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A Hard Day’s Night (1964)::rating::5::rating::5::rating::5

A Hard Day's Night captures the Beatles in that brief window where they all loved being Beatles. The mania they inspired was still a novelty, and they greeted it with…

May 2025

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The Dark Knight (2008)::rating::4.5

I n interviews, Christopher Nolan has cited Heat, Michael Mann's 90s-noir masterpiece, as a reference for his approach to The Dark Knight. Naturally, the resulting film borrows quite a few storytelling beats…

May 2025

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Batman Begins (2005)::rating::4.5

B atman Begins largely succeeds by finally giving the title character the respect he deserves. For a decade, the franchise had languished in a campy, overblown hell. Previous filmmakers had…

Apr 2025

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)::rating::4.5

A s a critic, I am bound to acknowledge Raiders of the Lost Ark as the franchise peak. After all, that film represents a perfect alloy of highfalutin craftsmanship…

Apr 2025

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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)::rating::5

S omewhere in my youth, I decided that Raiders of the Lost Ark is a perfect movie. Since then, I've come back to it many times, and every rewatch brings the…

Apr 2025

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Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi (1983)::rating::4

L et's imagine Return of the Jedi as a standalone film, forced to stand on its own technical and storytelling merit. In that alternate universe, Jedi endures as a milestone achievement. …

Apr 2025

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A Complete Unknown (2024)::rating::4.5

A Complete Unknown succeeds in every way Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic resoundingly failed. Unlike that wrongheaded misfire, director James Mangold (who co-writes with Jay Cocks) realizes that no one…

Apr 2025

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Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back (1980)::rating::5

I f the original Star Wars represented the potential of modern cinema, then The Empire Strikes Back is the wondrous payoff. Everything that made the first film a gloriously giddy romp gets improved…

Mar 2025

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Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope (1977)::rating::5

W ith full confidence, I can now point to the exact moment I became a movie nerd. As Star Wars' famed opening crawl faded into the star field, and two warships…

Mar 2025

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)::rating::4.5

W ith every rewatch, my thoughts on Return of the King grow a little more complex. On one hand, this is most thrilling film in the trilogy. It pays…

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