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David Forsmark

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Biography:

Political consultant, published author, Book, movie and music critic for the Flint Journal, and free lance for other publications. Basketball and baseball coach. Married, two kids.

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Favorites:

In no particular order:High Noon, Casablanca,The Searchers,The Seven Samurai, The Godfather I & II,Saving Private Ryan, The Lord of the Rings, Dirty Harry, Bringing Up Baby, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Big Sleep, Night of the Hunter, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Patton, Psycho, Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, North by Northwest, O Brother Where Art Thou, Fargo, The Manchurian Candidate, Double Indemnity, The Apartment, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, On the Waterfront, Heat, The Great Escape, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Guns of Navarone, Rio Bravo, Red River, Lonestar, The Apostle, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Dr. Strangelove, The Music Man, Three Kings, Tin Men, Tootsie, Spartacus, The Silence of the Lambs, Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail, Rashomon, Yojimbo, The Right Stuff, Rob Roy, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Blackhawk Down, We Were Soldiers, Jaws, The Sixth Sense, Life is Beautiful, My Darling Clementine, Friendly Persuasion, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Matrix, October Sky, Hoosiers.

Location:

Flushing, MI

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
True Lies (1994) 77% 3.5/4 EDIT “Cameron usually has an allegory in his films, and whether he effectively makes the point... there is no doubt that the summer movie thrills you're seeking this summer are contained in True Lies. And that's the truth. ” – Flint Journal Dec 9, 2025 Full Review Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 91% 4/4 EDIT “This is the best-looking action movie with the most eye-popping special effects in a good long time. It contains not one, but two of the best chase sequences in movie history; and the bad terminator is easily one of the best science fiction baddies ever.” – Flint Journal Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Casper (1995) 59% 2/4 EDIT “This movie needed the touch of a Robert Zemeckis, but even the great special effects fail to mask the pallid direction of Brad Silberling, who makes every other shot look cheap and grainy.” – Flint Journal Oct 3, 2025 Full Review Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) 66% 3/4 EDIT “There is little point and no greater good served by this flick. The bottom line in judging movies like this is answering the question, "Did you laugh?" The answer is "Yes, a whole lot." Eventually.” – Flint Journal Jul 17, 2025 Full Review Die Another Day (2002) 56% 2.5/4 EDIT “This is one of the sillier Bonds, but the actors seem to be having fun, the pace is quick, and there's a lot to look at. At least it's not a bore like Tomorrow Never Dies.” – Flint Journal Nov 22, 2002 Full Review Changing Lanes (2002) 77% EDIT “That rarest of films --- a vehicle for two big stars that is also smart, deep, and well-written.” – Credo Apr 18, 2002 Full Review The Rookie (2002) 84% EDIT “The whole family will certainly enjoy The Rookie, but it's a special treat for fathers and sons getting ready for the upcoming baseball season.” – Credo Apr 8, 2002 Full Review In the Bedroom (2001) 93% EDIT “When was the last time you were in a theater and the audience gasped aloud, not because an alien burst though a body, or someone's head exploded-- but merely because a character drew a gun?” – Credo Feb 20, 2002 Full Review A Beautiful Mind (2001) 74% EDIT “... one beautifully made film.” – Credo Feb 20, 2002 Full Review The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) 74% EDIT “The best swashbuckler for most of the family since The Mask of Zorro.” – Credo Feb 5, 2002 Full Review Black Hawk Down (2001) 77% EDIT “This is a movie that understands the American fighting man.” – Credo Jan 29, 2002 Full Review Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) 74% EDIT “Clever, funny, and even has a great lesson.” – Credo Jan 7, 2002 Full Review The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 91% EDIT “Get thee to a theater and see what everyone is talking about!” – Credo Jan 7, 2002 Full Review Ocean's Eleven (2001) 83% EDIT “A great looking film.” – Flint Journal Dec 7, 2001 Full Review Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) 80% EDIT “A very good movie, and a faithful adaption of the book.” – Credo Nov 27, 2001 Full Review Monsters, Inc. (2001) 96% EDIT “Another wonderfully warm, funny, adventurous, and fantastic looking effort from Pixar.” – Credo Nov 6, 2001 Full Review Rush Hour 2 (2001) 50% EDIT “Funnier and faster paced than the slack Rush Hour.” – Credo Aug 6, 2001 Full Review Planet of the Apes (2001) 42% EDIT “A rather tame flick intellectually, going for pop culture jokes and obvious political quotes, rather than the character-driven, satirical allegory of the original.” – Credo Jul 30, 2001 Full Review Jurassic Park III (2001) 49% EDIT “This year, a summer would-be blockbuster that neither stinks, nor takes half the day to watch, is actually an improvement over most releases.” – Flint Journal Jul 18, 2001 Full Review A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001) 76% EDIT “A.I. will have you leaving the theater shaking your head in disbelief.” – Credo Jul 9, 2001 Full Review Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) 48% EDIT “In the last half hour, mystical ecobabble takes over, and the movie becomes nearly incomprehensible, plotwise.” – Credo Jun 18, 2001 Full Review Pearl Harbor (2001) 24% EDIT “This movie is simply incoherent on every level -- emotionally, historically and politically.” – Credo May 29, 2001 Full Review A Knight's Tale (2001) 59% EDIT “Ledger is an appealing hero, and the movie is harmless enough.” – Credo May 29, 2001 Full Review Shrek (2001) 88% EDIT “A clever and adventurous combination of The Princess Bride and Beauty and the Beast.” – Credo May 29, 2001 Full Review Rio Bravo (1959) 96% EDIT “The action-oriented, straight-up good vs. evil, moral- ambguity-be-hanged, Western star vehicle has never been done better than this.” – Credo May 2, 2001 Full Review
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