Critic Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that the film was the greatest adaptation of the novel and remarked on Dunst's performance, " The perfect contrast to take-charge Jo comes from Kirsten Dunst's scene-stealing Amy, whose vanity and twinkling mischief make so much more sense coming from an 11-year-old vixen than they did from grown-up Joan Bennett in 1933.

" The New York Times ' Janet Maslin wrote, " The Professional is much too sentimental to sound shockingly amoral in the least.

In her New York Times review Janet Maslin wrote, Natalie Portman got film's " archest dialogue ", and called her " a budding knockout, and scene-stealingly good even in an overly showy role.

Janet Maslin wrote a strongly positive review in the New York Times, describing the film as " a delightful and witty compendium of the film maker's favorite things.

Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that film was " the best and funniest Clint Eastwood movie in quite a while ", and praised Eastwood's directing and the way he intricately juxtaposes the old West and the new.

Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that the film marked the highest point of Eastwood's directing career, and the film has since been cited as one of his most underrated directorial achievements.

Central Conference of American Rabbis ( CCAR ) President Rabbi Simeon J. Maslin wrote a pamphlet about Reform Judaism, entitled " What We Believe ... What We Do ...".

Janet Maslin, in a review of an Addams biography for The New York Times, wrote, " Addams's persona sounds cooked up for the benefit of feature writers ... was at least partly a character contrived for the public eye ," noting that one outré publicity photo showed the humorist wearing a suit of armor at home, " but the shelves behind him hold books about painting and antiques, as well as a novel by John Updike.

Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote negatively of the film and stated that the beginning of the movie " is the only part of the film that is remotely engaging.

Although Janet Maslin of The New York Times admitted the film's plot was " demented ", she wrote that the film " has done a great deal to ensure the series ' longevity.

In her review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " Mr. Hopper finds nice new ways to convey crazy menace with each new role.

Janet Maslin, in her review for The New York Times, wrote, " Mike Nichols, who directed Working Girl, also displays an uncharacteristically blunt touch, and in its later stages the story remains lively but seldom has the perceptiveness or acuity of Mr. Nichols's best work ".

In her review for New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " Restoration crams in more research and period detail than it can comfortably digest, but its story is not overwhelmed by such overkill ".

In her review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " Its jokes, characters and story line are as wispy as the ghosts themselves, and a good deal less substantial ".

In her review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " But when that group sing-along arrives, Magnolia begins to self-destruct spectacularly.

In her review in The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " Genuine fairy tales are rare ; so is film-making that is thoroughly original in an unobtrusive way.

Among the negative reviews, Janet Maslin from The New York Times wrote, " Mr. Lynch's taste for brain-dead grotesque has lost its novelty ".

New York Times film critic, Janet Maslin, thought the film was rather simple, and wrote, " Stiffly playing a filmmaker with a growing passion for the tango, Potter makes this a handsome, dryly meticulous film with no real fire anywhere beyond its supple dance scenes.

In her review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " Despite her sullen posturing, which is all this role requires, Ms. Jolie has the sweetly cherubic looks of her father, Jon Voight ".

Janet Maslin, in The New York Times, wrote " The worst of it is painless ; the best is funny, sly, cheerful and, here and there, even genuinely inspired ", while Roger Ebert called it " truly dreadful ".

Janet Maslin of The New York Times gave a largely positive review, " Burton invests awe-inspiring ingenuity into the process of reinventing something very small ," she wrote.

In her review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " Somehow Twister stays as uptempo and exuberant as a roller-coaster ride, neatly avoiding the idea of real danger ".

Janet Maslin, writing for The New York Times, was impressed with Lou Diamond Phillips ' performance, and wrote, " A film like this is quite naturally a showcase for its star, and as Valens, Lou Diamond Phillips has a sweetness and sincerity that in no way diminish the toughness of his onstage persona.

For her performance as Johnny Depp's wife in the 1997 film Donnie Brasco, critics such as Janet Maslin of New York Times wrote that Heche " does well with what could have been the thankless role ".

The film received a mixed reception, with Janet Maslin of The New York Times writing, " his direction is galvanized by a sense of second chances and tragic misunderstandings, and by contrasting a larger sense of justice with the peculiar minutiae of crime.

Janet Maslin from The New York Times praised Lucas ' storytelling, but was critical of Ron Howard's direction.

" In her review for the New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " Mr. Hopper's direction is tough and stylish, in effective contrast with the sunny look of Ueli Steiger's cinematography.

The New York Times critic Janet Maslin felt the film lacked any real plot, failed in its attempt at satire, should have included Myron's only mentioned son and " mostly wasted " Hartman, while Levant's direction was " listless ".

