Production Company(ies)

 
Distributor
NA
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Kayenta, Arizona, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
R
 
Year of Release
1977
 

 
Genre(s)
Horror
 
Keyword(s)
Exorcist II: The Heretic, Richard Burton, Max von Sydow, Louise Fletcher, horror, John Boorman, William Goodhart, produced by John Boorman and Richard Lederer, R rating, box office performance, budget, reviewed by David Robinson, David Pirie, Christopher Porterfield, Vincent Canby, Helen Frizell, Tim Radford, Donald McLean, Romola Costantino, Russell Davies, Allen Oren, Bob Ross, directed by John Boorman, Linda Blair, Kitty Winn, Paul Henreid, The Cardinal, Father Lamont, Dr Gene Tuskin, Regan MacNeil, Father Merrin, Sharon Spencer, critic reviews, audience score, streaming, rent/buy from $2.99, horror movies, The Exorcist
 

Cast & Crew

Linda Blair

Richard Burton

Louise Fletcher

Max von Sydow

Kitty Winn

Regan MacNeil

Father Philip Lamont

Dr. Gene Tuskin

Father Merrin

Sharon Spencer

Linda Blair – Regan MacNeil
Richard Burton – Father Philip Lamont
Louise Fletcher – Dr. Gene Tuskin
Max von Sydow – Father Merrin
Kitty Winn – Sharon Spencer
Paul Henreid – The Cardinal

 

John Boorman

William Goodhart

John Boorman

Richard Lederer

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
John Boorman
 
Writer(s)
William Goodhart
 
Producer(s)
John Boorman, Richard Lederer

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
3 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

David Robinson

David Pirie

Christopher Porterfield

Vincent Canby

Helen Frizell

Financial Times

Time Out

TIME Magazine

New York Times

Sydney Morning Herald

EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC
 All Critics (62) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (56)
 A rather costly load of old nonsense, distinguished mainly by fine colour photography.
 
 October 27, 2021
 
 David Robinson
 Financial Times
 TOP CRITIC
 The theme is attacked with engaging intensity, and Boorman brings off more than one visual coup (notably the ingenious locust photography in the African sequences). Dennis Wheatley fans, at least, will love it.
 
 October 27, 2021
 
 David Pirie
 Time Out
 TOP CRITIC
 Here we are spared many of Friedkin’s cheap shocks — the mutilations, the vomiting, the bestiality. But what remains is twaddle.
 
 October 27, 2021
 
 Christopher Porterfield
 TIME Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 There had to be a sequel, but did it have to be this desperate concoction, the main thrust of which is that original exorcism wasn’t all it was cracked up to be?
 
 October 27, 2021
 
 Vincent Canby
 New York Times
 TOP CRITIC
 Burton, noble enough, had his clerical tongue in his cheek, while Linda Blair was by turn fresh and appealing then sly and sinister.
 
 October 27, 2021
 
 Helen Frizell
 Sydney Morning Herald
 TOP CRITIC
 Richard Burton potters through it with a look of weary distaste, or even nausea.
 
 October 27, 2021
 
 Tim Radford
 Guardian
 TOP CRITIC
 The dialogue invites hoots of derision and audience catcalls, and director John Boorman strives to be intellectually scary and only succeeds in turning a former shocker into a current piece of shlock.
 
 October 27, 2021
 
 Donald McLean
 Bay Area Reporter
 Exorcist number one was nasty twaddle. The Heretic, to give it a slightly different definition, is nasty drivel. With it, the Hollywood superstition bonanza surely reaches rock bottom.
 
 October 27, 2021
 
 Romola Costantino
 The Sun-Herald (Australia)
 From the start the film is either unbearably silly or incomprehensible, and finally both at once.
 
 October 27, 2021
 
 Russell Davies
 Observer (UK)
 Evil spirits are at work in Exorcist II. They’ve produced a film both exploitive and amateurish.
 
 October 27, 2021
 
 Allen Oren
 Charlotte Observer
 Beneath the gloss of color and bluster, this movie offers absurd action based on a stupid premise. But those who waste time and money on it can always say “the Devil made me do it.”
 
 October 27, 2021
 
 Bob Ross
 Tampa Bay Times
 The dialogue is the worst within memory, so ridiculous that it invites explosions of laughter at its most serious and high-flown moments.
 
