Category: Review
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‘Tombstone’ Harkens Back to the Westerns of Yore
It’s John Ford by way of Sergio Leone.
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The Meaningful Breeziness of ‘Lifeguard’
This largely forgotten Sam Elliott vehicle can be surprisingly wise.
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Talk Talk
On ‘Malcolm & Marie.’
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‘Truck Turner’ is a Spirited Showcase for Isaac Hayes and Nichelle Nichols
‘Truck Turner’ is a spirited and exciting movie; it’s made additionally appealing and distinctive because of Hayes’ soundtrack.
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‘Crossing Delancey’ is Like if a Rom-Com Plot Played Out in Real Life
‘Crossing Delancey’ suggests what might happen if the narrative of a romantic-comedy movie were grafted onto life — a place where the genre’s big emotions, plot contrivances, and sudden appearances of soulmates would naturally be a little overwhelming.
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‘Rush’: In Too Deep
‘Rush’ is about a pair of undercover cops who get so deep into the world they’re infiltrating that they almost can’t find their way out.
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‘Crooklyn’: A Family Portrait
The movie functions like an affectionately made collage.
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A Gumshoe’s Last Days in ‘The Late Show’
The movie focuses on a kind of private eye not often checked in on in detective fiction.
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‘Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion’ is an Electrifying Revenge Thriller
This movie has evidently been made by someone who had seen enough women-in-prison movies, enough revenge films, knew what both required/what drew people to them, and realized that you didn’t have to ascribe to their limitations if you knew they could be more.
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Age of Excess
On ‘Wonder Woman 1984.’
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‘I’m Your Woman’: A Nice Change of Pace
‘I’m Your Woman’ is a response to a hypothetical I’m sure has crossed many a viewer’s minds watching certain crime dramas. What would this movie look like if it unfolded from the point of view of its woman lead?
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