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Michael Maza

Michael Maza's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) 48% EDIT “Wallace works in indictments of American television and the current state of parenting that are far more compelling than anything in Halloween or Halloween II.” – Arizona Republic Dec 22, 2025 Full Review Tron (1982) 60% EDIT “In Tron, the computers perform admirably. The people, however, do not.” – Arizona Republic Oct 5, 2025 Full Review Superman II (1980) 88% EDIT “Like its equally glossy predecessor, Superman II moves well, with roughly equal doses of special effects and romance.” – Arizona Republic Jun 25, 2025 Full Review Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 93% EDIT “It merely fades into a three-year intermission, to be continued in a movie tentatively entitled Revenge of the Jedi. But "Empire" is good enough. We already look forward to the next.” – Arizona Republic Apr 23, 2025 Full Review Raging Bull (1980) 92% EDIT “De Niro is submerged again in La Motta -- riveting in the ring and in love but most impressive after the fights are over, as a club owner in his 50s. De Niro gained 50 pounds for this segment of the role. With makeup, the aging is extraordinary. ” – Arizona Republic Oct 10, 2023 Full Review 9 to 5 (1980) 70% EDIT “The plot is an economical masterpiece. ” – Arizona Republic Mar 3, 2023 Full Review Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 90% EDIT “In concept, in casting, but especially in execution, it is easily the year's most successful motion picture and probably one of the decade's. In assessing credit one hardly knows where to begin. ” – Arizona Republic Aug 5, 2022 Full Review Gandhi (1982) 89% EDIT “Like the man himself, Gandhi is not totally successful, but it comes closer to perfection than most.” – Arizona Republic Jul 19, 2022 Full Review Chariots of Fire (1981) 84% EDIT “Cross and Charleson are capable leads, which makes the screenwriter's refusal to focus their characters all the more aggravating. ” – Arizona Republic Jul 14, 2022 Full Review Ordinary People (1980) 90% EDIT “Ordinary People is dignified, short on stylistic razzle-dazzle and absolutely believable, but a tear-jerker just the same. ” – Arizona Republic Jul 13, 2022 Full Review Thief (1981) 80% EDIT “Their courting scenes are masterpieces of flat-out negotiation, harshly lit, and yet somehow Caan and Ms. Weld touch their mutual attraction with an aura of romance. ” – Arizona Republic Jul 7, 2022 Full Review Tess (1979) 81% EDIT “Tess is a beautiful film -- three hours (including an intermission) of perfectly lit, mood-evoking shots on locations that make us feel as if we've traveled through time as well as space on this tour of the English countryside.” – Arizona Republic Jun 17, 2022 Full Review Excalibur (1981) 73% EDIT “All we wish for is a lighter touch, one that would have left Excalibur in the realm of fantasy rather than so weighing it down with blood and guts and treachery that it resembles -- too much -- history.” – Arizona Republic Dec 28, 2021 Full Review The Secret of NIMH (1982) 93% EDIT “The film's look is lush. Loaded with rich colors and painstaking backgrounds, "Secret" includes tons of fairy dust along with some impressive light effects. Even more important, the characters' motion is fluidly believable.” – Arizona Republic Nov 9, 2021 Full Review On Golden Pond (1981) 91% EDIT “On Golden Pond is fearlessly sentimental. Like a bullet, it travels a highly predictable arc, and goes the distance on energy expended at the beginning of its flight.” – Arizona Republic Aug 18, 2021 Full Review The Hand (1981) 29% EDIT “What is the sound of one hand clapping? You could measure it on an applause meter at The Hand...” – Arizona Republic Aug 11, 2021 Full Review The Border (1982) 65% EDIT “The Border splashes around in the shallows on both sides of the Rio Grande, never more than ankle-deep in the problems or drama of illegal immigration.” – Arizona Republic Aug 6, 2021 Full Review The Toy (1982) 3% EDIT “It is what they call a major disappointment.” – Arizona Republic Jun 15, 2021 Full Review Hopscotch (1980) 80% EDIT “The plotting is seamless, the humor to the point, the cinematography serviceable and direction craftily precise.” – Arizona Republic Jun 2, 2021 Full Review Chan Is Missing (1982) 96% EDIT “Chan Is Missing is craftily iconoclastic; unlike so many big-budgeted Hollywood genre-splicings and sendups, it sledgehammers old forms, not just for the heck of it, but with an eye toward building something new.” – Arizona Republic May 19, 2021 Full Review
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