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The Kid

The Kid (2019)::rating::3

"W hen legend becomes fact, print the legend."  These words close the classic Western, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and they a make fitting valediction for frontier mythology.  Men like the Earps, the James Gang, and Billy the Kid have received so much posthumous embellishment that it's almost impossible to distinguish fact from fiction.  Where dime…

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Ed Wood

Ed Wood (1994)::rating::5

O f all the film directors who've ever amassed enough work for a coherent filmography, none are more challenging than Ed Wood.  His paradoxical aesthetic boggles my ability to hand out star ratings.  For example, Plan 9 from Outer Space is rightfully held as one of the absolute worst movies ever unleashed on the public.  Yet, its pedestrian…

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Mar Vell. Two words.

Captain Marvel (2019)::rating::3.5

D espite its sweeping sociocultural ambition, Captain Marvel largely succeeds as robust, straightforward entertainment.  A decent origin story, it benefits enormously from a skilled cast of well-placed actors and the reliable hum of the Marvel machine.  While the female-driven production machetes a new trail through what had once been a male-dominated wilderness, the movie itself truly hits…

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