* Todd McCarthy, Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood, ( Grove Press, 1997 )

Todd McCarthy in Variety noted that Dunst was " just right " for the family.

Todd McCarthy in Variety magazine wrote, " One of the film's indisputable triumphs is its soundtrack, which mixes Carter Burwell's original score with classic pop tunes and some fabulous covers.

Todd McCarthy of Variety described it as " emotionally powerful and stylistically sure-handed " and that the film ’ s characters and social commentary were brought into the story with an " almost breathtaking deliberation ".

The film met with generally positive reviews ; Roger Ebert gave it three and a half stars and described it as a " very good film ... with moments evoking great emotion ", while Variety Todd McCarthy wrote, " Inspirational on the face of it, Clint Eastwood's film has a predictable trajectory, but every scene brims with surprising details that accumulate into a rich fabric of history, cultural impressions and emotion.

Writing in Variety, Todd McCarthy said the cast ensemble " could not be better "; he praised Spacey's " handling of innuendo, subtle sarcasm and blunt talk " and the way he imbued Lester with " genuine feeling ".

Todd McCarthy of Variety noted that " Richard role is too much the American Everyman and not enough of a well-defined individual to entirely capture one's interest and imagination, and DiCaprio, while perfectly watchable, does not endow him with the quirks or distinguishing marks to make this man from nowhere a dimensional character.

" Varietys Todd McCarthy criticised the film for its lack of originality, writing " After the overwrought Unbreakable and now the meager Signs, it's fair to speculate whether Shyamalan's persistence in replicating the otherworldly formula of The Sixth Sense might not be a futile and self-defeating exercise.

* Criterion Collection essay by Todd McCarthy

* McCarthy, Todd, Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood ( NY: Grove Press, 1997 ), ch.

" Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote " An exceptionally tasty contempo comedic romance, ' Jerry Maguire ' runs an unusual pattern on its way to scoring an unexpected number of emotional, social and entertaining points.

Todd McCarthy of Variety called the film " a sporadically amusing but listless thriller that wears its humorous, romantic and political components like mismatched articles of clothing.

In Variety magazine, Todd McCarthy wrote, " The director's visual and aural dapplings are strikingly effective at their best, but over the long haul don't represent a satisfactory alternative to in-depth dramatic scenes ; one longs, for example, for even one sequence in which Ali and Dundee discuss boxing strategy or assess an opponent ", but he did have praise for the performances: " The cast is outstanding, from Smith, who carries the picture with consummate skill, and Voight, who is unrecognizable under all the makeup but nails Cosell's distinctive vocal cadences ".

" Todd McCarthy of Variety called Farrell " first rate " and noted that he worked well as an ensemble actor " graciously allowing star Alison Barry to steal every scene she's in.

Todd McCarthy, a film critic for the Variety magazine, wrote: " Clearly enamored of the culture it examines while resolutely remaining an outsider's romanticization of it, yarn is disappointingly content to recycle familiar attitudes about the nobility of ancient cultures, Western despoilment of them, liberal historical guilt, the unrestrainable greed of capitalists and the irreducible primacy of Hollywood movie stars.

" Todd McCarthy of Variety described the film as " a preposterously pulpy but quite entertaining suspense meller " that is " spiked by some spectacularly staged and genuinely tense action sequences.

In his review in Variety magazine, film critic Todd McCarthy wrote, " After making the grade internationally with the sleeper hit, Gregory's Girl, Scottish writer-director Bill Forsyth has broken the sophomore sesh jinx the only way he could, by making an even better film ...

In his review for Variety magazine, Todd McCarthy said, " Laura Palmer, after all the talk, is not a very interesting or compelling character and long before the climax has become a tiresome teenager ".

The Fast and the Furious was met with mixed reviews, with a score of 54 % based on 142 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes ( 64 % among 33 top critics ) Todd McCarthy of Variety called the film " a gritty and gratifying cheap thrill, Rob Cohen's high-octane hot-car meller is a true rarity these days, a really good exploitationer, the sort of thing that would rule at drive-ins if they still existed.

