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25
Feb 2022
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House of Gucci (2021)

A fter 160 minutes of House of Gucci, I can confidently say I have no idea what the hell I just watched.  Is this a gloriously trashy piece of pop art--the…
18
Feb 2022
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Superbad (2007)

T een movies centered around graduation are always bittersweet affairs.  Look beneath the flow of booze and morally flimsy sexcapades, and you'll find an undercurrent of yearning, regret, and deep…
10
Feb 2022
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CODA (2021)

T he title for CODA is a fascinating play on words:  In the context of this film, its most obvious use is an.acronym--Child of Deaf Adults.  But a coda is also…
02
Feb 2022
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As Good as It Gets (1997)

A s Good as It Gets provokes a dilemma I've never encountered before:  On one hand, it blazes a trail through difficult issues, such as OCD and homophobia, places Hollywood had long…
16
Dec 2021
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The Holiday (2006)

I agonized over how to rate this movie--probably a lot more than I should have.  Yes, The Holiday is absolute piffle, but schmaltzy comfort films definitely occupy an important place in…

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