Janet Maslin of The New York Times commended the " thoughtfulness of Yakin's direction " and wrote that he " doesn't include many violent episodes in this film, but the ones he stages are made so meaningful that their impact is brutalizingly intense.

Janet Maslin called it " a taut, clever thriller throughout, with Mr. Apted's direction establishing its intensity immediately and sustaining it well.

Janet Maslin, writing for the New York Times, felt that much of the film was absurd but that Jon Voight's performance was excellent, and she credits the film for " crude energy and bravado ".

Janet Maslin also offered a positive review, stating: " thanks to its hugely effective use of Beethoven's most thrilling, tumultuous music, this film exerts much the same hypnotic power ".

" Maslin also thought highly of Connery in the role, observing that " in Never Say Never Again, the formula is broadened to accommodate an older, seasoned man of much greater stature, and Mr. Connery expertly fills the bill.

" Janet Maslin in The New York Times described it as a " film specializing in smoky, down-at-the-heels glamour, and in the kind of smart, slangy dialogue that sounds right without necessarily having much to say.

The events may be caused by an amplification of solar forcings, or by a cause internal to the earth system-either a " binge-purge " cycle of ice sheets accumulating so much mass they become unstable, as postulated for Heinrich events, or an oscillation in deep ocean currents ( Maslin et al .. 2001, p25 ).

In her review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " Mr. Harmon, making his feature debut, displays a much surer hand for action than for character, though even some of the action footage here looks meaninglessly overblown ".

In her review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin praised the performances of Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett: " Mr. Fiennes gleefully captures Lenny's sleaziness while also showing there is something about this schlockmeister that is worth saving, despite much evidence to the contrary.

" Janet Maslin, writing for The New York Times, finds that " The film's synthesis of fact and fiction is gracefully achieved ," and expressed hope that after the screening of Lamerica at the 1995 New York Film Festival, Amelio would " emerge ... much more widely known.

Janet Maslin of the New York Times characterized the film as " perhaps the first eviction thriller ," writing that it " taps into a previously unexplored subject, the source of so much excitement and so many conversational gambits within young urban professional circles.

Janet Maslin of The New York Times called it " as breezily escapist as a film this facile can be " and added, " Ms. MacDowell ... has a lovely, demure ease that makes George's appreciative gaze quite understandable.

In an October 17, 1980, review in The New York Times, Janet Maslin noted " the film's cleverness is aggressive and cool ," but concluded that although " the gamesmanship of The Stunt Man is fast and furious ... gamesmanship is almost all it manages to be ".

Janet Maslin of the New York Times praised the film whose " real heart is its devastating idea of a morning after: the moment when, after being in the grip of a political delusion lasting several decades, a man can emerge from a subterranean hiding place in his native Yugoslavia and be told that there is no Yugoslavia any more ".

Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote a mixed review, saying the film had " slender charms, though they will most assuredly be lost on viewers who are squeamish.

In her review for the New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, " Ms. Lopez has her best movie role thus far, and she brings it both seductiveness and grit ; if it was hard to imagine a hard-working, pistol-packing bombshell on the page, it couldn't be easier here ".

Maslin observed that " unlike most films about mind-numbing tragedy, this one manages to be full of hope ".

Janet Maslin of the New York Times called it " a lazy but amiable comedy " and praised Murray for achieving " a sardonically exaggerated calm that can be very entertaining ".

Janet Maslin, in her 1983 review of the film for The New York Times, called it " part satire, part would-be suburban poetry and part shameless showing off " and said the film " shows an abundance of style ", though " you would be hard pressed to find a film whose hero's problems are of less concern to the world at large.

" Children are sure to be startled by the film's bleakness ," said The New York Timess Janet Maslin.

In a review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote that The Sure Thing was " glowing proof of two things: Traditional romantic comedy can be adapted to suit the teen-age trade, and Mr. Reiner's contribution to This Is Spinal Tap was more than a matter of humor ".

Janet Maslin gave the film a negative review in the New York Times, saying it was not funny, and adding " As a general rule, films whose plots revolve around lost dogs are apt to be short on comic inspiration, and this one is no exception.

Writing at the time of release, Janet Maslin of The New York Times said, " This long, spare, contemplatively paced film, scored with a wide range of musical styles and given a sun-baked clarity by Stuart Dryburgh's cinematography, is loaded with brief, meaningful encounters ... And it features a great deal of fine, thoughtful acting, which can always be counted on in a film by Mr. Sayles.

Janet Maslin of The New York Times deemed the sequel to be inferior, noting " the novelty has begun to wear thin, even if Mr. Hogan remains generally irresistible.

Janet Maslin of The New York Times called the book " spellbinding ... bold, dynamic, unusually vivid ," while a reviewer in The New York Times Book Review suggested that Hellhound " may be the first book on King that owes less to Taylor Branch than Robert Ludlum.