Barry Wurst
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‘My Spy’ Pins Dave Bautista to the Mat
Dave Bautista doesn’t need “My Spy,” and neither do we. That’s all you really need to know about “My Spy,”…
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Why Cruise’s ‘Days of Thunder’ Tops His ‘Need for Speed’
Most children of the 1980s grew up with a “Top Gun” poster on their wall, a VHS copy of the…
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Schumacher Made Batman Campy Again
In light of filmmaker Joel Schumacher’s passing it’s time to revisit one of his most controversial successes. Schumacher’s work demonstrated…
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How ‘Ghost’ Shocked Hollywood in 1990
Since the current summer movie season has become a barren chest of toys on lockdown, it’s a fine time to…
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‘7500’ Brings White Knuckle Tension, Flying Paranoia
We meet airline pilot Tobias Ellis (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) as he’s going over his checklist and preparing for an overseas flight…
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How ‘Strange Days’ Predicted Our Turbulent Times
“Strange Days” is a prophetic work of science fiction showing how an obsession with technological taboos and voyeuristic imagery will…
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‘You Don’t Nomi’ Rushes to Defend ‘Showgirls’
In the same year we celebrate (or mourn) “Showgirls'” 25th anniversary, the new documentary “You Don’t Nomi” explores the film’s…
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Why We All Miss Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman hasn’t been in a movie since 2003. Before retiring from the profession, his last screen credit was co-starring…
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‘Vast of Night’ Announces a Bold New Cinematic Voice
The introductory scenes of Andrew Patterson’s “The Vast of Night” establishes what’s so special about this much touted about film…
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‘Screened Out’ Is the Warning Our Digital Age Demands
Director Jon Hyatt’s “Screened Out” sprung from the realization he’d been staring too much at his phone and not enough…
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