 October 26, 2021
 
 Stanley Eichelbaum
 San Francisco Examiner…

 

Plot
Dr. Gene Tuskin works with troubled children, perhaps none more troubled than Regan MacNeil, who suffers from bad dreams and repressed memories. The memories she represses are of the time she was possessed by a demon. Dr. Tuskin’s invention, a device that hypnotizes two persons and links their minds together, reveals that the demon, named Pazuzu, still lurks within her. It is desperate to emerge again and wreak havoc. Meanwhile, Father Philip Lamont is ordered by his cardinal to investigate the death of Father Merrin, the priest who died while performing an exorcism on Regan. Father Lamont undertakes his task reluctantly. He feels unworthy of his assignment. He also feels that Evil is literally an entity and that this entity is winning the battle over Good. His investigation takes him to Africa where he locates another recipient of Merrin’s exorcising and learns something fascinating and terrible about locusts.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Richard Burton “potters through it with a look of weary distaste, or even nausea.” – Sydney Morning Herald
 

 
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Awards & Nominations
NA
 

Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)

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Production Company(ies)
Mandeville Films, Walt Disney Pictures,
 
Distributor
NA
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
New York City, New York, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
PG
 
Year of Release
1977
 

 
Genre(s)
Musical
 
Keyword(s)
starring Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli, Lionel Stander, Barry Primus, Mary Kay Place, Georgie Auld, directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Earl Mac Rauch, musical, V-J Day, World War II, musical double act, love, family, volatile relationship, successful careers, box office gross, PG rating, critic reviews, produced by Martin Scorsese, reviewed by David Robinson, Tim Radford, Gene Siskel, Richard Combs, Melissa Anderson, Chuck Bowen, Tony Vandenberg, Scott Sublett, Russell Davies, Alison Fell, Yasser Medina, David MacDonald, Robert De Niro as Jimmy Doyle, Liza Minnelli as Francine Evans, Lionel Stander as Tony Harwell, Barry Primus as Paul Wilson, Mary Kay Place as Bernice Bennett, Georgie Auld as Frankie Harte, musical tribute, Old Hollywood, film noir, character-driven, plot-driven, performances, talent, energy, intensity, boring, painful, 3 hours, ending
 

Cast & Crew

Robert De Niro

Liza Minnelli

Lionel Stander

Barry Primus

Mary Kay Place

Jimmy Doyle

Francine Evans

Tony Harwell

Paul Wilson

Bernice Bennett

Robert De Niro – Jimmy Doyle
Liza Minnelli – Francine Evans
Lionel Stander – Tony Harwell
Barry Primus – Paul Wilson
Mary Kay Place – Bernice Bennett
Georgie Auld – Frankie Harte

 

Martin Scorsese

Earl Mac Rauch

NA

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Martin Scorsese
 
Writer(s)
Earl Mac Rauch
 
Producer(s)
NA

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 7 nominations total
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

David Robinson

Tim Radford

Gene Siskel

Richard Combs

Melissa Anderson

Financial Times

Guardian

Chicago Tribune

Sight & Sound

4Columns

NEW YORK, NEW YORK
 All Critics (46) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (26) | Rotten (20)
 The experiment comes up against one or two intrinsic problems. In a sense the reality of the treatment is inimical to the musical form.
 
 October 27, 2021
 
 David Robinson
 Financial Times
 TOP CRITIC
 A musical directed by the formidably gifted Martin Scorsese ought to be something to make a song and dance about… New York, New York has many rewards, but its good parts don’t add up to a satisfactory whole.
 
 October 27, 2021
 
 Tim Radford
 Guardian
 TOP CRITIC
 Though rough in the middle, New York, New York features a smashing conclusion. I’m not talking about Minnelli’s final number. What’s smashing is the ending to the De Niro-Minnelli romance. It has just the right mixture of old and new..
 
 June 19, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Gene Siskel
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 Most rewardingly, [it] seems to have effected a kind of opening-out-allowing Scorsese to tackle material more experimentally than in Alice, the characteristic extremes of emotion without the over-determined mechanisms of Taxi Driver.
 
 February 6, 2020
 
 Richard Combs
 Sight & Sound
 TOP CRITIC
 The look and sound of ‘New York, New York’ may rapturously bring to mind any number of postwar MGM marvels. But its mood suggests outtakes from a scorching psychodrama, rushes from a documentary of a couple imploding.
 
 January 31, 2020
 
 Melissa Anderson
 4Columns
 TOP CRITIC
 New York, New York, like most Martin Scorsese films, is about the trials and glories of making art.
 
 January 28, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Chuck Bowen
 Slant Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 Only diehard devotees of Liza Minelli will be enthralled by the curiously anti-musical New York, New York.
 
 May 23, 2022
 
 Tony Vandenberg
 Washington Blade
 Perhaps the best American film of 1977.
 
