Barry Wurst
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How ‘Watcher in the Woods’ Shattered the G-Rated Disney Mold
John Hough’s “The Watcher in the Woods” (1981) made history for being the very first horror film to emerge from…
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How ‘Psycho II’ Got (Almost) Everything Right
Richard Franklin’s “Psycho II” only steps wrong once, and it’s in the very first scene. After the Universal Studios logo…
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Why ‘The Hard Way’ Is Shockingly Relevant, and Funny, Today
John Badham’s “The Hard Way” (1991) begins with a jolt of exuberance from the very first scene and never lets…
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‘Kurt Vonnegut: Stuck in Time’ Is a Beautiful Ode to Friendship
“Kurt Vonnegut- Unstuck in Time” is the spectacular new documentary about the author of “Cat’s Cradle,” “Slaughterhouse Five” and (my…
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How ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ Avoids a Cloying Kiddie Film Trap
Based on the classic character and book by Norman Bridwell, “Clifford the Big Red Dog” stars Darby Camp as Emily,…
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Why ‘Platoon’ Is Dramatically Different from Every Other Vietnam War Movie
Oliver Stone’s “Platoon” (1986) was the first film about the Vietnam War that was written and directed by a veteran.…
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‘Long Kiss Goodnight’ Got Unfairly Targeted by Hollywood Press
Renny Harlin’s “The Long Kiss Goodnight” (1996) begins with the bubbly narration of Samantha Caine, played by Geena Davis. We…
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Movies
How ‘Billy Bathgate’ Shattered All the Gangster Movie Rules
Robert Benton’s “Billy Bathgate” (1991) is set in New York of the 1930s, when the streets were riddled with gangsters.…
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Defending ‘Nothing But Trouble’ … Really
“Nothing But Trouble” (1991) begins in such a familiar way, it allows the audience to get comfortable, let their guard…
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‘Last Night in Soho’ Stuns in More Ways Than One
“Last Night in Soho” centers around a fashion design student named Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie) who becomes obsessed with the wild…
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