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The Internship
Toledo Blade
Kirk Baird
While it's nice to have a Vaughn and Wilson buddy-up again, we can only wish they'd crashed another comedy instead.
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The Lone Ranger
Toledo Blade
Kirk Baird
[Verbinski] crams as much big-budget exhilaration into his movie as its origin story will permit, creating a film less about its namesake as it is large-scale action sequences, explosions, and CGI stunts.
2/4
4
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2,421
The Wolverine
Toledo Blade
Kirk Baird
It's an occasionally serious film that never strays from its superhero roots.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
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7
9
2
2,421
This Is 40
Toledo Blade
Kirk Baird
This is Fox's best role yet. Just as this painfully long comedy is Apatow's funniest film in years.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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5
9
2
2,421
Undiscovered
Toledo Blade
Christopher Borrelli
There is not a single moment in the undistinguished Undiscovered that will do for [Pell] James what those couple of compassionate, moving minutes do in Jim Jarmusch's [Broken Flowers].
1/4
4
1
4
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2
9
2
2,421
World War Z
Toledo Blade
Kirk Baird
Playing the reluctant hero dragged into service, Pitt neither oversells Lane's bravery and action-hero abilities nor underplays his strength and quick-thinking skills. It's a restrained but effective performance.
3/4
4
3
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9
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2,421
You're Next
Toledo Blade
Kirk Baird
You're Next offers the perfect set-up for a home invasion film: a family's weekend reunion at a secluded estate with murderous masked intruders.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
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2,421
Stagecoach
Tolucan Times
Tony Medley
After 10 years, John Wayne finally arrives
4/5
5
4
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3
5
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2,422
Suspicion
Tolucan Times
Tony Medley
Slow but interesting.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
5
1
2,422
Blackboard Jungle
Tolucan Times
Tony Medley
Tense and realistic.
5/5
5
5
5
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4
5
1
2,422
Escape From Alcatraz
Tolucan Times
Tony Medley
Eastwood and McGoohan make this work.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
5
1
2,422
Fiddler on the Roof
Tolucan Times
Tony Medley
Touching story with great music.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,422
The French Connection II
Tolucan Times
Tony Medley
A classic with a terrifid car chase
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
2,422
Manhattan
Tolucan Times
Tony Medley
A black and white movie of black and white quality
2/5
5
2
5
false
1
5
1
2,422
Man's Favorite Sport?
Tolucan Times
Tony Medley
Cute Comedy
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,422
Never Say Never Again
Tolucan Times
Tony Medley
Bond gets worse as Sean gets older.
2/5
5
2
5
false
1
5
1
2,422
Rio Lobo
Tolucan Times
Tony Medley
A John Wayne western; what more could you want?
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,422
Sands of Iwo Jima
Tolucan Times
Tony Medley
A rip-snorting 1940s style war movie
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
2,422
The Sound of Music
Tolucan Times
Tony Medley
Great music, great scenery, how can you not love this?
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
2,422
The Man With the Golden Arm
Tolucan Times
Tony Medley
A terrific exposition of the perils of drug addiction
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
2,422
The Thomas Crown Affair
Tolucan Times
Tony Medley
The sexiest chess game in movie history
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
2,422
Charlotte's Web
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Fairly crude animation, but a sweet and necessary story is told here about love and loss.
3/5
5
3
5
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3
6
1
2,423
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Its title implies that it's something you might watch for its campy comic value. But it's flat-out nightmarish.
3/5
5
3
5
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3
6
1
2,423
A Shot in the Dark
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Classic Sellers. Hilarious from beginning to end; but only if you watch it drunk or at 3 AM
4/5
5
4
5
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4
6
1
2,423
Weird Science
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
...hormonally driven juvenile dribble.
2/5
5
2
5
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2
6
1
2,423
The Fugitive
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Frenetically-paced, nail biting action. Rarely do an anti-hero (Tommy Lee Jones) and a hero (Ford) blend with such tense and charismatic perfection.
4/5
5
4
5
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4
6
1
2,423
Pocahontas
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
...Belittles the true historical figure of Pocohantas by reducing her to the status of sexy Native American Barbie.
2/5
5
2
5
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2
6
1
2,423
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
All the literary elements are here, but it's lacking in emotion.
3/5
5
3
5
true
3
6
1
2,423
Nothing to Lose
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Robbins' understated depression and Lawrence' hyperactive ranting are the perfectly hilarious foil for one another.
4/5
5
4
5
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4
6
1
2,423
Back to the Future
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Few movies have reached this level of light comic perfection. It's the perfect blend of the novelty of the 1950's and the comic angst of adolescence.
