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Movie Reviews by Todd Wofford— Funny, informative movie reviews

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Sep 2024

Air Force One (1997)::rating::3::rating::3::rating::3

I first saw Air Force One at the Admiral Twin drive-in, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As movie-going experiences go, this was about as American as it gets: Harrison Ford, playing a…

Sep 2024

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All the President’s Men (1976)::rating::5

W ith a landmark film like All the President's Men, it's easy to focus on the destination, rather than the journey. Yes, Bob Woodward and Carl Berstein tugged a thread…

Aug 2024

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Frost/Nixon (2008)::rating::4

I n the sprawl and sweep of American history, Richard Nixon endures as a towering and tragic figure. He had all the makings of a great leader, housed within the…

Aug 2024

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The Game (1997)::rating::3.5

T o be successful, every movie requires at least some suspension of disbelief. And for the most part, audiences are willing to oblige such a big ask--up to a point. …

Aug 2024

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Twister (1996)::rating::3.5

T wister takes the heart and soul of a rickety B-movie and builds the body of a big, lavish blockbuster around it. Think about it: You've got Jan de Bont…

Jul 2024

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E dgar Wright's Baby Driver takes a page from Quentin Tarantino and elevates its soundtrack to a full-on supporting character. Ansel Elgort's Baby suffers from tinnitus and medicates himself with an iPod…

Jul 2024

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The Natural (1984)::rating::3.5

T he Natural takes all the mythologies and superstitions that have attached themselves to baseball and bundles them into one infectiously silly package. For this story, the game takes on…

Jul 2024

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Stop Making Sense (1984)::rating::5

A s musical documentaries go, none are more grippingly intimate than Stop Making Sense. The live audience exists as an invisible force, somewhere in the darkness beyond the stage. For most…

Jul 2024

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Independence Day (1996)::rating::3

M ake no mistake: Independence Day is one of those movies that should have a high resistance to criticism. After all, it's junk-food entertainment of the first order--blustery, big-budget silliness. …

Jun 2024

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Stand by Me (1986)::rating::3.5

M ore than any coming-of-age movie, Stand by Me is filled with a slow, billowing sense of dread. Characters frequently find themselves on the run from some approaching doom, where it comes in…

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