Christian Science Monitor

David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Sep 22, 2026 Paul Hogan as a nicely self-deflating manner in the title role. But keep your expectations low. Go to Full Review Crocodile Dundee (1986) 87% 59%

David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Aug 13, 2026 Credit filmmaker Landis with inventing the horror comedy exploitation romance -- his very own genre, and one we clearly didn't need. Go to Full Review An American Werewolf in London (1981) 80% 81%

Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor Jul 17, 2026 3/5 What I felt when this movie was over was not so much gratitude for what I had just seen. I felt instead the exhilaration of knowing that such a timeless tale as Homer’s was, indeed, still timeless. Go to Full Review The Odyssey (2026) 94% - -

David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Jun 16, 2026 There are a few amusing moments, provided largely by Jack Palance as a Marlboro Man type, but most of the comedy is a blend of silly slapstick and pallid pop psychology. Go to Full Review City Slickers (1991) 84% 64%

David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Jun 16, 2026 A journey through blasted territory by an otherworldly mother and son is the subject of this disturbing but bleakly engrossing film by E. Elias Merhige Go to Full Review Begotten (1989) 77% 65%

David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Jun 4, 2026 "Escape From New York" is a mechanical marvel -- so mechanical it never learns how to live. Go to Full Review Escape From New York (1981) 70% 77%

Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor May 12, 2026 4.5/5 “The Sheep Detectives” can be enjoyed simply as a funny fable with a solvable mystery at its center... But there is also underlying tenderness and melancholy that elevate the film beyond the conventional family entertainment genre. Go to Full Review The Sheep Detectives (2026) 95% - -

David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor May 11, 2026 Bill Murray's manic performance is the main selling point of this mildly amusing farce about a psychiatrist with a patient who literally drives him crazy. Go to Full Review What About Bob? (1991) 71% 79%

Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor Apr 20, 2026 4/5 What seems odd -- but probably shouldn’t be -- is that Michaels, as evidenced by this film, comes across more like a senior accountant than a comedy mogul. But why should we expect otherwise? Go to Full Review Lorne (2026) 74% 38%

David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Apr 15, 2026 Though there is a lot of talk, and only bits and pieces of ballpark action, the pace remains lively enough as well as adults. Go to Full Review The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) 42% 60%

David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Apr 8, 2026 Victor/Victoria is a surprisingly old-fashioned picture, full of familiar variations on time-tested gags. Go to Full Review Victor/Victoria (1982) 85% 86%

David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Apr 6, 2026 You get the feeling that director James Frawley, puppeteer Jim Henson, and the other participants wanted to make the kind of movie they'd like to go to with their children, and the result is comedy for just about everyone. Go to Full Review The Muppet Movie (1979) 89% 88%

David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Apr 6, 2026 Some of Earthquake is startling and realistic, but most is hokey and trite. Go to Full Review Earthquake (1974) 41% 36%

David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Apr 6, 2026 The most fabulous thing about it is the cast... They give the picture a pleasant air of old Hollywood extravagance. Go to Full Review The Towering Inferno (1974) 69% 72%

David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Mar 26, 2026 It's sly, it's serious, it's a lot of fun. Go to Full Review The Bad News Bears (1976) 90% 80%

David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Mar 18, 2026 The first half is dull... the second half is sparked mainly by some technically brilliant special effects. Go to Full Review The Howling (1981) 76% 60%

David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Mar 11, 2026 3/4 This capably made HBO documentary takes an understated and compassionate look at a subject that is often sensationalized in other contexts. Go to Full Review Southern Comfort (2001) 97% 86%

CSM Staff Christian Science Monitor Mar 10, 2026 3/5 The humor is uneven and sometimes crude, but much of the mock-documentary is surprising and amusing. Go to Full Review Waiting for Guffman (1996) 91% 91%

M.S. Mason Christian Science Monitor Mar 10, 2026 "RoboCop 2'' has none of its predecessor's sardonic wit. Nearly every jibe at ruthless business practices, environmental disaster, advertising excesses, and ruthless self-indulgence seems forced, and worse, hypocritical. Go to Full Review RoboCop 2 (1990) 31% 41%

David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Feb 25, 2026 Jane Austen's deeply ironic novel loses some of its bite but little of its beauty in Emma Thompson's screen adaptation, which is fetchingly photographed and capably acted by Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, and Alan Rickman, among others. Go to Full Review Sense and Sensibility (1995) 97% 90%