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Richard Harrington

Film Critic

Out for Justice (1991)

Publish Date: April 16, 2020
"[It] feels cheap, not only in its production but in its content. It's "Scarface" without a point of view"

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In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

Publish Date: February 2, 2019
"[It] eventually falls apart because of its erratic plot and gaps in logic (...) The final scene in Carpenter's film is, in fact, a sucker-punch line, but it simply comes too late."

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Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979)

Publish Date: August 15, 2002
"Looks like a bootleg concert video made by a gifted fan"

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Velvet Goldmine (1998)

Publish Date: November 5, 1998
"Like much of glam's legacy, 'Velvet Goldmine' looks far better than it plays."

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Selena (1997)

Publish Date: March 20, 1997
"A loving, reverential bio-film (...) You smile even as you cringe at the corniness of it all."

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Albino Alligator (1996)

Publish Date: January 16, 1997
"Unfortunately, 'Albino Alligator' is neither as complex nor as devious as 'The Usual Suspects'"

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Evita (1996)

Publish Date: January 2, 1997
"A busy movie with an often noisy soundtrack that can get tedious and monotonous (particularly in the second half), but it's just as likely to sweep one away with its musical, emotional and historical momentum."

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Scream (1996)

Publish Date: December 19, 1996
"The best fright fest of the '90s (...) an instant classic, and not simply of the genre."

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Scream (1996)

Publish Date: December 19, 1996
"An instant classic, and not simply of the genre (...) the film deftly mixes irony, self-reference and wry social commentary with chills and blood spills"

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Maximum Risk (1996)

Publish Date: September 12, 1996
"Car chases and shootouts dominate 'Maximum Risk,' which really takes far too few risks."

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Species (1995)

Publish Date: July 6, 1995
"'Species' promises far more than it delivers (...) Roger Donaldson may have started out aiming for intentional thrills, but ends up with unintentional comedy"

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Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

Publish Date: October 13, 1994
"The new film recaptures the dark soul of the original through a clever conceit."

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Cronos (1993)

Publish Date: May 21, 1994
"So well conceived and executed that it satisfies both mainstream and art-film expectations"

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Backbeat (1994)

Publish Date: April 21, 1994
"The film conveys the raucous energy that fueled the music"

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Tombstone (1993)

Publish Date: December 24, 1993
"Highly stylized fashion-wise but awkwardly unfocused in its plotlines (...) A major problem throughout the film is the opting for style over substance"

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Cool Runnings (1993)

Publish Date: September 30, 1993
"A wholesome, engaging, frequently hilarious, ultimately inspirational film (...) The filmmakers didn't defy history and turn the Jamaican bobsled team into medal winners"

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True Romance (1993)

Publish Date: September 9, 1993
"It's just 'Bonnie and Clyde' for an MTV generation (...) Despite its noir references and evocations, this slick film, directed by Tony Scott from Quentin Tarantino's script, is a preposterously bloody mess, as is the plot"

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Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)

Publish Date: August 13, 1993
"The scriptwriters try to conjure some history/mythology to validate the plot's twists and turns, but the whole thing ends up more confusing than 'Days of Our Lives' on fast-forward."

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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)

Publish Date: September 10, 1992
"Genre fans will appreciate the blood flow and the gore, and director Anthony Hickox keeps things moving so that there's never a dull moment"

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Rapid Fire (1992)

Publish Date: August 21, 1992
"[It] feels like patchwork genre filmmaking at its most mundane"

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