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David Bianculli

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A Christmas Carol (1984) 98% EDIT “This umpteenth retelling of the Dickens tale works because everyone involved, from the supporting actors to the technical personnel, did his or her job faultlessly.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Dec 4, 2025 Full Review John Candy: I Like Me (2025) 89% EDIT “Even if you know little about John Candy, by the time this film is over, you'll miss him a lot.” – NPR Oct 15, 2025 Full Review My Mom Jayne (2025) 100% EDIT “The first half of My Mom Jayne is a somewhat standard well-done biography, but the second half shifts into a wild, emotional mystery story. Eventually, there's a lot of hugging, and a lot of closure ... and every bit of it is arrived at honestly. ” – NPR Jun 25, 2025 Full Review Good Night, and Good Luck Live (2025) 100% EDIT “A closing news montage, bringing the story and the issues up to the present day, is as much a knockout punch as the final speech Clooney delivers as Murrow. He's excellent. So is the play. ” – NPR Jun 12, 2025 Full Review One to One: John & Yoko (2024) 90% EDIT “By using TV to tell their story, "One To One: John & Yoko" retells the story of that time as well -- incendiary times, inspirational artists, amazing music.” – NPR Jun 4, 2025 Full Review Mountainhead (2025) 74% EDIT “Mountainhead, like its quartet of central characters, is extremely unpredictable and very, very rich.” – NPR Jun 4, 2025 Full Review Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2025) EDIT “Just about everyone on stage scored big and provided an original approach. ” – NPR May 15, 2025 Full Review Janis Ian: Breaking Silence (2024) 100% EDIT “"Janis Ian: Breaking Silence" tells her story using several visual techniques, including animation and recreations. Not all of them work. But the best storyteller in this documentary is the artist herself. ” – NPR May 15, 2025 Full Review Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984) 39% EDIT “The Ewok Adventure is a good idea trapped in the wrong medium. Just as it wouldn't work as a movie, it doesn't work on television, either.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Apr 28, 2025 Full Review Star Trek: Section 31 (2025) 23% EDIT “It's enjoyable enough and fits nicely into the "Star Trek" canon. And Michelle Yeoh... never fails to entertain.” – NPR Feb 21, 2025 Full Review Beatles '64 (2024) 95% EDIT “By collecting the footage, gathering the stories and presenting very generous samples of the songs, "Beatles '64" makes it clear why the Beatles made such an impact and why the group and its music continue to not only be remembered but revered.” – NPR Dec 6, 2024 Full Review The Big Time (2002) 71% 2.5/4 EDIT “It's an artful, clever look at TVs salad days, with such blasts from the past as sign-ons, test patterns, rabbit ears and vertical-hold knobs.” – New York Daily News Dec 11, 2023 Full Review Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023) 97% EDIT “Being Mary Tyler Moore helps you appreciate the show, and the actor, even more.” – NPR May 22, 2023 Full Review Godzilla (1998) 20% EDIT “The new Godzilla in this movie is sleek and fast, but the storyline is bloated and slow. ” – NPR's Fresh Air Feb 15, 2023 Full Review Salem's Lot (2004) 69% 1.5/4 EDIT “Though time is taken to establish all the town characters and their relationships, everything is laid out so blatantly that it's not so much development as boredom. ” – New York Daily News Oct 14, 2022 Full Review Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time (2021) 93% EDIT “"Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time" is faithful to the spirit and subject of Vonnegut the storyteller, but has its own story to tell too.” – NPR Nov 22, 2021 Full Review The Tommyknockers (1993) 35% EDIT “Some interesting performances, and a few of Mr. King's wonderfully weird touches, make it worth the time.” – Baltimore Sun Jan 15, 2020 Full Review Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker (1999) 86% EDIT “It's a great showcase, written entirely by a gifted comic whom you should, by tuning in, allow to Rock your world.” – New York Daily News Aug 2, 2019 Full Review D.l. Hughley: Contrarian (2018) EDIT “D.L. Hughley, like seemingly every other standup comic in America, gets his own Netflix special. But Hughley is clever enough to do something special with his special, so check it out.” – TV Worth Watching Jul 17, 2019 Full Review Deadwood: The Movie (2019) 98% EDIT “Anyone prospecting for TV treasure will find Deadwood: The Movie a gold mine.” – NPR Jun 1, 2019 Full Review Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018) 94% EDIT “What's even more interesting are the comments from other very funny comics who drop their guard here and speak very seriously about both the comedy and personality of Robin Williams.” – NPR's Fresh Air Jul 19, 2018 Full Review Clear History (2013) 59% EDIT “It's safe to say, you're bound to enjoy the results. Clear History, for Larry David, is another clear winner.” – TV Worth Watching Jun 13, 2018 Full Review A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) 86% EDIT “Two score and two years later, it deserves just as large an audience. Gather the family - and enjoy.” – TV Worth Watching Jun 4, 2018 Full Review Mission: Impossible (1996) 67% EDIT “De Palma's film has some stunning sequences... But the movie so betrayed the spirit of the original TV series, by betraying the spirit and integrity of a formerly unimpeachable character, that the entire project smelled of cynicism.” – TV Worth Watching Jun 1, 2018 Full Review Fahrenheit 451 (2018) 31% EDIT “This adaptation hits every point and every scene with the subtlety of a firehose.” – NPR's Fresh Air May 21, 2018 Full Review
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