Lou Lumenick

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Oct 6, 2026 0.5/4 Who is Paramount kidding with the title "Friday the 13th Part VII -- The New Blood"? This half-hearted series entry, listlessly directed by makeup expert John Carl Buechler, practically expires of anemia. Go to Full Review Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) 21% 37%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Sep 14, 2026 Danny Steinmann ineffectually directed from a witless script by himself, Martin Kitrosser, and David Cohen. Go to Full Review Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) 11% 26%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Jul 9, 2026 Unfortunately, a couple of the effects are marred by poor photography—at points it should be apparent to all but the youngest members of the audience that the monsters and the actors were photographed separately. Go to Full Review Clash of the Titans (1981) 65% 70%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Jun 19, 2026 There are a fair number of laughs, but the proceedings frequently descend to pre-adolescent silliness. Go to Full Review Stripes (1981) 67% 79%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Jun 2, 2026 3.5/4 "Big Trouble" is extremely well directed by Carpenter, who never lets the spectacular effects and marvelously choreographed battle sequences overwhelm his actors. Go to Full Review Big Trouble in Little China (1986) 65% 82%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) May 7, 2026 2/4 There's no justification for this comic-book version of "An Officer and a Gentleman," apparently devised for brain-dead teenagers. Go to Full Review Top Gun (1986) 58% 68%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Apr 21, 2026 3.5/5 Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a delightful, lightweight summer entertainment. Go to Full Review Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) 85% 92%

Lou Lumenick New York Post Apr 21, 2026 3/4 Fight Club badly wants to be A Clockwork Orange for the millennium -- and succeeds to a surprising extent until director David Fincher ends up sucker-punching the audience. Go to Full Review Fight Club (1999) 81% 96%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Apr 8, 2026 Grease 2 is more a remake than a sequel, rather closely following the frail storyline of the original. Go to Full Review Grease 2 (1982) 22% 53%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Mar 5, 2026 3/4 Paul Verhoeven balances bravura special effects with dark humor. Go to Full Review RoboCop (1987) 84% 84%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Feb 13, 2026 Pretty in Pink is not bad, just instantly forgettable. Go to Full Review Pretty in Pink (1986) 75% 81%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Jan 30, 2026 "House" is essentially a pointless exercise in special effects. Go to Full Review House (1985) 49% 46%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Jan 7, 2026 2.5/4 Neither terribly funny nor rousingly exciting, The Princess Bride tries to be both. It's sad to see a movie that's the victim of its own ambitiousness. Go to Full Review The Princess Bride (1987) 93% 94%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Jan 7, 2026 Rob Reiner, who directed the brilliant This is Spinal Tap, lets things here lapse into sitcom tedium after a moderately bright beginning. Go to Full Review The Sure Thing (1985) 81% 79%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Dec 16, 2025 In short, it's pretty low-octane fare. Go to Full Review Christine (1983) 69% 64%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Dec 11, 2025 2/4 Though "Big Top" has its share of moments, I don't think it will appeal to adults nearly as well as "Big Adventure" Go to Full Review Big Top Pee-wee (1988) 30% 30%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Dec 10, 2025 3/4 Ed Harris offers a flawless, Oscar-caliber lead performance. Go to Full Review The Abyss (1989) 75% 83%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Oct 30, 2025 2/4 Unfortunately, this giddily entertaining half-hour is trapped in a noisy, incoherent, and lumbering 106-minute combat movie that will severely test the patience and eardrums of all but hard-core Schwarzenegger fans. Go to Full Review Predator (1987) 65% 87%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Oct 20, 2025 2.5/4 It's good-natured, moderately scary, and reasonably well acted. Go to Full Review From Beyond (1986) 73% 70%

Lou Lumenick Bergen Record (New Jersey) Oct 16, 2025 [Re-Animator is] an unremittingly gory and silly horror movie. Go to Full Review Re-Animator (1985) 88% 82%