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Movie Reviews by Todd Wofford— Funny, informative movie reviews

Nov 2024

The Big Lebowski (1998)::rating::4.5::rating::4.5::rating::4.5

W hat can you say about a movie where the dramatic through-line is a pee-stained rug? The Big Lewbowski is a freewheeling masterpiece that ambles along like a sun-drenched tumbleweed…

Jun 2024

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Dazed and Confused (1993)::rating::5

D azed and Confused contains one of my favorite moments in all of movie history. It's late in the film, and if you blink, it could slip by: Randall "Pink" Floyd…

Apr 2024

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Napoleon Dynamite (2004)::rating::2.5

I n some ways, Napoleon Dynamite has all the attitude and quotability of any edgy teen comedy. On the surface, it should be an instant classic, and some viewers will still swear…

Nov 2023

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Twins (1988)::rating::3.5

I t probably wasn't, but I like to imagine that Twins was concocted by coked-out studio executives on a beach somewhere. Slathered in sunscreen and blathering out of their minds, the…

Jul 2023

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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023)::rating::4.5

S ome coming-of-age dramedies draw humor from the cringiness of pre-teendom, when our bodies change faster than our brains can process. Others focus on the frustration of living in that…

Apr 2023

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A Man Called Otto (2022)::rating::3.5

I n my years working retail, I once met a man very much like Otto Anderson. He was sour and belligerent, often muttering hideous and hateful diatribes under his breath.…

Mar 2023

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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,…

Mar 2023

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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…

Jan 2023

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Triangle of Sadness (2022)::rating::3.5

M uch like this year’s The Menu, Triangle of Sadness takes aim at the pinkies-out dilettantes who punish the world with their platinum-coated sense of entitlement. Despite this similarity, the two films…

Jan 2023

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The Menu (2022)::rating::3.5

I managed a wine store for almost fifteen years, and I affectionately remember some of the pretentious wine reviews that hung from the shelves. My favorite was attached to…

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