Tomato 4.0/5 |
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) |
"If you want to go into another world in which imagination leads you into recesses and crevices you haven't visited, The Man Who Fell To Earth is a fantastic guide." |
Tony Macklin |
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) |
"A Conversation with Lee Marvin. Listen to a conversation with Lee Marvin (MP3 format, approximately 9 minutes) about music, film, and his work. Circa 1973." |
Tony Macklin |
Splat 2.0/5 |
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) |
"The Men Who Stare at Goats has no edge. [It] is merely a slight, innocuous diversion. It depends on how tolerant you are of such meanderings as to how much you will enjoy it." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 3.0/5 |
Milk (2008) |
"Penn's comments at the 2008 Oscars might have been needed if it weren't for a previous statement by Dustin Lance Black who sensitively and appealingly, made an acceptance speech in which he spoke very personally about the pain of being gay as a youth." |
Tony Macklin |
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Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
"Who Wants to be An Interviewer?" |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 2.0/5 |
Motherland (2009) |
"I have a soft spot for an endeavor such as Motherland, so in some ways I want to give it a pass, but I also realize its limitations, calculations, and glaring omissions. When a movie wants to be uplifting, it had better be true to its vision." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 2.5/5 |
Must Read After My Death (2009) |
"The best thing about Must Read After My Death is that it remains roiling in the mind long after one sees it. Also Dews has made his movie with considerable technical skill." |
Tony Macklin |
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Mysterious Skin (2005) |
"Sleepers" |
Tony Macklin |
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Nashville (1975) |
"Audio Interview with Robert Altman circa 1976" |
Tony Macklin |
Splat 1.5/5 |
The Night Listener (2006) |
"The Night Listener shamelessly jerks its audence this way and that, until it arrives at its lacklustre anti-climactic conclusion." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 3.0/5 |
Paranormal Activity (2009) |
"Once in a full moon, a movie comes along that ignores all the established rules and yet somehow captivates a large, enthusiastic following. Paranormal Activity is such a phenomenon." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Pirate Radio (2009) |
"Sometimes there's a movie that comes along that shivers your timbres. Pirate Radio is one such delight. It's a treasure trove of rock and roll memories, energy, and infectious spirit. It's as groovy as the 1960s." |
Tony Macklin |
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A Prairie Home Companion (2006) |
"Last Hurrahs" |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 4.0/5 |
Public Enemies (2009) |
"Public Enemies is a delicious feast for an interpretive viewer." |
Tony Macklin |
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Rio Bravo (1959) |
"Audio Interview with Leigh Brackett. Listen to an audio interview with Leigh Brackett (MP3 format, approximately 70 minutes)." |
Tony Macklin |
Splat 1.5/5 |
The Road (2009) |
"When a movie is bleak and depressing, it had better be damned good. The Road is damned bad." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 3.0/5 |
Rudo and Cursi (2009) |
"The best thing about Rudo y Cursi is that despite its relying on many of the conventions of sports movies, it still keeps us unsure about what will happen at the end." |
Tony Macklin |
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Scarface (1932) |
"Audio Interview with Howard Hawks (MP3 format, approx. 107 minutes). Born in Goshen, Indiana. Howard Hawks directed forty-six films during his career including Scarface. The interview was in his home in Palm Springs, California, in February, 1975." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 3.0/5 |
The September Issue (2009) |
"The documentary film The September Issue is enchanting, bewildering, and informing... a terrific merging of fashion and cinema." |
Tony Macklin |
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Shampoo (1975) |
"Audio Interview with Warren Beatty: Most of my interviews were one-on-one, but a few times I was in a small group at a table. I probably wouldn't include this interview, except that it contained one of the special moments in my interviewing career." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 5.0/5 |
The Shining (1980) |
"The Shining met the fate of several other Stanley Kubrick films when it came out; most viewers did not like it, so they rejected it. Most importantly, they did not understand it in any way which allowed them to deal with it constructively." |
Tony Macklin |
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Six Degrees of Separation (1993) |
"Audio Interview with Stockard Channing: At the time I talked with her, Stockard was an example of a new breed of actresses who wanted more than just star billing. She certainly achieved it." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 2.5/5 |
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
"2008 Oscars: This is a lock. I keep trying to find a way that Slumdog won't win I can't. Let the industry have its Slumdog. This year I think I'm going to need hair of the dog." |
Tony Macklin |
Splat 2.0/5 |
The Soloist (2009) |
"Just because The Soloist is about a homeless person doesn't mean it should have pedestrian direction. But it does -- pedestrian and clodhopping." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 3.0/5 |
