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Movie Reviews by Todd Wofford— Funny, informative movie reviews

Jul 2024

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

Mar 2022

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Ranking the Best Picture Nominees (2021)::rating::5

W ith the Oscars fast approaching, it's time to take a closer look at the nominees. It's a boatload of fun to rank things, so let's make a list, shall…

Mar 2022

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Summer of Soul (2021)::rating::4.5

T he Harlem Cultural Festival was a massive musical happening, spread over six weeks of 1969's sweltering summer. Tens of thousands concert-goers crammed into Harlem's Mount Morris Park to hear…

Feb 2022

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Encanto (2021)::rating::4.5

A s a parent to a toddler, I can now assess the landscape of children's movies with a much higher degree of confidence. My verdict: From a story standpoint, most…

Feb 2022

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West Side Story (2021)::rating::4.5

A s a lifelong Spielberg aficionado, I'm honestly a little shocked it's taken him this long to tackle a musical. His movies have always relied on elaborate, ambitious shots that…

Dec 2021

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The Beatles: Get Back (2021)::rating::4.5

"S unrise doesn't last all morning," a wise man once sang to us. "A cloudburst doesn't last all day." At their best and brightest, the Beatles found a way to…

Oct 2019

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Judy (2019)::rating::4

Judy is a sad story of an incredible woman who gave her all to the entertainment industry, only to be steamrolled by it.

May 2019

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Poms (2019)::rating::2.5

Poms goes straight for worn-out training montages and tepid sitcom jokes.

Apr 2019

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Teen Spirit (2019)::rating::3.5

While this movie trods a well-trampled path, it does so with such infectious giddiness and sure-footed skill that Teen Spirit still manages to be a breezy, entertaining journey.

Nov 2018

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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)::rating::4

I t's telling that Freddie Mercury chose to pepper his mansion with cats, maybe because their personality traits mirrored his own: As a man, Mercury was proud, unapologetically high-strung, and…

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