Eric Vespe
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
I write for a movie news site called Ain't It Cool News. I'm a contributing editor and see a whole lotta movies. Life's good.
Favorites:
Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Monster Squad, Aliens, Casablanca, The Taking of Pelham 123, Sleepaway Camp, Shawshank Redemption, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Iron Giant, The Original Star Wars Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Pinocchio, Dawn of the Dead ('78), Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Poltergeist, John Carpenter's The Thing, Big Trouble In Little China, Escape From New York, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The French Connection, The Exorcist, The Fly, King Kong ('33 and '05), Braindead, Bad Taste, Heavenly Creatures, Evil Dead I and II and tons more.
Bodied (2017)
89%
9/10
“Bodied is way more complex than it has any right being and is a rocking rollercoaster of a viewing experience.” –
Slashfilm
Jun 9, 2023
Full Review
The Black Phone (2022)
81%
8.5/10
“The first feature adaptation of Joe Hill's work that demands more big-screen Joe Hill adaptations. Hopefully, Hollywood answers that call.” –
Slashfilm
Oct 5, 2021
Full Review
1922 (2017)
92%
“The premise of 1922 isn't as instantly catchy as Gerald's Game or as flashy as It, but the adaptation is successful - I could hear Stephen King's voice coming through loud and clear.” –
Slashfilm
Aug 26, 2019
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Villains (2019)
84%
B-
“Young filmmaking team Dan Berk and Robert Olsen do solid work here, keeping the camera moving so the film never feels static and never forgetting their ace in the hole is the relationship at the core of this story.” –
Collider
Mar 18, 2019
Full Review
The Hurt Locker (2008)
96%
“All in all, Bigelow, Boal and the rest of the team crafted a very entertaining movie that puts character first, but also gives you a real impression of what our troops are dealing with in the Middle East” –
Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews
Apr 3, 2009
Full Review
American Teen (2008)
69%
“I loved this movie. It's entertaining, emotionally moving. Sometimes it's mean, sometimes it's funny as hell, sometimes it's sweet, but it's never boring, repetitive or dull.” –
Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews
Jul 15, 2008
Full Review
The Dark Knight (2008)
94%
“THE DARK KNIGHT is a spectacular piece of storytelling. It is as giant a leap forward from BATMAN BEGINS as THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK was to STAR WARS.” –
Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews
Jul 15, 2008
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The Wackness (2008)
70%
“It's not an easy film to label. It's a comedy, it's a drama, it's just great. Whatever the mixture is that writer/director Jonathan Levine whipped up it works.” –
Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews
Jul 5, 2008
Full Review
The Love Guru (2008)
13%
“It feels like the Uncle at the reunion who got a laugh from his horny monkey joke at the last get-together so he does it again this year. Awkward and a little painful.” –
Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews
Jun 19, 2008
Full Review
Get Smart (2008)
51%
“Anne Hathaway [is] gorgeous, funny... She's everything that Barbara Feldon embodied in the 온라인카지노추천 show, but in a whole different way. They couldn't have found a better 99.” –
Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews
Jun 19, 2008
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