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How Costner’s ‘Wyatt Earp’ Set the Stage for ‘Horizon’
Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” isn’t the first time the actor took a massive risk in…
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Stop-Motion ‘Primevals’ Worth the Insanely Long Wait
David Allen’s “The Primevals” has finally arrived. After maintaining a mythic status for nearly 50 years as a legendary unfinished…
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‘Hit Man’ Gives Glen Powell His Movie Star Breakthrough
Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man” is a delightful new comedy that he not only directed but also co-wrote and co-produced with…
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‘On Deadly Ground’ at 30: Seagal’s Misstep Still Makes Us Howl
Steven Seagal’s “On Deadly Ground” (1994) is exactly that. It’s the result of the reliable Warner Brother action movie star…
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‘Furiosa,’ ‘Planet of the Apes’ Make Mankind’s Collapse Exhilarating
George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and Wes Ball’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” are strikingly similar,…
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‘Garfield Movie’ Forgets What Makes the Feline Fun
Mark Dindal’s “The Garfield Movie” finds the title character on a journey of self-realization that includes meeting his deadbeat father…
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Why ‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ Isn’t the Comeback We Craved
Renny Harlin’s “The Strangers: Chapter 1” is a remake of the 2008 original and the first of three new films…
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How ‘Day of the Locust’ Out-Babyloned ‘Babylon’
John Schlesinger’s “The Day of the Locust” (1975) is finally available after decades of being out of print. Following its…
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How Did We Miss David Mamet’s ‘Spartan?’
David Mamet’s “Spartan” (2004) opens with one of my favorite lines of movie dialogue. We begin in the woods, watching…
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‘The Life Aquatic’ Remains Wes Anderson’s Masterpiece
Wes Anderson’s “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” was the filmmaker’s first lavish, wildly stylish and extremely divisive work. The…
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