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What films I'm reviewing in mid-late February and early March
You don’t have to be a ping-pong fan to love Marty Supreme. I’ll review Josh Safdie’s latest film starring Timothee Chalamet on February 16 and tell you…
Feb 9
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William J. Barker
Red River
Howard Hawks's classic Western is immense in the epic dimensions of its tale and explosive in the raw and hotly charged battle of wills that runs…
Feb 8
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For the Horny Suckers
The Housemaid owes much if not all of any enjoyment you may experience while watching it to its various twists and incidents of hot sex and shocking…
Feb 1
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Megalopolis
Oct 6, 2024
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The Poor Man's Aronofsky
Sep 7, 2025
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Chicago Spaghetti: Howard Hawks’s Scarface
Sep 14, 2025
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Wes Anderson's Undoing: The Phoenician Scheme
Jun 1, 2025
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James Gunn’s Monkey Business
Aug 17, 2025
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He Was Icarus
Aug 31, 2025
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Dreams Do Come True
Perhaps Richard Linklater had a boyhood dream about visiting the set of Breathless. In Nouvelle Vague, he’s made his dream come true.
Jan 25
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Between Sex and Innocence
Brigitte Bardot stars as a town harlot who never looks like one.
Jan 18
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The OK Corral in Wonderland
It’s like the Homeric whirlwind is ripping asunder the time-space continuum itself.
Jan 11
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What films I'm reviewing in mid-late January and early February
You likely heard the famed French actress Brigitte Bardot died in December at 91, but have you ever seen any of her films?
Jan 10
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2025's Best Films
Jan 6
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James Cameron's Blank Cheque
Cameron's shown how much he's lost his touch.
Dec 28, 2025
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The Love Letter Written On A Bathroom Mirror
A character can be in only one scene of this film, yet you remember them forever.
Dec 14, 2025
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Irony is Sweet
Edgar Wright is a superb ironist. He never ceases to surprise you, make you laugh or cause you to gasp in horror. A lot of the time, he does all three…
Nov 30, 2025
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When Bogart Met Bacall
There are two stories in Howard Hawks' To Have And Have Not: the war story and the love story.
Nov 9, 2025
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Comedy
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Hopps and Wild Again?
Zootopia 2 is less adult-friendly than Zootopia, but still fun enough for adults to enjoy almost as much as children.
Jan 4
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Irony is Sweet
Edgar Wright is a superb ironist. He never ceases to surprise you, make you laugh or cause you to gasp in horror. A lot of the time, he does all three…
Nov 30, 2025
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The Score
Shane Black's Play Dirty is pure pulp that privileges energy and nostalgia dressed in new clothing over airtight plotting.
Nov 2, 2025
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Wonderful in a Loathsome Way
You’ve never heard people speak like the journalists in Howard Hawks' classic screwball comedy His Girl Friday.
Oct 19, 2025
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Fantasy
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We've All Been To Pan's Labyrinth
We all arrive at that moment where we have to choose if we will still believe the promise fairy tales made us.
Oct 12, 2025
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James Gunn’s Monkey Business
About halfway through Gunn’s Superman, you’ll find yourself wondering if you made a mistake and booked tickets for the circus rather than the cinema.
Aug 17, 2025
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Breaking into the Man of Steel: Richard Donner's Superman
Donner can tell Lois Lane’s story because it can be told in short, pulpy bursts while Superman’s can’t.
Jun 22, 2025
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The Crow (1994)
An ultraviolent revenge thriller where Gothic meets Punk.
Aug 25, 2024
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Sci-fi
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James Cameron's Blank Cheque
Cameron's shown how much he's lost his touch.
Dec 28, 2025
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The Dance Off That Saved the Galaxy
I don’t remember Guardians of the Galaxy being so funny.
Aug 24, 2025
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James Gunn’s Monkey Business
About halfway through Gunn’s Superman, you’ll find yourself wondering if you made a mistake and booked tickets for the circus rather than the cinema.
Aug 17, 2025
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William J. Barker
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The Dinosaur Graveyard: Jurassic World Rebirth
It’s bare wind whispering through a corpse’s mouth.
Jul 27, 2025
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Thriller
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A Gun and A Busted Eye
The Hitch-Hiker's villain is so imposing that he swallows the film.
Dec 7, 2025
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Spies Lead Such Interesting Lives: Black Bag
They work in a world where a poker face is your default position.
Mar 16, 2025
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Blood on a Tesla: Conclave
You can hear the trepidation asphyxiating these men.
Feb 2, 2025
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The Crow (1994)
An ultraviolent revenge thriller where Gothic meets Punk.
Aug 25, 2024
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