Subject: Reviews/Criticism (Page 26)

Just three of the least-likable actors in Hollywood paired up with three total has-beens in an over-long, convoluted rehash of every “I hate my boss” plotline that you've ever seen. Except all of the funny ones. 

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Crude is the name of Robert Hyde’s first novel; it is also a criticism of it.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet
Books Communication Reviews/Criticism

I like Wagner’s music better than anybody’s; it is so loud that one can talk the whole time without people hearing what one says.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet
Entertainment Music Reviews/Criticism

“ …as fascinating as chewing styrofoam – with the occasional firecracker jammed in to make you chew faster.

film critic
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Elliot Gould!? What, were George Segal and Ryan ONeal unavailable? Was it “free cheese day” at the celebrity shelter?

American film critic
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Never go near a Ken Loach film unless you're trying to sleep with a socialist. If you are, however, Land And Freedom should do the trick.

British writer, editor & reviewer
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It [Heaven’s Gate] fails so completely that you might suspect Michael Cimino sold his soul to the Devil to obtain the success of the Deer Hunter, and the Devil has just come around to collect.

(1924 – 2000) American film critic
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Captain America is a movie where nothing really happens until just before the very end, when the director accidentally filmed a few action sequences but made sure that the main bad guy wasn’t involved whatsoever. Then nothing happens, again, then roll credits.

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He never failed to seek a peaceful solution of a problem when all other possibilities had failed.

(1899 – 1970) British Jewish historian
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If you have a dog, it will be sniffing and whimpering at the screen in recognition of one of its one kind… a film whose special badness defies virtually any attempt at description.

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I found nothing really wrong with this autobiography except poor choice of subject.

(1904 – 1999) author, editor, radio host
Books Reviews/Criticism

Think of Cowboys & Aliens as the wet spot on your mattress after a night of questionable passion. Everyone knows who made the wet spot, but no one wants to own up to it.

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Unfortunately, all Coach Carter taught me was that I can actually scratch the first four verses of Revelations into the back of a theater chair with my fingernail in a little under two hours.

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Miscellaneous Reviews/Criticism

When you’ve seen all of Ionesco’s plays… you’ve seen one of them.

(1927 – 1980) English theatre critic & writer
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Amid all the controversy over whether or not Rick Perry is a racist, let’s not lose sight of the fact that he’s a moron.

(1958 – ) American writer, comedian, satirist & actor
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A critic often has to play the role of coroner, dissecting a work to find out why it died (or never lived). 

(1959 – ) American film critic
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I had a premonition this might be a forgettable mediocrity, but I was wrong. It's actually a laughable turd.

editor, director, performer, & film reviewer
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One of us is obviously mistaken.

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Wet she’s a star; dry she ain’t.

(1891 – 1951) comedian, singer, theater & film actress
Acting Reviews/Criticism

Beware geeks bearing scripts.

Reviews/Criticism

Watching Mad Dog Time is like waiting for the bus in a city where you're not sure they have a bus line.

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter
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