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Movie Reviews by Todd Wofford— Funny, informative movie reviews

Mar 2022

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)::rating::5::rating::5::rating::5

T here's a moment early on in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly when Clint Eastwood's panchoed badass strolls into frame, lights a thin cigar, and scowls for the camera.…

Mar 2022

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Zodiac (2007)::rating::4

D avid Fincher's Zodiac effectively encapsulates the massive manhunt for the serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area from the 60s through the late 70s. His theatrical villainy would…

Mar 2022

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Rounders (1998)::rating::4

I n his review, Roger Ebert compared Rounders to Rocky, and it's certainly apropos: Over the course of the film, poker player Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) gets demolished in a high-stakes game,…

Feb 2022

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City of Angels (1998)::rating::2.5

C ity of Angels is one of the strangest romantic films to emerge from the 90s. As a date movie, it's ponderous and wild-eyed to the point of being deliriously goofy.…

Feb 2022

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As Good as It Gets (1997)::rating::3.5

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…

Jan 2022

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Don’t Look Up (2021)::rating::3

S ome satires are so precise in their humor, they feel like a ninja catching a gnat with chopsticks. On the other hand, the jokes in Don't Look Up are about…

Dec 2021

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The Matrix Resurrections (2021)::rating::2.5

I ronically, The Matrix Resurrections trades heavily on nostalgia for that pioneering first film, while also embodying many of the same flaws that doomed its sequels: For all the explosions and…

Dec 2021

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Sleepless in Seattle (1993)::rating::2.5

In fact, this film suffers as much as any “classic” that I’ve ever seen. Somewhere between ’93 and now, Seattle probably lost a full star on this rating.

Dec 2021

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The Holiday (2006)::rating::3

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…

Nov 2021

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The Last Waltz (1978)::rating::5

The Last Waltz serves as the glorious, glowing sunset for rock's greatest era. Orange, yellow, and red lights bathe the musicians, who are mostly dressed in browns and blues.…

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