 May 20, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Scott Sublett
 Washington Blade
 Scorsese certainly intended a deliberate mismatch, a controlled ‘explosion’ from which he would harness the escaping energy. In the event, though, the bang is not spectacular.
 
 October 27, 2021
 
 Russell Davies
 Observer (UK)
 It’s nice of Hollywood to let us see women making a success of their work. Pity, though, we’re only allowed to see that work and success inasmuch as it carves up their relationships with their fellas.
 
 September 22, 2021
 
 Alison Fell
 Spare Rib
 It has an stylized staging that not only serves Scorsese to mount a beautiful tribute to the city that never sleeps and the classic Hollywood musicals, but also to illustrate a tragic tale of love, passion, success and jazz. [Full review in Spanish]
 
 April 29, 2021 | Rating: 7/10
 
 Yasser Medina
 Cinemaficionados
 If you can sit through 30 interspersed minutes of trivialities, New York, New York emerges victoriously as the musical of the year, and reaffirms Liza Minelli’s position as one of the top musical stars, as well as talented actress, on the screen.
 
 May 27, 2020
 
 David MacDonald
 Philadelphia Gay News…

 

Plot
The day WWII ends, Jimmy, a selfish and smooth-talking musician, meets Francine, a lounge singer. From that moment on, their relationship grows into love as they struggle with their careers and aim for the top.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The film stars Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli in a musical double act.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Hessischer Rundfunk
 
Distributor
New Yorker Films
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)
Huayna Picchu, Peru
 
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
 
Year of Release
1977
 

 
Genre(s)
Adventure
 
Keyword(s)
starring Klaus Kinski, Ruy Guerra, Helena Rojo, Del Negro, Cecilia Rivera, Peter Berling, directed by Werner Herzog, written by Werner Herzog, Adventure, box office performance, budget, reviewed by James Berardinelli, Derek Malcolm, Peter Bradshaw, David Jenkins, Cath Clarke, Variety Staff, Brian Eggert, Sarah Brinks, Mike Massie, Allen Almachar, David Nusair, Pat Padua, produced by Werner Herzog, MPAA rating, Don Lope de Aguirre, Don Pedro de Ursua, Inez, Brother Gaspar de Carvajal, Don Fernando de Guzman
 

Cast & Crew

Klaus Kinski

Ruy Guerra

Helena Rojo

Del Negro

Cecilia Rivera

Don Lope de Aguirre

Don Pedro de Ursua

Inez

Brother Gaspar de Carvajal

Flores

Klaus Kinski – Don Lope de Aguirre
Ruy Guerra – Don Pedro de Ursua
Helena Rojo – Inez
Del Negro – Brother Gaspar de Carvajal
Cecilia Rivera – Flores
Peter Berling – Don Fernando de Guzman

 

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Werner Herzog
 
Writer(s)
Werner Herzog
 
Producer(s)
Werner Herzog

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

James Berardinelli

Derek Malcolm

Peter Bradshaw

David Jenkins

Cath Clarke

ReelViews

London Evening Standard

Guardian

Little White Lies

Time Out

AGUIRRE: THE WRATH OF GOD
  All Critics (50) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (48) | Rotten (2)
  Aguirre is a compelling piece of historical fiction that lingers in the memory largely because of its lush, claustrophobic atmosphere and the towering presence of Kinski.
 
  October 1, 2018 | Rating: 3/4
 
  James Berardinelli
  ReelViews
  TOP CRITIC
  The whole movie merges landscapes and character with such force that, once seen, you never forget it.
 
  June 7, 2013 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Derek Malcolm
  London Evening Standard
  TOP CRITIC
  It looks more magnificent and mad than ever, one of the great folies de grandeur of 1970s cinema, an expeditionary Conradian nightmare like Coppola’s Apocalypse Now.
 
  June 6, 2013 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Peter Bradshaw
  Guardian
  TOP CRITIC
  A journey down river to the mouth of Hell, but also so much more.
 
  June 6, 2013 | Rating: 5/5
 
  David Jenkins
  Little White Lies
  TOP CRITIC
  Made for buttons, it’s an awesome feat of filmmaking.
 
  June 4, 2013 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Cath Clarke
  Time Out
  TOP CRITIC
  The acting is properly larger than life, especially Klaus Kinski as the title character, a lean, driven but imposing man who has heads lopped off when in any way interfered with in his task of destruction and exploration.
 
  September 29, 2008
 
  Variety Staff
  Variety
  TOP CRITIC
  Aguirre, the Wrath of God shows Herzog’s mutual affection and abhorrence for Nature, how it remains ambivalent to human desire and cruel to our often maniacal ambitions.
 
