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2/10
House II: The Second Story (1987) Michael H. Price This ill-conceived, in-name-only follow-through is strictly for the most undiscriminating horror fans.
Posted Mar 19, 2026  Edit critic review
2/4
The Howling (1981) Perry Stewart Just about everything is predictable in the extreme.
Posted Mar 18, 2026  Edit critic review
2/4
The Howling (1981) Elston Brooks The Howling is a step above your B-genre horror flick because of its inventive and frightening transformation makeup... Alas, the rest of the picture is on par with, well, the almost weekly deluge of horror-and-gore flicks of the past three years.
Posted Mar 18, 2026  Edit critic review
3/10
RoboCop 3 (1993) Michael H. Price The story has to do with combatting violence with violence, which is a lot like curing dementia by disabling the brain.
Posted Mar 16, 2026  Edit critic review
Waiting for Guffman (1996) Michael H. Price No audience, provincial or cosmopolitan, can fail to recognize itself in the characters.
Posted Mar 11, 2026  Edit critic review
8/10
RoboCop 2 (1990) Michael H. Price Kershner keeps the dramatic elements predominant with savvy pacing and a strong performance orientation.
Posted Mar 10, 2026  Edit critic review
RoboCop 2 (1990) Todd Camp RoboCop 2 is almost as funny as it is intense.
Posted Mar 10, 2026  Edit critic review
Anastasia (1956) Ann Jones Miss Bergman, Brynner, and particularly Helen Hayes turn in near-perfect performances in this story of failing nobility in the late 1920s.
Posted Mar 06, 2026  Edit critic review
Phantom Lady (1944) Ida Belle Hicks It's well woven and well executed, and except for a few spots, it's believable.
Posted Mar 06, 2026  Edit critic review
7/10
RoboCop (1987) Michael H. Price Weller's physical acting at times recalls the great and almost speechless contributions of Boris Karloff to Frankenstein (1931) and The Walking Dead (1936).
Posted Mar 05, 2026  Edit critic review
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) Elston Brooks Matter of fact, from its odd-ball title to its fadeout, there's never quite been a picture like "Breakfast at Tiffany's." It defies classification.
Posted Mar 05, 2026  Edit critic review
Sense and Sensibility (1995) Michael H. Price Directed with an immense scenic sweep and a wealth of emotional suspense by The Wedding Banquet's Ang Lee, Sense and Sensibility draws its greatest vigor from the very faces of its players.
Posted Feb 26, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
The Postman (1994) Michael H. Price England's Michael Radford directs with such warmth and understanding that the fiction might as well be true.
Posted Feb 23, 2026  Edit critic review
THX 1138 (1971) Elston Brooks It's a film fascinating in its concept, visually stunning in its execution.
Posted Feb 20, 2026  Edit critic review
THX 1138 (1971) Perry Stewart "THX 1138" is a fascinating movie.
Posted Feb 20, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Chocolat (2000) Christopher Kelly Alas, there isn't any real edge here; director Lasse Hallström can only make the chocolate -- and not the emotions or conflicts -- seem rich. Still, the performances give the movie the integrity it otherwise lacks.
Posted Feb 17, 2026  Edit critic review
8/10
Pretty in Pink (1986) Michael H. Price For a picture with a generally high reading on the chuckle-meter, Pretty in Pink is riddled with honest sadness.
Posted Feb 13, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Christopher Kelly I can certainly respect the artistry and intelligence behind "Crouching Tiger," and I can understand how some people lock into the characters and elaborate plot... But Lee's approach ultimately feels too leaden and self-serious.
Posted Feb 11, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Erin Brockovich (2000) Robert Philpot A movie that uses a wicked sense of humor to examine serious themes. It's the kind of David-vs.-Goliath story told in The Insider and A Civil Action, but it drops the self-importance of those movies and replaces it with a refreshingly feisty attitude.
Posted Feb 06, 2026  Edit critic review
Blonde Venus (1932) Mary Sears It is entertaining, well directed and well acted. See it.
Posted Feb 05, 2026  Edit critic review
Vanishing Point (1971) Perry Stewart It's an indulgent film which panders to a variety of wishful young thoughts. But it also is a well made film, which makes a lot of sins pardonable.
Posted Feb 05, 2026  Edit critic review
Camille (1936) Robert Randol Jessie Ralph as Marguerite's maid, Henry Daniell as the baron, and Lenore Ultic and Laura Hope Crews as friends of Marguerite are all well cast.
Posted Feb 04, 2026  Edit critic review
4/4
Days of Heaven (1978) Elston Brooks Writer-director Terrence Malick has given us a montage of stunningly beautiful scenes that can only be labeled the work of an artist.
Posted Feb 04, 2026  Edit critic review
Days of Heaven (1978) Perry Stewart The symbolism is obvious, but it still has impact. So do the performances, even though Days of Heaven is notable for its dearth of dialogue.
