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Pete Vonder Haar

Pete Vonder Haar's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Houston, TX

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http://www.filmthreat.com

Reviews

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Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) 77% 3/5 EDIT “And if you’re anticipating That Scene, you’re in luck. I swear, I’ve never anticipated a series of (fictional, onscreen) murders as much as I have when a certain someone said, "I’m dreaming of a white power Christmas." ” – Houston Press Dec 16, 2025 Full Review Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% 3/5 EDIT “Is it too long? Sure. Is it still painfully washed out? Yes. Does it stretch out subplots better left abandoned? Also yes. But the chemistry between Grande and Erivo feels more authentic, and the so-called "weaker" numbers pack more of a punch.” – Houston Press Dec 16, 2025 Full Review Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) 92% 3.5/5 EDIT “Due respect to the Monsignor, but the Church really has no one to blame for its massive list of enemies but itself.” – Houston Press Dec 16, 2025 Full Review The Running Man (2025) 62% 2/5 EDIT “The movie’s utter cop-out of an ending (and ham-fisted credits buzzwords) now make me doubt if the director of Hot Fuzz really understands satire as much as I previously thought.” – Houston Press Dec 16, 2025 Full Review Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) 61% 2.5/5 EDIT “Though authentic to its surroundings and featuring solid performances all around, it doesn’t have a lot new to say. It doesn’t stray significantly from formula, and is also strangely inert And that may be the biggest slight of all against its subject.” – Houston Press Dec 16, 2025 Full Review Black Phone 2 (2025) 72% 1.5/5 EDIT “There’s an almost temporal distortion about the first hour, where Gwen’s sleepwalking is at the fore and not a lot happens until events contrive to get our trio to the camp.” – Houston Press Dec 16, 2025 Full Review TRON: Ares (2025) 53% EDIT “If you want for a nuanced look at the ontological implications of A.I., I can recommend a few Substacks. Ares, on the other hand, is entertaining in the same way as an amusement park ride: loud, visually arresting, and the thrill wears off in minutes. ” – Houston Press Oct 10, 2025 Full Review Predators (2025) 97% 3/5 EDIT “Osit and de Rond ultimately spell out what’s pretty apparent to anyone who’s watched an episode: “understanding isn’t a goal of the show.” The instant gratification of watching these guys get humiliated, then taken down by the cops, is why we watched.” – Houston Press Oct 10, 2025 Full Review Good Boy (2025) 90% 4/5 EDIT “A dog in the lead role is just a gimmick if there’s not a solid film around it, and Leonberg never lets Good Boy descend into horror-comedy. It’s tense and atmospheric, and there are enough jolts in there to keep you off balance.” – Houston Press Oct 10, 2025 Full Review One Battle After Another (2025) 94% 4.5/5 EDIT “As much as OBAA is a breakneck adventure, barely letting up for its almost 3-hour running time (the climactic car chase is somehow not overindulgent), it’s also a study in fatherhood and nontraditional families. It seems a revolution takes a village too.” – Houston Press Oct 10, 2025 Full Review HIM (2025) 30% 2/5 EDIT “If the cabal at the end of Him is intended to represent the often blatant evil of NFL ownership, it’s about as subtle as a nail through your hand. Jerry Jones probably commits worse crimes against humanity on a typical Wednesday.” – Houston Press Oct 10, 2025 Full Review Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) 91% 3/5 EDIT “The horrors of The Great War and the 1918 pandemic may drift over the transoms of the Granthams’ lives, causing temporary consternation. But in the end, things are wrapped up nicely with a cup of tea and the reinforcement of comfy class divisions.” – Houston Press Oct 10, 2025 Full Review The Long Walk (2025) 88% 2.5/5 EDIT “Well-meaning people might say, “Society would never tolerate an event like this where young people are needlessly gunned down.” Some of those same people would still vote against regulating firearms even after kids were shot in a school or church.” – Houston Press Oct 10, 2025 Full Review Honey Don't! (2025) 45% 3/5 EDIT “As much as you may not want to hand it to a guy who looks like Chris Evans, he’s shown a great knack for playing scumbags. Reverend Devlin continues that trend, further proving Evans’ ability to pivot from America’s Ass to simply an American ass.” – Houston Press Oct 10, 2025 Full Review Nobody 2 (2025) 76% 2.5/5 EDIT “A friend of mine referred to this series as “Temu John Wick,” which is a bit unfair. It may not be as flashy, but Nobody 2 will satisfy our country’s apparent fascination with watching old guys whoop ass a little while longer.” – Houston Press Oct 10, 2025 Full Review Weapons (2025) 93% 4/5 EDIT “Full disclosure: I wasn't a fan of Barbarian, but Weapons' mix of genuine horror with physical and situational comedy is an accomplished one, and sets Cregger apart within the current genre.” – Houston Press Aug 8, 2025 Full Review I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) 36% 1.5/5 EDIT “Much will be made of the return of Julie James and Ray Bronson, and they're an admitted highlight, if for no other reason than to marvel that 1) Julie only moved 45 minutes away from the scene of the grisly killings, and 2) Ray never left!” – Houston Press Aug 8, 2025 Full Review Superman (2025) 83% 3.5/5 EDIT “Best Man of Steel since Donner.” – Houston Press Jul 12, 2025 Full Review Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) 50% 2/5 EDIT “Does calling something "formulaic" pack any punch if that formula grosses stupid money with every release? Probably not, but after spinning its wheels yet again, another extinction level event is what this franchise needs.” – Houston Press Jul 12, 2025 Full Review 28 Years Later (2025) 88% 3/5 EDIT “Much as with Jim, Selena, and Hannah in the first movie, the relationship between Spike and his mom carries the second act, with Comer doing an incredible job as a stricken mother whose instincts still kick in at key moments.” – Houston Press Jul 12, 2025 Full Review Dangerous Animals (2025) 87% 4/5 EDIT “And after unsuccessful attempts at leading man roles (Divergent, Terminator Genisys), it’s nice to see Courtney cutting loose and leaning into his weird scumbag stage (see also The Suicide Squad). ” – Houston Press Jul 12, 2025 Full Review Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) 95% 3.5/5 EDIT “Watching these guys firing a concussive beam weapon against a bunch of Vikings, or dogfighting WW2 Corsairs with a f*cking spaceship is some Camp Mohawk sh*t.” – Houston Press Jul 12, 2025 Full Review Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) 80% 3/5 EDIT “And it takes a looong time to get to the fireworks factory. We sit through a good hour of exposition and flashbacks before embarking on the mission to retrieve MacGuffin #2 in the submarine we saw sink *last* movie.” – Houston Press Jul 12, 2025 Full Review Final Destination Bloodlines (2025) 92% 3.5/5 EDIT “Bloodlines introduces an interesting wrinkle to the usual chain reaction shenanigans; not only will Death go after your ass for escaping, but he'll hunt down any offspring resulting from your survival.” – Houston Press Jul 12, 2025 Full Review Fight or Flight (2024) 76% 2/5 EDIT “Most of what follows is familiar if you've seen The Raid or Bullet Train or Free Fire or … you get the idea. ” – Houston Press Jul 12, 2025 Full Review
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