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Jul 2023

Clue (1985)::rating::2.5::rating::2.5::rating::2.5

B y any metric, Clue is the Citizen Kane of movies derived from board games. Of course, to my knowledge, it’s also the only movie derived from a board game, at…

Jul 2023

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The Iron Giant (1999)::rating::4

A s an obvious riff on E.T., The Iron Giant owes an enormous emotional and spiritual debt to Steven Spielberg. You also don't have to look hard for nods to steampunk,…

Jul 2023

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The Negotiator (1998)::rating::3.5

T he Negotiator is a well-acted, well-staged action flick, but its greatest accomplishment is disguising just how preposterous it is. Ninety-nine times of a hundred, nothing about this plot works, and…

Jun 2023

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21 Grams (2003)::rating::3.5

F or all the acting, writing, and directing superpower behind it, 21 Grams will be forever distinguished by its nonlinear design. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu (who shares story credit with Guillermo…

Jun 2023

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Conan the Barbarian (1982)::rating::3

C onan the Barbarian is a spiritual descendent of those loincloth B-movies from Classic Hollywood, merged with expensive talent and an 80s taste for bawdiness. The result is an eccentric, fascinating…

Jun 2023

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Rambo III (1988)::rating::3

F or the space of this review, you and I will venture back to a different place and time--America, in the 1980s. At this point, pop culture was a fever…

May 2023

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Days of Thunder (1990)::rating::3

D ays of Thunder has the engine of an old B-movie and the chassis of an expensive summer blockbuster. The result is a strange hybrid--a cacophonous soap opera on wheels. Thunder…

May 2023

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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)::rating::4

Despite its blockbuster pedigree, releasing Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was an unsung act of bravery. It was grittier and grimier than Robin Hood movie ever made. Previous adaptations made being the lovable…

May 2023

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Knock at the Cabin (2023)::rating::2.5

M ost of M. Night Shyamalan's output since Unbreakable has amounted to the cinematic equivalent of a wet willie. The bad thing is most of these movies have actually been about…

Apr 2023

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Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)::rating::2

T he first Shazam! flick was a refreshing blast that proved the DCEU could go an entire movie without sticking its proverbial wiener in the mashed potatoes. Too bad, then, that Fury…

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