Creative Loafing
Creative Loafing is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this
publication only count toward the Tomatometer when written by the following
Tomatometer-approved critic(s):
Felicia Feaster, Matt Brunson
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
2/4
Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
This is one time when (with apologies to Herman's Hermits and that jolly Henry VIII) the second verse -- multi or otherwise -- is not the same as the first.
Posted Feb 15, 2019
2
2/4
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
3
2.5/4
Once Upon a Deadpool (2018)
Even in this cut, the movie remains mostly a kick.
Posted Jan 21, 2019
4
3/4
Leave No Trace (2018)
If Leave No Trace isn't quite as formidable as Debra Granik's Winter's Bone, it's still a potent drama marked by a superlative turn from teenage actress Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie.
Posted Oct 24, 2018
5
3.5/4
Shampoo (1975)
A savage satire that sets its sights on hypocrisy, superficiality, and sexual mores.
Posted Oct 24, 2018
6
2.5/4
[REC] 4: Apocalypse (2015)
Somewhat gets the series back on track.
Posted Oct 24, 2018
7
2/4
[REC] 3 Genesis (2012)
Inconsequential.
Posted Oct 24, 2018
8
2/4
[Rec] 2 (2010)
An explosion of information removes much of the raw terror from the premise.
Posted Oct 23, 2018
9
3.5/4
[Rec] (2007)
A sterling effort in the eventually overplayed "found footage" genre.
Posted Oct 23, 2018
10
4/4
This remains not only the best of the adaptations but also one of the best horror/sci-fi films ever made.
Posted Oct 23, 2018
11
3/4
City Slickers (1991)
Many of the character exchanges are priceless (including a discussion on how to properly program a VCR), and the performances are uniformly fine.
Posted Oct 23, 2018
12
3/4
Bad Ronald (1974)
13
2.5/4
In My Country (2005)
Better than its mangy reputation.
Posted Oct 23, 2018
14
2.5/4
The Evil (1978)
Risible in a few spots but competently presented most of the time.
Posted Oct 23, 2018
15
1.5/4
The Swarm (1978)
As an adult, I recognize that The Swarm is, well, not good, but I can now enjoy it as a so-bad-it's-brilliant endeavor.
Posted Oct 23, 2018
16
3.5/4
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
A groundbreaking work that manages to be both specific to the African-American experience and universal in its themes of hope, change, and upward mobility.
Posted Oct 23, 2018
17
3.5/4
Simultaneous serves as a crackling political thriller and a deeply moving family drama.
Posted Oct 23, 2018
18
2.5/4
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
It's an irresistible story, but the movie suffers from clunky dialogue and a barrage of mismatched performances that represent just about every school of acting known to man.
Posted Oct 23, 2018
19
3.5/4
The Last Hurrah (1958)
Terrific entertainment until it's stopped dead in its tracks by a painfully protracted finale.
Posted Oct 23, 2018
20
1.5/4
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
21
2/4
The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
Hampered by colorless characterizations and extreme overlength.
Posted Oct 6, 2018
22
3/4
The Naked Prey (1966)
Brutal in its depictions of both tribal savagery and English arrogance, the film nevertheless avoids lazy stereotyping.
Posted Oct 6, 2018
23
2/4
Looker (1981)
Slightly easier to take than such Crichton duds as Runaway and Congo.
Posted Oct 6, 2018
24
3/4
The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
Young won the Best Actress Oscar for her charming if hardly award-worthy turn (her win is still considered one of the biggest upsets in Oscar history).
Posted Oct 6, 2018
25
1.5/4
The Cyclops (1957)
26
3/4
The Bravados (1958)
A hard-hitting Western saga which sports a chilling twist at the end.
Posted Oct 6, 2018
27
1/4
Scream for Help (1984)
It's a buffet of badness.
Posted Sep 30, 2018
28
2/4
Good Times (1967)
As for Sonny's acting talents, let's just say he makes Ringo Starr look like Daniel Day-Lewis by comparison.
Posted Sep 30, 2018
29
2.5/4
I can't say that the picture is a success, but fans of bawdy comedies will appreciate at least some of its choices.
Posted Sep 30, 2018
30
1/4
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
31
3.5/4
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Director Fred Zinnemann, scripter Kenneth Ross, and editor Ralph Kemplen (earning this film's sole Oscar nomination) all deserve high marks.
Posted Sep 30, 2018
32
2.5/4
The Bride (1985)
33
3/4
The Baby (1973)
A terrific twist ending is what puts this one over the top.
Posted Sep 30, 2018
34
3/4
American Animals (2018)
Here's a movie that takes a tattered genre and manages to add some fresh elements to it.
Posted Sep 30, 2018
35
2/4
Night School (2018)
36
3.5/4
My Man Godfrey (1936)
This scintillating comedy was the first film to be Oscar-nominated in all four acting categories.
Posted Sep 24, 2018
37
3/4
Gold (1974)
38
2/4
Life Itself (2018)
39
3.5/4
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
The strength of this film is that it never allows the myth to eclipse the man.
Posted Sep 17, 2018
40
3/4
The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
The story proves affecting in its look at boys in wartime.
Posted Sep 17, 2018
41
2/4
The Seventh Sign (1988)
Not to be confused with Ingmar Bergman's masterpiece The Seventh Seal (as if!), The Seventh Sign is an ofttimes admirable yet mostly silly supernatural thriller.
Posted Sep 17, 2018
42
2.5/4
Gloria (1980)
43
3.5/4
Deep Red (Profondo rosso) (1975)
This exemplary giallo is clever enough to use its utterly compelling mystery to examine issues of gender identity and fluidity.
Posted Sep 17, 2018
44
2/4
Rapid Fire (1992)
A disposable action yarn.
Posted Sep 10, 2018
45
3/4
Last Hunt (1956)
Ripe for rediscovery.
Posted Sep 10, 2018
46
3/4
Upgrade (2018)
47
3.5/4
On a visual level, the movie qualifies as poetry in stop-motion.
Posted Sep 10, 2018
48
3/4
The Naked and the Dead (1958)
A flawed yet fascinating motion picture, one that traffics in gritty intensity yet also makes room for the expected concessions to convention and cliche.
Posted Sep 10, 2018
49
3/4
The Hot Rock (1972)
Those seeking something a little more off the beaten path than The Natural or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid should check out this entertaining caper yarn.
Posted Sep 10, 2018
50
1/4
The Horror of Party Beach (1964)