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Ant-Man and the Wasp | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | [Peyton Reed] keeps it all breezy, light and laced with humor. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,027 |
Geostorm | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Geostorm lacks subtlety, is predictable and at times just a thriller without the thrills. | 1.5/5 | 5 | 1.5 | 5 | false | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1,027 |
Ad Astra | Akron Beacon Journal | Clint O'Connor | Pitt delivers an endearing performance. So much of the film is his face, his thoughts, his voice-overs. Following his terrific turn as Cliff Booth, the wry, rascally stunt man in Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood, this has been a banner year for the actor | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Aladdin | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Stuffing more than an additional half hour on the original's run time doesn't help in the least. | C | long_letter | null | null | false | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Avengers: Endgame | Akron Beacon Journal | Clint O'Connor | It gives us a collection of compelling characters, ties up a lot of loose ends, provides the satisfying pow and wow of a superhero movie, but then takes it all to another level, delivering a poignant drama with relatable human emotions. | A | long_letter | null | null | false | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Booksmart | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Booksmart could very well end up being the unexpected gem of the summer. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Captain Marvel | Akron Beacon Journal | Clint O'Connor | Larson... is terrific. She gives Vers a swagger and a smart-alecky veneer. | B+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Charlie's Angels | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | The wings of this particular version of Charlie's Angels need to be clipped. | D | long_letter | null | null | false | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Coffee & Kareem | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Director Michael Dowse and writer Shane Mack travel a crass, improbable path of ridiculousness where "Coffee & Kareem" crashes before it's halfway through its expectedly brief 88-minute runtime. | D | long_letter | null | null | false | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Creed II | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Caple gives us well drawn characters we're invested in all while dealing with the cliché boxing tropes with restraint and maintaining the gritty tone Coogler established in the original. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Dark Phoenix | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Predictions of the demise of the comic-book movie genre continue to come, despite the continued success of movies such as Avengers: Endgame. X-Men: Dark Phoenix will do little to quell such prognostications | C- | long_letter | null | null | false | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Dolemite Is My Name | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Murphy balances bravado and vulnerability which includes a mixture of self-doubt and frustration in his portrayal of Moore, creating a funny, but sympathetic character. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Downton Abbey | Akron Beacon Journal | Clint O'Connor | Fans of the TV show can be assured that rather than reinventing itself for theaters, Downton has remained as steady and starched as Carson's collar. Think of it as an extended episode of the series that plays to its strengths. | B+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Dumbo | Akron Beacon Journal | Clint O'Connor | Parents and kids... want wondrous pachyderm power. Dumbo provides plenty of it. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Grindelwald is a messy film that builds toward nothing for most of its runtime... | C- | long_letter | null | null | false | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Ultimately, any doubt some may have had about a Fast & Furious spinoff franchise is erased with this outing. Yes, summer will be going out with a bang. | B- | long_letter | null | null | false | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Frozen II | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Is Frozen II definitively bad? No. It's the equivalent of vanilla with little charm and a heaping dose of predictability. | C | long_letter | null | null | false | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Gemini Man | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | An interesting premise gets wasted in this effort as Gemini Man generally falls flat. | C- | long_letter | null | null | false | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Green Book | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Much praise for Farrelly, who finds the right tone in "Green Book," not easy for a subject that requires a light and deft touch to have any chance of success. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Isn't It Romantic | Akron Beacon Journal | Clint O'Connor | If you like your movies light and fluffy, or just want to gawk at a shirtless Liam Hemsworth, your yacht awaits. | B- | long_letter | null | null | false | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | A thrilling popcorn flick worthy of a look. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Long Shot | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | The narrative hook is enough to grab an audience's interest, but the film's unlikely romantic leads keep it. Long Shot is one of those projects where even when there aren't laugh-out-loud moments, a smile remains plastered on faces. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood | Akron Beacon Journal | Clint O'Connor | Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" stumbles because it runs out of story before the credits role. But it succeeds, in part, because it is such a loving tribute to the TV and film industries during a beautifully recreated era. | B+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | A film that plays more like an overlong afternoon cartoon. | C | long_letter | null | null | false | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Rocketman | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | With flourishes of great rock movies such as The Who's Tommy and even Alan Parker's Pink Floyd: The Wall, Rocketman tells John's story stylistically, with emotional depth and has the benefit of possessing a memorable soundtrack from the start. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Shaft | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Shaft takes pleasure in its story about the clash between generations and the audience certainly benefits. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Shazam! | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Swings further into the goofy abyss than necessary. | C | long_letter | null | null | false | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | It's witty, intelligent and makes an emotional connection. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | A mix of epic filmmaking with stunning special effects that overcome the breakneck pace of a sloppy first hour, Skywalker falls somewhere between the original and Empire with respect to satisfaction. | B+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Terminator: Dark Fate | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Sorry, folks hoping for the franchise's return to glory. It's not happening here. At best Dark Fate is a mindless diversion aspiring to be something more. At worst: it's just noisy and little more than yet another effort to cash in on a title's cachet. | C- | long_letter | null | null | false | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
