Category: Reviews
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Jaws 3-D Got It Right: Some Thoughts on Sequels
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Read more: Jaws 3-D Got It Right: Some Thoughts on SequelsEarlier this year, I had the privilege of enjoying the latest installment in the possibly immortal (though it’s hard to imagine it without Tony Todd) Final Destination franchise, and enjoy it I did.
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The Smashing Machine (2025)
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Read more: The Smashing Machine (2025)I noted in my review of One Battle After Another that I had seen exactly none of director Paul Thomas Anderson’s previous films. That is nearly the case with The Smashing Machine’s director, Benny Safdie.
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The Unsung: Nick, Born to Be Bad (1950)
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Read more: The Unsung: Nick, Born to Be Bad (1950)Here we are again, all aboard the Robert Ryan Express: a one-way ticket to lands now long extinct, much to the displeasure of anyone inclined to take without asking
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The Unsung: Subway Thug #1, Bananas (1971)
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Read more: The Unsung: Subway Thug #1, Bananas (1971)For the man who would eventually create two of the most iconic characters in screen history (three, if one is inclined to include Cobra, which I am), it was a most inauspicious beginning. Subway Thug #1.
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The Road Warrior (1981):From the Ruthless Archives
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Read more: The Road Warrior (1981):From the Ruthless ArchivesRuthless…Savage…Spectacular!
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One Battle After Another (2025)
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Read more: One Battle After Another (2025)Early critical remarks on One Battle After Another are predictably calling it a “modern masterpiece.” Predictable because it’s the tenth feature film from director Paul Thomas Anderson.
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The Outlaw Josey Wales
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Read more: The Outlaw Josey WalesThe Outlaw Josey Wales is not just another Clint Eastwood revenge movie, but a unique Western that focuses on the continuing violence, hate and treachery following the American Civil War.
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The Unsung: Chubby, Teen Wolf (1985)
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Read more: The Unsung: Chubby, Teen Wolf (1985)When we first encounter Chubby, he’s being shoved to the floor. He’ll spend half the game on the ground, of course, but he never fails to get up.
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Army of Darkness
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Read more: Army of DarknessIf you asked me to name a film that was the perfect embodiment of the charm of midnight movies, it would be Army of Darkness.
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Concessions (2022)
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Read more: Concessions (2022)It is not news to anyone that brick and mortar everything has been on the ropes for years.