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Ryan Murphy
Ryan Murphy's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Miami Herald
Movies reviews only
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Music Box (1989) |
Lange without angst is like Tyson without punch. She's the era's Sarah Bernhardt, a tragedienne with soignee soul. In Music Box... Lange is at her furrowed-brow best. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991) |
Despite its grim subject matter... Truly Madly Deeply is life-affirming, its true-to-life dilemmas to be savored and learned from. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Shining Through (1992) |
[Shining Through] is very much like the lush, sweeping, sentimental epics that Hollywood churned out during the '40s -- and as overblown and treacly as any of the patriotic paeans released during those war-torn years. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Quigley Down Under (1990) |
Anyone who says the western isn't dead hasn't seen Quigley Down Under. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Ernest Goes to Jail (1990) |
The arrival of any film featuring the character of Ernest P. Worrell is a perfect occasion to brush up one's Dorothy Parker chestnuts and scream what' is perhaps her most famous phrase: "What fresh hell is this?" - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Without You I'm Nothing (1990) |
The conclusion of Sandra Bernhard's Without You I'm Nothing is one of the rarest, strangest film finishes in the history of the medium. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Almost an Angel (1990) |
There's not much plot, little suspense and a mere soupcon of character development. But what it does have is warmth and integrity galore. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Nuns on the Run (1990) |
The crime-tinged subplot is essentially bare bones, the barrage of batty British one-liners a lackluster hash. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Triumph of the Spirit (1989) |
Triumph is spooky, and it is winningly effective that way. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Arachnophobia (1990) |
Its screams are likely to be drowned out by a cacophony of joyful wails reverberating in the theaters when Arachnophobia creeps toward an edge-of-seat conclusion. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Look Who's Talking Too (1990) |
To call this film infantile would be too kind; to call it embarrassing would be accurate. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Uncle Buck (1989) |
Wickedly underplayed, the role of Uncle Buck allows the adroit comic actor to blend physical comedy with small moments of tender reflection. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) |
While intimate scenes of male bonding among Kirk, Spock and "Bones" McCoy are particularly delightful, the film's overall themes -- God creation, friendships as family -- are never tied together or amply explained. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Look Who's Talking (1989) |
As the movie proves, out of the mouths of babes come wonderful nuggets of truth and humor. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Cookie (1989) |
Cookie has the look and feel of a cartoon. And that, unfortunately, is why it crumbles. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Batman (1989) |
Batman, the movie event of the summer, is a psycho thriller posing as an action-adventure movie, a breathtaking ride through a fun-house populated with all-too-believable ghouls, phantoms and tortured souls. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) |
The sucka in this film isn't the villain. It's the ticket buyer. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Scenes From the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) |
Like Luis Bunuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Bartel's Beverly Hills attempts, through wicked irony, to break down class barriers that separate us all. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Scrooged (1988) |
Despite a lengthy wind-up that promises to deliver at least a minor tug at the heart, Scrooged is as sterile as some of the film's sexist gross-out jokes. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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One Crazy Summer (1986) |
One Crazy Summer is all about this band of misfits who go to this real pretty island for the summer and meet up with this real pretty girl and then get into these real pretty dangerous situations. What shocking originality. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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The Karate Kid Part II (1986) |
Kid ll is not comparable to its predecessor. It is stale and boring. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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The Hot Spot (1990) |
Dennis Hopper's The Hot Spot, a scorching cinematic slice of film noir, is the type of movie that demands to be shown only in well air-conditioned cineplexes. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Back to School (1986) |
With this film, Rodney at long last entitles himself to all the respect he can stomach. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Leonard Part 6 (1987) |
Q: What's the best thing about Leonard Part 6? A: We didn't have to sit through Parts I through 5. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Maurice (1987) |
We see Maurice's agony and pain, and in fact, empathize with it, but that is largely our own doing It takes imagination. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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The Big Town (1987) |
How easy it is to say this, but alas, it must be said: The Big Town is a big waste. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Hellraiser (1987) |
The conclusion is pat and predictable, an amateurish effort at showing the advantages of good over evil. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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A Fine Mess (1986) |
Unless you're a constipated horse or a lover of truly tasteless cinema, A Fine Mess is one you don't want to wander into. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Aug 17, 2021
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Running on Empty (1988) |
The dramatic possibilities are endless. For some reason, however, Lumet patches his film together with a quilt of cliches. - Miami Herald
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| Posted May 25, 2021
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Ruthless People (1986) |
Screenwriter Dale Launer makes the film earn every laugh with well-crafted cleverly set-up situations. This sophisticated handling of the comedy is definitely Ruthless People's strongest asset. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Apr 20, 2021
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A Shock to the System (1990) |
Sleek and brimming with giddy cruelty, A Shock to the System has more unexpected turns and twists than the hedge labyrinth in The Shining. - Miami Herald
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| Posted Apr 09, 2021
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