Robert Alan Ross
Robert Alan Ross's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
93%
3/4
“The key question about The Empire Strikes Back has been whether it is "as good as Star Wars." The answer: Technically, yes. Artistically, not quite.” –
Tampa Bay Times
Apr 24, 2025
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Apocalypse Now (1979)
90%
5/5
“Francis Ford Coppola has made a magnificent movie -- not necessarily apocalyptic, but definitely a humane exploration of a most inhumane topic.” –
Tampa Bay Times
Sep 23, 2024
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Raging Bull (1980)
92%
4/4
“Martin Scorsese has organized Raging Bull into a symphony of flying fists and psychological violence. Utterly depressing action and outlook become strangely exhilarating in Scorsese's hands. ” –
Tampa Bay Times
Oct 10, 2023
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9 to 5 (1980)
69%
3/5
“A dream team of comedy and charisma shines untarnished through the hazy plot of Nine to Five. ” –
Tampa Bay Times
Mar 3, 2023
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Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
90%
3/4
“The movie owes its artistic success to several attributes: Fine performances, flawless direction by Robert Benton and a script that wrenches the heart without insulting the mind.” –
Tampa Bay Times
Aug 4, 2022
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Ordinary People (1980)
89%
4/4
“Just as Kramer vs. Kramer dominated last year's crop of realistic dramas, so does Ordinary People stand out as the most sensitive, provocative domestic story of 1980. ” –
Tampa Bay Times
Jul 12, 2022
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Scanners (1981)
67%
2/4
“For young moviegoers... Scanners offers the preferred mixture of fright, mystery and silly science. One can only wonder, though, when audiences will stop patronizing gory movies simply because they "take them someplace they have never been before."” –
Tampa Bay Times
Jun 16, 2022
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Tess (1979)
81%
3/4
“A slow, stately three hours long, loaded with lingering closeups and misty landscapes, Tess is not to be enjoyed from the edge of one's seat. This is a film to lean back and savor at its own pace.” –
Tampa Bay Times
Jun 16, 2022
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Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
84%
3/4
“Sissy Spacek doesn't just portray country-music star Loretta Lynn. She is Loretta Lynn -- she lives Loretta Lynn's life in an effort that should cinch an Oscar nomination for her next year.” –
Tampa Bay Times
Apr 7, 2022
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Excalibur (1981)
72%
2/4
“While Boorman's wide-ranging selection of stories makes sense, his switches in mood and style do not. Mockery and gore seem too closely inter-spliced for either to be effective.” –
Tampa Bay Times
Dec 29, 2021
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