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Blow (2001)::rating::3
B low isn't so much a cousin to Goodfellas and Boogie Nights as it is a shameless little brother who insists on copying their every move.  Like those classic films, Blow shows us a bleary-eyed protagonist, done-in by a lifetime of bad decisions.  George Jung (Johnny Depp) built and squandered a drug empire, pissed away any meaningful relationships,…
April 5, 20230Comments
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Creed III (2023)::rating::3.5
A re the Creed films every bit as formulaic as the Rocky sequels that spawned them?  You betcha.  By now, these stories might as well be paint-by-numbers for the audience, with only the James Bond franchise surpassing them for sheer predictability.  Weird thing is, they still work really well.  The performances are always top-notch, the fight scenes are…
April 3, 20230Comments
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Duck Soup (1933)::rating::5
D raw a line from anything in any movie that's ever made you laugh, and you'll eventually connect to the Marx Brothers.  Within Duck Soup, their goofy, shambling masterpiece, there are glimpses of what will be funny for the Pythons, the Goons, Dr. Strangelove, and Blazing Saddles.  Its frantic wackiness is a strange cuvée of ingenious and idiotic,…
March 29, 20230Comments
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Babylon (2022)::rating::2.5
B abylon begins as the cinematic equivalent of a hot, steaming bath, showcasing the unhinged hedonism of Hollywood in the Roaring Twenties.  Over the grueling span of 190 withering minutes, the water gradually goes cold, rendering the audience into a pruny, shivering heap.  Writer-director Damien Chazelle delivers enough movie for two full movies, but only one…
March 23, 20230Comments
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Chinatown (1974)::rating::5
C hinatown is a gloriously grim masterpiece.  It functions both as homage to the film noir heyday of the 1940s, and as a testament to the socio-cultural malaise of Nixonian America.  Screenwriter Robert Towne and director Roman Polanski deliver a gripping mystery, an atmospheric period piece, and a low-key character study, all boosted by Oscar-level…
March 22, 20230Comments
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Cocaine Bear (2023)::rating::3
A t every raging party, there's always That One Guy.  You know him.  He's a little bit jittery.  A little bit sweaty.  There's a big, powdery glob coming out of his nose and Jäegermeister coming out of every pore.  He just met you five minutes ago, but goddammit...he loves you, man.  At the end of…
March 16, 20230Comments

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