Susan Stark

Susan Stark
Tomatometer-approved critic
Publications: Detroit News, Detroit Free Press
Critics' Group: Broadcast Film Critics Association

Movie Reviews Only

T-Meter Title | Year
94% The Late Show (1977) The film's striking originality, as well as its emotional force, stems from the two personalities that stand as an excuse for its mannered plot. - Detroit Free Press EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 14, 2021
90% Harry and Tonto (1974) Thrills and chills there are not in "Harry and Tonto." But there's a lot of Art Carney, a warmly welcome new starring presence at the movies. - Detroit Free Press EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 11, 2021
83% Charley Varrick (1973) It is sadistically brutal, based on a fault of logic or a warped moral code or both, and, get this, it is rated PG. - Detroit Free Press EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 11, 2021
29% Heroes (1977) The same script that regularly strains credulity well past the snapping point also provides a jolly enough vehicle for both Winkler and Ms. Field to break away from type and show the movie audience what they can do. - Detroit Free Press EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 10, 2021
43% Lifeguard (1976) The most Interesting thing about "Lifeguard" is the sight of Sam Elliott, who plays the title character. - Detroit Free Press EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 8, 2021
77% Scarecrow (1973) Thanks to an ingenious performance from Gene Hackman, "Scarecrow" commands more attention than its meandering and fundamentally pointless narrative deserves. - Detroit Free Press EDIT
Read More | Posted May 25, 2021
17% Freebie and the Bean (1974) In case bloody bodies don't strike everyone as funny, the movie also features several multiple car accidents. - Detroit Free Press EDIT
Read More | Posted May 5, 2021
85% The Sugarland Express (1974) Engrossing to watch, it begins to work on you, to declare its claim to greatness, after a while. You'll see. - Detroit Free Press EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 20, 2021
4/4 98% Schindler's List (1993) Once in a very great while, a movie insinuates itself so deeply into your consciousness that it offers not vicarious experience but instead, direct experience. Steven Spielberg's heartfelt, monumental Schindler's List is such a movie. - Detroit Free Press EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 14, 2021
96% The Godfather, Part II (1974) Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, Part II is an even richer, more spellbinding work than its wholly successful predecessor. - Detroit Free Press EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 6, 2021
97% The Godfather (1972) Maybe the secret of Brando's power is that he, like maybe a handful of others, understands fully what stillness and repose and tentativeness mean in terms of impact on film. - Detroit Free Press EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 29, 2021
4/4 82% Eve's Bayou (1996) - Detroit News EDIT
Read More | Posted Oct 18, 2008
1/4 66% CQ (2002) - Detroit News EDIT
Read More | Posted Oct 18, 2008
3/4 41% Snake Eyes (1998) - Detroit News EDIT
Read More | Posted Oct 18, 2008
2/4 38% Black and White (2002) - Detroit News EDIT
Read More | Posted Oct 18, 2008
2/4 89% Get on the Bus (1996) - Detroit News EDIT
Read More | Posted Oct 18, 2008
3/4 82% Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) - Detroit News EDIT
Read More | Posted Oct 18, 2008
4/4 80% Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) - Detroit News EDIT
Read More | Posted Oct 18, 2008
3/4 58% City of Angels (1998) - Detroit News EDIT
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4/4 91% James and the Giant Peach (1996) - Detroit News EDIT
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2/4 33% Girl 6 (1996) - Detroit News EDIT
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4/4 81% Waking Life (2001) - Detroit News EDIT
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4/4 71% The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) - Detroit News EDIT
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3/4 84% Waking Ned Devine (1998) - Detroit News EDIT
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4/4 89% Topsy-Turvy (1999) - Detroit News EDIT
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2/4 56% Con Air (1997) - Detroit News EDIT
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3/4 96% Ghost in the Shell (1996) - Detroit News EDIT
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4/4 84% Hercules (1997) - Detroit News EDIT
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2/4 77% Sweet and Lowdown (1999) - Detroit News EDIT
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2/4 54% Mars Attacks! (1996) - Detroit News EDIT
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4/4 97% Spirited Away (2002) - Detroit News EDIT
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4/4 74% Finding Forrester (2000) - Detroit News EDIT
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4/4 86% Metropolis (2002) - Detroit News EDIT
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3/4 90% Rushmore (1998) - Detroit News EDIT
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2/4 71% Restoration (1996) - Detroit News EDIT
Read More | Posted Oct 18, 2008
1/4 38% Eraser (1996) - Detroit News EDIT
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1/4 63% The Devil's Advocate (1997) - Detroit News EDIT
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4/4 86% Anastasia (1997) - Detroit News EDIT
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3/4 72% Beavis and Butt-head Do America (1996) - Detroit News EDIT
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2/4 10% Juwanna Mann (2002) - Detroit News EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 10, 2007
2/4 6% Glitter (2001) - Detroit News EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 10, 2007
2/4 13% Jawbreaker (1999) - Detroit News EDIT
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3/4 5% Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) - Detroit News EDIT
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2/4 7% The New Guy (2002) - Detroit News EDIT
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1/4 3% Half Past Dead (2002) - Detroit News EDIT
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2/4 8% Lost Souls (2000) - Detroit News EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 10, 2007
1/4 3% The Mod Squad (1999) - Detroit News EDIT
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2/4 9% Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) - Detroit News EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 10, 2007
2/4 13% Soldier (1998) - Detroit News EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 10, 2007
2/4 8% Out Cold (2001) - Detroit News EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 10, 2007