  February 14, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
 
  Brian Eggert
  Deep Focus Review
  I love how Herzog uses the Spanish characters to point out how absurd their conquest is.
 
  April 1, 2021
 
  Sarah Brinks
  Battleship Pretension
  In the lead is Kinski, with such an unfathomably potent screen presence that all he has to do is stare to evoke dread, as his character grows more delusional by the minute.
 
  August 27, 2020 | Rating: 9/10
 
  Mike Massie
  Gone With The Twins
  There are some filmmakers who do the work as a job, others because they simply enjoy it. Herzog does it because it is ingrained in his very being.
 
  August 4, 2020
 
  Allen Almachar
  The MacGuffin
  …an irrelevant and sporadically interminable piece of work.
 
  July 29, 2020 | Rating: 1.5/4
 
  David Nusair
  Reel Film Reviews
  His Spanish conquistadors were no match for the natural splendor and terror of the Amazon, but Herzog was, and he conquered cinema.
 
  August 28, 2018
 
  Pat Padua
  Spectrum Culture…

 

Plot
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and don Lope de Aguirre, a ruthless man who cares only about riches, becomes their leader. But will his quest lead them to “the golden city”, or to certain destruction?
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Klaus Kinski’s performance as Don Lope de Aguirre is described as “towering” and “unfathomably potent” by critics.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)

 
Distributor
United Artists
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Faslane Naval Base, Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde, Gare Loch, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
 
MPAA / Certificate
PG
 
Year of Release
1977
 

 
Genre(s)
Action
 
Keyword(s)
starring Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jürgens, Richard Kiel, Caroline Munro, Bernard Lee, Lewis Gilbert, Albert R Broccoli, Ian Fleming, Christopher Wood, Richard Maibaum, action, James Bond, British, Russian, nuclear weapons, megalomaniac, shipping magnate, globe-trotting, skiing, underwater car, Dolby Stereo, PG, United Artists, Scope, 2.35:1, reviewed by Gary Arnold, Christopher Porterfield, Ian Freer, Dave Kehr, Tony Vandenberg, David Sterritt, Matt Brunson, Josh Larsen, Jake Tropila, Mike Massie, starring Sean Connery, Thunderball, Family Plot, Moonraker, You Only Live Twice, directed by Lewis Gilbert, written by Ian Fleming, Christopher Wood, Richard Maibaum, produced by Albert R Broccoli, box office performance, budget, MPAA rating, James Bond 007, spy, thriller, adventure, iconic, Roger Moore era, menacing villains, sly wit, sleek style, critic reviews, audience score, streaming, theaters, rent/buy, subscription, sound mix, distributor, aspect ratio, cast & crew, critic consensus, Bond girl, Jaws, KGB agent, Karl Stromberg, Anya Amasova, New York City, steel teeth, set design, set pieces, blockbuster, iconic Bond villains, Stromberg, Jaws, Lawrence of Arabia’s music, best Bond film, old plot, nuclear weapons, snow skiing, parachute free fall, British flag, opening credits sequence, humorously sexualized final shot, shooting locations, orchestrated action, minor issues, horror movies, MCU movies, renewed & cancelled TV shows, Netflix series & shows
 

Cast & Crew

Roger Moore

Barbara Bach

Curd Jürgens

Richard Kiel

Caroline Munro

James Bond

Major Anya Amasova

Karl Stromberg

Jaws

Naomi

Roger Moore – James Bond
Barbara Bach – Major Anya Amasova
Curd Jürgens – Karl Stromberg
Richard Kiel – Jaws
Caroline Munro – Naomi
Bernard Lee – M

 

Lewis Gilbert

Ian Fleming

Albert R. Broccoli

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Lewis Gilbert
 
Writer(s)
Ian Fleming, Christopher Wood, Richard Maibaum
 
Producer(s)
Albert R. Broccoli

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 3 Oscars
3 wins & 11 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Gary Arnold

Christopher Porterfield

Ian Freer

Dave Kehr

Variety Staff

Washington Post

TIME Magazine

Empire Magazine

Chicago Reader

Variety

THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
  All Critics (58) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (47) | Rotten (11)
  [The Spy Who Loved Me] gets off to a promising start but proves seriously deficient in staying power.
 
  October 23, 2015
 
  Gary Arnold
  Washington Post
  TOP CRITIC
  Never did top that first stunt.
 
  October 13, 2008
 
  Christopher Porterfield
  TIME Magazine
  TOP CRITIC
  It may not be Fleming but it is terrific fun.
 
