Richard Luck
Richard Luck's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
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Movies reviews only
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Johnny Come Lately (1943) |
A good film and a fine introduction to Cagney's otherwise explosive oeuvre. - Film4
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| Posted Jun 08, 2016
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Used Cars (1980) |
Featuring a great turn from Kurt Russell, Used Cars is both a brilliantly funny comedy and a good reminder of just how interesting a writer-director Robert Zemeckis used to be. - Film4
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| Posted Oct 02, 2015
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The Swarm (1978) |
Hugely entertaining in all the ways it isn't meant to be. - Film4
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| Posted May 25, 2015
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Fresh (1994) |
A hugely underrated crime drama, Fresh is worth discovering both for its air of authenticity and Sean Nelson's remarkable performance. - Film4
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| Posted Apr 21, 2015
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My Neighbor Totoro (1988) |
One of the finest family films ever made. - Film4
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| Posted Dec 08, 2014
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Leave Her to Heaven (1945) |
[Tierney is] exceptional in the part, and far better than the legions of actresses who've subsequently set down the rolling pin and bouquet in favour of the ice pick. - Film4
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| Posted Nov 06, 2014
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Light Sleeper (1992) |
Light Sleeper remains a superior picture from one of America's more stimulating filmmakers. - Film4
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| Posted Sep 09, 2014
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Fever Pitch (2005) |
A pleasant comedy with a good heart and amiable characters. - Film4
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| Posted May 07, 2014
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David and Bathsheba (1951) |
Entertaining less as a Bibilical epic than as an epic exercise in extreme camp. - Film4
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| Posted Mar 05, 2014
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989) |
For a picture big on in-camera special effects, few of the explosions and set pieces can eclipse the parade of cracking performances. - Film4
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| Posted Nov 15, 2013
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March of the Penguins (2005) |
With such incredible subject matter, March Of The Penguins cannot help but hold the attention. It's impossible not to warm to the penguins. - Film4
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| Posted Aug 05, 2013
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Supercross: The Movie (2005) |
It might hold some appeal if you're as teenager with a thing for dirt bikes. - Film4
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| Posted Jun 10, 2013
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) |
John Ford's last great film, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is also one of the last classic Westerns to come out of Hollywood. - Film4
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| Posted Apr 29, 2013
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Fight Club (1999) |
A controversial satire and a contemporary classic. - Film4
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| Posted Apr 22, 2013
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Pandora's Box (1929) |
There is so much of modern movie life here that the picture, like Brooks' beauty, defies the ravages of time. - Film4
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| Posted Feb 27, 2013
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American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950) |
A fine film that almost lives up to its mouthwatering title. - Film4
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| Posted Feb 25, 2013
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Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) |
The ultimate road movie and one of the great American movies of the 1970s. - Film4
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| Posted Feb 25, 2013
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Angel Heart (1987) |
The book's so good it deserves a better movie, but Rourke's performance is such that Angel Heart stands out from the necromancy movie crowd. - Film4
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| Posted Oct 19, 2012
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Another 48 HRS. (1990) |
Not a career high for anyone involved, rarely has 90-odd minutes felt more like 48 hours. - Film4
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| Posted Oct 19, 2012
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) |
Kids' entertainment with absolutely nothing to offer those with ages in double digits, the only shocks are that some of those involved have gone on to enjoy decent careers. - Film4
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| Posted Feb 23, 2012
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) |
A comedy classic that only misses out on the Python canon's top spot because the talented swines also made Life Of Brian. - Film4
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| Posted Mar 29, 2011
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American: The Bill Hicks Story (2010) |
While many biographical documentaries reduce their subjects to museum pieces, American presents the erstwhile Goat Boy as a force of nature, as vital and essential as he ever was. - Film4
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| Posted May 13, 2010
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Dear John (2010) |
Ultimately as welcome as a letter bearing that introduction - Film4
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| Posted Apr 14, 2010
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Sherlock Holmes (2009) |
For with time running out on 2009, it's wonderful that one of the old year's last gifts should be a reminder of the superb possibilities of blockbuster cinema. - Film4
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| Posted Dec 18, 2009
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Me and Orson Welles (2008) |
It's slight but it more than satisfies whenever Christian McKay's Welles is to the fore. - Film4
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| Posted Dec 04, 2009
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Law Abiding Citizen (2009) |
Put simply, this writer would take any number of bad movies over one nasty film. And make no mistake about it, Law Abiding Citizen is a very nasty movie indeed. - Film4
