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Michael Sauter

Michael Sauter's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).

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The King of Comedy (1983) 89% B+ EDIT “Like Travis Bickle, Rupert Pupkin becomes a celebrity in spite of -- and because of -- his antisocial behavior. The overnight success of this borderline psycho is as chillingly ironic as the taxi driver’s was cathartic.” – Entertainment Weekly Oct 10, 2023 Full Review New York, New York (1977) 58% B+ EDIT “Deceptively decked out in elaborate sets, colorful costumes, and great big production numbers, the film then proceeds to dismantle ’40s movie myths about love, romance, and happy endings. ” – Entertainment Weekly Oct 10, 2023 Full Review Mean Streets (1973) 92% A EDIT “Harvey Keitel is clearly Scorsese’s protagonist -- as well as his on-screen surrogate. But as good as he is, the movie gets stolen by De Niro’s wild and crazy Johnny Boy. ” – Entertainment Weekly Oct 10, 2023 Full Review Raging Bull (1980) 92% A+ EDIT “Built upon its bloody fight sequences -- and its equally ugly domestic confrontations -- the film is a brutally brilliant work that remains a career high for both men. So far.” – Entertainment Weekly Oct 10, 2023 Full Review Hunter Killer (2018) 38% EDIT “Lately, an escape from actual reality seems pretty appealing. On that level, Hunter Killer delivers.” – Film Journal International Oct 26, 2018 Full Review Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) 75% EDIT “The talents of a loaded ensemble are laid to waste in this stylized endeavor.” – Film Journal International Oct 11, 2018 Full Review Support the Girls (2018) 91% EDIT “Support the Girls quickly evolves into a bittersweetly uplifting celebration of got-your-back, we-will-survive sisterhood.” – Film Journal International Aug 22, 2018 Full Review Marshall (2017) 80% EDIT “A biopic that is not always as compelling nor hard-hitting as it could have been... [T]he experience is something less than memorable.” – Film Journal International Oct 10, 2017 Full Review Rebel in the Rye (2017) 28% EDIT “For all its shortfalls, Rebel does succeed on maybe its most important level. No, it doesn't reveal all the what of Salinger's life, but it does give us the why.” – Film Journal International Sep 14, 2017 Full Review The Emoji Movie (2017) 6% EDIT “There were ways that The Emoji Movie could have been [...] smart and satisfying, but the filmmakers just didn't find them. Maybe they weren't even looking.” – Film Journal International Jul 27, 2017 Full Review The Bleeder (2016) 82% EDIT “Has all been done before. Again and again.” – Film Journal International May 5, 2017 Full Review Wilson (2017) 47% EDIT “More often than not, it's decidedly bracing-for better or worse.” – Film Journal International Mar 24, 2017 Full Review Collateral Beauty (2016) 14% EDIT “[Collateral Beauty's] tangle of bright and trite ideas pretty much guarantees that it will not be remembered as a Yuletide classic.” – Film Journal International Dec 13, 2016 Full Review Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) 74% EDIT “A whole new franchise is off to a positively ripping start.” – Film Journal International Nov 17, 2016 Full Review The Birth of a Nation (2016) 72% EDIT “In the year of Black Lives Matter, this Sundance-heralded slave-rebellion drama arrives as a raging clarion call.” – Film Journal International Oct 3, 2016 Full Review Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) 97% EDIT “In the midst of another big blockbuster summer, this raffish comedy-adventure provides a breath of fresh air.” – Film Journal International Jun 22, 2016 Full Review The Adderall Diaries (2015) 26% EDIT “James Franco once again shines in an ambitious undertaking that bites off a bit more than it can chew.” – Film Journal International Apr 14, 2016 Full Review Goosebumps (2015) 78% EDIT “Perennially popular children's-book characters come alive with overwhelming effects-to underwhelming effect.” – Film Journal International Oct 14, 2015 Full Review Z for Zachariah (2015) 80% EDIT “The three last people in the world come together to eke out survival in this thoughtful-and thought-provoking-take on life after Armageddon.” – Film Journal International Aug 24, 2015 Full Review Minions (2015) 55% EDIT “This is what happens when filmmakers throw everything against a wall and see what sticks. A lot of it doesn't stick.” – Film Journal International Jul 9, 2015 Full Review Entourage (2015) 32% EDIT “Will satisfy its built-in audience while leaving the uninitiated sufficiently amused-even if they don't get every in-joke.” – Film Journal International Jun 2, 2015 Full Review Poltergeist (2015) 29% EDIT “Yet another unnecessary remake, this suitably scary haunted-house tale is likely to be loved only by those who never saw the original.” – Film Journal International May 22, 2015 Full Review Echoes of War (2015) 33% EDIT “The filmmakers had a powerful story here. They just didn't know how to tell it.” – Film Journal International May 14, 2015 Full Review The D Train (2015) 55% EDIT “Don't be surprised if The D Train goes on to become a cult fave.” – Film Journal International May 7, 2015 Full Review Monkey Kingdom (2015) 93% EDIT “The imagery of this film will linger in this reviewer's mind long after the monkey names are forgotten.” – Film Journal International Apr 14, 2015 Full Review
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