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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

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2.5/5
     (1983)      "The film is barely competent, revealing its TV-movie roots in uncertain directorial guidance, technical flubs, [and] a patchwork script." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2.5/5
     (2008)      "From a technical standpoint, Smart People is incredibly lacking" [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
4/5
     (1962)      "Its politics are abhorrent to me, but my god, it's such a slick, well-crafted thriller ... that I can't hate it" [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3/5
     (1945)      "A middle-of-the-pack entry in the series." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
0.5/5
     (2007)      "This film's a minor cinematic crime entirely unworthy of my rhymes." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3/5
     (1934)      "Its somewhat unlikely [Best Picture] nomination is neither an embarrassment to the Oscars ... nor a strong credit to the judgment of the Academy." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
4/5
     (1980)      "The "scary little kid" subgenre has never been scarier or more nihilistic." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2.5/5
     (1928)      "A fair-to-middlin' example of that transitional hybrid, the part-talkie." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
4.5/5
     (2008)      "One of the most exciting and frightening sci-fi/horror films of the last decade." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3.5/5
     (1968)      "[Streisand gives] a natural, unforced performance, easily one of the three or four best Best Actresses in Oscar history." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
4.5/5
     (2007)      "A shockingly assured directorial vision." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2/5
     (2007)      "Deus ex machina ... is the only driving force." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2/5
     (2007)      "Concept: excellent. Setup: intriguing. Execution: well... too many interesting ideas bungled." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3.5/5
     (2007)      "Much of the dialogue sparkles with wit and humanity." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2.5/5
     (2007)      "Defined by grand cinematic gestures that go nowhere." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3/5
     (2007)      "Enchanting for most of its running time." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3/5
     (1931)      "Aside from Cooper's performance, the best thing about the film is its grasp on what it was like to be a kid." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
4/5
     (1925)      "The film is remarkable for several reasons, foremost among them the awe-inspiring spectacle of greed in action that is the land rush." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2/5
     (2007)      "The film doesn't know or care who Anwar El-Ibrahimi is outside of how his plight affects the white folks connected with him." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3/5
     (2007)      "The dull, obvious ending doesn't quite erase the successes of the first half, but it's a close one." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
4/5
     (2007)      "Literate and convincing." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
5/5
     (2007)      "An embodiment of what the digital revolution was supposed to provide but so often doesn't." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2.5/5
     (2007)      "A little like a study of the American Civil War that discusses the Confederacy without mentioning the Union." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2.5/5
     (1932)      "Defined by radical and often unprompted changes in characters' behavior." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3/5
     (1929)      "What started out as a very good film ends up fair-to-middling because the actors aren't up to delivering dialogue that in turn doesn't measure up." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2/5
     (2007)      "An ugly, nasty, self-deluding piece of sadistic trash." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
5/5
     (1968)      "There's literally not another film in the world like it." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
1.5/5
     (2007)      "Even the funny bits are ruined by overemphasis." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2.5/5
     (1930)      "A historical relic flawed by miscasting but almost redeemed by an unjustly misunderstood ending." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
4.5/5
     (1987)      "One of the best sci-fi/action films ever made." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2.5/5
     (1931)      "[Hayes] flogs her big moments until they're dead." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3.5/5
     (1948)      "A grand, sprawling tale of the civilizing of the west." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3/5
     (2007)      "Despite its structural flaws, it often delivers the goods." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
4/5
     (1913)      "A timeless melodrama." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
4/5
     (1933)      "Literally has everything that makes [the pre-Code era] so magical." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2.5/5
     (1935)      "There's so much going on that it's easy to be distracted into feeling like you've seen something." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3/5
     (1933)      "Of all the crackpot political films to come out of Hollywood ... this is surely the crackpottest, and must really be seen to be believed." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3/5
     (2007)      "The best thing about the film is a sweet, slightly damaged performance by Drew Barrymore." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3/5
     (2007)      "A smart, efficient little thriller that wears its heredity proudly." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
4.5/5
     (1947)      "Attenborough's Pinky is ... one of the scariest noir villains of all time." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3/5
     (1943)      "[Garland and Rooney] seem like old pros at making the plot machinations seem at least a little fresh." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2/5
     (2007)      "This topic deserved better than America's Most Wanted." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
4.5/5
     (1952)      "One of the best B-movies I've ever seen, and deserves to be better known." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3/5
     (2007)      "It's the execution that matters, and for the most part ... the formula is executed well." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
1/5
     (1984)      "The filmmakers had studied other teen comedies, but not closely enough to pick up any real feeling for their subjects." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2/5
     (1939)      "There's nothing in this material that calls for [Busby] Berkeley's particular talents." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
3.5/5
     (1927)      "It's immediately apparent why [Clara Bow] was so beloved." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2/5
     (2007)      "Every complaint that's ever been made about comic books or comic book adaptations is accurate when applied to 300." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2/5
     (1936)      "A mess of shifting tones and casting mistakes." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
  
2.5/5
     (1969)      "It doesn't escape the overproduction trap, not by a long shot." [movie review]      Goatdog's Movies   
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