Betsy Sherman

Betsy Sherman Boston Globe Oct 6, 2026 The series makes a partial recovery, although not to the level of the fine Parts III and IV, and the new Jason gives us something to look forward to in Part VIII. Go to Full Review Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) 21% 37%

Betsy Sherman Boston Globe Sep 28, 2026 "Part VIII" proves that body count isn't everything, even in a Jason movie. Go to Full Review Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) 8% 27%

Betsy Sherman Boston Globe Sep 9, 2026 First time director Adam Marcus plays around nicely with the "F13" cliches, but doesn't have much original to add. Go to Full Review Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) 11% 24%

Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse Aug 31, 2026 Coyote vs. Acme is a fun, clever outing that mixes slapstick antics with unexpectedly dramatic interludes. Go to Full Review Coyote vs. Acme (2026) 96% - -

Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse Aug 1, 2026 The Girl in the Snow is a skillful recreation of a time and place that cinema can both resuscitate and mutate. Go to Full Review The Girl in the Snow (2025) 91% - -

Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse Jul 29, 2026 The picture ends with an assertion of identity. Alex Cox is back, and this is a good time for adventurous moviegoers to pay homage to the punk elder who has survived to where he can name in advance his own swan song. Go to Full Review Dead Souls (2025) 80% - -

Betsy Sherman The Improper Bostonian Jul 16, 2026 3/4 Its scatalogical vaudeville misses as often as it hits. Go to Full Review Trainspotting (1996) 93% 93%

Betsy Sherman Boston Globe Apr 28, 2026 For those who have a strong stomach and a skewed sense of humor, "Street Trash" is brash exploitation fun. Go to Full Review Street Trash (1987) 69% 61%

Betsy Sherman Boston Globe Mar 16, 2026 Fred Dekker keeps the pacing moving with lots of cool vehicle chases and explosions, but RoboCop, whose function has been reduced to mayhem and bad one-liners, gets Robo-Lost in the shuffle. Go to Full Review RoboCop 3 (1993) 18% 15%

Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse Mar 2, 2026 Queen Kelly, with its Hollywood royalty on-screen and off, does not disappoint. Go to Full Review Queen Kelly (1929) 100% 79%

Betsy Sherman Boston Globe Feb 12, 2026 Brian Yuzna keeps the pace fast, if sometimes at the expense of coherence. Go to Full Review Bride of Re-Animator (1990) 57% 45%

Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse Nov 7, 2025 Under Age trumpets its benevolence in exposing a racket, but it’s too sketchy to have more than camp value. Go to Full Review Under Age (1941) - - - -

Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse Nov 7, 2025 Jean Harlow, on loan from M-G-M, doffs her usual bombshell persona and winningly plays a gal with scruples. Go to Full Review Three Wise Girls (1932) - - 42%

Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse Nov 7, 2025 The chiaroscuro cinematography draws viewers in. Go to Full Review None Shall Escape (1944) - - 73%

Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse Nov 7, 2025 The uniformly good cast is led by Paul Lukas. Go to Full Review Address Unknown (1944) - - 75%

Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse Nov 7, 2025 As it stands, the film seems rushed and without sufficient connective tissue. Go to Full Review Let Us Live (1939) - - 33%

Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse Nov 7, 2025 Despite Tracy’s vigorous performance, Washington Merry-Go-Round is fatally ham-fisted. Whatever potency it musters is dissipated by its tendency to stop dead in its tracks so Button can make a speech. Go to Full Review Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) - - - -

Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse Oct 22, 2025 The ungentle but fundamentally empathetic dark-comic drama looks at a woman flailing through a personal and family crisis. It features a brilliantly agile performance by Rose Byrne that’s also something of an endurance test. Go to Full Review If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) 92% - -

Betsy Sherman The Improper Bostonian Oct 3, 2025 3/4 A wicked good time for all ages. Go to Full Review Casper (1995) 59% 45%

Betsy Sherman Boston Globe Aug 20, 2025 The result has a pleasing, unpretentious B-movie verve, putting a new sheen on the old-time Saturday-matinee serial. Go to Full Review Mortal Kombat (1995) 44% 57%