  May 5, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Ian Freer
  Empire Magazine
  TOP CRITIC
  The ostensible hero is just a fleshy blur.
 
  May 5, 2008
 
  Dave Kehr
  Chicago Reader
  TOP CRITIC
  As always, story and plastic character are in the service of comic strip parody.
 
  May 5, 2008
 
  Variety Staff
  Variety
  TOP CRITIC
  The film has its moments — Kiel’s indestructible heavy racks up a good score — but the rest is desperately weak.
 
  February 9, 2006
 
  Chris Petit
  Time Out
  TOP CRITIC
  May we be spared any additional 007 fantasies, please, unless someone lures Sean Connery back.
 
  May 23, 2022
 
  Tony Vandenberg
  Washington Blade
  The Spy Who Loved Me, the latest in the series, gets as silly as some of its inferior predecessors. Yet it features an adversary as memorable as any since Goldfinger and Dr. No — a magnate named Stromberg.
 
  November 11, 2021
 
  David Sterritt
  Christian Science Monitor
  An outstanding entry in the 007 franchise.
 
  September 25, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Matt Brunson
  Film Frenzy
  If Roger Moore wasn’t the best James Bond, he was at least the most honest.
 
  August 25, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Josh Larsen
  LarsenOnFilm
  The Spy Who Loved Me re-establishes the greatness of the Bond franchise. It’s the biggest and most boldly produced feature as of yet, offering bountiful thrills and fun in equal measure.
 
  September 30, 2020
 
  Jake Tropila
  Film Inquiry
  On his tenth adventure, 007 is finally where he needs to be – in an entertaining movie deserving of his iconic image.
 
  August 31, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
 
  Mike Massie
  Gone With The Twins…

 

Plot
James Bond is back again and his new mission is to find out how a Royal Navy Polaris submarine holding sixteen nuclear warheads simply disappeared while on patrol. Bond joins Major Anya Amasova and takes on a a web-handed mastermind, known as Karl Stromberg, as well as his henchman Jaws, who has a mouthful of metal teeth. Bond must track down the location of the missing submarine before the warheads are fired.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Richard Kiel’s character Jaws, with his terrifying steel teeth, is considered one of the most iconic Bond villains of all time.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions, Rollins-Joffe Productions,
 
Distributor
United Artists
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
36 East 68th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
PG
 
Year of Release
1977
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy/Romance
 
Keyword(s)
starring Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon, Colleen Dewhurst, directed by Woody Allen, written by Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman, comedy, romance, box office success, budget, reviewed by Geoff Brown, David Robinson, James Berardinelli, Gary Arnold, Arthur Knight, Richard Roeper, Tony Vandenberg, James Wegg, Stephen Silver, Sabina Dana Plasse, Brian Eggert, PG rating, Charles H Joffe, Jack Rollins, United Artists, Annie Hall, Alvy Singer, struggling nightclub singer, modern romance, surreal fantasy sequences, emotional drama, poignant performances, devastating humor, American classic, personal film, funniest, minor tragedies, real life, love, smart rom-com, genre tropes, cultural differences, Jews, Gentiles, New Yorkers, Californians, Academy Awards, Star Wars, humanist romantic comedy, intelligent, witty, insightful, playfully surreal, cerebral entertainment
 

Cast & Crew

Woody Allen

Diane Keaton

Tony Roberts

Carol Kane

Paul Simon

Alvy Singer

Annie Hall

Rob

Allison

Tony Lacey

Woody Allen – Alvy Singer
Diane Keaton – Annie Hall
Tony Roberts – Rob
Carol Kane – Allison
Paul Simon – Tony Lacey
Colleen Dewhurst – Mom Hall

 

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Charles H. Joffe

Jack Rollins

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Woody Allen
 
Writer(s)
Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman
 
Producer(s)
Charles H. Joffe, Jack Rollins

 

Film Festivals
Cannes
 
Awards & Nominations
Won 4 Oscars
31 wins & 8 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Directing Winners, Oscar Best Picture Winners, Oscar Best Writing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Winners, Oscar Winners
 

Top Reviews

Geoff Brown

David Robinson

James Berardinelli

Gary Arnold

Arthur Knight

Sight & Sound

Times (UK)

ReelViews

Washington Post

Hollywood Reporter

ANNIE HALL
  All Critics (88) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (85) | Rotten (3)
  [Woody Allen] has miraculously made his most personal film his funniest.
 
