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: Dumb Sci-Fi <i>Replicas</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Dumb Sci-Fi Replicas

Jan 14th, 2019

It's not fair to call Replicas the stupidest movie of 2019. The year is only two weeks old -- and besides, it was supposed to be the stupidest movie...

REVIEW: Faux-Inspiring <i>The Upside</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Faux-Inspiring The Upside

Jan 14th, 2019

Everything about The Upside feels contrived and phony, like the movie version of an inspiring-but-fake anecdote your aunt shared on Facebook. Which...

REVIEW: Self-Explanatory <i>A Dog's Way Home</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Self-Explanatory A Dog's Way Home

Jan 11th, 2019

If you think you would enjoy an uncomplicated, PG-rated movie about a dog traveling 400 miles to be reunited with her humans, there's an excellent...

REVIEW: Neo-Noir <i>Destroyer</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Neo-Noir Destroyer

Jan 10th, 2019

Destroyer begins with a bedraggled, hungover L.A. police detective being summoned to a crime scene: a man with a distinctive tattoo on the back of...

REVIEW: Escape Room Thriller <i>Escape Room</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Escape Room Thriller Escape Room

Jan 7th, 2019

There's something comforting about the fact that any popular new phenomenon will eventually be turned into the premise for a horror movie. For...

REVIEW: Laurel and Hardy Biopic <i>Stan & Ollie</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Laurel and Hardy Biopic Stan & Ollie

Jan 7th, 2019

You don't need any more than a passing familiarity with old-timey comedy duo Laurel and Hardy to enjoy Stan & Ollie, a loving biopic set...

There Were 1,313 Movies Released in America in 2018. We Have Data for All of Them.

Jan 7th, 2019

Box Office Mojo has data for 839 movies released in 2018. That's a lot of movies! It's also about 500 short. The actual number of new movies...

The Best and Worst Movies of 2018

Dec 28th, 2018

The usual disclaimers apply: I didn't see every movie, I'm an idiot who doesn't know what he's talking about, etc. I note that four of the 10 were...

REVIEW: Dumb Comedy <i>Holmes & Watson</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Dumb Comedy Holmes & Watson

Dec 27th, 2018

Etan Cohen didn't write Holmes & Watson as a vehicle for Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. Indeed, at one point Ferrell was going to play Dr....

2018 in Film: Miscellaneous Important Data

Dec 26th, 2018

Based on my own research. Films included only if they played theatrically. Corrections and additions are welcome (@ me). For comparison's sake,...

REVIEW: Historical Legal Drama <i>On the Basis of Sex</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Historical Legal Drama On the Basis of Sex

Dec 25th, 2018

The documentary RBG gives a fine overview of the life and work of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but the fictionalized version, On the...

REVIEW: Transformers Prequel <i>Bumblebee</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Transformers Prequel Bumblebee

Dec 22nd, 2018

One hesitates to mention right off the bat that Bumblebee is a Transformers prequel, lest discerning readers assume Bumblebee is bad and should be...

REVIEW: Doll-Centric Drama <i>Welcome to Marwen</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Doll-Centric Drama Welcome to Marwen

Dec 21st, 2018

Welcome to Marwen is the latest Robert Zemeckis film to use state-of-the-art technology in the service of a story that's cold and emotionless even...

REVIEW: Wet Superhero Adventure <i>Aquaman</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Wet Superhero Adventure Aquaman

Dec 20th, 2018

We learn in Aquaman that the amphibious superhero is the product of a brief but passionate romance between a lighthouse keeper named Tom (Temuera...

REVIEW: Vincent van Ugh Biopic <i>At Eternity's Gate</i> — Eric D. Snider

REVIEW: Vincent van Ugh Biopic At Eternity's Gate

Dec 18th, 2018

Fans of Vincent van Gogh who have been clamoring for a lifeless, inert biopic, your prayers are answered! At Eternity's Gate, from director Julian...

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