ROTTEN TOMATOES: Michael Scheinfeld

MICHAEL SCHEINFELD

Agrees with the Tomatometer 95% of the time.

Biography: TV Guide film critic.

Publications: TV Guide's Movie Guide

Total Reviews: 19

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date (default)

Fresh 4/4	Fresh 92%	Cinderella (1950)	" *Excellent animation, marvelous color, and lovely music make Cinderella* a delight all the way around.**" Posted Sep 3, 2008
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 87%	Lady and the Tramp (1955)	" *[It made] more money than any other film from the 1950s except The Ten Commandments* and Ben-Hur.**" Posted Sep 1, 2008
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 68%	The Big Chill (1983)	" Strong acting and a string of classic rock and soul tunes make up for a superficial script." Posted May 5, 2008
Rotten 2.5/4	Fresh 71%	Charly (1968)	" The film's main problem is that director Ralph Nelson virtually ignores the philosophical elements of the story and emphasizes its most maudlin aspects, while throwing in a little sci-fi, romance, and spurious social commentary." Posted Jun 6, 2007
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 97%	Alien (1979)	" There's nothing terribly complex or original about the movie, but it is distinguished by its clever and innovative use of B-movie staples in a hi-tech setting." Posted Jun 4, 2007
Rotten 2.5/4	Rotten 41%	Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)	" [A] quickie follow-up that vainly tries to imitate the look of the original on an obviously limited budget, and for the most part, eschews the philosophical, social, and racial subtext of the first film in favor of straightforward shoot-em-up." Posted Jun 4, 2007
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 38%	Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)	" Aside from Severn Darden, who relishes his lip-smacking heavy character, the cast seems disinterested; even series stalwart Roddy McDowall looks bored." Posted Jun 4, 2007
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 100%	Stalker (1979)	" [It] has enough hauntingly beautiful images and profound ideas to linger in one's mind." Posted May 30, 2007
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 93%	Christmas in July (1940)	" A wonderful present that's perfect for anytime of the year." Posted Dec 4, 2006
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 100%	Lola (1981)	" It's a political fairy tale about duplicity and hypocrisy in which everything, including ethics and human flesh, is for sale, and self-esteem and worth is measured only in terms of money." Posted Sep 18, 2006
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 79%	The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (1972)	" A brilliantly directed and performed psychodrama." Posted Sep 18, 2006
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 100%	The Young One (1960)	" *Zachary Scott and Bernie Hamilton star as deadly adversaries on an island hell in Luis Bunuel's The Young One, a rarely shown English-language gem about racism and pedophilia.*" Posted Aug 31, 2006
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 88%	The Phantom of Liberty (1974)	" An uproarious summary of Luis Bunuel's surrealistic concerns in a collection of anecdotes starring Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Piccoli, and Monica Vitti." Posted Aug 31, 2006
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 63%	Husbands (1970)	" Most of Cassavetes's cinema verite films as a director are invariably accused (and with some justification) of being rambling, self-indulgent, and unfocused, but it is precisely those elements that make his best work so affecting and memorable." Posted Aug 30, 2006
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 80%	Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)	" The most accessible, and endearing example of his very exceptional art." Posted Aug 30, 2006
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 96%	Gun Crazy (1949)	" A stylish example of the doomed-lovers-on-the-run subgenre inspired by real-life outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, and one of the best B movies ever made." Posted Jul 30, 2003
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 97%	Yojimbo (1961)	" *The explosive outbursts of violence in Yojimbo* are superbly choreographed, with Kurosawa's customary use of a telephoto lens creating a hallucinatory feeling.**" Posted Jul 30, 2003
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 86%	Ace in the Hole (1951)	" The film is as grim and pitiless as the relentless drill that pounds away at the mountain top." Posted Feb 4, 2003
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 94%	Belle de Jour (1967)	" A delightful puzzle, and [Catherine] Deneuve's finest hour-and-a-half." Posted Jan 1, 2000

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