Richard Labonte
Richard Labonte's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Funny Lady (1975)
51%
“Funny Lady is a livelier, more human sequel.” –
Ottawa Citizen
Apr 24, 2025
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
93%
“Like Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back is a movie to feel good about. It comes as close to being a perfect film -- a wondrous vision perfectly realized -- as any ever made.” –
Ottawa Citizen
Apr 23, 2025
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Tommy (1975)
71%
“It's just good rock music wedded to interesting pictures on a screen.” –
Ottawa Citizen
Mar 19, 2025
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Jaws (1975)
97%
“Director Steven Spielberg has taken a pedestrian novel and crafted it into a will-be classic of cinematic terror.” –
Ottawa Citizen
Jul 2, 2024
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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (1976)
87%
“Director Badham and scriptwriters Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins get their message across ably enough, and offer some fine entertainment as a bonus.” –
Ottawa Citizen
Apr 11, 2024
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Raging Bull (1980)
92%
“Raging Bull is a stunning film, far beyond the impact of its gruesomely authentic ring scenes. It's the craft of film pitched high, the rarity of art reflecting life. ” –
Ottawa Citizen
Oct 10, 2023
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9 to 5 (1980)
69%
“It bursts at the seams with witty wisdom and frolicsome fantasy. ” –
Ottawa Citizen
Mar 3, 2023
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Annie Hall (1977)
97%
“Allen is loose, relaxed and reassuringly funny. But Diane Keaton dominates the film, imparting a strong, comforting presence which balances Allen's chic neurosis.” –
Ottawa Citizen
Aug 25, 2022
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Tess (1979)
81%
“Tess is such a visual delight that its strength as a story might easily be overlooked. That it is as adept a telling of Thomas Hardy's tale as could be hoped is the bonus. ” –
Ottawa Citizen
Jun 16, 2022
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Excalibur (1981)
72%
“On every level, the stylish British director has wrought a wonderful fantasy. The film is awash with misty beauty, dressed in grays and golds and browns and baleful, brooding reds: a constant, recurring visual pleasure.” –
Ottawa Citizen
Dec 29, 2021
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Hair (1979)
83%
“It is not meant to be meaningful -- that was the pretense of the stage play. The screen version is meant only to be fun: funny and gentle and astonishing, a fantasy amalgam of exhilarating music, exciting dance, and impossible story.” –
Ottawa Citizen
Nov 8, 2021
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A Touch of Zen (1971)
97%
“Zen is a visual feast, thin on plot but stuffed with scene after outstanding scene made even more breathtaking by the camera's slow insistence on revealing the sheltered beauty of a flower as well as the stunning sweep of a desert plain.” –
Ottawa Citizen
Aug 2, 2021
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The Blues Brothers (1980)
71%
“But, for all those excesses. The Blues Brothers is jaunty enough often enough and joyous enough just enough to escape total disaster and to tantalize the determined.” –
Ottawa Citizen
Dec 21, 2020
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