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Josh Mooney Movieline Jun 26, 2026 "The Godfather Part IlI" is grand, ambitious, full of passion and good acting, and re-teams several of the players on both sides of the camera who helped make parts I and II the cinematic events they were. Go to Full Review The Godfather, Part III (1990) 68% 66%

Josh Mooney Movieline Apr 30, 2026 "Oz" is truly entertainment for the masses. Go to Full Review The Wizard of Oz (1939) 98% 89%

Josh Mooney Movieline Apr 8, 2026 Director John Landis, who has given new meaning to the word "cynical" in Hollywood, helms the film listlessly. Go to Full Review Coming to America (1988) 70% 85%

Josh Mooney Movieline Apr 8, 2026 Director Howard Hawks maintains a dizzying, frenetic pace as the loopy story unfolds -- and what a story it is. Go to Full Review Bringing Up Baby (1938) 97% 89%

Josh Mooney Movieline Apr 8, 2026 "Sucka" has more laughs than most Hollywood comedies. Go to Full Review I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) 63% 70%

Josh Mooney Movieline Dec 9, 2025 While the special effects are extremely well done, they don't overwhelm the film. Go to Full Review The Abyss (1989) 75% 83%

Josh Mooney Movieline Sep 16, 2025 A pretty tired effort. Go to Full Review A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) 28% 31%

Josh Mooney Movieline Sep 16, 2025 The film lacks the biting wit that would have made it substantial. Go to Full Review Weekend at Bernie's (1989) 52% 57%

Josh Mooney Movieline Sep 16, 2025 Dan Waters, who wrote the script, is a truly demented talent. Go to Full Review Heathers (1989) 95% 83%

Josh Mooney Movieline Sep 16, 2025 This cop action-thriller is the epitome of style without substance. Go to Full Review Black Rain (1989) 56% 55%

Josh Mooney Movieline Sep 16, 2025 Tom Hanks, masterful comic actor that he is, is capable of appearing in some pretty mediocre films as he shows us yet again with "The 'Burbs." Go to Full Review The 'Burbs (1989) 57% 71%

Josh Mooney Movieline Sep 16, 2025 An excellent supporting cast complements Bogosian's one-man show very well. Go to Full Review Talk Radio (1988) 85% 80%

Josh Mooney Movieline Sep 16, 2025 The film lacks depth -- all the excitement it generates is superficial. Go to Full Review The Fly II (1989) 27% 24%

Josh Mooney Movieline Sep 16, 2025 It's brilliant but flawed, beautiful to look at, often hard to relate to. Go to Full Review Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) 83% 68%

Josh Mooney Movieline Sep 16, 2025 David Cronenberg's study in psychological terror is, surprisingly, near-bloodless, and at once disturbing and fascinating. Go to Full Review Dead Ringers (1988) 85% 82%

Josh Mooney Movieline Sep 16, 2025 The Two Jakes is frustratingly complex and baffling. Go to Full Review The Two Jakes (1990) 60% 39%

Josh Mooney Movieline Aug 25, 2025 Darkman is truly a comic book sprung to life -- Raimi often seems satisfied with two dimensions instead of three. But within those confines, he's done an admirable job. Go to Full Review Darkman (1990) 80% 59%

Stephen Farber Movieline Aug 22, 2025 [Requiem for a Dream] is the work of a terribly self-important auteur who confuses glumness and grunginess with profundity. Go to Full Review Requiem for a Dream (2000) 81% 93%

Josh Mooney Movieline Aug 19, 2025 This second time around... is calculated and often tired, technically accomplished but lacking the first's energy and imagination. Go to Full Review Back to the Future Part II (1989) 63% 85%

Josh Mooney Movieline Jul 24, 2025 This is the kind of film that defies criticism. It sets out to be one thing only: funny. More often than not, it's hilarious. Go to Full Review The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) 88% 84%