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: For Better or Worse, It's More of the Same in <i>Deadpool 2</i>

REVIEW: For Better or Worse, It's More of the Same in Deadpool 2

05/18/18 0

What distinguishes Deadpool from most other superheroes is that he swears, kills people, and breaks the fourth wall. That is also, of course, what...

REVIEW: <i>Breaking In</i> Not Exactly Breaking the Mold

REVIEW: Breaking In Not Exactly Breaking the Mold

05/12/18 0

This week's "good enough, I guess, if you're not too picky" home-invasion thriller is Breaking In,"which offers the innovative twist of the bad guys...

REVIEW: Good-Natured Laughs Abound in <i>Life of the Party</i>

REVIEW: Good-Natured Laughs Abound in Life of the Party

05/11/18 0

You'll think you've seen Life of the Party before, or at least something very much like it: A dowdy, newly divorced mom goes back to college to...

REVIEW: <i>Revenge</i> Not for the Faint of Heart, Rapists

REVIEW: Revenge Not for the Faint of Heart, Rapists

05/09/18 0

The rape-revenge sub-genre has many entries, and everything about Revenge (including the title) sounds derivative until you get to the credits. How...

REVIEW: <i>Bad Samaritan</i> Not Too Bad If You're Chained to a Chair and Forced to Watch It

REVIEW: Bad Samaritan Not Too Bad If You're Chained to a Chair and Forced to Watch It

05/07/18 0

There are two premises in Bad Samaritan, one that drives the plot and one that explains the villain's motives. They are middling premises, better...

REVIEW: Hero <i>Tully</i> Lands the Airplane of Baby Blues Safely on the River of Motherhood

REVIEW: Hero Tully Lands the Airplane of Baby Blues Safely on the River of Motherhood

05/04/18 0

Diablo Cody's screenwriting career started with a pregnant teenager named Juno. She returns to the subject of maternity with Tully, but there's a...

REVIEW: Waste a Couple Hours If You Want, Just Don't Go <i>Overboard</i>

REVIEW: Waste a Couple Hours If You Want, Just Don't Go Overboard

05/04/18 0

Any remake of the 1987 Goldie Hawn/Kurt Russell "romantic" "comedy" Overboard would have to reverse the genders. A single father of three rowdy boys...

REVIEW: <i>You Were Never Really Here</i> -- or Maybe You Were and I Killed You with a Hammer

REVIEW: You Were Never Really Here -- or Maybe You Were and I Killed You with a Hammer

05/03/18 0

Some movies provide so much vivid detail about a character that you could practically write a biography. Lynne Ramsay's mesmerizing You Were Never...

REVIEW: <i>Ismael's Ghosts</i> Are Metaphorical, But the Performances Are Good

REVIEW: Ismael's Ghosts Are Metaphorical, But the Performances Are Good

05/02/18 0

There are no literal hauntings in Ismael's Ghosts, a wry, lyrical, but often plodding drama from director Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale), only...

REVIEW: Drastic Things Happen in <i>Avengers: Infinity War</i> That Definitely Won't be Undone in Next Year's Sequel (If Not Sooner)!!

REVIEW: Drastic Things Happen in Avengers: Infinity War That Definitely Won't be Undone in Next Year's Sequel (If Not Sooner)!!

04/27/18 0

You can go crazy trying to understand the thinking of people who make and sell Hollywood blockbusters, but what they've done with Avengers: Infinity...

REVIEW: Light <i>Traffik</i> Thinks It's Heavy

REVIEW: Light Traffik Thinks It's Heavy

04/21/18 0

You can tell Traffik is a serious movie about scary things because it's spelled with a "k." "Traffic," who cares? But "traffik"?? Watch out! Written...

REVIEW: <i>Super Troopers 2</i> Not Great, But Good Enough for Meow

REVIEW: Super Troopers 2 Not Great, But Good Enough for Meow

04/20/18 0

Experience has taught us not to get our hopes up about long-awaited sequels, especially sequels to films whose charms were obscure or quirky to begin...

REVIEW: <i>I Feel Pretty</i>; Witty and Bright, Less So

REVIEW: I Feel Pretty; Witty and Bright, Less So

04/20/18 0

There are some good ideas and thoughtful insights buried in the very messy I Feel Pretty, a comedy about female self-image that is unsure of its own...

REVIEW: <i>Beirut</i>-Root-Root for the Hamm Team

REVIEW: Beirut-Root-Root for the Hamm Team

04/18/18 0

Few actors are better suited to play a diplomat than Jon Hamm, and the erstwhile Don Draper brings his gregarious A-game to Beirut, a compelling...

REVIEW: In <i>Chappaquiddick</i>, You're Better Off Ted

REVIEW: In Chappaquiddick, You're Better Off Ted

04/16/18 0

Based on the infamous 1969 incident in which a young woman drowned after a probably-drunk Sen. Ted Kennedy drove his car off a bridge into a pond,...

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