Barry Wurst
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‘Woman in the Window’ Lives Down to All That Bad Buzz
Joe Wright’s “The Woman in the Window” was a “problem” movie long before it got dumped on Netflix this week.…
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‘The Wraith’ – B-Movie Fans, Start Your Engines!
I first discovered Mike Marvin’s “The Wraith” (1986) during college, when a local Denver TV station would air anything it…
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‘Color of Money’ Let Scorsese Go Hollywood … On His Terms
Martin Scorsese’s “The Color of Money” (1986) is, to date, the only sequel he’s ever made. This Richard Price-scripted follow-up…
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Why ‘Wolfen’ Stands Apart from Other ’80s Horror Classics
Michael Wadleigh’s “Wolfen” was one of three major werewolf films of 1981 (the others are the far more celebrated “The…
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Here’s Why ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ Didn’t Do It For Us
One of the biggest event films of 1991 is now 30 years old and deserves a dusting off. Kevin Reynolds’…
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‘The Resort’ Has Only One Redeeming Feature
Four attractive young people (Michelle Randolph, Bianca Haase, Brock O’Hurn and Michael Vlamis) decide to treat the special birthday girl…
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‘Here Are the Young Men’ to Avoid at All Costs
In the first few moments of writer/director Eoin Mackey’s “Here Are the Young Men,” a trio of high school boys…
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Beatty’s ‘Town & Country’- It’s Even Worse Than You Remember
Peter Chelsom’s “Town & Country” was a history maker in 2001 and not for reasons the production had reason to…
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‘Mortal Kombat’ Delivers Exactly What Gamers Want
The new “Mortal Kombat” is a popcorn movie, but it’s a high caliber popcorn movie, made with skill and enjoyable…
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Nicholson, Penn Team for the Unflinching, Unforgettable ‘Pledge’
Sean Penn’s “The Pledge” is about the agony of the unknown; it shares a thematic kinship with David Fincher’s “Zodiac,”…
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