Laurence Reid
Laurence Reid's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
The Devil Dancer (1927)
71%
“It isn't so real. Indeed, it is truly movie-ish, but it is colorful and staged with a discriminate eye for atmosphere.” –
Motion Picture News
Dec 6, 2023
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The Black Pirate (1926)
100%
“ In our opinion, it reveals the best color job ever shown. There are some beautiful scenes showing the moon kissing the Water, the pirates swarming on the decks and clambering about in the rigging, and burying their treasure on the tropical isle.” –
Motion Picture Magazine
Mar 22, 2023
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Main Street (1923)
57%
“Certainly the local color, atmosphere, and characterization are highly praiseworthy. ” –
Motion Picture News
Jan 26, 2023
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Experience (1921)
57%
“It is all very obvious and overdrawn. Success, failure, pride, disillusionment -- these come too rapidly to prove convincing.” –
Motion Picture News
May 19, 2021
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The Unchastened Woman (1925)
33%
“There is little to remind you of the exotic Theda Bara of former years in this adaptation heralded as the vehicle which was to briny back the screen's favorite vamp.” –
Motion Picture Magazine
Mar 10, 2021
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Citizen Kane (1941)
99%
“To my way of thinking, Gregg Toland, the photographer, has accomplished the best job ever turned out by a camera.” –
Motion Picture Magazine
Mar 1, 2021
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The Jazz Singer (1927)
77%
“It has many moving moments and some fine acting.” –
Motion Picture News
Feb 24, 2021
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Wings (1927)
94%
“It is spectacular in its appeal and the spectator should forget all about its weakly-built story and accept it as a frame for the projection of the airplane episodes.” –
Motion Picture News
Feb 9, 2021
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The Vermillion Pencil (1922)
60%
“The appeal is chiefly melodramatic -- the story is one of physical action and romance, but not drama.” –
Motion Picture News
Nov 14, 2020
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The Legion of the Condemned (1928)
90%
“There can be no complaints about the screen being surfeited with war stories just as long as they stack up as good as this one.” –
Motion Picture News
Nov 13, 2020
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Treasure Island (1920)
82%
“The action on the pirate ship, the conflict on the island, the incidents which lead up to Jim's adventure -- these points ore what make the picture retain the vital quality of the story.” –
Motion Picture News
Nov 5, 2020
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Rolled Stockings (1927)
73%
“The campus atmosphere is fairly authentic -- and the piece does register youth.” –
Motion Picture News
Nov 3, 2020
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The Gray Horizon (1919)
80%
“Hayakawa is an actor who always makes his work compelling. There is in his repressive methods a reserve strength which is always felt by the observer.” –
Motion Picture News
Oct 24, 2020
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The Great Air Robbery (1920)
100%
“You get all the thrills of flying from this picture without experiencing any of its dangers. You look with amazement upon the nerve of Locklear, and you wonder at the risks that he and his company have taken.” –
Motion Picture News
Oct 22, 2020
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Brewster's Millions (1921)
100%
“This adaptation of George Barr McCutcheon's popular novel and Winchell Smith's play fits the star to a dot.” –
Motion Picture News
Oct 21, 2020
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She's a Sheik (1927)
67%
“The piece skips along at a good pace, sending forth its chuckles and never becoming over-serious in its play of adventure and romance.” –
Motion Picture News
Oct 20, 2020
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)
96%
“A picture so thoroughly radical, so totally unlike anything that has ever been presented before, that its reception among filmgoers will cause wide discussion as to its merits or demerits.” –
Motion Picture News
Oct 14, 2020
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The Golem (1920)
100%
“It would not be a misstatement to declare it one of the few distinctive subjects of the screen, particularly in respect to its production and the manner in which it grips the spectator.” –
Motion Picture News
Oct 13, 2020
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Faust (1926)
91%
“As tine as the technicalities of this production are the attention is not held to strict account.” –
Motion Picture News
Oct 7, 2020
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Old Ironsides (1926)
100%
“Only the richest superlatives can do justice to Old Ironsides.” –
Motion Picture News
Oct 7, 2020
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928)
80%
“It shapes up well enough in situations and characters, but for the life of it the sparkle of the book and the play was unable to be captured.” –
Motion Picture News
Sep 29, 2020
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Beau Sabreur (1928)
60%
“Those who have been waiting in expectation of seeing a fitting sequel to Beau Geste are sure to be disappointed here. The intention may have been good to equal it or surpass it, but the story simply isn't there.” –
Motion Picture News
Sep 18, 2020
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The Divine Woman (1928)
70%
“Supported by a cast that is well-balanced [Garbo] makes this orthodox story of a warped romance that comes out of the clouds into the strong sunlight of happiness, a work of real consequence.” –
Motion Picture News
Sep 18, 2020
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Beggar on Horseback (1925)
88%
“A milestone of artistic creations.” –
Motion Picture News
Sep 17, 2020
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Madame Sans-Gêne (1925)
43%
“Somehow the feeling is created that the picture lacks something -- call it animation -- call it drama.” –
Motion Picture News
Sep 16, 2020
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