The Dead Don't Die | Akron Beacon Journal | Clint O'Connor | If you're looking for zombie thrills, you'll need to look elsewhere. But if you appreciate the Jarmusch vibe and his casting choices, The Dead Don't Die is like hanging out with old friends for a while. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
The Gentlemen | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Like Ritchie's other efforts in this realm, The Gentlemen possesses plenty of twists and turns that ultimately prove to be worth the wait. But the selling point for the movie: its cast, which includes colorful characters in almost every role. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
The Girl in the Spider's Web | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | The problem: better material is needed and the audience can almost see the hand of the studio executives tapping [Alvarez] on the back and reminding him to remember for whom he's directing the film. | C- | long_letter | null | null | false | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
The Hustle | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | The Hustle works in a few moments, but unfortunately, they are few. Given the high-powered leads, that's a waste, but Sharp is a minor salvation as he steals nearly every scene he inhabits. | C- | long_letter | null | null | false | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
The Irishman | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Scorsese creates a memorable, gangster epic that will enthrall. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
The Kid Who Would Be King | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | If The Kid Who Would Be King appeals to one set, it would be those 10 or younger. For most everyone else, it could be a slog. | C- | long_letter | null | null | false | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part | Akron Beacon Journal | Clint O'Connor | The family friendly film provides smiles for kids and enough pop culture references and inside jokes for adults to laugh along. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
The Lighthouse | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Director-writer Robert Eggers loves playing mind games in "The Lighthouse," a psychological thriller that could very well be a tantalizing, creepy alternative to a lot of Halloween movie fare. | B+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
The Lion King | Akron Beacon Journal | Clint O'Connor | The "wows" this time come less from the script by Jeff Nathanson, and more from the this-all-looks-so-realistic-it's-scary factor. (Kudos to visual effects supervisor Rob Legato and legions of artists). | B+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Toy Story 4 | Akron Beacon Journal | Clint O'Connor | The folks at Pixar care too much about the beloved Toy Story characters to completely mail it in. And although Toy Story 4 lacks the levels of wit and charm of its predecessors, it does have its winning moments. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Us | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | What's refreshing about Peele's first two efforts - Get Out being his first - is he doesn't rely on gratuitous violence to provide his thrills. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Vice | Akron Beacon Journal | Clint O'Connor | Christian Bale is mind-blowingly amazing in the lead role. Let's give him the Oscar right now. | A | long_letter | null | null | false | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Widows | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | There are few actresses who could have pulled off this role with the intelligence, wit and determination Davis provides Veronica. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Wildlife | Akron Beacon Journal | Clint O'Connor | In a film of stand-out performances, Mulligan's is the most fully realized, unspooling Jeanette's desperation and discovering suppressed, buried pieces of herself from moment to moment. | B+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Yesterday | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Given the need to totally suspend disbelief, Yesterday will face plenty of detractors. Given the smile that generally stayed plastered on my face, it doesn't matter. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Zombieland: Double Tap | Akron Beacon Journal | George M. Thomas | Give Fleisher credit for being able to tweak the formula and ensure that Zombieland: Double Tap maintains a degree of freshness that includes a near post-credit scene. This is the type of film people should want to see at Halloween. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,028 |
Ad Astra | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | The film tries to tackle the dark side of human ambition but fails short of landing any impact. | D- | long_letter | null | null | false | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Alita: Battle Angel | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | This film is probably much more appreciated by fans of the manga but worth watching for the amazing ninjitsu-ninja assassin-martial arts and to see the greatest in visual effects to date. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Annihilation | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | It's all a metaphor involving a small group of suicidal women who are sent to on the most a critical planet saving mission. The movie like the mission was never going to succeed. | D- | long_letter | null | null | false | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Avengers: Endgame | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | The entire tone of the film felt like a eulogy to the MCU and relied too heavily on weepy eyed nostalgia and fan service moments to carry it to the end. | C- | long_letter | null | null | false | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Avengers: Infinity War | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | While the MCU still hasn't gotten the formula quite right for true villainy, they have certainly mastered the equation for entertaining banter & epic superhero moments. