Tag: january 2024
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Odds & Ends: January 2024
Notes from the last month.
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‘The Car’ is About What You’d Expect
A hybrid of ‘Christine’ and ‘Jaws,’ this thriller about a self-driving car that hits the gas only so that it can kill people isn’t necessarily bad, but it doesn’t do anything that interesting with its premise, either.
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On Steve McQueen’s So-Called Vanity Project
Notes on ‘Le Mans.’
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‘Death Race 2000’ is a Tongue-in-Cheek Dystopian Thriller
The performers — particularly the in-on-the-joke cool Mary Woronov and the comically always-fuming Sylvestor Stallone — know precisely what kind of movie this is and seem to be luxuriating in the material, just as we are.
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The Poignance of ‘Crossroads’
Watching Britney Spears in her one and only movie hits differently now than it might have in 2002.
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Being There
‘The Zone of Interest’ and ‘Origin,’ reviewed.
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Crown Jewels
You like living inside ‘The Thomas Crown Affair.’
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‘Car Wash’ is a Winning Slice-of-Life Comedy
There are some memorable moments of slapstick in Michael Schulz’s affable ensemble film, but the movie is much more than its silliness.
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A Phoned-In ‘Getaway’
Almost nobody involved with ‘The Getaway’ seems very invested in the material.
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Minute Men
Both versions of ‘Gone in 60 Seconds,’ reviewed.
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‘The Driver’ Cuts to the Chase
Walter Hill’s 1978 movie is a cat-and-mouse thriller at its most distilled.
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‘Bullitt’: An Aerodynamic Police Procedural
There’s nothing narratively remarkable about this by-the-books detective thriller; what is is its cool style and Steve McQueen’s artfully insouciant performance.
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