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John Scalzi

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A Goofy Movie (1995) 64% B “...[A Goofy Movie is] easily the best, most fun animated movie since "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West."” – Fresno Bee Apr 1, 2025 Full Review Aladdin (1992) 96% 4/4 “It has an ace in the hole with Robin Williams, who provides... the film's uniquely anarchic contemporary quality. Animation suits Williams like water suits a fish; it's the only visual medium that can keep up with him.” – Fresno Bee Dec 16, 2024 Full Review Beauty and the Beast (1991) 95% 4/4 “It's rare enough that any movie has all the visual and plot elements in the right proportions. Beauty and the Beast, animated spectacularly, evens out beautifully. Disney can be forgiven its hubris; this movie is its best in years.” – Fresno Bee Dec 16, 2024 Full Review Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) 69% 3/4 “Dracula is a decadently engorged, wildly chaotic and unabashedly romantic resurrection of Grand Guignol cinema. Strap yourselves in and prepare to cringe in horror. And admire the wonderful costumes while you're at it.” – Fresno Bee Sep 26, 2024 Full Review Alien 3 (1992) 44% 2.5/4 “Alien 3 tears me apart. I'm satisfied with the way the film looks, feels and moves. I'm disappointed with what goes in on the course of the movie.” – Fresno Bee Aug 1, 2024 Full Review Seven (1995) 84% A- “Seven doesn't take you to hell and back; it takes you to hell and keeps you there, looking around and wondering how it had come to this.” – Fresno Bee Mar 29, 2024 Full Review The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 89% B “Darabont digs into the meat of the story, coming out with a film that should surprise anyone convinced that all King ever knew how to do was simply scare people.” – Fresno Bee Mar 2, 2024 Full Review Forrest Gump (1994) 75% A “Aided by his cast and a fine script by Eric Roth, Zemeckis delivers his best directorial performance.” – Fresno Bee Mar 1, 2024 Full Review Pulp Fiction (1994) 92% A “Pulp Fiction is being credited with jump-starting the dramatic careers of Travolta and Willis... But the best performance is from the ever-dependable Jackson, whose Jules has a crisis of faith. His performance is Oscar material.” – Fresno Bee Feb 29, 2024 Full Review Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) 92% A- “The most enjoyable film I have seen this year. It has biting, witty dialogue, smart and attractive characters, romance, sex and depth. Scratch this comedy, and you find something real to care about.” – Fresno Bee Feb 28, 2024 Full Review Ed Wood (1994) 92% B+ “It's pathetic, but Burton does a good job of keeping it entertaining. You might not want to be any of these people, but you don't mind watching.” – Fresno Bee Jan 19, 2024 Full Review Heat (1995) 83% B+ “The climactic bank robbery in downtown Los Angeles is an action sequence for the record books. It is so gargantuan in scope and so skillfully choreographed and shot that it is literally breathtaking.” – Fresno Bee Dec 20, 2023 Full Review The Last of the Mohicans (1992) 88% 3/4 “Day-Lewis has achieved swoonability. Where did it come from?” – Fresno Bee Dec 14, 2023 Full Review White Men Can't Jump (1992) 75% 3/4 “Too bad Shelton's impressive facility for language didn't take better root in this story. White Men Can't Jump is a lot of fun anyway.” – Fresno Bee Aug 31, 2023 Full Review I'll Do Anything (1994) 67% B “The film ambles along well enough, and all the cast members are attractive and interesting to watch.” – Fresno Bee Jul 27, 2023 Full Review Hard-Boiled (1992) 92% A “Woo does action like Albert Einstein does physics: He's unstoppable and brilliant. ” – Fresno Bee Jul 27, 2023 Full Review Patriot Games (1992) 72% 3/4 “As much as the initial premise of the film bugs me, I enjoyed Patriot Games as more intelligent and carefully considered than most action films. A bothersome premise doesn't have to ruin the fun.” – Fresno Bee Jun 6, 2023 Full Review Heavenly Creatures (1994) 95% A- “The miracle of this film is how well it hangs together, aided by knockout performances from Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet” – Fresno Bee May 15, 2023 Full Review Army of Darkness (1992) 68% 2.5/4 “Army of Darkness, while spoofing every horror film convention imaginable, also takes the time and effort to make broad slaps at popular culture in general... They're nice touches to an enjoyably stupid film. ” – Fresno Bee Mar 31, 2023 Full Review Boys on the Side (1995) 73% B+ “This isn't a film about men; they exist on the periphery, sometimes the cause of actions, but not the agents of action themselves. ” – Fresno Bee Mar 14, 2023 Full Review Groundhog Day (1993) 94% 3/4 “Murray transmutates from annoying human being to nice guy through the course of the film, but he and his script manage to keep most of his acerbic humor intact, which is the key to keeping Murray, and the film, interesting.” – Fresno Bee Dec 7, 2022 Full Review Braveheart (1995) 76% B “I dug it. It’s not something I’m proud of. But all that wanton bloodshed eventually gets to you; the thinking part of your brain just glazes over.” – Fresno Bee Nov 18, 2022 Full Review Mississippi Masala (1991) 92% 3.5/4 “Mississippi Masala is thoughtful, funny and -- considering its budget of $5.5 million, about a quarter of the typical Hollywood release -- strikingly well done.” – Fresno Bee Apr 15, 2022 Full Review Wyatt Earp (1994) 31% C- “This film could've done with a heap of judicious editing. Or even injudicious editing. You could lop off the first hour of this film and no one would notice.” – Fresno Bee Dec 21, 2021 Full Review The Lion King (1994) 93% A “The Lion King boasts a top-notch story, excellent characterizations, instantly hummable tunes, and some of the best artwork and animation the company's ever done. It's a classic from the opening sequence.” – Fresno Bee Dec 21, 2021 Full Review
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