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Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
New York Times
Movies reviews only
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Out Rage '69: The Question of Equality (1995) |
The memories are the thing here. - New York Times
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| Posted Jun 09, 2020
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Coming Out Under Fire (1994) |
A reminder of a time when psychiatrists viewed homosexuals as mentally ill and the military viewed them as dangerous to morale, not to mention morality. - New York Times
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| Posted Jun 08, 2020
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Tongues Untied - The Black Gay Male Experience (1989) |
It is a remarkably rewarding effort. - New York Times
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| Posted May 20, 2020
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Forbidden City, USA (1989) |
Their recollections are generally light-hearted, but not without a dark strain. - New York Times
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| Posted May 08, 2020
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The Four Diamonds (1995) |
Peter Werner's directorial hand is steady as it moves between the domestic and the fanciful, and the acting is solid. - New York Times
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| Posted Sep 27, 2019
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The Girl in the Picture (1986) |
Mostly, however, the jokes are small and a touch familiar. - New York Times
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| Posted Jun 17, 2019
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Ken Burns: The Civil War (2015) |
So rich in conception and so rewarding in execution that it almost redeems the promise of the medium. Mr. Burns and his associates have translated the materials of history into television drama of an epic order. - New York Times
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| Posted May 24, 2019
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Caesar's Writers (1996) |
The writers... retain the zest that went into the making of ''Your Show of Shows'' and ''Caesar's Hour,'' those vaudevilles of the tube that entered television lore. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 11, 2018
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Welcome in Vienna (1986) |
The statement gains power from the black-and-white photography of Gernot Roll and the art direction of Fritz Hollergschwandtner. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 11, 2018
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Saturday, Sunday and Monday (1990) |
... if the feast is not quite four star, the four stars are fun to watch as they serve up their Neapolitan personas, highly seasoned yet not overdone. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 11, 2018
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Thug Life in D.C. (1999) |
... incisive HBO documentary... - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 11, 2018
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Space Shuttle (1994) |
"Space Shuttle" conveys the complexity and excitement of the manned flights and will probably inspire dreams of space travel in young viewers. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 11, 2018
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American Cinema - V. 1 (1995) |
Although the achievement does not match the ambition, there are rewards along the way. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 11, 2018
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Fall of Saigon: Memories and Nightmares (1995) |
"The Fall of Saigon" is a vivid, exciting, painful account of the final hours before the unconditional surrender of South Vietnam... - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 11, 2018
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The Gate of Heavenly Peace (1995) |
... remarkable work... - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 11, 2018
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Me & My Matchmaker (1996) |
The easygoing, hourlong documentary consists mainly of Ms. Nathan's wooing Mr. Wexler with meals while she tries to figure out whether he really wants a bride and, if so, what kind. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 11, 2018
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Jackie: Behind the Myth (1999) |
This collection of encomiums couldn't be more respectable and less revealing if it was produced by a Jacqueline Kennedy fan club, which in a way it is. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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The Commissar (Komissar) (1988) |
Add ''Commissar'' to the remarkable series of Soviet movies that has been finding its way West after many years in the cinematic gulag. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Arriba Hazaña (Hail Hazana) (2014) |
The movie's director, Jose Maria Gutierrez, who also collaborated on the screenplay, builds convincingly to the rebellion, shrewdly exploring the divisions among the students as well as the faculty. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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The Tale of Ruby Rose (1987) |
Ruby Rose's tale... is undernourished and overcooked, like the possums on which the household survives. The highs come mainly from the highlands. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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The Great McGinty (1940) |
''The Great McGinty'' was the great Preston Sturges's first showing as a director, and a happy occasion it was. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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I Don't Give a Damn (1988) |
''I Don't Give a Damn'' is a soapy Israeli movie composed of the residue of better movies past. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Shattered Dreams: Picking Up the Pieces (1987) |
Unfortunately, the movie makers play so heavily on the passions on the edges of Israeli opinion that their work loses focus. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Dark Habits (1984) |
Mr. Almodovar, who wrote as well as directed, does not quite bring the events together, but his wry attitude toward conventional morality is not lost, and the acting is sufficiently controlled to keep the characters from running away into farce. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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The Mass Is Over (1985) |
The story is lightly told by Nanni Moretti, the director, co-writer and star, but we get to know none of these people; they are brought one after the other as means of overloading Giulio's circuits. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Fat City (1972) |
A knockout scene by that grand old battler, John Huston. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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A Hungry Feeling: The Life and Death of Brendan Behan (1988) |
''A Hungry Feeling'' is an affectionate look that does not gloss over its subject's weaknesses. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Quartet (1948) |
W. Somerset Maugham's novels and short stories may not count as literature, but they have made for some very entertaining movies, ''Quartet'' high among them. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Only Two Can Play (1962) |
Sidney Gilliat's direction is deft, and Sellers is in form, which is about as good as comedians come. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Sorceress (1987) |
... somewhat obvious yet intriguing movie... - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Subway to the Stars (1987) |
... you'll find a vibrant movie-making intelligence glittering through ''Subway to the Stars.'' - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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A Jumpin' Night in the Garden of Eden (1987) |
... you appreciate that these young musicians are trying to recapture much more than just the tunes of a bygone time; they are after nothing less elusive than the spirit of a destroyed world. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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(undefined) |
... a cheerful documentary about the tenor's tour of the country in June 1986. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal (Le Due Vite di Mattia Pascal) (1985) |
Mattia's is a tasty tale, delectably told. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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The Big Parade (1988) |
You may not be moved to join up, but you can't help coming away with a more direct understanding of the message of collecive effort that the Chinese authorities are trying to drum into their countrymen. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Levy and Goliath (1987) |
... the problem here is that the heavy hand of Gerard Oury, who directed and collaborated on the script for ''Levy and Goliath,'' knocks over credibility some time before Levy knocks over Goliath. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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The Last Minute (Ultimo minuto) (1987) |
The script, which is supposed to be giving us an inside look at the workings of professional soccer, seems fixed. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Great Race (1982) |
The performances, especially that of Jaroslaw Kopaczewski as Radek, are solid enough to ground the satire in reality. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Frida (1983) |
... an affectionate and affecting tribute to a colorful woman. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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The Citadel (1938) |
... still has considerable punch despite the placebo of a plot. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Revolt of Mother (1986) |
The musical score seems intended for dozing and Victor Lobl's earnest direction will not startle you awake. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Pigeon Feathers (1988) |
he adaptation by Jan Hartman and the direction by Sharron Miller are faithful to the story's events but lack the evocative powers of Mr. Updike's prose. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) |
Escapist, sure, but 1938 was a year worth escaping from. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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To Dendro pou Pligoname (The Tree We Hurt) (1986) |
There are lovely scenes, such as a line of women in white kerchiefs seated on donkeys moving between whitewashed buildings. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988) |
''I never thought we'd be coming back,'' says the colonel's pal, who plainly didn't take a look at the receipts from parts one and two. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Catherine the Great (1934) |
In case you were wondering how Catherine the Great got that way, here is one version. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Through a Glass Darkly (1961) |
The acting is finely modulated; Miss Andersson's flirtation with insanity is a ballet. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) |
The lovely, terrible final image... is as heartbreaking in 1988 as it was a half century ago. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Cleopatra (1934) |
The result is nutty, inimitable and, if you get into the spirit of the thing, irresistible. - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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Once Upon a Texas Train (1988) |
... this easygoing effort, written, produced and directed by Burt Kennedy, ambles amiably along as the pals regroup and head toward the bend of the Rio Brazos... - New York Times
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| Posted Jan 09, 2018
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