Barry Wurst
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‘Jaws 3-D’ Is Even Worse Without that Third Dimension
Joe Alves’ “Jaws 3-D” arrived a year after the shockingly successful “Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3-D,” which led…
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‘Beau Is Afraid’ Is Big, Bloated and Brimming with Wonder
Ari Aster’s “Beau is Afraid” demonstrates for three hours that, while Joaquin Phoenix’s title character is extremely fearful (among many…
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‘City of Angels’ Showed a Side of Nicolas Cage We Rarely See
Brad Silberling’s “City of Angels” (1998) is the American remake of Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire” (1987) and that is…
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‘Evil Dead Rise’ Misses the Franchise’s Point
Lee Cronin’s “Evil Dead Rise” begins seemingly a few miles down the road from that infamous cabin in the woods,…
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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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