Todd McCarthy of Variety praised the film for its humor.

Todd McCarthy of Variety magazine said despite Dennis Quaid and James Caviezel's physical separation in the film, they formed a " palpable bond that the picture its tensile strength ".

Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that after Top Gun, Scott " found his commercial niche as a brash, flashy, sometimes vulgar action painter on celluloid ", citing Beverly Hills Cop II, Days of Thunder, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, and The Fan as examples.

Todd McCarthy, of Variety, described Whitaker's performance as " big-hearted ," " hugely emotional ," and " simply terrific.

Todd McCarthy of Variety found the film a " bemused view on life " and remarked that " Depp manages to command center screen with a greatly affable, appealing characterization.

Other reviewers praised the overall look of the show, such as Todd Everett of Variety, who approved of the " strong comic-book visual style " and the pilot's high production values.

Todd McCarthy in Variety wrote: " The studio must convince the horror / special-effects crowd to attend a Jack Nicholson / Michelle Pfeiffer / Mike Nichols picture and persuade the film-makers ' fans to see a genre pic ...

Todd McCarthy of Variety magazine called the film " flat-out hilarious " and Neil Smith of BBC proclaimed that " there's not a weak scene in this super-funny picture " while awarding it a rating of five stars out of five.

Min hired some of the most recognized journalists in the entertainment industry, most notably scooping up veteran Variety film critic Todd McCarthy after his firing from Variety in March 2010.

Additionally, Guillermo Mota, who was acquired by Florida in 2004 along with Paul Lo Duca and Juan Encarnacion and was expected to be their closer, was inconsistent, and the Marlins gave the closer job to veteran Todd Jones, whom they signed in the offseason.

He was a member of the " Big Three ", referring also to Jason Todd and Bucky whose notable deaths, along with Ben's, gave rise to the phrase " No one in comics stays dead except for Bucky, Jason Todd, and Uncle Ben ".

Todd was the first choice of author Ian Fleming to play James Bond in Dr. No, but a scheduling conflict gave the role to Sean Connery.

I don't think Todd gave a shit about anything.

The Tubes ' third album gave way to thematic experimentation with Now ( 1977 ) and after their live record What Do You Want from Live ( 1978 ), recorded during their record breaking run at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, the fourth album for A & M, Remote Control ( 1979 ) was a concept album produced by Todd Rundgren about a television-addicted idiot-savant.

", at the New York Comic Con 2008, DC Comics gave away pins featuring Nightwing, Jason Todd, and Hush with the words " I Am Batman " beneath them.

During the silent era, Todd appeared in numerous supporting roles that made full use of her beauty but gave her little chance to act.

DVD Talk's Todd Douglass Jr. gave praise to the themes touched upon in the anime series.

Webster and dance partner Sasha Farber were eliminated in week six of the series after judge Todd McKenney gave them a score of one out of 10.

AllMusic gave Ben Folds Five 4 out of 5 stars, calling it " a potent, and extremely fun, collection of postmodern rock ditties that comes off as a pleasantly workable combination of Tin Pan Alley showmanship, Todd Rundgren-style power pop, and myriad alt-rock sensibilities.

Shortly after the stroke, Todd Stroger gave noncommittal responses about the likelihood that his father would remain on the ballot.

He gave a box to a local couple named Phillip and Megan Todd, and the " box " morphed into the form of a human baby.

The real boss gave no reason for the decision, so Todd was given free rein to make it up as he went along.

Todd Burns from Stylus Magazine gave the album a B -, admiring its assortment of beats and tempos.

On a rainy night on Earth, the elderly Jake Sisko ( Tony Todd ) is visited by an aspiring novelist Melanie ( Rachel Robinson ), who is curious to learn why Jake gave up writing after publishing two successful books.