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Pete Vonder Haar

Peter Vonder Haar writes movie reviews for the Houston Press and the occasional book. The first three novels in the "Clarke & Clarke Mysteries" - Lucky Town, Point Blank, and Empty Sky - are out now.

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Reviews For The Easily Distracted:
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

By Pete Vonder Haar
Jan 14, 2022

Title: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Describe This Movie In One Love at First Bite Quote: COUNT DRACULA: Children of the night, shut up! Brief Plot Synopsis: "What if we were the monsters all along?" Rating Using Random Objects Relevant To The Film: 1.5 crystal skulls out of 5. Tagline: "Change Can Be Scary." Better Tagline: "But Not As...
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The 355

By Pete Vonder Haar
Jan 7, 2022

Title: The 355 Describe This Movie Using One Spies Like Us Quote: RUSSIAN: Every minute you don't tell us why you are here, I cut off a finger. FITZ-HUME: Mine or yours? RUSSIAN: Yours. FITZ-HUME: Damn! Brief Plot Synopsis: Sisters are doin' it for themselves. Rating Using Random Objects Relevant To...
The Power Of The Dog Is Compelling Enough To Lead The 2021 Houston Film Critics Society Nominations

By Pete Vonder Haar
Jan 4, 2022

Jane Campion's unsettling Western, The Power of the Dog, leads the 2021 Houston Film Critics Society nominations with nine, including Best Picture, Director, Lead Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), Supporting Actress (Kirsten Dunst) and Supporting Actor (Kodi Smit-McPhee). Winners will be announced February 19. Kenneth Branagh's Belfast, Denis Villeneuve's Dune, and Sian Heder's...
Here's Your Presumptive 2022 Movie Preview

By Pete Vonder Haar
Jan 3, 2022

Movie theaters made something of a comeback in 2021, with dual release strategies fading and more and more new movies advertising as "only in theaters." Even so, studios still hedged their bets, shoving several major features to next year or beyond. Any 2022 preview, therefore, comes with the caveat that...
Reviews For The Easily Distracted:
Sing 2

By Pete Vonder Haar
Dec 24, 2021

Title: Sing 2 Describe This Movie Using One Monty Python and the Holy Grail Quote: KING OF SWAMP CASTLE: Stop that, stop that. You're not going into a song while I'm here. Brief Plot Synopsis: Colorful critter cavalcade commits karaoke crimes. Rating Using Random Objects Relevant To The Film: 2 glass eyes...