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The Godfather (1972)::rating::5::rating::5::rating::5
M odern cinema simply could not exist as it is without The Godfather.  Francis Coppola's masterpiece redefined the width and depth that movies could explore, and inspired a million imitations and homages along the way.  No film has ever distilled disparate elements so well:  Arthouse ambition melds with pure popcorn entertainment.  Nouvelle Vague flourishes flow through the dimensions…
January 30, 20240Comments
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Gremlins (1984)::rating::3
G remlins attracts more clashing adjectives than any other blockbuster of its era:  It's both cute and disturbing.  Clever, but also idiotic.  There's Christmas cheer, but it's coated with the bubbling slime of Halloween.  All this adds up to a movie that's fun, but...weird.  I grew up watching Gremlins, but I can't say with certainty that…
December 20, 20230Comments
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Hook (1991)::rating::3.5
H ook must've had an elevator pitch for the ages:  Imagine a sequel to Peter Pan, starring Robin Williams as an adult version of the character.  Next, add Dustin Hoffman as an aging Captain Hook, and Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell.  Now, let's seal it with Steven Spielberg in the director's chair and John Williams in front…
December 6, 20230Comments
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Trolls Band Together (2023)::rating::3
A fter three movies, the Trolls franchise has settled deep into formula:  Take a legion of fuzzy, butt-wiggling Happy Meal toys and build them a Spotify playlist of FM hits from the 70s, 80s, and 90s.  Add a vibrant palate of a million Candy Crush colors and…voila!  You’ve got a passably entertaining experience for kids and grown-ups alike.  Band…
November 28, 20230Comments
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Adaptation (2002)::rating::4
A daptation is a dazzling blur of a movie, wherein clashing genres and emotions swirl in a furious cyclone of audacity and ambition.  Comedy mixes with drama, fiction blends with fact, and sheer cockiness dukes it out with startling vulnerability to form a strange, ungainly masterwork.  The resulting story defies easy description, alternating seamlessly between…
November 15, 20230Comments
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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 idea pops up after the fourth mai-tai:  Twins--separated at birth!  Only, one is played by Conan the Barbarian, and the other by that little smartass…
November 8, 20230Comments

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