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Jerry Maguire (1996) 86% 3/4 EDIT “Somewhere in Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe's overlong, overwritten and too often over-the-top romantic comedy, there is a nice little movie struggling to get out, and it finally succeeds.” – Newsday Apr 10, 2026 Full Review James and the Giant Peach (1996) 91% 2.5/4 EDIT “The animated sequences are colorful, fast-paced and uncomplicated, and there are some good chuckles in the bantering among the chummy insects.” – Newsday Apr 10, 2026 Full Review Victor/Victoria (1982) 85% EDIT “Edwards has really gone to his writing and staging strengths in Victor/Victoria. The laughs come from twisted logic. in his dialogue, from chaotic scenes and from marvelous recurring characters.” – Detroit Free Press Apr 8, 2026 Full Review Gremlins (1984) 86% 4/4 EDIT “The gremlins are fabulous screen creatures.” – USA Today Mar 19, 2026 Full Review The Howling (1981) 76% EDIT “Dante's greatest achievement is the deft fusion of humor and action, with the balance swinging toward the lighter side. The dialogue and characters are sometimes fresh, sometimes camp, but always apropros.” – Detroit Free Press Mar 18, 2026 Full Review Waiting for Guffman (1996) 91% 2.5/4 EDIT “This is Spinal Tap this is not, but Waiting for Guffman definitely has its moments. ” – Newsday Mar 10, 2026 Full Review Sense and Sensibility (1995) 97% 3.5/4 EDIT “In a banner year of moviegoing for Jane Austen fans, the best was saved for last: Ang Lee's gorgeous, romantic, good-natured Sense and Sensibility.” – Newsday Feb 26, 2026 Full Review Chocolat (2000) 63% 3/4 EDIT “A little of this magic goes a long way, and the story's dramatic conflict is a stacked deck leading to predictable conclusions. But given the season, Chocolat is a charming trifle.” – New York Daily News Feb 17, 2026 Full Review My Bloody Valentine (1981) 39% EDIT “There are some passing attempts at subtle comic relief, but most of the yuks are inadvertent.” – Detroit Free Press Jan 28, 2026 Full Review North (1994) 12% 1.5/4 EDIT “Such a complete miss you have to wonder what anyone ever saw in it, let alone a filmmaker with the talented commercial palate of Reiner.” – Newsday Jan 23, 2026 Full Review The American President (1995) 90% 2/4 EDIT “While serving up a leader who is a liberal's fantasy... Reiner and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin turn his office into a throne room, and the American people into his subjects. ” – Newsday Jan 22, 2026 Full Review A Few Good Men (1992) 85% 4/4 EDIT “This is a great achievement by Reiner, who has clearly advanced into the front rank of American directors, and by Sorkin, whose gift for writing dialogue and developing character tension play to the director's strength.” – Newsday Jan 8, 2026 Full Review The Sure Thing (1985) 84% 3/4 EDIT “Cusack and Zuniga do remarkable jobs of turning two routine characters into believable, well-rounded teens. ” – USA Today Jan 8, 2026 Full Review Hook (1991) 37% 2.5/4 EDIT “In troubled times, a little wonder can go a long way. Unfortunately, a little wonder is all Hook has to offer. Somewhere between La-La Land and Never-Never Land, Spielberg overshot the runway and ended up at a theme park near Robin Williams' house.” – Newsday Dec 19, 2025 Full Review True Lies (1994) 77% EDIT “There is no overstating the spectacular nature of the film's stunts. But for all the effort and money that went into them, they have no visceral impact. ” – Newsday Dec 10, 2025 Full Review Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 90% 4/5 EDIT “"Terminator 2" is two-plus hours of the best thrill ride you've ever been on; it is funny, scary, compelling and wall-to-wall with eye-popping chase scenes, urban combat and state-of-the-art special effects.” – Newsday Dec 9, 2025 Full Review The Celluloid Closet (1995) 96% 3.5/4 EDIT “Much of the interview material is strictly informational, with anecdotes about how filmmakers got around the Code, but there's also moving testimony about the impact that negative portrayals of gays had on young homosexuals in the audience. ” – Newsday Oct 8, 2025 Full Review Tron (1982) 60% 6/10 EDIT “"Tron" may cause a sensory overload.” – Detroit Free Press Oct 6, 2025 Full Review Boogie Nights (1997) 91% 4/4 EDIT “Despite its sensational subject matter, Boogie Nights is anything but an exploitation film. It's a brilliantly candid study of the corrupting power of the American Dream and of the moral deterioration that is a byproduct of social upheaval.” – Newsday Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Toy Story (1995) 100% 4/4 EDIT “Toy Story is not only the best children's movie of 1995, it's the best buddy movie, too.” – Newsday Sep 10, 2025 Full Review Waterworld (1995) 61% 2/4 EDIT “With its wisp of a story and its even greater wisp of an action star, Waterworld will be remembered more for its cost than for its achievement. ” – Newsday Jul 28, 2025 Full Review The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991) 77% 2.5/4 EDIT “What they've created is an 85-minute episode of a half-hour TV series, and as much as you may want to love it, there aren't enough good laughs to justify the effort.” – Newsday Jul 23, 2025 Full Review Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) 66% 3.5/4 EDIT “"Gun 3"...contains stretches as hilarious as anything we've gotten from the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker company, or its fragments, since the team's career-making hit "Airplane!" 14 years ago.” – Los Angeles Times Jul 22, 2025 Full Review Red Rock West (1993) 95% 3.5/4 EDIT “"Red Rock" is a sly gem.” – Newsday Jul 15, 2025 Full Review I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) 47% 3/4 EDIT “This would be routine slasher-film fare -- in fact, downright hackneyed -- if it weren't so cleverly conceived and executed. ” – Newsday Jul 15, 2025 Full Review
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