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Joseph Gelmis

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Vanishing Point (1971) 62% EDIT “As a pure gut experience, "Vanishing Point" offers more on-the-road thrills and excitement than any American film since "Easy Rider."” – Newsday Feb 5, 2026 Full Review Arabesque (1966) 78% EDIT “Under Donen's direction, Peck is less stiff than usual. And Miss Loren is funny and provocative. ” – Newsday Feb 4, 2026 Full Review Days of Heaven (1978) 93% EDIT “The film seems twice as long as its hour and a half running time, because each scene is so simple yet full. It's like a minimal painting.” – Newsday Feb 4, 2026 Full Review My Bloody Valentine (1981) 39% 1/4 EDIT “The performances are mechanical. The technical achievements of the film are modest, at best.” – Newsday Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Bite the Bullet (1975) 69% EDIT “The film says you can be a decent human being and get something out of life, too. It's cliched, but satisfying.” – Newsday Jan 15, 2026 Full Review The Princess Bride (1987) 93% 3/4 EDIT “I love The Princess Bride. It's one of the best movies of the year. It appeals to the child in me and to the middle-aged man I have become. I can't wait to take my 7-year-old daughter and my wife to see it. ” – Newsday Jan 7, 2026 Full Review Christine (1983) 72% 2.5/4 EDIT “Director John Carpenter's production of "Christine" is as slick and streamlined as its title character. It's a nice mood piece, but the drama is minimal.” – Newsday Dec 17, 2025 Full Review The Abyss (1989) 75% 3.5/4 EDIT “Cameron is a technical wizard and a world-class storyteller who takes control of our nervous system with an experience so realistic we have no choice but to viscerally share the adventures of the characters.” – Newsday Dec 9, 2025 Full Review Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 91% EDIT “"Terminator 2" is dazzling filmmaking.” – Newsday Dec 8, 2025 Full Review The Wiz (1978) 38% 2/4 EDIT “It's surprising that despite the lavishing of time and money, so many problems are unresolved in the finished film.” – Newsday Nov 17, 2025 Full Review Halloween (1978) 97% 2.5/4 EDIT “"Halloween" offers a familiar yet skillful suspense tale.” – Newsday Nov 17, 2025 Full Review Dracula (1979) 63% 3/4 EDIT “A visually compelling, grandiose B movie.” – Newsday Oct 21, 2025 Full Review Desert Hearts (1985) 77% 2/4 EDIT “Deserts Hearts is like a snail. You can see where it's going, but you have to patiently watch it moving inexorably at its own tedious pace. ” – Newsday Oct 12, 2025 Full Review To Sleep With Anger (1990) 93% 3/4 EDIT “The humor in Burnett's new film is off-center, quirky. ” – Newsday Sep 23, 2025 Full Review Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995) 48% EDIT “It's cheesy, violent, uninspired.” – Newsday Sep 12, 2025 Full Review Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) 78% 2/4 EDIT “Is the character funny enough to sustain a whole movie? Depends on your taste for the grotesque. We were not amused. ” – Newsday Jul 30, 2025 Full Review Superman III (1983) 31% 2.5/4 EDIT “The movie works best as slapstick comedy. ” – Newsday Jul 8, 2025 Full Review Superman: The Movie (1978) 87% 3/4 EDIT “Superman is beautiful people in beautiful settings. It is outrageous and fabulous and fantastic. Superman is fun.” – Newsday Jul 8, 2025 Full Review Return to Oz (1985) 59% 3/4 EDIT “"Return to Oz" is an above-average kid's movie. It's a good story, well told and performed.” – Newsday Jun 18, 2025 Full Review Rollerball (1975) 56% EDIT “"Rollerball" is a disquieting action spectacle with social commentary.” – Newsday Jun 5, 2025 Full Review The Karate Kid (1984) 81% 3/4 EDIT “Where The Karate Kid goes right is incorporating the contributions of the actors who play teacher and pupil. ” – Newsday May 27, 2025 Full Review Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 83% 3/4 EDIT “One may carp, gripe, quibble with "Jedi," but Lucasfilm's special effects subsidiary, Industrial Light and Magic, is in a class by itself as creator of screen magic. And when it is good, "Jedi" is peerless escapist fantasy.” – Newsday Apr 25, 2025 Full Review Funny Lady (1975) 55% EDIT “Some of the one-liners are very tasty.” – Newsday Apr 24, 2025 Full Review Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 93% 3/4 EDIT “Compared to the recent competition, "Empire" is in a class by itself as space opera entertainment for kids of all ages. It's a handsome, slick, humorous, imaginative adventure epic. ” – Newsday Apr 24, 2025 Full Review Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) 94% EDIT “A masterpiece of entertainment. I haven't had as much fun at a movie in years. With its technical wizardry, high-velocity storytelling, and spirited good humor, Star Wars dazzles the child in us.” – Newsday Apr 22, 2025 Full Review
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