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Malcolm Johnson

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) 85% 3/5 EDIT “Although not without its momentary flaws, including a troubling ending, Hughes's new film produces such a high that it may well be the writer-director's most popular film yet. ” – Hartford Courant Apr 22, 2026 Full Review Fight Club (1999) 81% 2.5/4 EDIT “The shifting, whey-faced Norton and the brash, smart Pitt play off each other strongly, and handle all the male banter with panache. But although this maintains a level of interest amid all the nihilist chic, Fight Club finally leaves you punch drunk.” – Hartford Courant Apr 21, 2026 Full Review Legend (1985) 33% 2.5/4 EDIT “As played by a Tim Curry rendered unrecognizable by Rob Bottin's bizarre but terrific makeup, the satanic subterranean majesty is the most exciting presence in Legend.” – Hartford Courant Apr 17, 2026 Full Review The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) 42% EDIT “"Breaking Training" is so cheap in its exploitation that it seems almost a calculated insult to anyone who admired the intelligence and wit and verities of the first "Bears" film.” – Hartford Courant Apr 15, 2026 Full Review Jerry Maguire (1996) 86% 3.5/4 EDIT “Polished to a gleam by Janusz Kaminski, Crowe's director of photography, and underscored by folky guitar riffs, Jerry Maguire unfolds in brilliant jolts and softer moments of affection.” – Hartford Courant Apr 10, 2026 Full Review James and the Giant Peach (1996) 91% 3/4 EDIT “Dahl's marvelous story almost lives up to the greatest expectations, in large part because of its vocal casting and the clever, tuneful songs created by the new Disney music man, Randy Newman.” – Hartford Courant Apr 10, 2026 Full Review Victor/Victoria (1982) 85% EDIT “Lyricist Leslie Bricusse and composer Henry Mancini have also helped to recapture the feeling of movie musicals past with a smart and lively score that is at once original and reminiscent of various song genres. ” – Hartford Courant Apr 8, 2026 Full Review Grease 2 (1982) 22% EDIT “The sequel's sole intriguing personality is Maxwell Caulfield.” – Hartford Courant Apr 8, 2026 Full Review The Bad News Bears (1976) 90% EDIT “It is an entertaining, trenchant film that can be enjoyed by adults and by children.” – Hartford Courant Mar 26, 2026 Full Review The Howling (1981) 76% EDIT “It's all supposed to be too frightening for words, but between the eclectic, fizzling score by Pino Donaggio and the technically impressive but more horrid than horrifying make-up tricks of Rob Bottin, snickers are more in order than shivers.” – Hartford Courant Mar 18, 2026 Full Review RoboCop 2 (1990) 31% 2.5/4 EDIT “"RoboCop 2" sustains the satirical tone of the first film.” – Hartford Courant Mar 11, 2026 Full Review RoboCop (1987) 84% 3/4 EDIT “"Robocop" has everything going for it, even heart and soul.” – Hartford Courant Mar 5, 2026 Full Review The Postman (1994) 92% 3/4 EDIT “Radford fills the film with visual poetry that mirrors Neruda's paeans to the sea, to the gulls, to the sands. But though The Postman delivers a restful quality, like an idyll in a remote and ancient place, its center always feels warmly human. ” – Hartford Courant Feb 22, 2026 Full Review Chocolat (2000) 63% 3/4 EDIT “At times, Chocolat archly administers an overdose of whimsical irony, but it also bubbles with bewitching effervescence. ” – Hartford Courant Feb 17, 2026 Full Review Pretty in Pink (1986) 75% 2.5/4 EDIT “Ringwald is both watchable and affecting.” – Hartford Courant Feb 14, 2026 Full Review Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) 96% 4/4 EDIT “Both philosophical and lyrical, this is a movie with everything, weaving together ancient Chinese legends with start-of-the-art filmmaking. ” – Hartford Courant Feb 11, 2026 Full Review Erin Brockovich (2000) 87% 3.5/4 EDIT “Erin Brockovich surpasses Silkwood and rivals Normae Rae in the working-class heroine sweeps. It shows that Hollywood movies still have the power to speak to us, even when they use four-letter words. ” – Hartford Courant Feb 5, 2026 Full Review House (1985) 49% 1/4 EDIT “Like many shlock shockers, it feverishly tries to pull together elements from more successful examples of the genre.” – Hartford Courant Jan 30, 2026 Full Review North (1994) 12% 1.5/4 EDIT “Reiner's foray into the world of childhood turns into an effort that will please neither North's contemporaries nor their parents and grandparents.” – Hartford Courant Jan 24, 2026 Full Review Misery (1990) 86% 2.5/4 EDIT “This psychological thriller tightens its grip slowly but compellingly as it intensifies to its brutal climax and hallucinatory aftermath.” – Hartford Courant Jan 22, 2026 Full Review The American President (1995) 90% 3.5/4 EDIT “Reiner and Sorkin have contrived a series of situations for Douglas and Bening that build into something rare of the screen today: a relationship between two intelligent adults who somehow connect.” – Hartford Courant Jan 20, 2026 Full Review Bite the Bullet (1975) 68% EDIT “Brooks struggles to create a rough mise en scene of the frontier.” – Hartford Courant Jan 15, 2026 Full Review The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 95% 3/4 EDIT “For lovers of medieval mayhem, this second film of the mythical trilogy with present a surfeit of riches. The art of hand-to-hand combat and the assaults and defenses of castle fortresses have rarely enjoyed such spectacular manifestations on film.” – Hartford Courant Jan 13, 2026 Full Review The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 91% 3/4 EDIT “Above all... this faithful tribute to Tolkien unfolds as a celebration of the natural beauties of the director's native New Zealand. ” – Hartford Courant Jan 13, 2026 Full Review The Sure Thing (1985) 84% EDIT “Cusack, Zuniga and Reiner all contrive to give real feeling to a comedy that grows in you as the kids roll west. At last, the teenage lust story genre has produced a fine romance for kids.” – Hartford Courant Jan 7, 2026 Full Review
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