4/5
5
4
5
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4
6
1
2,423
Beverly Hills Ninja
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
I think I might have laughed once. Or twice.
1/5
5
1
5
true
1
6
1
2,423
Big
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Hard to imagine Tom Hanks being anything less than Oscar Caliber, isn't it? But his performance as a young boy trapped in a man's body is endearingly funny.
3/5
5
3
5
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3
6
1
2,423
A Chorus Line
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Something about this high-kickin,' ways-of-the-world broadway musical just doesn't translate well to the screen. And unless you're a Broadway actor or a wannabe Broadway actor, don't expect to enjoy it...or even understand it.
2/5
5
2
5
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2
6
1
2,423
Free Willy
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Inspiring environmental tale for the kiddie-set.
2/5
5
2
5
true
2
6
1
2,423
Hello, Dolly!
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
This is the movie that established Barbra as truly incomparable.
4/5
5
4
5
true
4
6
1
2,423
Immortal Beloved
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Strains to evoke tortured artist agony, but instead just strains.
2/5
5
2
5
true
2
6
1
2,423
Life With Father
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Dunn and Powell are adorable, musty charm in this sweet family classic.
5/5
5
5
5
true
5
6
1
2,423
The Man from Snowy River
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
...classic entertainment for families.
4/5
5
4
5
true
4
6
1
2,423
The Outsiders
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
A disturbing and profound commentary on an age of supposed innocence and it's lack thereof.
5/5
5
5
5
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5
6
1
2,423
Pretty in Pink
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Unfortunately perpetuates the idea that the ultimate accoplishment is capturing the affection of a jerk.
2/5
5
2
5
true
2
6
1
2,423
Rudy
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Perhaps the greatest sports movie in film history.
5/5
5
5
5
true
5
6
1
2,423
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
..not nearly as entertaining as it should be.
3/5
5
3
5
true
3
6
1
2,423
SLC Punk
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
A bitter, boring mess with no worthwhile message
1/5
5
1
5
true
1
6
1
2,423
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Better on video than in the theatre. It's got that hindsight camp appeal.
3/5
5
3
5
true
3
6
1
2,423
Speed 2 - Cruise Control
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
A complete waste of time.
0/5
5
0
5
true
0
6
1
2,423
The Nutcracker
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Kistler is cold and emotionless, but the dancing is euphoric
4/5
5
4
5
true
4
6
1
2,423
Three Men and a Baby (3 Men and a Baby)
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Let me just put it this way: if you've ever had a baby, spent time with a baby, or been within 20 yards of a baby, you know why this is funny.
4/5
5
4
5
true
4
6
1
2,423
A Walk in the Clouds
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Pure yucky mush. And Keanu can't act.
2/5
5
2
5
true
2
6
1
2,423
Weekend at Bernie's
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Bizarre and campy. And what's funnier than sight gags involving dead bodies waterskiing?
2/5
5
2
5
true
2
6
1
2,423
What About Bob?
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
One of the most snicker-worthy movies ever made. Great, great fun for the demented.
4/5
5
4
5
true
4
6
1
2,423
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Audrey Rock-Richardson
A truly compelling portrait of a washed-up child star; even more compelling is the story of the peripheral people who suffer because of the misery of a washed-up child star.
4/5
5
4
5
true
4
6
1
2,423
The Core
Tookey's Film Guide
Christopher Tookey
A big, dumb disaster movie aimed at anyone who found Armageddon too deep.
5/10
10
5
10
false
4
10
1
2,424
A Quiet Place
Toronto Sun
Liz Braun
Despite a somewhat too tidy ending, it's a terrific movie, beautifully made and carried along by strong performances and skillful storytelling.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,425
A Star Is Born
Toronto Sun
Mark Daniell
Cooper has managed to do the impossible. He's put together an instant movie classic that will have audiences falling in love with his brand new creation.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,425
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Toronto Sun
Mark Daniell
But for the most part, the two hours you'll spend running around with Marvel's Ant pals is fun and doesn't have the same emotional investment Infinity War or even Black Panther did earlier this year. And, for once in the MCU, that's kind of refreshing.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,425
Avengers: Endgame
Toronto Sun
Mark Daniell
We haven't seen anything like this before in franchise movie-making. One can only hope that the next 10 years of Marvel storytelling comes close to this.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,425
Avengers: Infinity War
Toronto Sun
Mark Daniell
The Marvel Cinematic Universe's newest entry is its biggest, most ambitious piece of storytelling in the studio's 10 years of existence and the minute you exit the theatre, you'll be lining up at the box office to buy another ticket. It's that good.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,425
Black Panther
Toronto Sun
Liz Braun
Black Panther is every bit as good as you were hoping. Actually -- it's better. A terrific screenplay from Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole elevates this thing way beyond the usual boundaries of the Marvel Universe.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,425
Captain Marvel
Toronto Sun
Mark Daniell
Does it work? The short answer is: yes. There's enough to keep both diehard Marvel fans and newcomers engaged.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,425
Christopher Robin
Toronto Sun
Mark Daniell
Christopher Robin pricks the surface, and it'll certainly leave you with the warm and fuzzies, but the story sticks a little too closely to the surface.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
2,425
Death Wish
Toronto Sun
Mark Daniell
Death Wish -- the 2018 version -- is riddled with more plot holes than bullet holes.
