Category: Review
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The Lull of the Road in ‘Two-Lane Blacktop’
The evocative ‘Two-Lane Blacktop’ is most interested in the road’s dreamy monotony and the spell it can put you under.
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The Keyed-Up Horrors of ‘Amores Perros’
You’re never at ease while watching it — almost everything about it is assaultive.
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‘Cooley High’ Hits You Where It Hurts
This is a hopeful and funny, then profoundly tragic, coming-of-age comedy that has a well-worn quality.
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Voices
On ‘Annette’ and ‘Respect.’
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‘House Party’ is a Good Time
‘House Party’ is enjoyable and undemanding; like the festivities Kid has to work so hard to get to, it’s built, above all, for a night of fun.
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‘The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek’ is as Nightmarish as it is Goofy
The action in the screwball comedy ‘The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek’ is so unfalteringly goofy that we sometimes forget that its premise is fundamentally nightmarish.
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‘Stripes’: Joining the Military for the Laugh
Like the previous year’s ‘Private Benjamin,’ military life is broadly made to look sort of fun — the perfect playground for a sitcom.
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Nothing Sacred
On ‘What’s Up, Doc?’
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Diane Keaton Plays Against Type in ‘Looking for Mr. Goodbar’
Keaton was just six months fresh from her career-making turn in ‘Annie Hall.’
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‘The Stranger’ is a Family-Reunion Drama with the Lift of a Thriller
‘The Stranger’’s subversiveness, unexpectedly, lies in its optimism — its unspoken plea for open-heartedness.
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Ghosts
On ‘The Trial’ and ‘The Immortal Story.’
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‘Nightmare Alley’ is a Creepy Rise-and-Fall Story
The movie is so rousingly cynical, the possibility of instantaneous death comes off as sort of merciful.
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