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Jeff Strickler

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Chocolat (2000) 64% 3/4 EDIT “Chocolat is a dessert movie: sweet and enjoyable but, by design, not very filling. ” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Feb 17, 2026 Full Review Pretty in Pink (1986) 75% 6/10 EDIT “Another of [Hughes]' glimpses into contemporary teenage life that is certain to find a young audience eagerly waiting its arrival. They will not be disappointed. ” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Feb 14, 2026 Full Review Muppet Treasure Island (1996) 80% 4/5 EDIT “With son Brian Henson at the helm, this pirate farce is a throwback to the clever comedy that once was the Muppets' mainstay: Rapid-fire jokes aimed at adults as well as youngsters.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Feb 12, 2026 Full Review The Hitcher (1986) 62% 3/10 EDIT “The leap of logic necessary to get involved in the excitement is accepting that Howell is a world-class idiot who keeps putting himself in jeopardy, at times intentionally. ” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Jan 30, 2026 Full Review House (1985) 49% 5/10 EDIT “"House" is surprisingly entertaining.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Jan 30, 2026 Full Review North (1994) 12% 3/10 EDIT “"North" needs a compass.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Jan 24, 2026 Full Review Misery (1990) 86% 7/10 EDIT “While it's entertaining, the conversion does not come without cost: a gross simplification that may rankle some King aficionados. Virtually all of the novel's substance has been chucked.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Jan 22, 2026 Full Review The American President (1995) 90% 4/4 EDIT “It's chock-full of upbeat, good-spirited fun. Director-producer Rob Reiner, bouncing back with vigor from last year's disastrous North, has put together the quintessential date movie. ” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Jan 22, 2026 Full Review A Few Good Men (1992) 85% 8/10 EDIT “Reiner, whose last film was "Misery," knows how to tell a story, and he spins a good tale here. Hopes are raised and then dashed. Moods swing from one extreme to the other. ” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Jan 8, 2026 Full Review The Princess Bride (1987) 93% 10/10 EDIT “The film's strength begins with a deftly crafted script that does what many had believed was impossible: converting a book to film without losing anything in translation. ” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Jan 7, 2026 Full Review Hook (1991) 37% 9/10 EDIT “Spielberg, once king of the hill when it came to fantasy-adventures, is making a strong bid to reclaim the crown. He'll get no argument here. When he turns his attentions to this genre, he's in a league all his own.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Dec 19, 2025 Full Review Big Top Pee-wee (1988) 30% 3/10 EDIT “It's fine stuff if you like the circus, but it's not at all what we've come to expect from the eccentrically creative Pee-Wee.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Dec 13, 2025 Full Review True Lies (1994) 77% 9/10 EDIT “The movie is a romantic sitcom sandwiched between two slices of splashy, over-the-top adventure. ” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Dec 10, 2025 Full Review Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 91% 7/10 EDIT “...at a time when big-budget sequels have tended to disappoint ("'Predator 2" and "Back to the Future III'), "Terminator 2" delivers more than two hours of nonstop, thrilling action.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Dec 8, 2025 Full Review The Running Man (1987) 59% 8/10 EDIT “An action-packed, rocket-paced, caustically sarcastic and highly entertaining mix of mayhem and mirth.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Nov 6, 2025 Full Review Re-Animator (1985) 88% EDIT “If you think exploding eyeballs, gushing guts and severed limbs are funny, the film's a laugh riot.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Oct 16, 2025 Full Review Desert Hearts (1985) 77% 4/10 EDIT “As a result, we feel as if we are only observing, never becoming involved with either the characters or their situations. ” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Oct 12, 2025 Full Review My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) 95% 6/10 EDIT “Lewis turns in a powerful performance as someone trapped between love and hate. Warnecke, who's making his acting debut, imparts a plausibly naive enthusiasm to Omar. ” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Oct 10, 2025 Full Review The Celluloid Closet (1995) 96% EDIT “A gay "That's Entertainment!"... [is] a little too flippant to convey the seriousness with which the filmmakers approach their subject. ” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Oct 8, 2025 Full Review Casper (1995) 59% 4/5 EDIT “"Casper" is a very friendly movie. It's playful, upbeat, full of energy and silly humor that its pint-sized audiences will love. It even has a couple of chuckles for adults.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Sep 30, 2025 Full Review Boogie Nights (1997) 91% 3.5/5 EDIT “It serves up some delightfully clever moments, but also succumbs to overkill. It's as if Anderson couldn't decide if his audience was hip or in need of spoonfeeding. When the movie works, it works splendidly. ” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Sep 24, 2025 Full Review To Sleep With Anger (1990) 93% 7/10 EDIT “It's a lyrical, intelligent film.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Sep 23, 2025 Full Review Toy Story (1995) 100% 5/5 EDIT “Toy Story is infinitely entertaining. ” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Sep 10, 2025 Full Review Darkman (1990) 80% 7/10 EDIT “Neeson turns in a solid effort that captures Westlake's intelligence as well as his fury. Frances McDormand is steady in a supporting role as Westlake's fiancée.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Aug 26, 2025 Full Review Requiem for a Dream (2000) 80% 2.5/4 EDIT “Aronofsky works his way through a sampler of experimental film techniques...all the while barraging the viewer with quick-cut images...By the time the story ends, we feel as pummeled as the characters look.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Aug 22, 2025 Full Review
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