1/4
4
1
4
false
0
7
2
2,425
Gemini Man
Toronto Sun
Mark Daniell
[Will] Smith's kinetic charm goes a long way to making us forgive some of those shortcomings, particularly if you grew up on the '90s action films that helped make him a global star. But a movie with this type of artistic pedigree deserves more.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
2,425
Joker
Toronto Sun
Mark Daniell
[Todd] Phillips and [Joaquin] Phoenix deserve credit for reimagining what a comic book movie can be. One that isn't encumbered with setting up multi-movie plot lines and one that can go to places other films in this genre can't.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,425
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Toronto Sun
Mark Daniell
Whether you're a hardcore fan of these films or not, there's more than enough wow factor to leave a lasting impression.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,425
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Toronto Sun
Jim Slotek
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is an unexpectedly funny addition to a gross-out college comedy genre you'd think would be played out by now. It is smartly-written dumb stuff.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,425
Pacific Rim Uprising
Toronto Sun
Liz Braun
It's all so much like watching Saturday morning cartoons, and every bit as not riveting.
2/4
4
2
4
false
2
7
2
2,425
Ready Player One
Toronto Sun
Mark Daniell
Many of the book's references to Spielberg's cultural artifacts have been stripped away, but he imbibes the movie with flashes of colour and heart that rekindle a sense of wonderment that will transport many viewers back to their childhoods.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,425
Red Sparrow
Toronto Sun
Liz Braun
Red Sparrow isn't a good movie, and that's too bad, because you can see what it might have been. The story has intrigue built into it in a way that probably made perfect sense on the page; it just doesn't translate onto the big screen.
2/4
4
2
4
false
2
7
2
2,425
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Toronto Sun
Liz Braun
It's a given that sequels are never as good as the original movie, but Sicario: Day of The Soldado, is worth seeing.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,425
Swiss Army Man
Toronto Sun
Jim Slotek
Swiss Army Man is rude, crude, bizarre and oddly touching.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,425
The Drop
Toronto Sun
Jim Slotek
It's a classic case of a little becoming a lot onscreen on the basis of a single impressive performance.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,425
The Hunger Games
Toronto Sun
Jim Slotek
The movie is undeniably a rich fantasy adventure, with plenty of narrative wiggle-room for the two books/movies to follow.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,425
The Innkeepers
Toronto Sun
Liz Braun
Fans of the horror genre can expect to get all nostalgic about the 1970s feel to the action, which most certainly includes people going down the basement, all alone, in the dark, and that sort of thing.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,425
The Irishman
Toronto Sun
Liz Braun
This is peak [Martin] Scorsese -- all manner of terrible things made wonderful to look at.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,425
Toy Story 4
Toronto Sun
Mark Daniell
Toy Story 4 achieves the near impossible. It's an emotionally rewarding film that joyfully reintroduces old friends alongside a new roster of engaging characters.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,425
Unsane
Toronto Sun
Liz Braun
Unsane starts out as a psychological thriller and then moves into the B-movie physical realm with gusto.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,425
Venom
Toronto Sun
Mark Daniell
Part of the reason the superhero genre has managed to elevate itself is it gives us characters that we root for and care about. Venom does none of this.
1/4
4
1
4
false
0
7
2
2,425
Whiplash
Toronto Sun
Jim Slotek
Director Damien Chazelle, who based the story on his own experience as a student jazz drummer in the thrall of an Alpha task-master, has created a remarkably economical and claustrophobic piece of storytelling.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,425
White Boy Rick
Toronto Sun
Liz Braun
White Boy Rick is an intriguing story brought to life by impressive performances, particularly from McConaughey and Merritt.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,425
The Valet
Toronto-Franco.com
Kam Williams
This latest French farce from Oscar-nominee Francis Veber (La Cage aux Folles) is another sophisticated screwball comedy right up there with the best of Billy Wilder.