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Black Panther | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | Black Panther definitely doesn't do anything outside of the Disney Marvel comfort zone but it's as solid a film as a super hero origin story can be. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Blade Runner 2049 | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | If you want to bask in a stylistic expression of the introspective search for self, you won't be disappointed. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Bright | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | If you had told me that one day we'd get an R-Rated buddy cop movie with centaur police, orc gang bangers, socialite elves, and dragons flying under the an LA moon, I would never have believed it. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Call Me by Your Name | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | I appreciated the film quality and the acting but the story meandered in superficial courtship for too long without delivering actual connection. It was all foreplay and no action. Perhaps the sequel will make this film more appealing to me in the future. | C | long_letter | null | null | false | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Captain Marvel | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | Marvel gave a pretty mediocre answer to DC's Wonder Woman with this film but at least the cat was cool. | C- | long_letter | null | null | false | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Deadpool 2 | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | Hilarious movie however the jokes overpower every other aspect of the movie so much so that you wonder if Deadpool is getting his own Netflix comedy special. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Fifty Shades Freed | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | For about a minute into the movie, I thought there was a chance this was going to be an actual film but then the dialogue began and it went straight to fanfic. | F | long_letter | null | null | false | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Glass | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | The obvious limitations of the film's budget for expensive visual effects made the movie focus more on the analytical dissection of what we've come to expect and love about super hero stories. The twist is, it worked. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Hellboy | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | Very poor writing and an inconsistent story tone made this Hellboy reboot too hard to watch. | F | long_letter | null | null | false | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Hereditary | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | Hereditary combines domestic drama and occult horror for a one-two punch that still has me knocked to the ground. | A | long_letter | null | null | false | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
I, Tonya | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | A great unexpected dark comedy that entertainingly demonstrates how all narratives are biased. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
It Chapter Two | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | Basically a three hour version of the first film but the only change is the characters are adults and less charming. Not really worth a sequel. | C- | long_letter | null | null | false | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Justice League | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | The patchwork editing of this film matches the patchwork job Warner Bros is trying to do with the DCEU. While the result is a messy and ugly film, it successfully makes this super hero franchise finally fit right with the fans. | B+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | Despite being marketed as historical fiction King Arthur story, this film is actually a high octane full on fantasy film that showcases Excalibur guiding Arthur to his destiny. And it's thrilling! | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Lady Bird | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | Just like its title character, Lady Bird is quirky and sentimental but despite best attempts, never really defines itself into anything meaningful. | C | long_letter | null | null | false | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Logan | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | You mean this is the Wolverine we could have always had? Of course this would be the last one. Logan is a fantastically dark and satisfying story ending for this Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. | A | long_letter | null | null | false | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Mandy | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | While Mandy doesn't offer anything new to the vengeance genre in terms of plot, it has an immense amount of visual imagery and symbolism that drives the film beyond your typical revenge porn into a fantastical thesis of psychosis. | B+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Molly's Game | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | While the shell of this movie is a biopic of a conflicted, tenacious woman, the heart of it is an intriguing psychological drama about the game of poker. | B+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
mother! | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | It's truly an expressive art piece at a surprise auction. Bidding starts at "intriguing" and is sold at "at least it made you think" | C- | long_letter | null | null | false | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | The movie is a meh-kay story on the surface but if you look deeper it's also a pretty compelling manifesto by Quentin Tarantino on New Hollywood. | B- | long_letter | null | null | false | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Rambo: Last Blood | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | The film started off as a promising hard R violent rip off of Taken but then took a sharp into dog poop. This is NOT the Rambo we all loved. | D- | long_letter | null | null | false | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | This film comes off more as a spin-off than a sequel to its morally ambiguous, psychological predecessor but offers a high-tension, fast paced action drama thriller that is just as potent. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Spider-Man: Far From Home | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | The film takes what it needs from the MCU and then uses the rest as punchlines. It works! This was a great summer comedy. | B+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | Sony is asking us to take another leap off yet another Spider-man origin story, this time with Miles Morales. Lucky for Spider-man fans, with a fresh narrative, relationship building, and innovative visual effects, it's definitely a leap worth taking. | A | long_letter | null | null | false | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | Although not worse than the prequels for me, The Last Jedi is its own special kind of meh that demonstrates Disney doesn't have the guts to do this franchise any justice. | C- | long_letter | null | null | false | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Suspiria | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | I was promised a thrilling horror about a coven of witches but ended up with what seemed like a thesis on German culture in the late 1970s. | C- | long_letter | null | null | false | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
