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Reviews
‘Orphan: First Kill’ Laps the Original (Faint Praise Alert!)
At the start of William Brent Bell’s “Orphan: First Kill,” the diabolical Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman) is living under close surveillance…
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‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ Is Nothing Like You Expect
George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing” stars Tilda Swinton as Dr. Alithea Binnie, a brilliant scholar and public speaker…
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Rafelson’s ‘Black Widow’ – An ’80s Thriller for Grown-Ups
Bob Rafelson’s “Black Widow” (1987) is modern film noir and an undervalued gem about being a tourist in one’s own…
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‘Wayne’s World’ at 30: Even More Excellent!
There is genius within Penelope Spheeris’ “Wayne’s World” (1992). If remembered as the best “Saturday Night Live” movie adaptation (which…
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Yes, Tobe Hooper Directed ‘Poltergeist’ … End of Story
Tobe Hooper’s “Poltergeist” begins with a sound all too familiar to anyone in the Baby Boomer/ Gen-X age bracket: “The…
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How ‘Sum of All Fears’ Got Caught in 9/11’s Cultural Fallout
In Phil Alden Robinson’s “The Sum of All Fears” (2002), Ben Affleck’s Jack Ryan is at the CIA in Langley,…
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‘Resurrection’ Is Way Too Desperate to Shock Us
In writer/ director Andrew Semans’ “Resurrection” (2022), Rebecca Hall stars as Margaret, a single mother with a successful corporate job.…
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Movies
Yes, a Hollywood Legend Made ‘Annie’
John Huston was one of the greatest filmmakers who ever lived, an outsized figure with a legendary reputation as a…
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Movies
‘Die Another Day’ – The Very Best, and Worst, of James Bond
“Die Another Day” (2002) is among the most noteworthy of all of the James Bond films. It was helmed by…
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35 Years Later ‘RoboCop’ Is as Fresh, Raw and Relevant as Ever
Paul Verhoeven’s “RoboCop” (1987) felt like a crazed, positively cracked masterpiece when it first arrived. Once audiences got past the…
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