John Skow
John Skow's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
TIME Magazine
Time Magazine film critic.
Movies reviews only
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The Innocent (1976) |
The Innocent is a beautifully made melodrama, whose elaborate and operatic moral dilemmas turn on issues that are curiosities today. - TIME Magazine
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| Posted Feb 14, 2020
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Wifemistress (1977) |
Wifemistress is thoroughly likable. - TIME Magazine
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| Posted Feb 14, 2020
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The Wiz (1978) |
So much wit and talent and energy crowd the screen in this lavishly filmed variant of the Oz story that it is depressing to realize that the production never had a chance. - TIME Magazine
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| Posted Mar 26, 2019
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The Frisco Kid (1979) |
The Frisco Kid just misses being very good, perhaps because although Wilder is funny and endearing, we never quite believe in the character he plays. - TIME Magazine
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| Posted Dec 12, 2018
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Despair (1979) |
Dirk Bogarde, looking natty and nerve-worn, is exactly right as the fissured Hermann, a chocolate manufacturer whose business has turned bitter. - TIME Magazine
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| Posted Mar 18, 2015
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My Brilliant Career (1979) |
This is a modest, clear sighted film, and it profits considerably from a lack of the bravura landscape photography that most directors would have used to puff up a movie set in Australia. - TIME Magazine
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| Posted Sep 09, 2014
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The Jerk (1979) |
Its humor is successful and unsuccessful by turns, and although Comedian Carl Reiner is the director, the instinct here is to give most of both credit and blame to Martin. - TIME Magazine
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| Posted Feb 02, 2009
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The Muppet Movie (1979) |
The transition from the yank-'em-off-if-they-bomb lunacy of the TV show to the coherent narration of the film is not a complete success. - TIME Magazine
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| Posted May 06, 2008
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