  February 6, 2020
 
  Geoff Brown
  Sight & Sound
  TOP CRITIC
  Annie Hall is as good as it is because its comedy is always on the brink of the minor tragedies of real life and love.
 
  February 4, 2020
 
  David Robinson
  Times (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  Romantic, honest, and touching – all the kinds of things one wants from a smart rom-com that refuses to be guided by the genre’s tropes.
 
  August 25, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  James Berardinelli
  ReelViews
  TOP CRITIC
  A soft, fuzzy, mildly diverting letdown.
 
  May 5, 2017
 
  Gary Arnold
  Washington Post
  TOP CRITIC
  Woody Allen fans will buy it 100%. Never before has the diminutive comedian been so urbane, so open – so funny. And with lovely Diane Keaton as consort, it becomes well-nigh irresistible (especially if you find Keaton as well-nigh irresistible as I do).
 
  April 20, 2017
 
  Arthur Knight
  Hollywood Reporter
  TOP CRITIC
  This is Woody Allen’s signature film, arguably his best and certainly his most popular.
 
  March 3, 2015 | Rating: A+
 
  Richard Roeper
  Richard Roeper.com
  TOP CRITIC
  The film marks a new high point in Allen’s career, and Diane Keaton emerges as an important actress in her own right.
 
  May 23, 2022
 
  Tony Vandenberg
  Washington Blade
  The film is worthy for Best Picture on two fronts: the magical chemistry between Diane Keaton in the title role as a wannabe singer, and Allen’s perfectly timed wisecracks as a comedian on the rise playing Alvy Singer.
 
  May 8, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
 
  James Wegg
  JWR
  One of Allen’s greatest films, and the most important romantic comedy ever made (45th anniversary
 
  April 22, 2022 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Stephen Silver
  Tilt Magazine
  Only in Manhattan could this eccentric thinking work. Allen brings cultural and intellectual charisma to the screen.
 
  March 26, 2022 | Rating: 10/10
 
  Sabina Dana Plasse
  Film Threat
  Few films are as funny and heartbreakingly true, but also as immeasurably creative.
 
  March 2, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
 
  Brian Eggert
  Deep Focus Review
  There is so much to love, admire and enjoy about Annie Hall. Incredibly, it’s also important and groundbreaking at the same time.
 
  June 22, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Matt Neal
  ABC Radio (Australia)…

 

Plot
Alvy Singer, a forty year old twice divorced, neurotic, intellectual Jewish New York City stand-up comic, reflects on the demise of his latest relationship, to Annie Hall, an insecure, flighty, Midwestern WASP aspiring nightclub singer. Unlike his previous relationships, Alvy believed he may have worked out all the issues in his life through fifteen years of therapy to make this relationship with Annie last, among those issues being not wanting to date any woman that would want to date him, and thus subconsciously pushing those women away. Alvy not only reviews the many ups and many downs of their relationship, but also reviews the many facets of his makeup that led to him starting to date Annie. Those facets include growing up next to Coney Island in Brooklyn, being attracted to the opposite sex for as long as he can remember, and enduring years of Jewish guilt with his constantly arguing parents.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Woody Allen’s performance in Annie Hall is described as “urbane, open – so funny” by one critic.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Paramount Pictures,
 
Distributor
Walt Disney
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
 
Filming Location(s)
Point Buchon, California, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
G
 
Year of Release
1977
 

 
Genre(s)
Fantasy/Adventure
 
Keyword(s)
starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, Robert Redford, directed by David Lowery, written by David Lowery, Toby Halbrooks, Malcolm Marmorstein, Fantasy, Adventure, PG, box office, budget, reviewed by Kristen Lopez, K Austin Collins, Ed Potton, Stephen Romei, Udita Jhunjhunwala, Alison Willmore, Brian Eggert, Bill Chambers, Cory Woodroof, Hosea Rupprecht, Matt Brunson, Therese Lacson, family entertainment, Disney, live-action, remake, update, woodcarver, dragon, Pacific Northwest, orphan, park ranger, lumberjack, forest, childhood, friendship, adventure, discovery, emotional, heartwarming, CGI, safe, lashings, heart-string tugger, sweet, soulful, charming
 

Cast & Crew

Bryce Dallas Howard

Oakes Fegley

Wes Bentley

Karl Urban

Oona Laurence

Grace

Pete

Jack

Gavin

Natalie

Bryce Dallas Howard – Grace
Oakes Fegley – Pete
Wes Bentley – Jack
Karl Urban – Gavin
Oona Laurence – Natalie
Robert Redford – Meacham

 

David Lowery

David Lowery

James Whitaker

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
David Lowery
 
Writer(s)
David Lowery, Toby Halbrooks, Malcolm Marmorstein
 
Producer(s)
James Whitaker

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 2 Oscars
6 nominations total
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Kristen Lopez

K. Austin Collins

Ed Potton

Stephen Romei

Udita Jhunjhunwala

Spectrum Culture

The Ringer

Times (UK)

The Australian

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PETE’S DRAGON
 All Critics (248) | Top Critics (66) | Fresh (218) | Rotten (30)
 Pete’s Dragon is family entertainment at its best.
 
