Tag: Review
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‘Road to Morocco’ Has You Had-to-Be-There-Itis
This is a movie whose comedy feels distinctly 1942.
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Clouds
On ‘The Card Counter’ and ‘Malignant.’
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Detours
On ‘Bad Education.’
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Yes, No, Maybe
On ‘Ema’ and ‘No.’
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Dark Pasts
On ‘Candyman’ and ‘The Night House.’
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The Keyed-Up Horrors of ‘Amores Perros’
You’re never at ease while watching it — almost everything about it is assaultive.
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Bill Murray Gives One of His Best Performances in ‘Broken Flowers’
I’d have liked it if his Don were less inscrutable. But I suppose the central, mostly unanswered enigma — why is he like this — is also sort of the point.
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Life Changes
On ‘Summer of 85,’ ‘CODA,’ and ‘Séance.’
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‘Fritz the Cat’: Historically Important, and Also a Mess
But even if ‘Fritz the Cat,’ a big hit in 1972, isn’t very good, I do think it’s worth seeing.
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On ‘Caddyshack’
‘Caddyshack’ never quite coalesces, but it has its moments.
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‘House Party’ is a Good Time
‘House Party’ is enjoyable and undemanding; like the festivities Kid has to work so hard to get to, it’s built, above all, for a night of fun.
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‘Stripes’: Joining the Military for the Laugh
Like the previous year’s ‘Private Benjamin,’ military life is broadly made to look sort of fun — the perfect playground for a sitcom.
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