back in Anger (1958) |
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| Posted Mar 16, 2004
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88/100 | 88% | Pale Flower (Kawaita hana) (1964) |
A masterful, meticulously crafted, wry meditation on fate and love that any cinema fan will appreciate. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Mar 14, 2004
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69/100 | 27% | How to Deal (2003) |
Will enthral pre-teen chippies with its wholesome, marshmallow-peep-sweet vacuous-ness. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Feb 13, 2004
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50/100 | 8% | The Order (2003) |
As the movie's promotion intimates, 'There is a fate worse than death,' and you got it - it's sitting through this movie. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Feb 9, 2004
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84/100 | 62% | Fidel (2002) |
A landmark work that should have viewers across the world reaching for history books to learn not only politically expedient accounts of Fidel's life, but also the real deal. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Jan 27, 2004
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85/100 | 95% | The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002) |
This documentary, far from a trial and not for geeks only, presents a focused, ferocious attack on a beloved target long overdue for his comeuppance. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Jan 27, 2004
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70/100 | No Score Yet | Virgin Machine (1989) |
Has the power to quietly dazzle with a luscious black and white look, but neglects to deliver any drama with its message of lesbian liberation. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Jan 26, 2004
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93/100 | 95% | Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) |
Despite an acidic world-view, it generates a real feeling of the worth of artistic achievement and personal struggle. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Dec 27, 2003
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74/100 | No Score Yet | The Magnificent Butcher (1998) |
Not a thoughtful story or meaningful character arc, but viewers who enjoy the grace and exhilaration of a good martial arts battle will find plenty to enjoy. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Nov 29, 2003
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80/100 | 100% | ...And God Spoke (The Making of '...And God Spoke') (1994) |
Clever humour, a lack of pretension, and crafty weaving of actual reality throughout the plot delivers a bounty of laughs minus the pandering of mainstream Hollywood satire. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Nov 25, 2003
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42/100 | No Score Yet | Repossessed (1990) |
Makes Scary Movie 2 look like Young Frankenstein. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Nov 17, 2003
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40/100 | No Score Yet | Critters 4: They're Invading Your Space (1991) |
A dearth of adolescent ideas and cheap effects that appeal to the intellect of a nine-year-old. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Nov 17, 2003
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38/100 | No Score Yet | Critters 3 (1991) |
Suffers from an anemic, episodic plot, weak special effects, and most damning, membership in a virtually worthless film genre - little monster comedies. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Nov 17, 2003
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45/100 | 23% | Biker Boyz (2003) |
Unless you're willing to wade through a ton of offal to see some cool bikes, you're better off at the Honda showroom. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Oct 29, 2003
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81/100 | No Score Yet | Dance For Camera (2003) |
A wonderfully creative, gorgeous effort, and a must for dancers and dance enthusiasts. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Oct 29, 2003
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70/100 | 72% | Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times (2002) |
There are better and more entertaining ways to grapple with Noam Chomsky's theories. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Oct 29, 2003
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58/100 | No Score Yet | Invitation to Hell (1984) |
It's faint praise indeed, but you won't find a much better laughable, made-for-television, B-movie horror than this. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Oct 29, 2003
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50/100 | No Score Yet | Soft Skin on Black Silk (1964) |
Titillation completists might be interested, or undiscriminating Francophiles, but the average moviegoer will find little of interest in this quaint, sexual film noir. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Oct 29, 2003
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86/100 | 60% | Journey to the Center of the Earth (1999) |
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| Posted Oct 28, 2003
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67/100 | No Score Yet | Mean Mother (1974) |
An amusing piece of genre-cinema history in the grand tradition of art-recycling. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Oct 27, 2003
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86/100 | 83% | Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) |
A rollicking adventure with characters you care about and a plot that doesn't insult you. It's a perfect fit for any movie fan's library. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Oct 25, 2003
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77/100 | No Score Yet | Play'd: A Hip Hop Story (2002) |
Has the skills to pay the bills, and if you want to get with this cinematic next stuff, check it. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Oct 25, 2003
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76/100 | 57% | Fritz the Cat (1972) |
Those who consider themselves un-cool can still take pleasure in viewing this strange adult-oriented feature length cartoon, the likes of which flourished briefly in the 1970s but never became established as mainstream entertainment. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Oct 16, 2003
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70/100 | 64% | The Dancer Upstairs (2002) |
A bit like an adolescent - desperate to be taken seriously, yet still self-consciously goofy and immature. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Sep 24, 2003
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65/100 | No Score Yet | Cheats (2002) |
File Cheats under 'good fun if you've got nothing else to do.' - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Sep 5, 2003
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18/100 | No Score Yet |
A complete waste of time for anybody except for those desperate gents too embarrassed to rent porn. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Aug 30, 2003
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71/100 | No Score Yet | Table One (2000) |
Infuriating but original off-the-beaten-path movie making. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Aug 30, 2003
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65/100 | No Score Yet | Stranger in Our House (1978) |
There is some small enjoyment, besides that found in wasting a few minutes with television history, in the silly, pulpy quality of the proceedings. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Aug 16, 2003
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79/100 | 49% | Femme Fatale (2002) |
Like a great bottle of low-cost wine, it's a sexy, silly, thrilling indulgence to satisfy your cravings. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Aug 3, 2003
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31/100 | No Score Yet |
A skank-filled, fake-sex-featuring, overlong snooze-a-thon with above average production values and slightly better music. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Jun 9, 2003
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21/100 | No Score Yet | Bloody Murder 2 (2003) |
This is paint-by-numbers, computer-aided filmmaking at its lowest, full of half-formed clichés and a shameful lack of passion. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Jun 2, 2003
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72/100 | No Score Yet | Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except (1987) |
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| Posted May 14, 2003
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70/100 | 91% | The World of Henry Orient (1964) |
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| Posted Mar 22, 2003
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79/100 | 91% | The Return of the Living Dead (1985) |
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| Posted Mar 11, 2003
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70/100 | 60% | Wendigo (2002) |
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| Posted Feb 1, 2003
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40/100 | 22% | Enough (2002) |
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| Posted Feb 1, 2003
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85/100 | 100% | Berkeley in the Sixties (1990) |
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| Posted Jan 21, 2003
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84/100 | 49% | Human Nature (2002) |
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| Posted Jan 18, 2003
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81/100 | 60% | High Season (1987) |
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| Posted Dec 31, 2002
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85/100 | 95% | Don't Look Now (1973) |
Director Nicolas Roeg expertly hits on almost every accent that makes a thriller thrilling and engaging. - Apollo Guide
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| Posted Dec 16, 2002
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68/100 | 39% | The Believers (1987) |
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| Posted Dec 7, 2002
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66/100 | 17% | Crawlspace (1986) |
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| Posted Nov 9, 2002
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