Eric D. Snider, Author at CrookedMarquee

Eric D. Snider

Eric D. Snider has been a film critic since 1999, first for newspapers (when those were a thing) and then for the Internet. He was born and raised in Southern California, lived in Utah in his 20s, and has been in Portland since 2005. He is glad to meet you, probably.

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REVIEW: Keanu Killfest <i>John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Keanu Killfest John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum

May 17th, 2019

John Wick's first line of dialogue in John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum is an instruction to a taxi driver: "The New York Public Library." How cool...

REVIEW: Reincarnated Canine Drama <i>A Dog's Journey</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Reincarnated Canine Drama A Dog's Journey

May 17th, 2019

Stay with me here. A Dog's Journey is a sequel to A Dog's Purpose (2017), both based on novels by W. Bruce Cameron. They're similar to A Dog's Way...

REVIEW: <i>SNL</i> Alumnae Comedy <i>Wine Country</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: SNL Alumnae Comedy Wine Country

May 15th, 2019

(On Netflix.) The premise behind Wine Country is that SNL alumnae Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, and Ana Gasteyer, and SNL writers Paula...

REVIEW: Ted Bundy Drama <i>Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Ted Bundy Drama Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

May 14th, 2019

(In theaters and on Netflix.) It was inevitable that a former teen star from the Disney Channel would eventually play a serial killer, if not...

REVIEW: Aretha Franklin's <i>Amazing Grace</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace

May 13th, 2019

Amazing Grace, Aretha Franklin's 1972 double-album of gospel songs, was the top-selling record of her career and the bestselling live gospel album of...

REVIEW: Con-Artist Farce <i>The Hustle</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Con-Artist Farce The Hustle

May 10th, 2019

The story and premise of The Hustle are so elegant in their simplicity that it's no surprise this film has already been made twice: first as Bedtime...

REVIEW: Game Adaptation <i>Pokemon: Detective Pikachu</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Game Adaptation Pokemon: Detective Pikachu

May 10th, 2019

As neither a child of the '90s, a current child, or a person who has ever played Pokemon, I am not the target audience for Pokemon: Detective...

REVIEW: Romantic Political Comedy <i>Long Shot</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Romantic Political Comedy Long Shot

May 6th, 2019

Long Shot has the skeleton of a romantic comedy, but the flesh on those bones has a lot of flavors: political satire, odd-couple comedy, celebrity...

REVIEW: Domestic Thriller <i>The Intruder</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Domestic Thriller The Intruder

May 3rd, 2019

The only way to enjoy The Intruder, a mediocre domestic thriller with a plot that's entirely predictable (and totally spelled out in the trailer) is...

REVIEW: Animated Toy Commercial <i>UglyDolls</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Animated Toy Commercial UglyDolls

May 3rd, 2019

The main purpose of the animated UglyDolls film is to make viewers aware that there is a line of plush toys called UglyDolls that they can buy. In...

REVIEW: Poetry Comedy <i>Wild Nights with Emily</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Poetry Comedy Wild Nights with Emily

May 2nd, 2019

There are two things I know about Emily Dickinson: She was a reclusive spinster, and many of her poems can be sung to the tune of "Yellow Rose of...

REVIEW: Juggalo-Flavored Comedy <i>Family</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Juggalo-Flavored Comedy Family

May 1st, 2019

Family, a sunny and likable small-scale comedy from first-time filmmaker Laura Steinel, belongs to the subcategory of movies in which bad role models...

REVIEW: Obscure Indie Film <i>Avengers: Endgame</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Obscure Indie Film Avengers: Endgame

Apr 26th, 2019

(Note: I'm going out of my way not to "spoil" anything here, including things that happen within the first 20-30 minutes that would normally be fair...

REVIEW: German Folk Horror <i>Hagazussa</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: German Folk Horror Hagazussa

Apr 25th, 2019

Etymology time! “Hagazussa” (“hedge sitter”), an Old High German word that gave us witchy terms like “hag” and “hex,” refers to the...

'High on the Hog' and Other Movie Pitches Based on Common Sayings

Apr 24th, 2019

The description of a new film recently caught our attention. The movie is called High on the Hog, and the Los Angeles Times' logline was: "A hog...

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