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Bob Fenster Arizona Republic Oct 31, 2026 2/5 Shakespeare's romantic dialogue is unintelligible and totally irrelevant to the movie, as are the performances. Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet might have worked if he had junked the dialogue entirely and done it as a rock ballet. Go to Full Review William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) 79% 77%

Bob Fenster Arizona Republic Oct 26, 2026 2/5 The problem with Eyes Wide Shut is that sitting through it again would be excruciating. The movie took some three years to produce. At 2.5 hours, it feels like it takes that long to watch. Go to Full Review Eyes Wide Shut (1999) 79% 74%

Michael Maza Arizona Republic Oct 19, 2026 A hallmark of the Kubrick style is his refusal to offer an answer to every question posed... We take questions home, doggie-bagged in the back of our minds, to snack on later. Like 2001, The Shining will be food for discussion for a few years to come. Go to Full Review The Shining (1980) 74% 90%

Harold Stern Arizona Republic Oct 16, 2026 Dr. Strangelove is an imperfect masterpiece. It is brilliant satire followed by childish slapstick. It is a combination of genius and ineptitude. But when it is over, the effect is far greater than the sum of all its parts. Go to Full Review Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 97% 94%

Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic Oct 14, 2026 5/5 You’ve seen elements of “You Can See Everything” in documentaries before. But you’ve never seen them combined like this. It’s a true original. Go to Full Review You Can See Everything (2026) 96% - -

Patricia Smith Arizona Republic Oct 13, 2026 An unusual and powerful story. Go to Full Review Paths of Glory (1957) 96% 95%

Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic Oct 7, 2026 3/5 It’s a good movie that could have been a great one. Go to Full Review The Social Reckoning (2026) 54% - -

Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic Sep 29, 2026 3/5 It has such lofty ambitions and go-for-broke performances, but never really connects. Go to Full Review Digger (2026) 53% - -

Bob Fenster Arizona Republic Sep 28, 2026 0/4 After a while, the film ends, at which time you might want to consider whether you should get a prefrontal lobotomy before they make Friday the 13th Part IX. It would be less painful that way. Go to Full Review Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) 8% 27%

Marsha McCreadie Arizona Republic Sep 23, 2026 It's not sophisticated enough to be ironic, but it does manage to send itself up at times, as well as evoke some party-hearty laughter. Go to Full Review Crocodile Dundee (1986) 87% 59%

Bob Fenster Arizona Republic Sep 23, 2026 1/5 Silly actioners like this should be fast and loopy. Street Fighter is ponderous and jaw-dropping in its presumption that everyone in the audience is brain dead. Go to Full Review Street Fighter (1994) 20% 20%

Michael Maza Arizona Republic Sep 21, 2026 Friday the 13th is a triumph of film technique. Go to Full Review Friday the 13th (1980) 49% 60%

Bob Fenster Arizona Republic Sep 19, 2026 Hawn, Keaton, and Midler are perfectly in step with each other. They appear to have had a good time making this movie. Their sense of fun will add to yours. Go to Full Review The First Wives Club (1996) 56% 68%

Republic Staff Arizona Republic Sep 17, 2026 What could be more brutally stupid than Friday the 13th and its sequel? You guessed it. All that gore and it's in 3-D, too. Abysmal. Go to Full Review Friday the 13th Part III (1982) 17% 42%

Theoden K. Janes Arizona Republic Sep 4, 2026 Turns out that not a lot about the convoluted plot makes sense... One thing, however, is abundantly clear: The Blade Runner-esque visuals rock. And if you don't think too hard, the sights and sounds can make Akira a blast. Go to Full Review Akira (1988) 88% 86%

Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic Aug 26, 2026 4/5 Think of "Coyote vs. Acme" as a movie that will make you laugh and, if you squint just a little, serve as a pretty spot-on metaphor for the little guy standing up to authority. Go to Full Review Coyote vs. Acme (2026) 96% - -

Bill Muller Arizona Republic Aug 24, 2026 2/5 At least we know why the zombies have that vacant look. They must have seen the movie. Go to Full Review Resident Evil (2002) 36% 67%

Kathy Cano-Murillo Arizona Republic Aug 24, 2026 Fans of the game will appreciate the live action version. Go to Full Review Resident Evil (2002) 36% 67%

Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic Aug 17, 2026 4/5 Thanks to Sessa’s performance, Tony is a wholly unique creation. It’s kind of like a filmmaker invested in a side character, a supporting player, the seemingly headed-for-nothing beautiful loser who the hero meets along the way, before jettisoning him. Go to Full Review Tony (2026) 93% - -

Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic Aug 14, 2026 4.5/5 As with their previous films, Schoenbrun makes this world their own, and allows us entry into it. It is an invitation well worth accepting. Go to Full Review Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026) 94% - -