4/4
4
4
4
false
3
4
1
2,426
The Last Song
Total Film
Neil Smith
Peddles banal truisms ("Love is fragile, and we're not always the best caretakers!") as if they're freshly minted.
2/4
4
2
4
false
1
4
1
2,427
Remember Me
Total Film
Neil Smith
A sleepy weepie with an 11th-hour reveal which is a trifling reward for enduring the soapy slusher that precedes it.
2/4
4
2
4
false
1
4
1
2,427
24 City (Er shi si cheng ji)
Total Film
Carmen Gray
Punctuated with eyebrow-raising poems about aeronautics factories, its treacle-paced obliqueness will frustrate some viewers. But the pay-off's a layered, haunting portrait of China in its shift to a capitalist economy.
3/4
4
3
4
false
2
4
1
2,427
American: The Bill Hicks Story
Total Film
Neil Smith
An intimate tribute that pays as much attention to Bill the man as it does to Bill the stand-up.
4/4
4
4
4
false
3
4
1
2,427
Arthur
Total Film
Jane Crowther
Back in 1981 Dudley Moore won an Oscar nod for Arthur. It's safe to say, Russell Brand will not.
2/4
4
2
4
false
1
4
1
2,427
Beeswax
Total Film
Simon Kinnear
It takes real talent to make something so studied feel this souffl-light, especially in the Hatchers' charming naturalism.
3/4
4
3
4
false
2
4
1
2,427
Dear John
Total Film
Matt Mueller
This is a slothful weepie, plagued by a sickly mishmash of plot strands and a gaping chemistry hole at its core.
2/4
4
2
4
false
1
4
1
2,427
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Total Film
Philip Kemp
As character dynamics turn increasingly toxic all three actors excel, but Arterton is a revelation.
4/4
4
4
4
false
3
4
1
2,427
Down Terrace
Total Film
Rob James
Down Terrace is a Brit-gangster film that rarely feels like one - and is much the better for it.
4/4
4
4
4
false
3
4
1
2,427
Eyes Wide Open (Einaym Pkuhot)
Total Film
Tom Dawson
A sensitively directed and movingly acted story of forbidden love.
3/4
4
3
4
false
2
4
1
2,427
Gentlemen Broncos
Total Film
Ken McIntyre
Classic underdog vs smug establishment stuff, you might think. But it's all played out in puke-slathered anti-comedy sketches better suited to no-budget YouTube videos than a multimillion-dollar film.
2/4
4
2
4
false
1
4
1
2,427
Inception
Total Film
Neil Smith
A conceptual coup that, in dealing with the shifting logic and fractured reality of dreams, frees itself from the need to satisfy any conventions, formulae or expectations.
4/4
4
4
4
false
3
4
1
2,427
Jane Eyre
Total Film
Neil Smith
A bold choice of director, striking visuals and a Rochester to rival Orson Welles' ensures this doesn't feel like just one more highbrow period piece or stodgy great-book adap.
3/4
4
3
4
false
2
4
1
2,427
Lebanon (Levanon)
Total Film
Philip Kemp
Forget heroics, forget glory -- this is war as fear and stench and panic.
4/4
4
4
4
false
3
4
1
2,427
The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada)
Total Film
Tom Dawson
Handling potentially lurid material with restraint, Llosa finds a measure of beauty in the rituals and superstitions of community life.
4/4
4
4
4
false
3
4
1
2,427
No One Knows About Persian Cats (Les Chats Persans)
Total Film
Philip Kemp
The mid-section drags slightly, but the cumulative effect is powerful, revealing what it's like to live in a society where even well-behaved kids can be crushed by the dictates of arbitrary, heavy-handed authority.
4/4
4
4
4
false
3
4
1
2,427
Perrier's Bounty
Total Film
Matt Glasby
There are flecks of wit and charm to be found in here, but really it all boils down to second-rate Ritchie.
2/4
4
2
4
false
1
4
1
2,427
Nightwatching
Total Film
Kate Stables
Martin Freeman's chippy, cocky artist is riveting, as tender to dying wife Saskia (a knowing Eve Birthistle) as he is tricky with his militia patrons...
3/4
4
3
4
false
2
4
1
2,427
Shank
Total Film
Matt Glasby
That the entire narrative can be easily compressed into a 90-second dream sequence says much more than the garbled anti-violence messages.
2/4
4
2
4
false
1
4
1
2,427
Valhalla Rising
Total Film
Neil Smith
Steeped in the same hallucinatory qualities as Apocalypse Now, The New World and Aguirre, The Wrath Of God, Refn's latest casts a hypnotic spell throughout.
3/4
4
3
4
false
2
4
1
2,427