Bob Stephens
Bob Stephens's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Alien Resurrection (1997)
55%
3/4
“A wonderfully contradictory film -- it's trashy, brutal, viciously ironic and highly imaginative.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Aug 7, 2024
Full Review
Soldier (1998)
17%
“[The] celluloid equivalent of the junkyard planet on which this piece of garbage is appropriately set.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 1, 2000
Full Review
Taxi Driver (1976)
89%
“In a brilliant touch, Scorsese uses Bickle's voice-over narration, his continual talking to himself, as a symptom of emotional isolation and mental deterioration rather than for the usual exposition of or commentary on a story.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 1, 2000
Full Review
Gods and Monsters (1998)
96%
4/4
“"Gods and Monsters" is a nearly perfect movie. When film historians write the cinematic history of this decade, it will surely be included.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 1, 2000
Full Review
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
56%
0/4
“...a run-of-the-mill horror film...” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 1, 2000
Full Review
Shivers (1975)
85%
“Perhaps the most oral of horror films, Cronenberg's work reaches its chilling climax as the fashionable housing project is transformed into a hive swarming with cries of a dreadful, undesirable ecstasy.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 1, 2000
Full Review
Out of the Past (1947)
93%
“Not just one fine noir film among many. It has been a guage for the genre, even a template, over the last 50 years.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 1, 2000
Full Review
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
83%
2.5/4
“The performance of Mark Hamill as Luke is moving. He's more assured in "Return" than he was in the other two movies. ” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 1, 2000
Full Review
Scream (1996)
77%
1/4
“In an age that is nearly devoid of talented horror movie directors, it has become tiresome having to consider the inconsiderable, aggravating to search for rationales for the haphazardly assembled creations of people like Craven.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 1, 2000
Full Review
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
94%
3/4
“A thrilling experience.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 1, 2000
Full Review
Citizen Kane (1941)
99%
“Citizen Kane, which heads the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 films of all time, has the best of everything.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 1, 2000
Full Review
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
93%
“The greatest episode of the Star Wars Trilogy!” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 1, 2000
Full Review
Pitch Black (2000)
59%
“Sadly, Pitch Black was directed by the man who made the best science fiction movie of 1996, The Arrival.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 1, 2000
Full Review
The Switchblade Sisters (1975)
56%
“Switchblade, like most of its genre cousins, tries to live up to the impact of its generative poster, and it comes very close to delivering what the artwork promises.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 1, 2000
Full Review
Galaxy Quest (1999)
90%
3.5/4
“An exceptionally funny science-fiction comedy.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 1, 2000
Full Review
Cruising (1980)
50%
4/4
“It's a movie with a vast undercurrent of restlessness, of people looking for a satiating experience, looking anywhere, everywhere.” –
San Francisco Examiner
Jan 1, 2000
Full Review
No Reviews Yet
Load More
Something went wrong.. try again