 November 20, 2017 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
 Kristen Lopez
 Spectrum Culture
 TOP CRITIC
 [Pete’s Dragon] is a tentpole movie that feels personal.
 
 August 10, 2017
 
 K. Austin Collins
 The Ringer
 TOP CRITIC
 A remake of the equally unmemorable children’s film of 1977,
 
 October 10, 2016 | Rating: 2/5
 
 Ed Potton
 Times (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 Like recent children’s films such as BFG and The Jungle Book, this is another sweet reminder that strong stories and spirited characters are what make good films, and that childhood is something we all have forever.
 
 September 23, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Stephen Romei
 The Australian
 TOP CRITIC
 Pete’s Dragon is perfect family viewing, and it might just want to make you want your own dragon friend.
 
 August 26, 2016
 
 Udita Jhunjhunwala
 Scroll.in
 TOP CRITIC
 It is, above all, gentle, sometimes to a fault.
 
 August 25, 2016
 
 Alison Willmore
 BuzzFeed News
 TOP CRITIC
 Nothing about the film feels forced or overstated, and even the most predictable of plot machinations feel authentic under Lowery’s capable direction.
 
 April 11, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Brian Eggert
 Deep Focus Review
 Elliott’s lovable and heartbreaking, another masterful sim from BFG animators Weta Digital.
 
 March 3, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Bill Chambers
 Film Freak Central
 Really, Lowery might have borrowed as much from Rankin-Bass animation history as he did from Disney’s when making the movie
 
 February 11, 2022
 
 Cory Woodroof
 Curnblog
 In a summer full of remakes and sequels, Disney’s latest live-action take on an animated classic exudes a breath of fresh mountain air and leads us to believe in Elliot, the Millhaven Dragon.
 
 August 27, 2021
 
 Hosea Rupprecht
 Pauline Center for Media Studies
 The gentle nature and leisurely pace might cause a few Coked out kids to fidget, but most should react positively to the picture’s sense of adventure and discovery.
 
 August 18, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Matt Brunson
 Film Frenzy
 It is relatable to watch as an adult, it is fantastical and adventurous for a child, and it needs no frills or shocks to make it good.
 
 March 3, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Therese Lacson
 Nerdophiles…

 

Plot
In early-20th-century New England, 9-year-old orphan Pete escapes his brutal adoptive parents, the Gogans, with his only friend, a cartoon dragon named Elliott. They successfully escape to Passamaquoddy, Maine and live with lighthouse-keeper Nora and her father Lampie, but the corrupt Dr. Terminus seeks Elliott for medical purposes.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Robert Redford plays Mr. Meacham, a woodcarver who tells local children stories about a mysterious dragon.
 

 
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Year of Release
2021
 
Technical Specs
Color: NA
Sound mix: NA
Aspect ratio: NA
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere: 01/31/2021
Newest season premiere: 01/31/2021

2021-2022 Mid Season Primetime
 
Genre(s)
Crime, Documentary, Family, Music, Mystery, Technology, War
 
Keyword(s)
Female Producer, Female Director, LGBTQ+ Director, LGBTQ+ Producer
 

 

Awards & Nominations
NA
 

Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)

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Streaming Platforms
HBO
 
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Country of origin: United Kingdom
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Genre(s)
Action, Action/Adventure, Adventure, Fantasy, Music, Re-Release, Space, Sport, Suspense, War
 
Keyword(s)
Action/Adventure Sci Fi/Fantasy Movie, Re-Release Sci Fi/Fantasy Movie, Space Sci Fi/Fantasy Movie, Suspense, Movies Directed by Gordon Flemyng, Movies Starring Peter Cushing, Movies Starring Roy Castle, Movies Starring Jennie Linden, Movies Starring Roberta Tovey, Amicus Productions (DEFUNCT) Movie, Aaru Productions (DEFUNCT) Movie, Movies from 2022, Movies from the 2020s, Low Budget Movie, Movies from United Kingdom, English Language,
 

 

Awards & Nominations
NA
 

Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)