Star Trek (2009) |
"In making yet another Star Trek, the great challenge the filmmakers... faced was to be contemporary while also respecting the past. Star Trek passes its obstacles with dazzling, time-warping colors." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 5.0/5 |
State of Play (2003) |
"The movie State of Play is equal to its brilliant source (the BBC television program aired in 2003). Until the end. Then it gets contrived and caves in. This article compares and contrasts the two." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 2.5/5 |
State of Play (2009) |
"The movie State of Play is equal to its brilliant source (the BBC television program aired in 2003). Until the end. Then it gets contrived and caves in. This article compares and contrasts the two." |
Tony Macklin |
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The Sting (1973) |
"Audio Interview with Edith Head: Universal Studios, California, December 1975." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 3.0/5 |
Sunshine Cleaning (2009) |
"Sunshine Cleaning is a movie that transcends the obstacles of its genre to sporadically soar to welcome heights. It is characterized by strong direction, skillful editing, and an ensemble cast that will be among the best of the year." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 2.5/5 |
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) |
"The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 begins in disarray.... But as undependable as director Tony Scott is, his two leading actors are not going to lose their way." |
Tony Macklin |
Splat 1.5/5 |
Taking Woodstock (2009) |
"Taking Woodstock is homogenized mud. Director Ang Lee slides all over the place. He takes away all the sharp edges; what is left is pretty much a mess." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 3.0/5 |
Tell No One (2008) |
"Tell No One is the sum of its engrossing characters and brilliant actors. They may not always add up, but they are a formidable equation. Tell No One is a memorable thriller -- a potent experience in a universal film genre." |
Tony Macklin |
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Thank You For Smoking (2006) |
"Satire" |
Tony Macklin |
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Thelma & Louise (1991) |
"Exploring the 'Search For Identity' Theme in Film" |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 2.0/5 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) |
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is an impressive potboiler. But its overheated pot has a lot of holes." |
Tony Macklin |
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True Grit (1969) |
"Audio Interview with John Wayne. John Wayne appeared in 184 films in his career, starring in more than 100, including Stagecoach, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Red River, The Searchers, True Grit, and The Shootist." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 3.0/5 |
Tyson (2009) |
"Hardly anyone thinks of ... Tyson as articulate and sincere. But director James Toback does and captures these qualities in a fascinating, sympathetic portrait. Tyson is a film of vast surprises." |
Tony Macklin |
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Unforgiven (1992) |
"Clint in the Classroom" |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 4.0/5 |
Up (2009) |
"Up is an engaging, exciting, warm-hearted trip at the movies. Up starts slowly, but picks up helium and soars... In 1923 Buster Keaton made The Balloonatic. 86 years later Up enters the Buster Keaton stratosphere." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 2.5/5 |
Up in the Air (2009) |
"Up in the Air... flies the friendly skies of termination. Given his style and tone in Up in the Air, (director) Jason Reitman would make a good lobbyist for Big Pharma." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 3.0/5 |
V For Vendetta (2005) |
"V for Vendetta is a milestone. Maybe not a big marker, but a milestone nonetheless.It is anti-establishment redux." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 3.0/5 |
Very Bad Things (1998) |
"Very Bad Things is a horrible hoot. It is one of those movies that put you through the wringer. It doesn't tickle the funny bone -- it pulverizes it. You don't know whether to laugh, gasp, or walk out." |
Tony Macklin |
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Vincent & Theo (1990) |
"Look at This" |
Tony Macklin |
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The Visitor (2008) |
"Ten Best of 2008" |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 2.5/5 |
Watchmen (2009) |
"Watchmen is an entertaining movie, but it's more instead of Moore. In fact, the author previously had taken his name off the project. He knew what the movie form would do to his work -- it would change the tone, the rhythm, and the vision. It did." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 2.0/5 |
What Goes Up (2009) |
"What Goes Up is an earnest morality tale. It's very uneven, but it also seems sincere." |
Tony Macklin |
Tomato 3.0/5 |
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) |
"If one examines Albee's The Zoo Story, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Tiny Alice as three views of the struggle for faith and the Christ myth and its nuances, the plays, on a particular level, gain a substantial meaning." |
Tony Macklin |
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The Wild Bunch (1969) |
"Audio Interview with Sam Peckinpah circa 1975-1976" |
Tony Macklin |
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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) |
"Stay for the Credits!" |
Tony Macklin |
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