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‘Dark City’ – The Flop Roger Ebert Loved Dearly
Alex Proyas’ “Dark City” feels like a warmup for some of the greatest existentialist thrillers to come. Proyas’ 1998 film…
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Why ‘Snake Eyes’ Brings Out the Best in Nicolas Cage, Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma’s “Snake Eyes” stars Nicolas Cage as the brash, corrupt Detective Rick Santoro, who attends a high-profile boxing…
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Why You Should Watch ‘Chocolate War,’ the ’80s Film that Defied the Era
Keith Gordon’s “The Chocolate War” (1988) marked an impressive directorial debut, in which the character actor-turned-filmmaker ambitiously took on Robert…
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You Won’t Believe Who Joined Eastwood for 1988’s ‘Dead Pool’
“The Dead Pool” (1988) is among the wildest, most interesting of Clint Eastwood’s late 80’s action movies. It’s not just…
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‘Operation Fortune’ Offers Generic Guy Ritchie Mayhem
Guy Ritchie’s “Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre” is the third in a trilogy I presume he’s calling Movies I Made…
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Liam Neeson Drops the Action, Misses the Mark in ‘Marlowe’
Neil Jordan’s “Marlowe” stars Liam Neeson as Raymond Chandler’s iconic detective, whose latest case is a missing persons assignment in…
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‘Women Talking’ Isn’t What We Expect
Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking” is set in an isolated religious community and centers on women who are contemplating leaving their…
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‘Man Called Otto’ Is All Wrong for Hanks … and Us
Marc Forster’s “A Man Named Otto” stars Tom Hanks in the title role as an angry, eccentric old man who…
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‘Bardo: False Chronicles…’ Is as Pretentious As It Sounds
Alejandro G. Inarritu’s “Bardo: False Chronicles of a Handful of Truths” is one of the silliest films I’ve seen all…
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‘White Noise’ Offers Disaster Cinema, Woody Allen Style
In a span of just a few years, Adam Driver has become a consistently exciting and often brilliant actor to…
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