Category: Reviews
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Watching ‘Black Lizard’ (Very Happily) By Mistake
The ‘Black Lizard’ of 1962 turned out to be much better than its more famous 1968 counterpart.
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Kiss of Life
On ‘Mainstream’ and ‘About Endlessness.’
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On ‘Jacob’s Ladder’
The movie exceptionally conveys the nebulous, lonely nature of trauma.
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‘Putney Swope’ is an Unfocused, But Still Frequently Sharp, Satire
‘Putney Swope’ chronically doodles.
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Secrets Revealed
On ‘Nobody,’ ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines,’ and ‘Stowaway.’
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Flawed Victories
On ‘Love and Monsters’ and ‘Mortal Kombat.’
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‘…All the Marbles’: Robert Aldrich’s Fun Swan Song
It’s among his lightest, easiest-to-enjoy projects.
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Telling Stories
On ‘Bad Trip’ and ‘Night of the Kings.’
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‘The American Friend’ Works Over You Slowly
Wim Wenders adapts Patricia Highsmith.
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‘Sapphire’ Has Noble Intentions, But Still Feels Safe
For a brief period beginning in the late 1950s, English director Basil Dearden and his producing partner, Michael Relph, decided to focus their attention on several projects through which they could explore social issues often left underexamined in British cinema.
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The Midlife Crises of ‘Husbands’
The highest compliment I can give ‘Husbands’ is that I didn’t notice any false notes in it.
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Big Babies
On ‘Shiva Baby’ and ‘Godzilla vs. Kong.’