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Did ‘Unfaithful’ Send Adrian Lyne to the Hollywood Bench?
Adrian Lyne’s “Unfaithful” (2002) opens with a ludicrous windstorm, in which the happy but bored Connie (Diane Lane) is literally…
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Why ‘Far and Away’ Remains a Lumbering, but Fitfully Epic, Experience
Ron Howard’s “Far and Away” (1992) seemingly aims, right from the opening moments, to declare itself as the most Irish…
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‘Deep Water’ Brings Sizzle, Seduction and Surprises
Filmmaker Adrian Lyne has returned, some 20 years since his last thriller, “Unfaithful” (2002), and the provocateur is back and…
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TAKE TWO: Here’s How ‘The Batman’ Delivers an Essential Superhero Story
Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” begins with a father and son being watched from a distance by a figure a building…
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‘Batman and Robin’ – Holy Stink Bombs!
Joel Schumacher’s “Batman & Robin” (1997) needs no introduction. The very first thing we see (and it’s a very telling…
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‘Batman Returns’ – As Divisive and Deranged as Ever
As everyone and their mother heads into their family Batmobile to see Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” Tim Burton’s sequel, the…
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Brian De Palma’s ‘Femme Fatale’ Let It All Hang Out
Brian De Palma’s “Femme Fatale” begins with a close-up of Billy Wilder’s “Double Indemnity” (1944) being shown on TV, the…
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Yes, ‘Some Kind of Wonderful’ Is Better than ‘Pretty in Pink’
Howard Deutch’s “Some Kind of Wonderful” begins with a young man from the wrong side of the tracks- in fact,…
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‘Desperate Hour’ Abandons Naomi Watts, Good Taste
Phillip Noyce’s “The Desperate Hour” begins with Naomi Watts’ Amy taking a morning jog after nudging her teen son awake…
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That ‘Grease 2’ Cult Following, [Sort of] Explained
It was sometime around the late 1990s when I learned Patricia Birch’s “Grease 2” (1982) has a cult following. In…
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