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Why the PG-rated ‘Tourist Trap’ Is as Creepy as Freddy, Michael Myers
David Schmoeller’s “Tourist Trap” (1979) is a vastly underappreciated horror cult classic. Arriving during the introductory period of teen slasher…
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Alan J. Pakula’s Paranoid ‘Parallax View’ Remains Perfection
Alan J. Pakula’s “The Parallax View” opens with a shot the Seattle space needle, an eclectic structure that towers over…
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‘Mr. Destiny’ Reveals the Perils of Nostalgia
There’s a real danger in revisiting a movie you remember loving in your youth, creating the possibility that time has…
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How ‘My Own Private Idaho’ Defied Hollywood Conventions
Gus Van Sant’s “My Own Private Idaho” opens with the Webster definition of narcolepsy. It’s the first and far from…
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Why ‘X-Men’ Shames Glitzy Successors
Bryan Singer’s “X-Men,” the first in the series, boldly begins in Poland, 1944. We see Eric Lehnsherr, later known as…
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Why the Box Office Flop ‘Krull’ Refuses to Die
Peter Yates’ 1983 summer fantasy “Krull” is an odd one, a 10-ton box office flop that went on to become…
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Why ‘The Relic’ Is a Horror Junkie’s Dream
In the first scene of Peter Hyams’ “The Relic” an adventurer who is dressed like Indiana Jones (but is certainly…
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‘My Spy’ Pins Dave Bautista to the Mat
Dave Bautista doesn’t need “My Spy,” and neither do we. That’s all you really need to know about “My Spy,”…
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Why Cruise’s ‘Days of Thunder’ Tops His ‘Need for Speed’
Most children of the 1980s grew up with a “Top Gun” poster on their wall, a VHS copy of the…
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Schumacher Made Batman Campy Again
In light of filmmaker Joel Schumacher’s passing it’s time to revisit one of his most controversial successes. Schumacher’s work demonstrated…
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