Jacoba Atlas
Jacoba Atlas's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Los Angeles Free Press
Movies reviews only
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Memory of Us (1974) |
Unfortunately Memory of Us seems ultimately empty. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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The Gun (1974) |
Well worth watching; the rifle association has already been down on their necks. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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Harry and Tonto (1974) |
Filled with laughs, good times and human truths, it emerges as the best comedy of 74. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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The Longest Yard (1974) |
Part burlesque, part social commentary, it's a full out entertainment movie, saved from quick money facileness by the extraordinary "bad boy" comedy performance by Burt Reynolds and the quirky, offbeat direction of Robert Aldrich. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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The Seduction of Mimi (1972) |
A disciple of Fellini, Ms. Wuitmueller is a supreme satirist. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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The 400 Blows (1959) |
It would be impossible to screen a more infectious film than The 400 Blows. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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Airport 1975 (1974) |
There's nothing wrong with good old-fashioned disaster thrillers. Unfortunately, [Airport 1975] doesn't deliver. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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Beauty and the Beast (1946) |
One of the most beautiful and brooding films ever made. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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Buster and Billie (1974) |
It's not a perfect film, but it does make you care. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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Lovin' Molly (1974) |
Blythe Danner is wonderful as Molly. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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Phantom of the Paradise (1974) |
Although It has some good moments, it falls by falling headlong off the lofty precipice to which it aspires. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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The Night Porter (1974) |
If you go expecting a Rorschach test for your own responses, the experience will be well worth your time. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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The Klansman (1974) |
The film is hysterical to the point of laughter and dangerously misguided to boot. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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Blood for Dracula (1974) |
Not quite as much fun as Frankenstein, but wonderful to look at, with some great jokes - including the myriad of accents displayed by members of the cast. However, as fun as it is at times, it can't compare with Bela Lugosi. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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Truck Stop Women (1974) |
A great little gem. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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Scenes From a Marriage (1973) |
Scenes From a Marriage is as powerful and compelling a film as any of us are ever likely to see. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 11, 2019
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The Trial of Billy Jack (1974) |
Don't be fooled by the ads which say the film contains the "most exciting karate sequences ever put on film"; it does not. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 10, 2019
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Lenny (1974) |
Most damaging of all... is that the film lacks a coherent potnt of view. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 10, 2019
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The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974) |
Banal in the extreme. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 10, 2019
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Earthquake (1974) |
Aside from accepting a poorly written script, director Mark Robson has done well with the suspense, building a tension in the first half of the film that can be cut with a knife. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 09, 2019
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That'll Be the Day (1973) |
That'll Be the Day perfectly captures the England that gave rise to the Stones (and Turner in Performance), the Beatles, Eric Clapton, The Who and the entire British (i.e., World) upheaval of the sixties. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 09, 2019
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The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1970) |
It is indeed something to be thankful for. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 09, 2019
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A Woman Under the Influence (1974) |
His most devastating film to date, it proves Cassavetes is a master of sensitivity, intimacy and passion on the screen. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 09, 2019
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The Godfather, Part II (1974) |
This movie is so gripping, so intricate and so dense (in the best sense of that word) that its inspirations pale by comparison. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 09, 2019
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Birds Do It, Bees Do It (1974) |
It is a truly fantastic film about the reproductive habits of various living things, from insects to cows. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 09, 2019
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The Towering Inferno (1974) |
Like Earthquake, the script here is barely competent. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 09, 2019
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Young Frankenstein (1974) |
It would seem that nothing new or noteworthy could still be gleaned from the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley creation, but Mel Brooks with Young Frankenstein has done just that. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 09, 2019
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Murder on the Orient Express (1974) |
Its aspirations are admirable; unfortunately, the final film is a heavy-handed misadventure that fizzles flat like day-old champagne. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 09, 2019
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Steppenwolf (1975) |
Director [Fred] Haines obviously has talent, and he's cast his film with care, but the overall effect is somewhat limited; it does not do justice to Hesse and it does not really stand on its own. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 09, 2019
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Dark Star (1974) |
All good fun, without much substance or lasting power. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 09, 2019
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Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman (1974) |
Antonia, a flim made by Judy Collins and Jill Godmillow, is that rarest movie, one with a definite hero, someone who redefines the meaning of the word. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 09, 2019
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Report to the Commissioner (1975) |
As played, Report To The Commissioner has a tightness and bitter reality that should not be overlooked. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 06, 2019
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Stavisky (1974) |
Deceptively beautiful, deceptively linear, Stavisky is a complex and subtle work, a worthy successor to [Alain] Resnais' most controversial films. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 06, 2019
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Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975) |
Devoid of conscience, this film meanders along at a boring pace, touching every leftover base from other movies along the way. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 06, 2019
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) |
Ellen Burstyn, Alfred Lutter (as the 12-year-old), Diane Ladd and Lelia Goldi are all so marvelous that the effect is staggering. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 06, 2019
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The Stepford Wives (1975) |
It's a chilling piece of film-making that sets up its own limitations and achieves its goals with almost clinical precision. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 06, 2019
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Mahler (1974) |
A panorama of sight and sound rarely encountered in conventional film making. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 06, 2019
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Emmanuelle (1974) |
It's slick and boring and won't offend anyone - unless they care about movies. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 06, 2019
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Love at the Top (1974) |
Sadly, it just isn't worth the time. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 06, 2019
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Vertigo (1958) |
Hitchcock's finest film. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 05, 2019
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Foreplay (1975) |
Even if Foreplay isn't the whole enchilada, it's at least the cheese. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 05, 2019
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The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) |
It has all the elements of a fantastic, touching movie, except one - a script that engages the audience's interest. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 05, 2019
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Funny Lady (1975) |
The beginning of Funny Lady is fast paced, beautiful and filled with promise: unfortunately the good times evaporate all too quickly. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 05, 2019
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) |
It has one admirable asset in Anne Bancroft, who is quite simply wonderful. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 05, 2019
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The Yakuza (1975) |
We are either given too much information or not enough. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 05, 2019
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And Now My Love (1974) |
A marvelous, entertaining, panoramic movie unlike anything we have seen before. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 05, 2019
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The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1973) |
Oh, how The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery tries. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 05, 2019
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Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975) |
Nothing is inventive, nothing is clever, and certain attempts at wit are just plain embarrassing. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 05, 2019
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At Long Last Love (1975) |
Like a high school production, it reeks of amateur dramatics. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 04, 2019
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Love and Death (1975) |
Suffice to say, it is as weird as it is funny. - Los Angeles Free Press
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| Posted Dec 04, 2019
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