Rick Kogan
Rick Kogan's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Chicago Tribune
Movies reviews only
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Critters (1986) |
What a pleasant sense of humor Critters has and it is this attribute that is most responsible for making this playfully scary film more satisfying than most of the other items on the monsters-from-outer-space-come-to-Earth-and-try-to-kill-everybody menu. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Oct 27, 2021
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It (1990) |
The four-hour package makes an eerie supernatural tale, spiced with substantial good-versus-evil subtext and musings on the power of friendship. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Jan 16, 2020
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Sometimes They Come Back (1991) |
What ensues strictly follows the King formula, entertaining with thrills, murders, facing-up-to-fear philosophizing and snappy lines. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Jan 15, 2020
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The Tommyknockers (1993) |
King's ability to give us relationships on which to hang our emotions provides a familiar and solid foundation for his effective scare tactics. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Jan 15, 2020
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The Ernest Green Story (1993) |
[Ernest Green's] story is told with solid craftsmanship, aided by a strong cast that includes Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee and Avery Brooks. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Sep 26, 2019
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Fall From Grace (1990) |
By trying to move down some video path of goodness, ''Fall From Grace'' is too even-handed to handle, and wastes along the way two splendid performances. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Jun 06, 2019
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The Stuff (1985) |
Peopled by leaden or hackneyed characters...The Stuff is further burdened by special effects of the most pedestrian kind. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Mar 26, 2019
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Teen Wolf (1985) |
The whole thing is absolutely ridiculous--have you ever seen a wolf break dance?--and a good deal of fun. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Mar 26, 2019
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Warning Sign (1985) |
Warning Sign fails to deliver any substantive messages or any genuine thrills. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Mar 26, 2019
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Nasty Boys (1989) |
It is cliche-ridden, violent and an affront to civil libertarians everywhere. But it is also so unpretentious that it succeeds in entertaining. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Sep 14, 2018
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The Preppie Murder (1989) |
''The Preppie Murder'' is the inevitable blow-a slick and insubstantial exploitation. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Sep 14, 2018
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Older Than Ireland (2015) |
It's a glorious film, in large part because it is a reminder of in what low regard we often hold those of "a certain age." - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Sep 01, 2018
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Voyage (1993) |
[The] novel concept, casting Hauer against his lunatic-killer type, is what holds Voyage neatly together. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted May 31, 2018
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Lucas (1986) |
Having carefully and sensitively drawn an interesting character and put him in an interesting place, the filmmakers start painting with their fingers and ultimately provide a very familiar picture. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Aug 23, 2016
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Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2012) |
Evocateur offers so much more, some of it compelling, some of it disturbing and some of it revelatory - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Aug 20, 2015
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Aliens (1986) |
Scene to scene, encounter to encounter, its tension builds unrelentingly. So, fasten your seat belts. It`s a blast. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Oct 14, 2014
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A Terrible Beauty... (2013) |
It is about bullets flying and bodies falling, but it will capture you on a deeply personal level. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Sep 25, 2014
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Bound by Flesh (2012) |
Likely to stay with you forever. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Aug 28, 2014
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Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004) |
Less movie than fawning infomercial. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Apr 29, 2004
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