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‘Franz’ – Kafka Biopic Gets Lost in Its Own Maze
Agnieszka Holland’s “Franz” is a frustrating experience, and not merely because it’s about the life of writer Franz Kafka, whose…
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‘Something Wild’ – Jonathan Demme’s Craziest Ride Still Thrills
Jonathan Demme’s “Something Wild” (1986), his awesomely unpredictable comedy, was a professional turning point. After his “Swing Shift” (1983) got…
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‘Samurai and the Prisoner’ Offers Smart Historical Whodunit
The first thing to know about writer/director Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “The Samurai and the Prisoner” is that the filmmaker is not…
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‘The Sun Never Sets’ – Strong Cast, Tepid Love Triangle
Writer/director Joe Swanberg’s “The Sun Never Sets” centers around a trio of old friends living in Alaska who have a…
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‘It Ends’: A ‘Twilight Zone’-Style Thriller for Our ‘Backrooms’ Age
Writer/director Alexander Ullom’s “It Ends” begins with a carload of four people on a road trip to a gathering in…
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Why 1962’s ‘Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?’ Stil Haunts Us
Robert Aldrich’s “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” (1962) somehow remains in the zeitgeist, both as a reference to a certain…
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‘Insidious: Out of the Further’-Spooky Sixth Chapter for Die-Hard Fans
The good news about writer/director Jacob Chase’s “Insidious: Out of the Further” is that this franchise is still a reliable…
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