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Rod McShane

Rod McShane's reviews do not count toward the Tomatometer®. This is not a Tomatometer-approved critic, and this critic's reviews are not published on a Tomatometer-approved publication.

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Wholly Moses! (1980) 13% EDIT “An opportunistic attempt to cash in on the diminutive Moore's post-10 stardom by shamelessly ripping off the premise of The Life of Brian.” – Time Out Apr 30, 2018 Full Review My Little Loves (1974) 86% EDIT “The tone is somewhat reminiscent of Malle in its attempt at an unsentimental depiction of the sexual awakening of a 13-year-old boy; but ultimately it's more tough-minded.” – Time Out Jul 8, 2016 Full Review Ankur (1974) 100% EDIT “Benegal's first narrative feature mostly recalls the modest realism of Satyajit Ray.” – Time Out May 26, 2015 Full Review Memories of Underdevelopment (1968) 96% EDIT “Alea proceeds with dazzling and highly accomplished technique towards a perceptive and witty analysis.” – Time Out Jun 24, 2006 Full Review To Be or Not to Be (1942) 96% EDIT “It's certainly one of the finest comedies ever to come out of Paramount.” – Time Out Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Seven Samurai (1954) 100% EDIT “The epic action scenes involving cavalry and samurai are still without peer.” – Time Out Jun 24, 2006 Full Review The Lion in Winter (1968) 91% EDIT “Harvey's direction is intelligent enough, though the reduction of power struggles to fits of personal pique -- where the fate of nations hangs in the balance -- becomes a little irritating. Enjoyable for its two lead performances, however.” – Time Out Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 94% EDIT “Whether you swallow it or not, see it for a handful of totally unexpected visual jokes, worth the price of admission alone.” – Time Out Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Blind Husbands (1919) 100% EDIT “It's a moral tale, as simplistic as it sounds, but what makes it distinctive is the use of design and the characters' personal mannerisms as fully functional elements of the director's overall moral purpose.” – Time Out Jun 24, 2006 Full Review The Man With the Golden Arm (1955) 81% EDIT “There are some great scenes, though, notably Sinatra's audition for a make-or-break drumming job, and the later scene where he suffers cold turkey in Novak's apartment.” – Time Out Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Hearts and Minds (1974) 90% EDIT “There is much interesting and exclusive interview material from American militarists and policymakers, and most notably a previous French president, to compensate for the overall mood of chest-beating remorse.” – Time Out Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Grease (1978) 65% EDIT “Its flashy opportunism (nostalgia pitched squarely at an audience too young to even recall the era) quickly becomes very irritating.” – Time Out Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Hopscotch (1980) 80% EDIT “Matthau just about carries it. But only just.” – Time Out Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Shoot the Piano Player (1960) 90% EDIT “The story is by turns comic and pathetic, often flashing midstream from one mood to the other, and Aznavour's performance as the wounded hero is a masterstroke of casting.” – Time Out Feb 9, 2006 Full Review The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) 88% EDIT “A curiously languid affair, rather than the breathless Costa-Gavras-style thriller which was the least one might have expected from this kind of material.” – Time Out Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Ugetsu (1953) 100% EDIT “A ravishingly composed, evocatively beautiful film.” – Time Out Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Road Games (1981) 92% EDIT “It's precisely its pretensions which make this a surprisingly agreeable cross of angst-ridden '70s road movie with Hitchcockian thriller.” – Time Out Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Desk Set (1957) 100% EDIT “The results are some splendidly crisp exchanges between the pair, and the inevitable scene of embarrassment where he is literally 'caught with his pants down'.” – Time Out Jan 26, 2006 Full Review
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