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Why ‘Joy Ride’ Is Far More than a Straight to Video Franchise Starter
John Dahl’s “Joy Ride” is an A-grade B-movie deserving of reconsideration, not simply because it’s so good at what it…
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‘Cruella’ Should Never Have Happened in the First Place
Dr. Hannibal Lecter, the frightening serial killer at the heart of Thomas Harris’ “The Silence of the Lambs,” is one…
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‘New Order’ Offers Crash Course in Cinematic Punishment
Michel Franco’s “New Order” begins brilliantly, with a stylized montage that hints at the chaos to come. We see glimpses…
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‘L.A. Story’ Gave Us the Complete Steve Martin Experience
The strongest element of the Steve Martin-penned and Mick Jackson-directed “L.A. Story” isn’t just how funny the jokes are but…
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John Carpenter and Kurt Russell’s Great ‘Escapes’
The one time I ever went to the World Trade Center was in 1993 at the insistence of my father,…
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‘Woman in the Window’ Lives Down to All That Bad Buzz
Joe Wright’s “The Woman in the Window” was a “problem” movie long before it got dumped on Netflix this week.…
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‘The Wraith’ – B-Movie Fans, Start Your Engines!
I first discovered Mike Marvin’s “The Wraith” (1986) during college, when a local Denver TV station would air anything it…
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‘Color of Money’ Let Scorsese Go Hollywood … On His Terms
Martin Scorsese’s “The Color of Money” (1986) is, to date, the only sequel he’s ever made. This Richard Price-scripted follow-up…
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Why ‘Wolfen’ Stands Apart from Other ’80s Horror Classics
Michael Wadleigh’s “Wolfen” was one of three major werewolf films of 1981 (the others are the far more celebrated “The…
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Here’s Why ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ Didn’t Do It For Us
One of the biggest event films of 1991 is now 30 years old and deserves a dusting off. Kevin Reynolds’…
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