Category: Review
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You Love Looking at ‘One from the Heart’ and Not Much Else
Francis Ford Coppola’s follow-up to ‘Apocalypse Now’ is one of the best-looking not-so-good movies I’ve ever seen.
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‘Jigoku’: From Hell
‘Jigoku’ is an hour-and-40-minute-long movie that could do without the first hour.
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Hatchie is Making the Best Music of Her Career
The Australian shoegaze artist, whose excellent sophomore album is out next week, comes to Neumos in May.
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‘Cool World’ is Thoroughly Inept
I’m curious to see how Bakshi’s movie might have played out sans tampering.
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‘Secret Honor’ is a Startling Showcase for Philip Baker Hall
He’s unforgettable in a movie you might never be inclined to revisit.
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You Never Aren’t Feeling ‘Bringing Out the Dead”s Anguish
Even looking at ‘Bringing Out the Dead’ is unpleasant.
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‘Rosewood’ is One of John Singleton’s Best
For his fourth movie, a still-not-yet-30 Singleton went in a direction in which he hadn’t yet gone and never would again.
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Fake Smiles: Two by Frank Perry
On ‘Diary of a Mad Housewife’ and ‘Play It As It Lays.’
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‘Holiday Heart’ is a Feel-Bad Movie That Wants You to Feel Good
‘Holiday Heart’ positions its title character as an elementally angelic figure forgiving to the point of unbelievability.
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‘Insiang’ is Not for the Faint of Heart
‘Insiang’ is a difficult watch, but a worthwhile one.
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‘What Happened Was…’ Puts the Cringe in Cringe Comedy
This movie that hurts in a good way is worth seeking out.
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