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A movie like The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent runs the considerable risk of sinking under the unbearable weight of its own pretensions. After all, the film's very premise…

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Jun 2022

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Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)::rating::3.5

S o much of dating feels like trying on a new wardrobe: You have to sense the awkwardness of someone who doesn't fit correctly to appreciate the magic of someone…

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Jun 2022

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My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)::rating::2

O n a superficial level, I can respect the ambition of My Best Friend's Wedding. After all, it was a daring move to take Julia Roberts, one of cinema's most likable…

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May 2022

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Kill Bill, Volumes 1 & 2 (2003, 2004)::rating::5

K ill Bill forever cements Quentin Tarantino's reputation as a cinematic mad scientist, pouring disparate chemicals into a beaker and cackling manically as they pop and fizz. The resulting concoction becomes…

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May 2022

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Father of the Bride (1991)::rating::2.5

F ather of the Bride is a fluffy little comedy, in which perfectly amiable people grapple with an assortment of First World problems. We watch a millionaire fret about spending…

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May 2022

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Rookie of the Year (1993)::rating::3.5

O f all baseball movies, none will have a higher nostalgia factor for 90s kids than Rookie of the Year. It brilliantly takes a gangly middle schooler and chucks him right…

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May 2022

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Major League (1989)::rating::3

M ajor League is a bawdy, disposable little sports movie. Long ago, I filed it away as Porky's at the Dugout. And thirty-plus years out, it's still all of those things.…

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Apr 2022

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Moneyball (2011)::rating::4.5

M oneyball spends just over two hours stripping the mythic grandeur from the game of baseball. Along the way, it also deconstructs the sweeping narrative hubris of the baseball movie…

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Apr 2022

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Marry Me (2022)::rating::3

M ovies like Marry Me ignite a battle within my soul. The cynical side of my personality wants to bash this thing with a tire iron, as I scream how dopey,…

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Apr 2022

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The Sandlot::rating::3.5

I t’s a fascinating irony that The Sandlot began as an exercise in deep nostalgia. From its twinkly narration to the hoppin’ oldies on the soundtrack, the entire film is meant to…