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Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune Oct 20, 2026 "Full Metal Jacket" refers to a type of ammunition casing designed for maximum impact. It fits this hard-hitting, impactful film perfectly. Go to Full Review Full Metal Jacket (1987) 84% 94%

Will Jones Minneapolis Star Tribune Oct 19, 2026 To me the real horror in The Shining was Kubrick's continued trivialization of his own talent, not to mention whatever he was trying to do with Nicholson's. Go to Full Review The Shining (1980) 75% 90%

Ben Kern Minneapolis Star Tribune Oct 17, 2026 Kubrick is a gifted doomsayer, as he was in Dr. Strangelove. Man isn't progressing, says Kubrick. He's regressing, and this is how he'll end. Go to Full Review A Clockwork Orange (1971) 83% 93%

Ben Kern Minneapolis Star Tribune Oct 16, 2026 Nobody is funny much of the time, nor is he supposed to be, but the widely spaced laughs are deft and telling. Everything is in delicate balance except your head, which will be spinning when you leave, or I miss my guess. Go to Full Review Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 97% 94%

Ben Kern Minneapolis Star Tribune Oct 14, 2026 It will confuse the opposition. Not only is it the strongest cinematic argument for personal freedom that I've seen, but it shows that we aren't a country of sugar-coating eaters. This is true tragedy, which gives meaning to death. Go to Full Review Spartacus (1960) 90% 87%

Will Jones Minneapolis Star Tribune Oct 13, 2026 Paths of Glory snaps the viewer to attention instantly, and crackles excitement every moment of the way to the end. There isn't a wasted motion, a wasted split second anywhere in it. Go to Full Review Paths of Glory (1957) 96% 95%

Will Jones Minneapolis Star Tribune Oct 13, 2026 All the elements of a tough crime picture -- violence, greed, love and fascinating characterizations -- are delivered in a tightly-wrapped little package. Go to Full Review The Killing (1956) 96% 92%

Dave Matheny Minneapolis Star Tribune Oct 2, 2026 Maybe it’s a parable or whatever about how being butchered to the max always gets in the way of young love. Go to Full Review Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) 20% 51%

Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune Sep 23, 2026 9/10 The relaxed pace of the film fits the tone of the material masterfully; it floats along rather than charging ahead. Go to Full Review Crocodile Dundee (1986) 87% 59%

Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune Sep 17, 2026 The fascination with optical illusion wears off after we've had a couple of knives and a meat cleaver thrown at us, and all we're left with is a screen full of senseless gore. Go to Full Review Friday the 13th Part III (1982) 17% 42%

Dave Matheny Minneapolis Star Tribune Sep 14, 2026 What's so disappointing is that most of the killings are just basic cleaver and machete work -- one stroke and it's all over. Go to Full Review Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) 11% 26%

Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune Sep 4, 2026 7/10 While American animation is headed back toward its roots in G-rated family films, its Japanese counterpart is breaking daring new ground. Go to Full Review Akira (1988) 88% 86%

Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune Aug 14, 2026 5/10 Mann's problem is that he doesn't know when to stop. His artistry is admirable, but he needs to back away from it when the progression of the plot dictates a faster pace. He fails to do that. Go to Full Review Manhunter (1986) 82% 78%

Will Jones Minneapolis Star Tribune Aug 14, 2026 Quite a jolly and even witty werewolf movie, and by far the best werewolf flick of my moviegoing experience. Go to Full Review An American Werewolf in London (1981) 80% 81%

Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune Aug 10, 2026 3/10 Cronenberg's insistence on step-by-stop documentation of Brundle's conversion to insect takes most of the terror out of the creature. Go to Full Review The Fly (1986) 82% 83%

Neal Justin Minneapolis Star Tribune Aug 10, 2026 2.5/5 Russell has a good time poking at at the gritty-cowboy image, and the idea of having New York serve as a huge holding cell is hilarious, but that's about as creative as "Escape" gets. Go to Full Review Escape From New York (1981) 70% 77%

Neal Justin Minneapolis Star Tribune Aug 5, 2026 3.5/5 Lots of top names, including Richard Dreyfuss and Susan Sarandon, lent their voices, but it's the inventive animation that is the real star. Go to Full Review James and the Giant Peach (1996) 91% 66%

Neal Justin Minneapolis Star Tribune Aug 5, 2026 4.5/5 Just when the action threatens to get sappy, director Rob Reiner gives the film a modern-day twist. Go to Full Review The Princess Bride (1987) 93% 94%

Milford Reid Minneapolis Star Tribune Aug 5, 2026 5/5 Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer give superb performances. It's a must-see. Go to Full Review This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 98% 92%

Milford Reid Minneapolis Star Tribune Aug 4, 2026 4/5 It's taken 15 years, but Snake Plissken, one of filmdom's best antiheroes of all time, finally returns in the explosive, trashy, violent and just plain fun "Escape from L.A." Go to Full Review Escape From L.A. (1996) 45% 39%