Posted Feb 04, 2026  Edit critic review
Arabesque (1966) Anne Miller Tinsley Stanley Donen has produced a film with more twists than a belly-dancer's hips. The film is entertaining, but not spectacularly so.
Posted Feb 04, 2026  Edit critic review
Ace in the Hole (1951) Mack Williams Newspapermen could cite a dozen reasons to prove that no reporter could get away with Tatum's trick. But the film is smash entertainment, with an unflattering, documentary quality.
Posted Feb 03, 2026  Edit critic review
Ace in the Hole (1951) Irvin Farman Douglas, who won his master's degree as a double-barreled, triple-plated, no-account, low-down heel in Champion, earns his Ph.D in Ace in the Hole.
Posted Feb 03, 2026  Edit critic review
3/10
House (1985) Graham Snyder House is fun and scary at times, but it's uneven and bumpy as the bricks on Camp Bowie Boulevard.
Posted Jan 30, 2026  Edit critic review
1/4
My Bloody Valentine (1981) Perry Stewart The script offers promise before it cops out.
Posted Jan 29, 2026  Edit critic review
1.5/5
North (1994) Michael H. Price Only the most forgiving viewer will find North satisfying.
Posted Jan 24, 2026  Edit critic review
8/10
Misery (1990) Todd Camp Caan captures King's tormented writer with exquisite flair, telling volumes with facial expressions as he watches his captor slowly slip into insanity.
Posted Jan 22, 2026  Edit critic review
Bite the Bullet (1975) Perry Stewart Enjoyable despite some patent absurdities of plot and a running time of 2 hours and 11 minutes.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
Bite the Bullet (1975) Elston Brooks Hackman turns in another of his superior performances.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
The Magnificent Seven (1960) Elston Brooks ..."The Magnificent Seven" is one of the most rugged, most entertaining, he-men, gun-slinging westerns to come out of Hollywood in many a day.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
C+
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Christopher Kelly If you liked the first two, by all means, go forth and experience rapture. But for those of us who remain unconvinced, well, The Return of the King feels like an especially slow swim through especially slow mud.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
8/10
Stand by Me (1986) Michael H. Price River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman and Jerry O'Connell all convey the illusion of being world-weary adults trapped in the bodies of exuberant children; there is no better job of team-acting to be found.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
A Place in the Sun (1951) Mack Williams Clift, Miss Taylor and Miss Winters have never showed more acting skill than they do in "A Place in the Sun."
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Christopher Kelly A little of this goes a really long way. The Two Towers may not have bored me to tears, but it certainly made me want to cry uncle.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
2/4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Christopher Kelly Bloated and overlong, with production designed to the hilt... [and] often just plain boring -- the film is nothing more than the schlocky Hollywood popcorn movie of the month, Planet of the Apes or The Mummy Returns with prestigious literary credentials.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The Sure Thing (1985) Mike Ritchey The on-the-road photography is beautiful and very well done.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
6/10
The Princess Bride (1987) Michael H. Price Although bland casting of the romantic leads weakens it, Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride is delightful lighthearted escapism. The film also suggests that reading beats moviegoing any day.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
A Few Good Men (1992) Michael H. Price ...For the first time since [Jack Nicholson's] days as a struggling unknown, he loses himself entirely in character. He becomes unrecognizable as Jack Nicholson, and the portrayal is all the more fascinating for that quality.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
8/10
Hook (1991) Michael H. Price Hook is a blessing, overall, in some crucial departments. We have here a smashing major-studio debut for Jim Hart's heartfelt writing; the savvy casting of name-brand stars... and the restoration of Steven Spielberg as a formidable picture-maker.
Posted Dec 19, 2025  Edit critic review
Death Race 2000 (1975) Perry Stewart Carradine and Stallone are effective in their overwritten roles.
Posted Dec 19, 2025  Edit critic review
3/4
Christine (1983) Terry Hiller Christine is a well-crafted, light-hearted treat of a thriller. It looks like Carpenter just breathed it on to film.
Posted Dec 17, 2025  Edit critic review
2/4
Christine (1983) Jeff Guinn Carpenter has enough skill to provide occasional tension but no surprises.
Posted Dec 16, 2025  Edit critic review
6/10
Big Top Pee-wee (1988) Michael H. Price The workmanlike plainness of Randall Kleiser's direction on the new entry allows co-producer/co-author Reubens and a wonderful supporting cast of grotesque characters and eccentrics to stand out in striking relief.
Posted Dec 11, 2025  Edit critic review
2/5
True Lies (1994) Michael H. Price As an action film, True Lies is scarcely more than a retread of Commando.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
4/10
The Abyss (1989) Michael H. Price Here we have an industrial-strength job of underwater photography, a vitally appealing cast of not-yet-stars, and a fascinating situation, all at the mercy of Spielbergian soft soap.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
5/10
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Michael H. Price Where the original Terminator holds up marvelously as a generous thriller without imitation-epic pretensions, the sequel plays like a "B" movie with delusions of grandeur.
Posted Dec 08, 2025  Edit critic review
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