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| Posted Nov 27, 2009
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A Serious Man (2009) |
Possibly the brothers' most consistently amusing film since The Big Lebowski. - Film4
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| Posted Nov 20, 2009
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Harry Brown (2009) |
Harry Brown's no Get Carter, but thanks to Caine, this not-so-big movie's still in reasonably good shape. - Film4
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| Posted Nov 13, 2009
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) |
It's a little uneven but at its best Bedknobs And Broomsticks rivals the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins. - Film4
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| Posted Nov 03, 2009
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An Education (2009) |
It'll be a strange person who doesn't find An Education entertaining, and a stranger man still who denies it the success it's sure to enjoy. - Film4
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| Posted Oct 30, 2009
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The Cove (2009) |
The Cove stands out from the crowd due to the readily apparent awfulness of the event it depicts. - Film4
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| Posted Oct 23, 2009
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Jack Said (2009) |
Jack Said is another okay film enlivened by a typically spirited Dyer performance. - Film4
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| Posted Sep 25, 2009
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The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (2008) |
The Crimson Wing is a Disney nature film. Be aware of this and all that goes with it and you might yet discover the ennobling documentary hidden beneath the wretched excess. - Film4
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| Posted Sep 25, 2009
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Creation (2009) |
Flawed as it might be, Creation is still Amiel's best movie to date. Wonderfully mounted, the picture successfully dramatises key moments in Darwin's life. - Film4
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| Posted Sep 25, 2009
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Adventureland (2009) |
Its gentle charm and effortless eloquence personified by its winning lead, Adventureland is only marred by a rote final reel. - Film4
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| Posted Sep 11, 2009
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The Red Baron (2008) |
A pretty successful European co-production strengthened by a charismatic title performance from Matthias Schweighöfer. - Film4
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| Posted Sep 04, 2009
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Bustin' Down the Door (2008) |
If it can't compete with the best surf documentaries, Bustin' Down The Door is never less than diverting - the thrill of conquered waves eclipsed only by the picture's educational value. - Film4
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| Posted Sep 04, 2009
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Big River Man (2009) |
Big River Man is up there with the very best modern documentaries. - Film4
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| Posted Sep 04, 2009
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Inglourious Basterds (2009) |
Inglourious Basterds is as much fun as you can have in a cinema without embarrassing an usher or making your popcorn too salty. - Film4
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| Posted Aug 24, 2009
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The Yes Men Fix the World (2009) |
Occasionally funny and often audacious, but this is too smug to satisfy and too much like Ashton Kutcher's 'Punk'd' to be considered cutting edge. - Film4
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| Posted Aug 07, 2009
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Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) |
Now if only it was even slightly better than those examples of Hollywood at its laziest. - Film4
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| Posted Jul 28, 2009
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Holy Man (1998) |
Leaves you wondering whether there really is a God. - Film4
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| Posted Jul 21, 2009
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Gigli (2003) |
No, it's not the worst film ever made, but it is a sickening exercise in smugness and self-love. - Film4
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| Posted Jul 21, 2009
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Christmas With the Kranks (2004) |
Christmas With The Kranks is the sort of film that leaves you thinking Ebenezer Scrooge might have had the right idea about the festive season. - Film4
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| Posted Jul 20, 2009
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Mishima (1985) |
From Philip Glass's glorious score to John Bailey's rich cinematography, Schrader's movie is never less than ravishing. - Film4
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| Posted Jul 10, 2009
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Fired Up (2009) |
Fired Up is big on stereotypes (hello, gay Indian guy), overstatement (if you didn't already realise, loud = funny) and borderline homophobia. To paraphrase Repo Man, the longer you watch this, the stupider you might become. - Film4
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| Posted Jul 10, 2009
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Public Enemies (2009) |
Mann's best film since Heat is arguably the best movie anyone's made since Heat. - Film4
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| Posted Jul 03, 2009
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) |
Revenge Of The Fallen isn't only louder than Transformers, however. It's longer, it's more explosive, it's more directionless, it's all the proof you'll ever need that more really isn't always more. - Film4
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| Posted Jun 19, 2009
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New Town Killers (2008) |
A film featuring free-running that makes this most bizarre of extreme pursuits appear positively pedestrian. - Film4
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| Posted Jun 12, 2009
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Max Manus (2008) |
It's perhaps a little too polite at times, but Rønning and Sandberg's well-crafted picture does a good job of celebrating a man whose endeavours ought to be recognised by all of the Allied powers. - Film4
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| Posted Jun 05, 2009
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