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Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back (1980)::rating::5::rating::5::rating::5

I f the original Star Wars represented the potential of modern cinema, then The Empire Strikes Back is the wondrous payoff. Everything that made the first film a gloriously giddy romp gets improved…

Mar 2025

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Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope (1977)::rating::5

W ith full confidence, I can now point to the exact moment I became a movie nerd. As Star Wars' famed opening crawl faded into the star field, and two warships…

Mar 2025

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)::rating::4.5

W ith every rewatch, my thoughts on Return of the King grow a little more complex. On one hand, this is most thrilling film in the trilogy. It pays…

Mar 2025

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Anora (2024)::rating::4.5

A nora is a throwback to the great American character studies of the 1970s. Many emotions and filmmaking genres meld into an impressively coherent story. By turns, this is a searing…

Mar 2025

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)::rating::5

W ith this middle chapter, Peter Jackson's epic trilogy hits its stride. The Two Towers is darker, more suspenseful, and more richly textured than its predecessor. It's also more focused…

Feb 2025

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)::rating::4.5

P erhaps the biggest triumph of this movie is that it even exists at all. Tolkien's behemoth novels were so sweeping and ambitious, many readers swore they could never be…

Feb 2025

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)::rating::4.5

I can't properly define my love for The Wrath of Khan without also describing how much I despise the film that preceded it. Star Trek: The Motion Picture was ponderous and…

Feb 2025

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Blade Runner – Final Cut (1982)::rating::5

B lade Runner is a beautiful nightmare, bathed in flickering neon and dirty rainwater. Director Ridley Scott feasts upon our fears of the future, wherein humanity's technological reach has finally exceeded…

Jan 2025

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Alien (1979)::rating::4.5

Jaws in space." -- The original studio pitch for Alien. T hat's a catchy hook for a sci-fi horror flick, and no doubt it helped get Alien bankrolled at 20th Century Fox. It…

Jan 2025

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The Road Warrior (1982)::rating::5

F or 96 electrifying minutes, The Road Warrior moves with a propulsive fury. Just about every scene revs with some kind of action, whether its growling engines, screaming punks, or a…

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