Links
 

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Wikipedia:
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Production Company(ies)
Toho Company, Kurosawa Production Co.,
 
Distributor
CBS/Fox, 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Fox
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Windsor Safari Park, St. Leonards Hill, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
 
MPAA / Certificate
R
 
Year of Release
1976
 

 
Genre(s)
Horror
 
Keyword(s)
starring Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Leo McKern, Harvey Stephens, Patrick Troughton, directed by Richard Donner, written by David Seltzer, horror, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Chris Stuckmann, Anna Baddeley, Dave Kehr, David Parkinson, Variety Staff, Eric Henderson, produced by Harvey Bernhard, R-rated, Antichrist, American diplomat, adoption, stillborn child, nanny, Father Brennan, Katherine, miscarriage, balcony, Robert investigates, Keith Jennings, Mrs Baylock, Carl Bugenhagen, mono, scope, CBS/Fox, 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Fox
 

Cast & Crew

Gregory Peck

Robert Thorn

Lee Remick

Kathy Thorn

David Warner

Robert Thorn

Kathy Thorn

Keith Jennings

Mrs. Baylock

Carl Bugenhagen

Gregory Peck – Robert Thorn
Lee Remick – Kathy Thorn
David Warner – Keith Jennings
Billie Whitelaw – Mrs. Baylock
Leo McKern – Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited)
Harvey Stephens – Damien

 

Richard Donner

David Seltzer

Harvey Bernhard

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Richard Donner
 
Writer(s)
David Seltzer
 
Producer(s)
Harvey Bernhard

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
5 wins & 8 nominations total
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Chris Stuckmann

Anna Baddeley

Dave Kehr

David Parkinson

Variety Staff

ChrisStuckmann.com

Daily Telegraph

Chicago Reader

Empire Magazine

Variety

THE OMEN
 All Critics (50) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (7)
 Gregory Peck takes everything pitch-perfect seriously. This is one of his best performances.
 
 October 21, 2019 | Rating: A-
 
 Chris Stuckmann
 ChrisStuckmann.com
 TOP CRITIC
 The Omen contains some of the most memorable untimely deaths in cinema history.
 
 December 29, 2014 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Anna Baddeley
 Daily Telegraph (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 Richard Donner directs more for speed than mood, but there are a few good shocks.
 
 October 9, 2012
 
 Dave Kehr
 Chicago Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 It was the performance of Harvey Stephens as the young Damien that invested the film with the chill of genuine credibility.
 
 October 9, 2012 | Rating: 4/5
 
 David Parkinson
 Empire Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 Richard Donner’s direction is taut. Players all are strong.
 
 March 26, 2009
 
 Variety Staff
 Variety
 TOP CRITIC
 A bald-faced lamprey hitching its razor-tipped maw on the chassis of The Exorcist, The Omen’s Sunday school parable of gothic Cathsploitation comes twice as thick and thrice as pious.
 
 June 21, 2006 | Rating: 2/4
 
 Eric Henderson
 Slant Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 Rich with forbidding details and impressive scare tactics.
 
 August 30, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 [It’s] directed by Richard Donner at a pace that creates moods of fear punctuated by sly and devilish humor. The climactic scene alone should win him any award for which he is nominated; it is, perhaps, the most chilling final 20 minutes ever put on film.
 
 May 26, 2020
 
 Ed Barnard
 Philadelphia Gay News
 The Omen delivers splendidly.
 
 October 31, 2019
 
 Jacoba Atlas
 Los Angeles Free Press
 One of the finest horror films of the 1970s.
 
 October 19, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Matt Brunson
 Film Frenzy
 Richard Donner has narrated this horrifying story in a humdrum style that only at times reaches acceptable levels, thanks to Gil Taylor’s cinematography and the anonymous labor of the special effects technicians. [Full Review in Spanish]
 
 July 18, 2019
 
 Jesús Fernández Santos
 El Pais (Spain)
 A good movie, that changed the guidelines of horror movies, becoming a huge blockbuster. [Full Review in Spanish]
 
 June 28, 2019
 
 Alberto Abuín
 Espinof…

 

Plot
Robert and Katherine Thorn seem to have it all. They are happily married and he is the US Ambassador to Great Britain, but they want nothing more than to have children. When Katharine has a stillborn child, Robert is approached by a priest at the hospital who suggests that they take a healthy newborn whose mother has just died in childbirth. Without telling his wife he agrees. After relocating to London, strange events – and the ominous warnings of a priest – lead him to believe that the child he took from that Italian hospital is evil incarnate.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny or odd comment about the film in the Fresh Kernels database.
 

 
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