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Robert W. Butler

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Sense and Sensibility (1995) 97% 3.5/4 EDIT “Although it packs a romantic wallop, Sense and Sensibility is also hugely amusing, populated by admirable and despicable characters whose respect or contempt for the pecking order of British society generates sharp insights and even sharper laughs.” – Kansas City Star Feb 26, 2026 Full Review Year 10 (2024) B- EDIT “I found “Year 10” surprisingly involving. I was especially taken with the film’s heavy, the cannibal leader (Luke Massy), a sort of unstoppable malevolent force.” – Butler's Cinema Scene Feb 24, 2026 Full Review Predator: Badlands (2025) 86% B- EDIT “I found “Predator: Badlands” intermittently amusing and enjoyed the way the yarn expands the whole Predator/Alien mythology. But... I found my interest waning with the repetitive mayhem.” – Butler's Cinema Scene Feb 24, 2026 Full Review Honey Don't! (2025) 45% C+ EDIT “It’s fun… until it wears out its welcome.” – Butler's Cinema Scene Feb 24, 2026 Full Review The Survivor (2021) 86% B+ EDIT “Ben Foster is simply shattering in the role.” – Butler's Cinema Scene Feb 24, 2026 Full Review The Postman (1994) 92% EDIT “The gangly, mumbling Troisi is tremendously appealing; you can't watch this film without being profoundly saddened by his passing. ” – Kansas City Star Feb 22, 2026 Full Review The Smashing Machine (2025) 71% B- EDIT “Dwayne Johnson gives what may be a career-high performance in Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine.”” – Butler's Cinema Scene Feb 9, 2026 Full Review The Rip (2026) 79% C+ EDIT “Little by little “The Rip” devolves into a b-the-numbers action flick. The cast is strong, but they’re at the mercy of the material.” – Butler's Cinema Scene Feb 9, 2026 Full Review Secret Mall Apartment (2024) 98% B+ EDIT “His attitude permeates the film… playful, modest, unstoppably creative.” – Butler's Cinema Scene Feb 9, 2026 Full Review All of You (2024) 72% B EDIT “The Brit romance “All of You” is far from perfect, but it’s got some of the best dialogue heard in ages while depicting a love story that simmers at low heat.” – Butler's Cinema Scene Feb 9, 2026 Full Review F1 The Movie (2025) 82% B- EDIT “Given its gruel-thin content, F1’s 2.5-hour running time isn’t warranted. Still, I don’t regret the time spent on watching it.” – Butler's Cinema Scene Feb 9, 2026 Full Review Days of Heaven (1978) 93% EDIT “Days of Heaven is, quite simply, a magnificent, strikingly American film -- a work, which, for expanding the possibilities of cinema and tapping uniquely American themes must be ranked with the likes of Birth of a Nation and Citizen Kane.” – Kansas City Star Feb 4, 2026 Full Review House (1985) 49% 2/4 EDIT “What makes "House" an unexpectedly digestible experience for non-gorehounds is the tongue-in-cheek sense of humor screenwriter Ethan Wiley and director Steve Miner bring to the whole ludicrous affair.” – Kansas City Star Jan 30, 2026 Full Review North (1994) 12% 2/4 EDIT “"North" lacks the emotions and ideas to satisfy as a feature. You find yourself yearning for shorter, simpler, sweeter.” – Kansas City Star Jan 24, 2026 Full Review Misery (1990) 86% 3/4 EDIT “This is a film that makes you laugh with nasty glee, jump out of your skin and then laugh again.” – Kansas City Star Jan 22, 2026 Full Review The American President (1995) 90% 3/4 EDIT “Although it dares to embrace unabashedly liberal ideals, The American President manages to avoid strident excesses; in classic Hollywood fashion, it sucks us into an engaging and highly satisfying romance.” – Kansas City Star Jan 20, 2026 Full Review Stand by Me (1986) 88% 2.5/4 EDIT “It's one of those pictures you want to like more than you actually do.” – Kansas City Star Jan 13, 2026 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 93% C+ EDIT “Chalamet gives a breathless performance -- which is a problem because the film never slows down enough to let us catch our breath. It’s just one instance of bad behavior piled on another.” – Butler's Cinema Scene Jan 12, 2026 Full Review Dead Man's Wire (2025) 91% B EDIT “The key to Skarsgard’s performance is his ability to make us identify with Tony (haven’t all of us felt ripped off at some time by a big impersonal institution?) even as we squirm at the dangerous situation he’s created. ” – Butler's Cinema Scene Jan 12, 2026 Full Review A Few Good Men (1992) 85% 3/4 EDIT “... this courtroom drama succeeds as popular entertainment and as a thought-provoking examination of the nature and responsibilities of the military. ” – Kansas City Star Jan 8, 2026 Full Review The Princess Bride (1987) 93% 2.5/4 EDIT “Reiner's strength is his sincerity. He's able to skewer the conventions of the adventure genre while still celebrating them. Still, The Princess Bride suffers from some draggy moments. ” – Kansas City Star Jan 7, 2026 Full Review When Harry Met Sally... (1989) 90% 3/4 EDIT “Ephron's way with a zinger line, Reiner's directorial fluency and Barry Sonnenfeld's sumptuous photography, which makes New York look like an urban paradise, add up to a nifty 90 minutes at the movies.” – Kansas City Star Jan 6, 2026 Full Review Bugonia (2025) 88% B EDIT “A new film by Yorgos Lanthimos comes with a promise. It’ll be fascinating. Terrifically well acted. And very weird. “Bugonia” more than lives up to that standard.” – Butler's Cinema Scene Jan 6, 2026 Full Review Eden (2024) 58% C EDIT ““Eden” looks good (the cinematographer is Mathias Herndl) and there are some moments of involving physical action, but far from making a big statement the film seems satisfied with silliness.” – Butler's Cinema Scene Jan 6, 2026 Full Review Roofman (2025) 87% B- EDIT ““Roofman” features a whole bunch of heavy hitters in its supporting cast -- LaKeith Stanfield, Emory Cohen, Juno Temple, Uzo Aruba and Ben Mendelsohn -- but Tatum and Dunst are front and center giving the yarn its emotional oomph.” – Butler's Cinema Scene Jan 6, 2026 Full Review
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