The Favourite | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | A drastic change from Yargos Lanthimos's usual style of dispassionate commentary of societal transgressions, The Favourite is much more rhythmically paced and emotionally frank as it explores the intimacy of power dynamics in relationships. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
The Florida Project | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | Another great Sean Baker piece that finds a way to make a heartbreaking story about poverty into a bittersweet adventure as told through through the precocious eyes of a Moonee and her mother Halley. | A- | long_letter | null | null | false | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
The Killing of a Sacred Deer | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | Yorgos Lanthimos has once again shown he's a master at metaphorical drama as he explores the abstract moral distinction between guilt and responsibility. | A | long_letter | null | null | false | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
The Predator | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | While the violence is solid, the ludicrous science expositions that carry the plot along and unfortunate flat humor had me confused. Is this the Predator film or a joke? | D | long_letter | null | null | false | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
The Shape of Water | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | A unique and original science fiction love story that is sometimes weighed down too heavily by an unoriginal villain plot line. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Thor: Ragnarok | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | Thor Ragnarok takes you on a visually psychedelic adventure that sadly goes absolutely nowhere. | C+ | long_letter | null | null | false | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | My takeaway from this thesis on anger is that it's okay to be a c-nt but not a dick. | C- | long_letter | null | null | false | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Venom | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | Venom serves up a menu of spicy hard PG-13 action but also includes a well balanced sampling of scrumptiously surprising buddy humor between an unemployed reporter and a flesh eating symbiote. We're ready for the second course. | B | long_letter | null | null | false | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Wind River | Alachia Queen | Alachia Queen | It is intense, It is amazing. I loved the story. I loved every moment of the film. Taylor Sheridan is 3 for 3. | A | long_letter | null | null | false | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1,029 |
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation | Alex Frias Cinemablog | Alejandro Frias | Chistpher McQuarrie has built an exciting and entertaining film full of action: mission accomplished. [Full review in Spanish] | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,030 |
Phantom Of The Opera | All Movie Guide | Dan Jardine | Chaney is so effective, it is nearly impossible not to root for him | 78/100 | 100 | 78 | 100 | false | 77 | 100 | 1 | 1,031 |
Planet of the Apes | All Movie Guide | Dan Jardine | The inverted relationship of man to apes allows the filmmakers to drive home some rather pointed attacks on racist behavior and intolerant attitudes on our planet | 72/100 | 100 | 72 | 100 | false | 71 | 100 | 1 | 1,031 |
The Postman Always Rings Twice | All Movie Guide | Dan Jardine | The characters are corrupt at a level so basic that no amount of absolution can cleanse them of their sins | 81/100 | 100 | 81 | 100 | false | 80 | 100 | 1 | 1,031 |
Pride and Prejudice | All Movie Guide | Dan Jardine | Sometimes Leonard gets the details wrong -- the costumes and sets seem more at home in a late Victorian setting than in Austen's early 19th century -- but the overall effect is truthful, transporting us to a world different from but related to our own. | 77/100 | 100 | 77 | 100 | false | 76 | 100 | 1 | 1,031 |
The Philadelphia Story | All Movie Guide | Dan Jardine | Essentially a parlor drama with witty, Oscar Wilde-like banter and glib repartee from nearly every actor. | 83/100 | 100 | 83 | 100 | false | 82 | 100 | 1 | 1,031 |
The Private Life of Henry VIII | All Movie Guide | Dan Jardine | The sensual gusto in the scenes of Henry's indulgences is enthusiastically presented, and Korda deserves credit for giving us a very human portrait of this controversial figure. | 74/100 | 100 | 74 | 100 | false | 73 | 100 | 1 | 1,031 |
Captains Courageous | All Movie Guide | Dan Jardine | Well-directed, well-acted coming-of-age tale that may have the most hard-bitten viewer in tears by the end. | 4.5/5 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | false | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1,032 |
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | All Movie Guide | Dan Jardine | Unable to explore the disturbingly misogynist undercurrents of the tale, the film is memorable mostly for the fine performances of the leads. | 2.5/5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | false | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,032 |
Pennies From Heaven | All Movie Guide | Dan Jardine | A dazzling downer of a musical | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,032 |
The Producers | All Movie Guide | Dan Jardine | Hilarious assault on the dubious ethics at work in the business side of the Hollywood movie industry. | 4.5/5 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | false | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1,032 |
A Raisin in the Sun | All Movie Guide | Dan Jardine | sometimes claustrophic but powerful study of serious generational and racial issues | 3.5/5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | false | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,032 |
Scarface | All Movie Guide | Dan Jardine | a potent, uncompromising and de-romanticized portrait of the gangster life | 5/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | false | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1,032 |
Spartacus | All Movie Guide | Dan Jardine | the liberal message is delivered with a heavy hand, but the film also boasts some stirring action and intelligent dialogue. | 3.5/5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | false | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,032 |
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