Tag: 1960s
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The Dark Beauty of ‘Elvira Madigan’
Detractors tend to say that the overwhelming pastoralism of Bo Widerberg’s doomed romance undermines the bleak direction in which the film eventually goes. That’s hardly the case.
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‘Fuego’ Lives Up to Its Title
Isabel Sarli has genuine star power.
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‘The Pornographers’ is an Amiable Dark Comedy
Shōhei Imamura’s dark comedy has a lot more on its mind than just sex for money.
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‘Cactus Flower’ Makes It Seem Easy to Do Comedy
Everybody is on their A game in this pitch-perfect farce.
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The Cautious Optimism of ‘The Big City’
‘The Big City’ is blunt about the professional and personal difficulties that come with shifting tides.
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More Scary Movies to Watch in the Dark
What I’m watching to get in the Halloween spirit.
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Summer Fun at the Movies
Some movies that remind me of summer.
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‘Peppermint Frappé’ Makes You Long for ‘Vertigo’
‘Peppermint Frappé’ is unsurprisingly not as good as its spiritual predecessor — any movie taking after Hitchcock’s masterpiece is foredoomed — but it isn’t by any means a shoddy-quality knockoff.
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‘Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?’ is a Fashion-Industry Satire Made by Insiders
‘Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?’ has an in-your-face, in-a-rush look.
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‘Mirage’ is Shockingly Dull
Shouldn’t a movie where everybody is trying to either deceive or kill the main character make us feel something?
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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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Ghosts
On ‘The Trial’ and ‘The Immortal Story.’
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