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Nicolas Cage’s ‘The Surfer’ Is One Summer Bummer
The opening credit materializes over a beach and declares “Nicolas Cage is The Surfer.” For a few seconds, we’re toyed…
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Literally Anything Goes in Dizzying ‘Fight or Flight’
“Fight or Flight” is scrappy and so knowingly outrageous, it has a shot at becoming the kind of cult film…
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Why Horror Fans Need ‘Clown in a Cornfield’
Eli Craig’s “Clown in a Cornfield” is, at first, exactly what you think it is, until it applies a few…
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‘Bad Timing’ Remains Sickening (But You Can’t Look Away)
Nicolas Roeg’s “Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession” (1980) is a great movie about awful people doing awful things to one…
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Tony Todd Pumped Life into ‘Night of the Living Dead’ Remake
The recent passing of character actor Tony Todd brings to mind just how fully he established himself in the horror…
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Why ‘The Shrouds’ Is Quintessential Cronenberg
David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds” begins with an image so powerful, strange and emotionally resonant that the themes and ideas are…
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‘Revenge of the Sith’ Showed Lucas at His Creative Peak
The architecture of George Lucas’ imagination merges in his third “Star Wars” prequel, “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the…
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‘Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling’ Set Biopic Bar Sky High
Richard Pryor’s “Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling” (1986) is a harsh, strange and wildly entertaining drama by producer/co-writer/director/star…
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Why ‘Mission to Mars’ Failed to Launch
Brian De Palma’s “Mission to Mars” was the first of three high-profile, sci-fi event films about the red planet in…
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Road Trip Comedy ‘Sacramento’ Runs Out of Gas
Michael Angarano’s “Sacramento” is a comedy/drama that initially comes across like a filmed play until it turns into a self-indulgent…
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