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Patrick Taggart

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

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The Howling (1981) 76% EDIT “Thanks to a hokey story and an unremarkable screenplay that somehow requires the efforts of two writers, "The Howling" is never as good as it should be.” – Austin American-Statesman Mar 18, 2026 Full Review RoboCop 2 (1990) 31% 3/4 EDIT “Irvin Kershner keeps the action zipping along, but not so fast that you can't take it all in.” – Austin American-Statesman Mar 10, 2026 Full Review One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 92% EDIT “The rebellion of the late 60s wasn't all that wonderful, but it opened some minds and eyes, and the book, the play, and now this glorious film, lay it in our laps. It's a tribute to filmmaking at its finest.” – Austin American-Statesman Mar 6, 2026 Full Review Pretty in Pink (1986) 75% EDIT “John Hughes has made the kind of miscalculation in his story that all but ruin the fun. ” – Austin American-Statesman Feb 13, 2026 Full Review Days of Heaven (1978) 93% EDIT “There is as much hell in this story of farm laborers as there is the bliss of pastoral life. But Malick... has a flair -- no, make that a genius -- for setting moods that are, in fact, heavenly.” – Austin American-Statesman Feb 4, 2026 Full Review My Bloody Valentine (1981) 39% EDIT “It is utterly predictable, utterly average, utterly forgettable.” – Austin American-Statesman Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Bite the Bullet (1975) 69% EDIT “In addition to Brooks' script, stylish direction and some of the prettiest horses ever put before a camera, there also happens to be a cast that seems to have been assembled in a moment of divine inspiration.” – Austin American-Statesman Jan 15, 2026 Full Review Stand by Me (1986) 88% EDIT “The performances are a revelation.” – Austin American-Statesman Jan 13, 2026 Full Review The Sure Thing (1985) 84% EDIT “Reiner is aided enormously by the persuasive performances of Zuniga and Cusack. ” – Austin American-Statesman Jan 7, 2026 Full Review Christine (1983) 72% EDIT “Just as King's novels has assumed a kind of assembly line superficiality, Carpenter's realization of "Christine" is merely dutiful, as if the mass-production sameness of the story has rubbed off on Carpenter's style” – Austin American-Statesman Dec 16, 2025 Full Review Big Top Pee-wee (1988) 30% EDIT “Forget about whether it's good or not; what's mystifying here is why Pee-Wee/Reubens chose this direction.” – Austin American-Statesman Dec 11, 2025 Full Review The Abyss (1989) 75% 3/4 EDIT “The interaction among the many supporting players lends humor and heart to a movie dominated by hardware and technical jargon.” – Austin American-Statesman Dec 10, 2025 Full Review The Running Man (1987) 59% 2/4 EDIT “The "satire" on the television age that this movie attempts is incredibly heavy-handed and more than a little mean-spirited.” – Austin American-Statesman Nov 6, 2025 Full Review Predator (1987) 63% EDIT “Predator is nothing more than Commando all over again, only without the sunny presence of Rae Dawn Chong as a beacon of humor and softly stated feminism. ” – Austin American-Statesman Oct 30, 2025 Full Review Dracula (1979) 63% EDIT “John Badham's timid direction leaves us with a Technicolor, Dolby stereo version of a 1930s movie, complete with creaking doors that slam after they are opened.” – Austin American-Statesman Oct 21, 2025 Full Review Re-Animator (1985) 89% EDIT “The movie has a terrific sense of humor.” – Austin American-Statesman Oct 16, 2025 Full Review Desert Hearts (1985) 77% EDIT “The performances are what carry the film, especially that of Patricia Charbonneau as Cay. She's a flesh-and-blood creature of the kind we've been getting fewer and fewer of lately. ” – Austin American-Statesman Oct 12, 2025 Full Review Tron (1982) 60% EDIT “The realization of this world is plenty pleasing stuff to watch.” – Austin American-Statesman Oct 5, 2025 Full Review This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 98% EDIT “It's a smart, funny movie with appeal for anyone with a grown-up sense of humor.” – Austin American-Statesman Sep 9, 2025 Full Review Darkman (1990) 80% 2.5/4 EDIT “Darkman possesses tons more style and humor than your everyday horror movie... Raimi hasn't lost his subversive edge.” – Austin American-Statesman Aug 26, 2025 Full Review Cooley High (1975) 83% EDIT “It's all good fun and good acting up until the last ten minutes.” – Austin American-Statesman Aug 15, 2025 Full Review Pumpkinhead (1988) 51% 3/4 EDIT “Pumpkinhead is a much-better-than-average monster movie, made so by a decent script, good performances and Winston's knowledge of the narrative mechanics of monster movies. ” – Austin American-Statesman Aug 13, 2025 Full Review The Return of the Living Dead (1985) 71% EDIT “It is the work of a lazy filmmaker, one who means to keep viewers distracted by parading one gross-out gag after another.” – Austin American-Statesman Aug 13, 2025 Full Review Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) 77% EDIT “This is, quite simply, one of the dumbest movies of the year.” – Austin American-Statesman Jul 30, 2025 Full Review The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) 88% 2/4 EDIT “The Naked Gun is never really awful, but it's a surprisingly empty movie for one that gets so many giggles out of the audience.” – Austin American-Statesman Jul 24, 2025 Full Review
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