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Mike Massie

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Mike Massie is one-half of The Massie Twins, identical twin film critics who have been professionally reviewing movies full time for over 13 years, appearing on TV, radio, online, and in print. They are members of the Phoenix Critics Circle and the Internet Film Critic Society and their work can be seen at www.GoneWithTheTwins.com. Their latest book "The Movies That Time Forgot" is available now at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.

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Predator (1987) 65% 10/10 EDIT “This superior blend of firepower, machismo, bloodshed, and one of the most exhilarating showdowns in cinema is often imitated but rarely equaled.” – Gone With The Twins Oct 31, 2025 Full Review Bugonia (2025) 86% 6/10 EDIT “It’s the kind of genre-blending thriller, peppered with uncomfortable laughs as it may be, that is more interesting in its commentary on modern society than it is regularly entertaining.” – Gone With The Twins Oct 28, 2025 Full Review Foxy Brown (1974) 57% 4/10 EDIT “It can’t live up to the excitement and hipness generated by its predecessor, though it would go on to be incredibly influential and successful for the genre.” – Gone With The Twins Oct 27, 2025 Full Review Coffy (1973) 84% 8/10 EDIT “The tone is serious, the harshness entertaining, the deserts grandly just (the finale is surprisingly well-written and supremely satisfying), and the star perfectly cast.” – Gone With The Twins Oct 27, 2025 Full Review Naked Warriors (1973) 3/10 EDIT “A hint of tension surfaces during an escape attempt, but the complexity of the plot is too nominal to maintain much excitement; it’s also rather predictable, going through the routines of arena showdowns as opposed to spicing them up with creativity.” – Gone With The Twins Oct 27, 2025 Full Review Game of Death (1979) 38% 3/10 EDIT “Though it barely works as a movie, a handful of fight scenes are undeniably entertaining, including a warehouse brawl with motorcycles and a showdown at the Red Pepper Restaurant.” – Gone With The Twins Oct 27, 2025 Full Review Web of Seduction (1999) 4/10 EDIT “It may be pitiful as a traditional narrative, but it’s quite effective as visual titillation.” – Gone With The Twins Oct 27, 2025 Full Review Good Fortune (2025) 77% 7/10 EDIT “Despite some structural shortcomings, it's surprisingly heartwarming.” – Gone With The Twins Oct 15, 2025 Full Review After the Hunt (2025) 38% 5/10 EDIT “It may be timely and relevant (its closing scenes are exceptionally somber in the context of 2025), but it’s far from satisfying or singular or indelible.” – Gone With The Twins Oct 14, 2025 Full Review TRON: Ares (2025) 53% 6/10 EDIT “The story is a collection of absolute absurdities, but the look of the picture is oozing with slick style and exhilarating sci-fi structures.” – Gone With The Twins Oct 7, 2025 Full Review The Smashing Machine (2025) 70% 5/10 EDIT “In the end, it’s a small story with limited scope and appeal, undoubtedly begging the question as to why it wasn’t centered around Kerr’s best friend Mark Coleman instead.” – Gone With The Twins Oct 2, 2025 Full Review Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025) 77% 6/10 EDIT “The acting is once again the highlight; the cast turns in impressive performances, even if the plot can’t offer up any surprises.” – Gone With The Twins Sep 30, 2025 Full Review Eyes Wide Shut (1999) 76% 6/10 EDIT “Even with its superb sense of unease and the idea that it’s steadily crafting a galvanizing conspiracy, it wanders off on tangents.” – Gone With The Twins Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Lolita (1962) 89% 4/10 EDIT “It steadily becomes aggravating and disquieting as every role grows more erratic, distrustful, deceitful, selfish, predatory, and corrupt; every life involved is twisted and destroyed.” – Gone With The Twins Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Barry Lyndon (1975) 78% 5/10 EDIT “The melancholic, nearly unenthusiastic way in which the film’s major points are handled, as well as the interminable length, deprive it of much hope for lasting poignancy.” – Gone With The Twins Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Evil Ed (1995) 4/10 EDIT “There aren’t really heroes or villains – just random personas crossing paths with the maniacal Edward for the sake of further fodder for butchering.” – Gone With The Twins Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Screwballs (1983) 2/10 EDIT “The bulk of the film is incredibly low-energy; no one puts much effort or enthusiasm into the sexual shenanigans (songs by Johnny Dee Fury are about the only rollicking component).” – Gone With The Twins Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Advise and Consent (1962) 79% 8/10 EDIT “A scathing indictment of politics through and through; it’s one of the most cynical movies ever made.” – Gone With The Twins Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Monkey Business (1952) 74% 5/10 EDIT “The story just isn’t assembled cleverly enough to enable the whole to be as satisfying as the parts.” – Gone With The Twins Sep 25, 2025 Full Review The Deep (1977) 38% 5/10 EDIT “It never quite balances the adventure with the drama, but it’s far from unwatchable.” – Gone With The Twins Sep 25, 2025 Full Review The Conversation (1974) 94% 10/10 EDIT “This is nearly a one-man show, with Hackman giving an extraordinary performance as a conflicted soul whose personal beliefs, business ethic, and moral compass begin to unravel as he steadily uncovers clues about a mysterious, recorded conversation.” – Gone With The Twins Sep 25, 2025 Full Review The Paradine Case (1947) 71% 4/10 EDIT “This is, bizarrely, a rather uneventful legal thriller, even with a combative exchange or two.” – Gone With The Twins Sep 25, 2025 Full Review As Young as You Feel (1951) 4/10 EDIT “The whole ordeal never rises to madcap intensity; it’s peppered with light comedy and curious personas, but it regularly fizzles, allowing the tenser interactions to unwind almost blandly.” – Gone With The Twins Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Alligator II: The Mutation (1991) 33% 3/10 EDIT “Either the ambition is way too low, or the resources are practically nonexistent.” – Gone With The Twins Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Dead Space (1991) 3/10 EDIT “At least the climax is hilarious in a chaotic, bloodthirsty way.” – Gone With The Twins Sep 25, 2025 Full Review
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