Category: Review
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Cold Sweat: Two by Samuel Fuller
On ‘Pickup on South Street’ and ‘The Crimson Kimono.’
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‘Devil in a Blue Dress’ Should Have Kicked Off a Franchise
‘Devil in a Blue Dress’ remains the only Easy Rawlins film adaptation to date.
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‘Pulp’ is a Winking Homage to Detective Fiction
‘Pulp,’ Mike Hodges and Michael Caine’s follow-up to the crime movie ‘Get Carter,’ continues in the hard-boiled tradition of its predecessor but is looser.
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‘The In-Laws” Relentless Chaos
The closing credits might begin before some viewers have caught their breath.
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On ‘Ghost Dog’
This is a movie where you’re more interested in watching Ghost Dog move about life than you are where the narrative takes you.
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‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ is Top-Tier Sci-Fi
Disheartening final sentiment aside, ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ is among its era’s most assuredly made, thoughtful science-fiction movies.
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The Burned-Out Comedy of ‘Repo Man’
That ‘Repo Man’’s happy ending could only exist in a movie seems like another one of director Alex Cox’s dark jokes.
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Miracle Pictures
On ‘Hollywood Boulevard’ and ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll High School.’
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She’s Got It
On ‘The Girl Can’t Help It.’
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‘Danger: Diabolik”s Eye-Catching Comic-Book Style
At times the movie suggests a fashion magazine’s idea of pulp storytelling.
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Her Future
On ‘The World’s a Little Blurry.’
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‘Night of the Comet’: One to Remember
‘Night of the Comet’ loses some of its vigor once the action moves to the scientist base. By then it’s become clear that the movie doesn’t need a sci-fi-typical climactic showdown to be effective.
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