Tag: april 2020
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Anna Faris is Next Level in ‘Smiley Face’
I don’t know if hilarity would ensue as dependably as it does if Faris’ performance weren’t genuinely masterful.
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Sex with a Smile
On the two truest distillations of Mae West’s screen image.
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The Good Old Days
‘Where the Boys Are’ and ‘Beach Party,’ reviewed.
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‘The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years’ Improves Upon Its Predecessor
On Penelope Spheeris’ follow-up to her groundbreaking 1981 documentary.
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‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ Isn’t What You Think It’ll Be
‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ throws cold water on the logical insanity so often inherent to rom-com plots.
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‘The Running Man’ is a Silly Media Satire
‘The Running Man’ is too shortsighted for its own good.
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‘Black Moon’: Tedious Experimenting from Louis Malle
Not all viewable mechanisms for artistic growth have to be viewed.
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Florence Pugh is a Knockout in ‘Lady Macbeth’
Decades from now, Pugh’s work in ‘Lady Macbeth’ might garner a sort of ‘legendary starring debut’ status.
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‘Commando’ is a Fun Star Vehicle for Arnold Schwarzenegger
This is paint-by-numbers action at its best: it knows what its viewers expect of it and delivers.
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‘Personal Best’ Takes the Sports Movie to New Heights
‘Personal Best’ accomplishes many things and well, but among the most impressive of its achievements is that is also functions, almost off-handedly, as a paean to the undersung and the could-have-beens.
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The Unpredictable Menace of ‘The Prowler’
‘The Prowler’ is a red herring of a title until it isn’t anymore.
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Purgatories
‘Predator’ and ‘The Last Action Hero,’ reviewed.
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