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‘Last PIcture Show’ – A Perfect Blast from the Past
Peter Bogdanovich’s “The Last Picture Show” is a film I feel deeply. Every time I return to it, there’s always…
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How ‘Young Guns II’ Fueled Unlikely Western Revival
Geoff Murphy’s “Young Guns II” (1990) is better than the film that came before it and has maintained such a…
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Dueling ‘Legend’ Versions Reveal Ridley Scott’s Biggest Risk
Director Ridley Scott’s “Legend” (1985) is among the most intriguingly out-of-character works of his remarkable career. What do I mean…
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Why ‘In Your Dreams’ (Barely) Makes the Grade
Alex Woo’s “In Your Dreams” is a CGI animated family comedy that comes close to being on the level with…
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‘Nouvelle Vague’ Keeps Film Legend Godard at Arm’s Length
Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague” is about the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s French New Wave classic, “Breathless” (1960). Netflix carries both…
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‘Die My Love’ Is More Endurance Test Than Movie
Lynn Ramsay’s “Die My Love” is the latest endurance test from the Scottish filmmaker who had me with her stunning…
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Exhume ‘Corpse Bride’ for Forgotten Tim Burton Treat
“Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride” (2005) isn’t as celebrated as the stop-motion films Burton produced and/or directed before and since (more…
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‘A House of Dynamite’ Never Ignites
Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite” is so intense that I was compelled to keep watching, but it’s also a…
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Stephen King’s ‘Graveyard Shift’ Saved by Genre Fave
Ralph S. Singleton’s “Graveyard Shift” (1990) is the odd duck Stephen King film that was released in a banner year…
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‘Stitch Head’ Is Less than the Sum of Its Parts
Steve Hudson’s “Stitch Head” is a stop-motion animation comedy taking place in a world where monsters are created but instructed…
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